welo Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 I want to create a simple tutorial for a web based software UI (comparable to a router's web administration interface). I found several free solutions but none offered editing features. I want to be able to cut out parts of the video (not just at the beginning and the end) because I don't want to include (slow) page loading and build-up times in the tutorial I tried using pause/resume but this didn't work well. Enlarged mouse pointers and click animations would be nice to have features, as well as being able to add arrows and text, etc. I guess I am looking for something that is not aimed at screencasts in general and outputs a movie with x frames/sec, but is optimized for software tutorials. I don't mind Watermarks being added or even ads, I just don't want to spend (much) money on it, since it's just for private use. Thanks, welo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siamect Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 I think you can separate the tasks a little. I guess you already tried these? Try PiTiVi and Kino for editing RecordMyDesktop to record Should be said I only tested them for a short while a few months ago.... Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welo Posted July 2, 2010 Author Share Posted July 2, 2010 Thanks, my only Linux computer runs in headless mode, no graphical UI. My workstation is Windows, that's why I didn't post in the Linux subforum welo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siamect Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 Thanks, my only Linux computer runs in headless mode, no graphical UI. My workstation is Windows, that's why I didn't post in the Linux subforum welo Your have a graphical graphical desktop in just an "apt-get's" distance... Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSixpack Posted July 3, 2010 Share Posted July 3, 2010 (edited) What about wink? http://www.debugmode.com/wink/ You can take a series of screenshots, take out the shots you don't want, add arrows, callouts, etc. and generate a .flv video file. If you want to edit the flash file, you'll have to use a video editor. It's free. Edited July 3, 2010 by JSixpack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welo Posted July 3, 2010 Author Share Posted July 3, 2010 wink seems the obvious choice, but didn't work for me on 64bit Windows 7 (it seems the 64bit part that gives problems, please don't tell the 64bit-Windows-is-weird advocates on this forum ). I consider running it in a virtual machine, but I am still hoping for other options. I'm also not sure if I should look for something like wink which is based on screenshots, or use a movie based screencast solution. The first probably offers smaller file sizes and easier editing capabilities (for the arrows and stuff), but I wonder whether compression is good enough already so one doesn't have to worry about file size if the screen changes infrequently. @siamect There will be NO GRAPHICAL UI on my Linux server, NEVER EVER!!! I consider running an X-Server app on my windows machine though.. But I still would have to install most of the UI packages on my server, at least that's how I understand it. Are we getting off-topic here? Well, it's my topic anyway welo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siamect Posted July 3, 2010 Share Posted July 3, 2010 @siamect There will be NO GRAPHICAL UI on my Linux server, NEVER EVER!!! I consider running an X-Server app on my windows machine though.. But I still would have to install most of the UI packages on my server, at least that's how I understand it. Are we getting off-topic here? Well, it's my topic anyway welo Yes you are right, You can omit the Xserver and some of the fancy stuff on the Gnu/Linux box but... most distros will probably add it as a dependency to the applications you install (if they are graphical) and sure you can stop that in one way or the other... I wouldn't spend any time on that. Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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