How To Make a Screencast

Learn how-to make a screencast using one of a variety of tools Shawn Powers demonstrates in this video.

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Links mentioned in the video:

Istanbul -
http://live.gnome.org/istanbul

RecordMyDesktop -
http://recordmydesktop.iovar.org

XvidCap -
http://xvidcap.sourceforge.net

VirtualBox - http://www.virtualbox.org
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Shawn Powers is the Associate Editor for Linux Journal. You might find him chatting on the IRC channel.

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Thanks for the shoutout! I

On April 28th, 2008 junkeR (not verified) says:

Thanks for the shoutout! I live in North Dakota!!!

What about the audio? I

On April 23rd, 2008 Anonymous (not verified) says:

What about the audio? I mean systems sounds not post-production voice overs.

Virtual Box question.

On April 23rd, 2008 Anonymous (not verified) says:

"This allows you to run a complete computer operating system right inside windows" Is what you said at about 3:00 minutes in about Virtual Box.

Windows? Like ms windows?

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On May 9th, 2008 havalandırma (not verified) says:

thanks you

If you listen close...

On April 23rd, 2008 Shawn Powers says:

I actually say, "Right inside a window, so you can..." -- but I see where it sounds like I don't quite pause long enough between "window" and "so."

That said, VirtualBox does indeed run on Microsoft Windows if you so desire to use it in that way. I don't think any of the screencasting software I mention have Windows ports though...

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Shawn Powers is the Associate Editor for Linux Journal. You might find him chatting on the IRC channel.

Thanks for a great Video...

On April 23rd, 2008 Anonymous (not verified) says:

I just thought I heard windows and now I know it was window so.

Anyway, good job and great video.