A while back I set up a screencasting page for vloggers on VoxMedia http://voxmedia.org/w/index.php/How_to_Screencast
There is another freebie screenscasting program, AVI Classic at http://www.bobyte.com/AviScreen/index.asp CamStudio is not bad either and no watermark http://camstudio.org Carefull burning the midnight oil, Gena http://outonthestoop.blogspot.com *************************************** --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Stephanie Bryant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This is not specifically vlog-related, but I need some help and you > are all very knowledgeable. I am normally a Mac/iMovie user, so this > is all a steep learning curve. Unfortunately, my deadline is tomorrow > for a finished product, so I have to leap the curve ASAP. > > OK, here are the specs of my assignment: > > Make a training video using Windows to be put on a DVD. > > Have screencam video in it (basically, video of my desktop as I > perform various tasks). > > Here's what I did and what's going wrong: > I used Windows Media Encoder to capture the screen. No problems there, > though everything ran slowly. > > I used a custom encoder profile: > Screen capture, no audio. > Encode to file, no limit. > Compression: > Video encoding mode: CBR > Audience: 1009 Kbps > Video codec: Windows Media Video 9 > Video bit rate: 1000 Kbps > Video size: Same as video input > Frame rate: 29.97 fps > Key frame: 6 s > Image quality: 0 > Buffer size: Default > Not 2-pass encoding (which WME kept complaining wasn't possible with > screencapture) > No cropping > No video processing options > No plugins > No security > > What's going wrong is that I imported these files into Windows Movie > Maker and when I preview the clip from the Collection, it's fine. When > I preview the clip from the storyboard, it's nearly impossible to > view-- the text is fuzzy and bitmappy. A screen shot of the storyboard > is available here, but I can't get the collection to screenshot > properly-- it appears to not want to take an accurate screenshot > (probably playing video via plugin?): > > View from the Storyboard: > http://www.scottrell.com/personal/images/FromStoryboard.png > > So, the question is: Should I worry about this Collections preview > issue? Is it just previewing badly, but will show up fine in the final > rendering? > > I might add: the generated .avi from these files (I tested it), so > far, has not impressed me-- they appear to be very jumpy. When I > import them into Roxio, they appear to smooth out, but I haven't > actually burned the DVD yet to see how well it plays. > > Help? Suggestions? Tips and tricks? Please don't tell me to use > iMovie. I can't take the screencam except on the windows box, and the > screencam software saves as WMV. > > If all else fails, I will bring the Mac laptop tomorrow and try to > convert everything to .mov and use iMovie, but tomorrow's my last day > here, and I needed these training videos to be done by then. > > Thanks in advance, > --Stephanie > > -- > Stephanie Bryant > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Vlog: http://mortaine.blogspot.com > Audioblog: http://bookramble.blogspot.com > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
