I take that back. Suddenly I don't seem to be able to play much of anything On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 8:17 PM, Dazed_75 wrote: > 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 < >>>>>>>>> klsmith2020@yahoo.com >>>>>>>>> > 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. Larry > > The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, > that I wish it always to be kept alive. > - Thomas Jefferson > -- Dazed_75 a.k.a. Larry The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it always to be kept alive. - Thomas Jefferson