What software is good on Linux for authoring demo movies? I used to use 
Camtasia on Windows and have been missing it on Linux :(

Cheers,
Tim

Bill Guindon wrote:
> On Sat, 19 Feb 2005 05:18:13 +0900, James G. Britt
> <ruby.talk.list / gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>>Jamis Buck recently posted about his giving a Rails  demo/talk to a
>>Java group.  He mentioned (among other things):
>>
>>
>>>There were a few technical things I would do differently next time:
>>>
>>> 1) Don't try to be clever and type out method comments in the screen
>>>    capture videos. It might be nice for later, when you distribute
>>>    the video, but during the presentation it just makes it lag.
>>>
>>> 2) Keep the action in the videos as close to the top of the screen
>>>    as possible, so that people sitting WAY in the back can see it
>>>    better.
>>
>>I've been mailing software movies at my current job as means of
>>documenting how to install and configure assorted software.  I'm
>>interested in what ways others have found to ensure good results.
>>
>>I found that manually typing things while recoding is slow and error
>>prone, so I've taken to having vi open, from which I can cut and paste
>>text.  (But if I'm not careful the app-switching is blatant and ugly).
>>
>>On the other hand, one's sense of time while recording something
>>familiar may not be the best gauge for what speed a viewer might
>>prefer.  So the typing part can help certain info sink in.
>>
>>Does anyone have, or know of, a collection of handy tips and tricks
>>for such endeavors?  (I should probably go see what Jon Udell has on
>>his site ...)
>>
>>There's a Wiki page that seems like it might have been created for
>>recording such things, but it is empty (and possibly poorly-named)
>>
>>http://rubygarden.org/ruby?DemoScreenCap
> 
> 
> If the entire setup can be done using a shell script, it probably
> wouldn't take much to run that script through another script to add
> appropriate delays - to make it "appear" as if it's being typed.
> 
> Just a thought.
>