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Screencast tools for Ubuntu
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Screencast tools
Keymon
The classic key-mon tool. Just works. Simple, but effektive.
sudo apt-get install keymon
Start with:
key-mon
Screenkey
Inspired from keymon, a modern version. Paints a black (when compiz - semi transparent) area on the screen and shows all input (including what you are typing)
Problems:
- Does not really work on dual screen environments becaus it spreads above both screens (nvidia twinview)
- Unstable in 11.10 (cannot alter settings)
RareXP Mousecursor
This gives you an excellent mouse cursor with a yellow background.
Download the theme into an .icon folder in your home director so it looks like this:
~/.icons/
└── RareXP
└── cursors
Now you can choose the RareXP cursor from a tool like unity-tweak-tool.
Recording Software
Vokoscreen
- [GER] http://www.tuxlog.de/ubuntulinuxadmin/2013/screencast-mit-vokoscreen-unter-ubuntu-linux-erstellen/
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:vokoscreen-dev/vokoscreen sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install vokoscreen
Animated GIF
Kazam
Default on tehe Gnome 3 desktop environment. See: Kazam on Launchpad
Pro
- supports dual display mode
- very easy to use
- direct output of webm format
- gstreamer backend (so guaranteed to work)
- direct video upload to e.g. youtube
Con
- Only fullscreen recording, processing might be necessary
Tibesti
Very good tool
Pro
- separate audio and video possible
- record audio out and microphone, or both
- capture screen area
- record delay adjustable
Con
- selection of the screen area in dual screen mode: The left most monitor is used and changes for selection to the main monitor. If the main monitor is smaller than the second one, you won't be able to select an appropriate area!
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ackondro/tibesti
On Ubuntu 11.10 (oneiric) change the sources.list to natty
sudo vim /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ackondro-tibesti-oneiric.list #deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ackondro/tibesti/ubuntu oneiric main #deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/ackondro/tibesti/ubuntu oneiric main deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ackondro/tibesti/ubuntu natty main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/ackondro/tibesti/ubuntu natty main
Now install
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install tibesti
gtkRecordMyDesktop
Very mature and stable tool.
sudo apt-get install gtk-recordmydesktop
Features:
- Audio and video-capture
- Choose screenarea possible
- gstreamer backend
Cons:
- Saves only as ogv
Youtube upload: you have to convert the files using ffmpeg. I am using this nautilus script:
- See wiki article: Youtube#Youtube_upload_script
Eidete
--Apos 8 January 2012 (CET)
An upcoming star and at the time of writing under heavy development.