Guide to Screencasting for Foswiki

Result of Open Space session from Foswiki Summit on Screencasting 2009

Available programs for recording.

Tools for editing

• Cinellera (Linux non-linear) http://cinelerra.org/
• iMovie (Mac)

Procedure of creating a screencast

• Write down, what you want to show and what you want to say.
• Prepare your screens to fit a 16:9 format and show the pages you want to use in your screencast
• Shoot your Screencast (Dont hesitate. Just breathe, it's easy!)
• Post-process if necessary
• Upload your Screencast to YouTube?
  • Link it on the Foswiki Video page: http://foswiki.org/Community/FoswikiVideos
• Help for HD Best Results
  • http://www.google.com/support/youtube/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=132460
• See the Foswiki Video page for examples also: http://foswiki.org/Community/FoswikiVideos

Embedding a movie using jQuery

%JQREQUIRE{"media"}%

<div class="jqMedia">

%ATTACHURL%/MyNewScreencast.flv

http://url-to-some-other-movie.mp4

</div>