record high definition screencasts in ubuntu linux

[phoda]

hi!

how can i record high definition screencasts (at least 720p) in my ubuntu system?

[HDave]

Check out the package "gtk-recordmydesktop" you can install from Synaptic or the command line via:

sudo aptitude install gtk-recordmydesktop

Works great.

[pranavnatu]

When i installed 'Record my desktop, it works only when the desktop effects are set to 'none' if i set them to normal or extra it do not capture any window it just shows the wallpaper.
Any pointer on how to get the things like 'zoom in' 'zoom out' on perticular text/screen area getting captured with recordmydesktop application.?

ciao,
Pranav

[HDave]

Compiz breaks tons of stuff...including opengl games, skype, virtual machines, etc. I love it, but I frequently find myself disabling it.

In terms of dynamically zooming in and out...i don't know of anything that does that while you are recording...you do that afterwards in video editing.

In terms of zooming in to capture just one window...it does that...check the settings -- it'll give you a red rectangle that shows what you are recording.

[verb3k]

High Quality screencasting on Linux:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1392026

[pranavnatu]

In terms of dynamically zooming in and out...i don't know of anything that does that while you are recording...you do that afterwards in video editing.

Thanks, that is an ultimate option of editing the video after recording... buts on youtube there are many videos where the compiz fusion effects are recorded using recordmydesktop...
its not working on my machine though... Any idea if running Ubuntu on virtual box is limiting the full capacity of recordmydesktop?

[pranavnatu]

High Quality screencasting on Linux:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1392026

Thanks .. but I am kind of newbie yet, and the tutorial has got too much of commands/parameter passing.. I will definitely use this when I become comfortable with command line options.

[3rdalbum]

There is an option in 'recordmydesktop' that is designed for use with Compiz - in fact, I believe it should be enabled automatically when it detects a composited window manager. Maybe check the man page?

man recordmydesktop

[Skidbladnir]

Compiz breaks tons of stuff...including opengl games, skype, virtual machines, etc. I love it, but I frequently find myself disabling it.

In terms of dynamically zooming in and out...i don't know of anything that does that while you are recording...you do that afterwards in video editing.

In terms of zooming in to capture just one window...it does that...check the settings -- it'll give you a red rectangle that shows what you are recording.

Super + Scroll zooms in and out in Ubuntu, I believe. By the way, Super is the same as Command on a Mac and the Windows key on, what else, Windows.

[nehaljwani]

You can see a tutorial on how to use ffmeg to do screencasts on linux here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-ry-f3Mpx4