Name: [002] Ian Ozsvald
Member: 90 months
Authored: 181 videos
Description: I am the co-founder of ShowMeDo (see http://showmedo.com/about), author of `The Screencasting Handbook <http://thescreencastinghandbook.com>`_ and the founder of the professional screencast production company `ProCasts <http://procasts.co.uk>`_: .. image:: http://procasts.co.uk/media/procasts_sma ...

Make ShowMeDos with CamStudio [ID:065]

a series of video-tutorials by Ian Ozsvald

We use the excellent (and free!) CamStudio 2.0 to make many of our ShowMeDo tutorials on Windows. Here I show you how to install and use this excellent tool so that you can get on with sharing your knowledge with all our visitors.

Video Tutorials

1. Downloading CamStudio 2.0

by Ian Ozsvald added 04/07
Download CamStudio 2.0 (here) and the CamStudio Lossless Codec (here) and get them installed on your machine (time required: 5 minute download, 5 minute install). Many of our screencasts here at ShowMeDo are created with this wonderful (and free!) package. CamStudio lets us make perfect-quality videos of our Windows desktops. You need both the CamStudio exe and the Codec zip file. Install the [...]

2. Configuring CamStudio

by Ian Ozsvald added 04/07
Having installed CamStudio you need to run through some easy configuration changes (time required: 10 minutes). These are the important options: Video options: CamStudio Lossless Codec v1.0 (Configure: GZIP level 1), Set Key Frames Every set to '5' via the Time Lapse slider Audio Options: Recording Format 22.05Khz mono 16 bit, Compressed Format MPEG 3 at 22050 Hz, Mono, 4000 Bytes/sec Ti [...]

3. Screencasting with CamStudio

by Ian Ozsvald added 04/07
Making a ShowMeDo video is very easy - press the Record button, do your stuff, then Stop. That's all there is to it! Once CamStudio has written the AVI file you are free to edit it, make another take or get on with submitting it to us. Here I recap the main CamStudio settings then walk you through making a video and show you where the finished AVI file will appear. Uploaded on 9th April 2007 [...]

4. Editing and Submitting

by Ian Ozsvald added 04/07
Submitting your video is easy. First you need to make contact with us via our Submissions Form and we'll give you instructions for uploading your video. We also need a title and some description text and then we can publish your tutorials! In this video I also talk about video editing and compressing the AVI file to make it easier to upload. Links: 7-zip compressor, video editing notes in the [...]

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Educating the Open-source Community With Showmedo

Although as important as the software it supports, education and documentation are relatively neglected in the Open-source world. Coders love to code, and explaining how best to use or improve the software tends to be deferred or even sidelined.

At Showmedo we believe the community can play a vital role here and also say thanks for the tools and software that make our lives easier. If you have a piece of software you love or a programming langugage you are enthusiastic about, why not make a screencast showing others how to use it? All the stuff you wish you'd been told, the tips, tricks, insights that would have saved you time and frustration.

Screencasting is easier than you think, and we're happy to help you. You can emailus for advice or just use some of the how-to screencasts on the site. This screencasting learning-pathis a good place to start.

Kudos and Thanks for Ian
Adding Python to DOS Path

Thanks man
Python Beginner 31 months ago
Overview - building your own Image Viewer

very nice tutorial
hyde 31 months ago
Developing Python Programs Using the IPython Shell

This is how I like it. Infact, this is how most of us like it. Short and to the point. In UNIX programs are usually small and compact and do one thing very well. And so likewise, its good to teach one important concept at a time and then give freedom to the viewer to combine concepts he learns from many different videos. Easily graspable. : )
Ajjai 31 months ago
Developing Python Programs Using the IPython Shell

Good tutorial for beginner.Thank you.
Cuneyt 31 months ago
3 Minute Oveview (What Does Python Look Like?)

Thanks you for making this video series. It is real help for starters like me.
Nuwan Chaturanga 31 months ago
Batteries-included - the csv module

a very good start ...
aebruno 31 months ago
First 5 Minutes with Python

Thanks.

Wish I had found this resource sooner. Now, though, the other topics should make me able to increase skills faster.
Alan 31 months ago
First 5 Minutes with Python

All is new in Python for me. Great movie! Thank you!
Plamen 31 months ago
Adding Python to DOS Path

Great video! Thank you!
Plamen 31 months ago
For using a range

Thanks!
Dino 31 months ago
3 Minute Oveview (What Does Python Look Like?)

the demo is nice but why should I comment on every part
nawaf 31 months ago
The 20 Minute Wiki, 2nd Edition

Super cool :-)
happytig3r 31 months ago
First 5 Minutes with Python

Thanks for the 5 minute intro to python. I've got 2 Nutshell books, but I think I'll be using them only to supplement these ShowMeDo vids. Great job!!! Thanks for keeping it available to the general public for free :) Maybe I can return the favor and make a video one day myself.
Leigh 31 months ago
First 5 Minutes with Python

Keep up the good work.
Ted Maciag 31 months ago
3 Minute Oveview (What Does Python Look Like?)

simple and informative. you draw me in
Woody Dykes 31 months ago
Worked Solution - adding a Mirror function to the Image Viewer

Just right.

Thanks,

Mark
Mark 31 months ago
3 Minute Oveview (What Does Python Look Like?)

thanks
Mehmet Baykan 31 months ago
Exercise - add a Mirror function to our wxPython Image Viewer

Well done. Question: Are or have you been a teacher?

Also, following a standard "bar" cursor can be difficult. I have found the yellow highlighted cursor to be a little easier to follow.

Thanks again,

Mark
Mark 31 months ago
Your own Skeleton wxPython Application

Nice bite sized bits.

Thanks,

Mark
Mark 31 months ago
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