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== Where to get it == | == Where to get it == | ||
It can be downloaded from http:// | It can be downloaded from: | ||
*http://activities.sugarlabs.org/addon/4447 | |||
Code: | |||
*http://git.sugarlabs.org/screencast | |||
== Status == | == Status == | ||
It is thought to be buggy but the following patch has allowed video to be saved to the Journal | |||
It is on it's first version on the sugar library. | |||
Testing and bugs welcomed. | |||
=== Comments === | |||
It is thought to be buggy but the following patch has allowed video to be saved to the Journal. Open Terminal and change to directory /home/olpc/Activities/Screencast.activity and replace the file pippy_app.py with [http://www.box.net/shared/t38mhmee8j this file] (renamed to pippy_app.py) | |||
(it would be a good idea to backup the existing file first, eg mv pippy_app.py pippy_app.bak) | |||
(help on replacing the file [[Activity_Team/Modifing_an_Activity#Editing]]) | |||
--[[User:RafaelOrtiz|RafaelOrtiz]] 17:57, 9 June 2011 (EDT)This patch is already applied on git and on v1 on ALSO. | |||
== Screenshots == | |||
[[Image:Screencast.png|200px|thumb|center]] | [[Image:Screencast.png|200px|thumb|center]] | ||
<DIV ALIGN=CENTER> | |||
The Screencast application | |||
</DIV> | |||
[[Image:journ-shot.png|200px|thumb|center]] | |||
<DIV ALIGN=CENTER>The Journal listing three saved videos</DIV> | |||
== Running from the command line == | |||
Just download as above, you dont need to patch it. Open Terminal and change to directory /home/olpc/Activities/Screencast.activity and start the recordmydesktop program from the command line. | |||
cd Activities/Screencast.activity | |||
./recordmydesktop | |||
press ctrl c to terminate recording, wait for processing to complete and then copy the video to the journal | |||
copy-to-journal out.ogv -m video/ogg | |||
The video is now saved in the journal and can be played by clicking on it. | |||
The [http://recordmydesktop.sourceforge.net/manpage.php manual] is helpful reading. | |||
(The meaning of the -m flag is to set the Mime type [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Sugar.mime#Who_decides_the_default_activity_for_opening_files_of_different_mime_types.3F 1] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIME 2] [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Journal_entry_bundles 3] to video/ogg ) | |||
==Questions== | |||
'''Q:''':Any chance that we can get a screencast of this arcane process? I feel like there a lot of steps taken for granted here. | |||
'''A:''':yes, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFWOXgDBUjk | |||
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