Comments on: Make Screencasts in Ubuntu with gtk-recordmydesktop http://www.doknowevil.net/2009/05/30/make-screencasts-in-ubuntu-with-gtk-recordmydesktop/ Tips and Tricks About Computers, Web Development, Linux, the Internet and the Like Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:31:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Apoqhttp://www.doknowevil.net/2009/05/30/make-screencasts-in-ubuntu-with-gtk-recordmydesktop/#comment-1468 Apoq Wed, 30 Mar 2011 19:14:09 +0000 http://www.doknowevil.net/?p=422#comment-1468 gtk-recordMyDesktop (records video + audio) and gnome-sound-recorder (records audio) can record both the system and the microphone sound. To choose the sound to be recorded open gnome-volume-control (from ALT+F2 for example), click on Hardware, then on Profile and there choose the corresponding option, depending on what will be recorded ..: + sound of the system: a) Analog Stereo Output; or b) Digital Stereo Duplex (IEC958) + sound from the microphone: a) Analog Stereo Duplex; or b) Digital Stereo (IEC958) Output + Analog Stereo InputIn gnome-volume-control, it may be necessary to choose “Off”, close it, open it again, choose the desired option and close it again.Some of the other options may work sometimes, but they may record sometimes the system sound and sometimes the mic sound. And other options may record audio but could not permit to listen to the recorded sound. So it’s better not to use those options.NB: system sound is the sound of what one can hear from the speaker. It can be a .ogg or .mp3, … song played by Totem, or a Flash music video of a web site, …But gtk-recordMyDesktop has 2 problems: a) When you click on stop it takes a lot of time to encode the video (in xvidcap you have it in the moment you stop the recording). b) It uses a lot of space in a folder called more or less /tmp/rMD-session-xxxx. Sometimes is deleted after the encoding but sometimes not (keeps on growing) and you have to delete it before your Linux root partition (/) gets full.To be able to record the sound with xvidcap (from the mic or of the system) you just need to follow a few steps to install it properly: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1714139 gtk-recordMyDesktop (records video + audio) and gnome-sound-recorder (records audio) can record both the system and the microphone sound. To choose the sound to be recorded open gnome-volume-control (from ALT+F2 for example), click on Hardware, then on Profile and there choose the corresponding option, depending on what will be recorded ..:
+ sound of the system: a) Analog Stereo Output; or b) Digital Stereo Duplex (IEC958)
+ sound from the microphone: a) Analog Stereo Duplex; or b) Digital Stereo (IEC958) Output + Analog Stereo Input

In gnome-volume-control, it may be necessary to choose “Off”, close it, open it again, choose the desired option and close it again.

Some of the other options may work sometimes, but they may record sometimes the system sound and sometimes the mic sound. And other options may record audio but could not permit to listen to the recorded sound. So it’s better not to use those options.

NB: system sound is the sound of what one can hear from the speaker. It can be a .ogg or .mp3, … song played by Totem, or a Flash music video of a web site, …

But gtk-recordMyDesktop has 2 problems:
a) When you click on stop it takes a lot of time to encode the video (in xvidcap you have it in the moment you stop the recording).
b) It uses a lot of space in a folder called more or less /tmp/rMD-session-xxxx. Sometimes is deleted after the encoding but sometimes not (keeps on growing) and you have to delete it before your Linux root partition (/) gets full.

To be able to record the sound with xvidcap (from the mic or of the system) you just need to follow a few steps to install it properly:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1714139

]]> By: Tyler Mulliganhttp://www.doknowevil.net/2009/05/30/make-screencasts-in-ubuntu-with-gtk-recordmydesktop/#comment-1091 Tyler Mulligan Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:37:29 +0000 http://www.doknowevil.net/?p=422#comment-1091 Istanbul crashed when I tried to run it? This felt a lot more solid. Istanbul crashed when I tried to run it? This felt a lot more solid.

]]> By: Making screencasts a snaphttp://www.doknowevil.net/2009/05/30/make-screencasts-in-ubuntu-with-gtk-recordmydesktop/#comment-1090 Making screencasts a snap Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:43:33 +0000 http://www.doknowevil.net/?p=422#comment-1090 [...] enough Tyler also blogged about recordMyDestkop a few days ago (”man this app is slick” [...] [...] enough Tyler also blogged about recordMyDestkop a few days ago (”man this app is slick” [...]

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]]> By: Flimmhttp://www.doknowevil.net/2009/05/30/make-screencasts-in-ubuntu-with-gtk-recordmydesktop/#comment-1088 Flimm Sun, 31 May 2009 17:39:16 +0000 http://www.doknowevil.net/?p=422#comment-1088 What's the difference between that and Istanbul? What’s the difference between that and Istanbul?

]]> By: Dundeehttp://www.doknowevil.net/2009/05/30/make-screencasts-in-ubuntu-with-gtk-recordmydesktop/#comment-1087 Dundee Sun, 31 May 2009 10:28:58 +0000 http://www.doknowevil.net/?p=422#comment-1087 Nice app, thanks! Nice app, thanks!

]]> By: Vadimhttp://www.doknowevil.net/2009/05/30/make-screencasts-in-ubuntu-with-gtk-recordmydesktop/#comment-1086 Vadim Sun, 31 May 2009 00:29:23 +0000 http://www.doknowevil.net/?p=422#comment-1086 Yep. And 'glc' for gaming. Yep. And ‘glc’ for gaming.

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