[TriLUG] Instructional Video Capture Software

[John Ostrander via TriLUG]

I would nominate kdenlive as a candidate for post record session
editing. It's fairly mature, more stable and feature rich than OpenShot,
and way easier to pick up than blender.


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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John M. Ostrander
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and of things which are not, that they are not." Protagoras

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