Guide to Screencasting for Foswiki

Available programs for recording.

Name	Windows	Mac	Linux	Online	Comments
CamStudio
Istanbul					only ogv format. Simple, attaches itself to the gnome notification area. Works okay despite lack of development since 2007.
Jing					demo
Record my Desktop					only ogg format
Screen Toaster
Screencast-O-Matic					very easy to use, works great even on Linux
ScreenFlow					demo
Screenr					very good twitter integration, final publishing step fails on Linux, contacted support, reply "some day we will support Linux as well" (rephrased)
vnc2flv					screen recording tool which captures a VNC desktop session and saves it as a Flash Video file
Wink					a Tutorial and Presentation creation software, primarily aimed at creating tutorials on how to use software for Windows, Linux
XvidCap					mp4 format

Tools for editing

• Cinellera (Linux non-linear) http://cinelerra.org/
• iMovie (Mac)

Procedure of creating a screencast

• Write down, what you want to show and what you want to say.
• Prepare your screens to fit a 16:9 format and show the pages you want to use in your screencast
• Shoot your Screencast (Dont hesitate. Just breathe, it's easy!)
• Post-process if necessary
• Upload your Screencast to YouTube
  • Link it on the Foswiki Video page: http://foswiki.org/Community/FoswikiVideos
• Help for HD Best Results
  • http://www.google.com/support/youtube/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=132460
• See the Foswiki Video page for examples also: http://foswiki.org/Community/FoswikiVideos

Embedding a movie using jQuery

%JQREQUIRE{"media"}%

<div class="jqMedia">

%ATTACHURL%/MyNewScreencast.flv

http://url-to-some-other-movie.mp4

</div>