I was not able to get your youtube video to play though I normally have no problems with it. On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 8:11 PM, Ariel Gold wrote: > 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" < >>>>>> plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us> >>>>>> 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 >>> >> >> > > --------------------------------------------------- > 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 > -- Dazed_75 a.k.a. 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