[TriLUG] Instructional Video Capture Software

[Jeremy Davis via TriLUG]

I have done some nice things with OpenShot and the main problem is the
crashing. I have learned that it simply takes a long time to process
changes when you move large video clips around, however it gives no
indication that you should wait for a little while. So if you try to do
some more editing before a big job is done in the background, it will just
shut down the whole program.

You can open a system monitor to get a sense of when the processing is
done.

Jeremy Davis


On Monday, August 15, 2016, Scott Chilcote via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org>
wrote:

> Hi LUGgers,
>
> Many thanks to everyone for the great advice.  Here's a quick summary of
> where I've wound up.
>
> Besides all of the great advice in this thread, I found the wikipedia
> page comparing video capture (or screencasting) programs:
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_screencasting_software
>
> And the wikipedia page comparing video editing tools:
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_video_editing_software
> To be extremely helpful.
>
> Since I have access to multiple systems for work, I am using monosnap on
> the Mac ($Free) for video and still image capturing.  I like it because
> it has some basic editing features like the ability to add callouts and
> arrows to images.  I also liked OBS (open broadcaster software) on
> Linux, and could have easily used LibreOffice Presents or another image
> (or slide) editor to do the same.  It's just a little faster to get it
> done in monosnap.
>
> For video editing, I'm using OpenShot (multi-platform).  It takes a
> little effort to get up to speed, but I doubt it's any different for
> other video editors.  I'm finding it super convenient for combining
> still images (e.g. title screens, screen captures), short videos, and
> audio clips together into a sequence to create a video tutorial.
>
> You can do cool stuff like trim videos and change the duration that
> still images are shown, directly in the timeline.  You can do a variety
> of fades and transitions, and some special effects.  It has a couple of
> shortcomings, one is that you can't record your audio while watching the
> video take place.  You need to use a separate sound recorder and then
> add your audio as separate track.  I found that it didn't take long to
> get that to work though.
>
> The second problem is more significant, I had OpenShot crash multiple
> times while exporting my tutorial to mpeg.  After some tinkering, I
> found that I needed to choose a more high-resolution format to get it to
> finish.  Don't ask me why.  This was on MacOS as well, so YMMV.
>
> Regardless of the quibbles, I'm happy.  This was a last minute
> requirement, and the job's getting done.  I will be putting the makers
> of OpenShot and Monosnap on my donation list this year.
>
>    Scott C.
>
>
> On 08/05/2016 10:33 AM, Scott Chilcote via TriLUG wrote:
> > Hi LUGgers,
> >
> > My employer has been asked to provide some instructional videos that
> > provide basic instruction on how to get started using some of our web
> > applications.  These are to help our primary customer train new
> employees.
> >
> > ${BOSS} came to me and said to find a screen video capture product with
> > the right bells and whistles.  I looked around and found no shortage of
> > such products for Linux, e.g. recordMyDesktop, VLC, ScreenStudio, KRUT,
> > Simple Screen Recorder, VocoScreen, Kazam, OBS, and more.
> >
> > Most of the recorders I've seen can limit the recording to a single
> > window, which seems useful for web-application specific video capture.
> > They don't support video editing, adding labels and callouts, etc., so I
> > expect we'll need to use something like Cinelerra, OpenShot, and/or
> > something else to clean up and add finishing touches.
> >
> > I mentioned the variety of free and open software I'd found for Linux to
> > ${BOSS}, but he wasn't impressed.  He "isn't trying to save money"
> > "wants something we all can easily use", "has useful features", and "has
> > professional results".
> >
> > Being a total newb when it comes to this, I'm hoping there are trilug
> > members who have experience they can share?
> >
> > I'm particularly interested in being able to add arrow pointers and
> > callouts to the video, so that the voice-over can effectively identify
> > product features.  Some animation relating to these wouldn't hurt.
> >
> > Thanks for any help,
> >
> >    Scott C.
> >
>
>
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> Cary, NC USA
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