Actually it looks like recordmyDesktop requires an X server. 2010/5/20 Ariel Gold > avidemux is a video editor, though I haven't done any editing with it. > Floss Manuals has a manual on avidemux, and other video software.... > http://en.flossmanuals.net/ > > Also, if you are doing any recording on a server without X, note, as the > name implies, gtk-recordmydesktop is a frontend for recordmydesktop > > > 2010/5/20 Bryan O'Neal > >> Can you edit the video with avidemux? Because I would, by nature of the >> beast, be working on more then one machine and would need to cut and past >> sections of video into each other for a clear presentation. >> >> >> On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 6:25 PM, Ariel Gold wrote: >> >>> Thought I'd start a new thread since Bryan asked about screencasting... >>> >>> gtk-recordmydesktop worked the best of all the tools i tried. >>> >>> You might be able to record sound and audio at once, but that didn't work >>> on my aging laptop. I found that recording audio and video actually worked >>> well as a workflow, aging laptop aside, because you can focus on actually >>> doing what your're doing on the screen, and then when you're playing it >>> back, you can sit back and tell people what you are doing. >>> >>> So it takes a few steps. >>> >>> First, record your screen with gtk-recordmydesktop. That's >>> straightforward. >>> >>> Then play it back and record an audio track. I used >>> gnome-sound-recorder. Then to put the two togetheri I used avidemux. >>> >>> After you open your video with avidemux go to the "Audio -> Main Track" >>> and select the filetype you want to add (ie. external mp2/3, wav). Then >>> select the sound file and it should work. Maybe there's a quicker way to add >>> the audio track from the command line? >>> >>> gtk-recordmydesktop outputs an ogv file, which avidemux won't open. so I >>> converted using ffmpeg -i filename.ogv filename.avi. Then you can make the >>> final file a flv or whatever... >>> >>> Here's what I ended up with: >>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hP4kOEF8kcc >>> >>> Look forward to watching some screencasts on things like load-balancing! >>> >>> -Ari >>> >>> 2010/5/20 Bryan O'Neal >>> >>>> If some one finds me a F/OSS desktop recorder and a way to edit and drop >>>> sound on it I will do video :) >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 5:09 PM, keith smith wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> I think video is the way to go if you are so inclined. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks for your help! >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------ >>>>> Keith Smith >>>>> >>>>> --- On *Thu, 5/20/10, Bryan O'Neal >>>>> * wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> From: Bryan O'Neal >>>>> >>>>> Subject: Re: Off site automated backups >>>>> To: "Main PLUG discussion list" >>>> > >>>>> Date: Thursday, May 20, 2010, 5:05 PM >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Use RSnapshot. >>>>> >>>>> It is funny you are going down each of my presentations (ASULUG, PLUG, >>>>> ABLEConf) for the last year in reverse order. If only you had one about >>>>> VPN's in there is would have hit all four! :) >>>>> >>>>> Makes me think I really should put that stuff on my blog at some point >>>>> ;) >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 4:51 PM, keith smith >>>>> > wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> I'm already rsyncing to a backup server. The short coming someone >>>>>> pointed out would be if a table was dropped by accident or by a successful >>>>>> hacker then the rsync would replicate the changes to the backup server, >>>>>> leaving me with a real problem. So what I want to do is dump the data, tar >>>>>> it and store it off site. >>>>>> >>>>>> I can write a script to ftp the tarball, however I was wondering if >>>>>> there was a service that will just ftp in and copy what is there. That >>>>>> would be the simplest. Of course it would have to be SFTP. >>>>>> >>>>>> ------------------------ >>>>>> Keith Smith >>>>>> >>>>>> --- On *Thu, 5/20/10, Eric Cope >>>>>> >* wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> From: Eric Cope >>>>>> > >>>>>> Subject: Re: Off site automated backups >>>>>> To: "Main PLUG discussion list" < >>>>>> plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>>>>> > >>>>>> Date: Thursday, May 20, 2010, 4:37 PM >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> is FTP necessary or can you rsync them? >>>>>> Eric >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 4:29 PM, Stephen >>>>>> > wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> in many many ways really. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> the simplest "dirt" thing that comes to mind is a cronjob/backup >>>>>>> script useing tar with compression the files you want to save then and ftp >>>>>>> command to push the newly created file. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I know there are tools that can automate this im sure. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 4:20 PM, keith smith >>>>>>> > wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Man I've got 3 threads going at once. Thanks for all your help. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I want to do some automated backups and I've got this picture in my >>>>>>>> head of a service that can be configured to upload files from a specified >>>>>>>> folder by configuring it to FTP into my server. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Is that possible? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thanks in advance! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> ------------------------ >>>>>>>> Keith Smith >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>>>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>>>>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you >>>>>>> from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Stephen >>>>>>> >>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>>>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -----Inline Attachment Follows----- >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -----Inline Attachment Follows----- >>>>> >>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > >