On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 8:31 PM, Terry Brown <[email protected]>wrote:


> I used the `gtk-recordmydesktop` front end to `recordmydesktop` in
> Ubuntu.  recordmydesktop produced an .ogv file, uploading that to vimeo
>  
> failed (even though vimeo extracted thumbnails from it ok), so I ran it
>  
> through avconv:
>
> avconv -i bmdemo.ogv -b 320k -r 24 bmdemo.avi
>
> bitrate 320k per second (max.), 24 frames per second.  I tried bitrate
> 512k but avconv said that was invalid.
>

Thanks.  I bought Camtasia Studio a few months ago.  It can record the
Windows screen.  All I need to do to duplicate what you have done is
practice my presentation.


>
> That was about it, spent some time trying to work out why the mic.
> input was a too quiet too crackly mess, thought it was a driver issue
> but another mic. fixed the problem immediately.  Using onboard sound for
>  
> digitizing audio will never be that great, the inside of the computer's
>  
> a noisy environment, electrically.  Higher end sound cards would be
>  
> better than on-board though, some of them have some shielding etc.
>

The free Camtasia tutorials are first rate:
http://www.techsmith.com/tutorial-camtasia-8.html

The "tips" tutorial:
http://www.techsmith.com/tutorial-camtasia-8-01-pre-recording-tips.htmlrecommends
using the best usb mic you can.

Ok, I've convinced myself I have the needed tools.  All it takes is work,
plus at least a brief suspension of my usual perfectionism :-)

Thanks, Terry, you've been an inspiration.

Edward

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