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[Wolves] Recording a video tutorial with vnc2swf

Some step by step instructions on recording a video tutorial with vnc2swf

1. Download pyvnc2swf from http://www.unixuser.org/~euske/vnc2swf/ --use the "Python version" zip link at the top.2. Unzip the zip file and save the contents somewhere -- I'm going toassume that you've unpacked it into the directory pyvnc2swf-0.80 inyour home directory.3. Install required dependencies. in Ubuntu, install the packagesx11vnc, lame, alsa-utils, and python2.4-pygame (using Synaptic PackageManager). You may need to enable the "multiverse" repository to get"lame": google for how to do this if you don't know.4. Open a command prompt (we'll call this "terminal 1").5. In terminal 1, enter:x11vnc -localhost -viewonly -wait 10 -defer 10This will write lots of stuff on the screen, ending withThe VNC desktop is localhost:04. Open a command prompt (we'll call this "terminal 2").5. In terminal 2, cd pyvnc2swf-0.80 (or the directory you created in step 2)6. In terminal 2, enter./vnc2swf.py -o out.swf -S "arecord -r 22050 voice.wav" localhost:07. In the "vnc2swf" window that pops up, click the green Start button.8. Do whatever you want to do in your video tutorial, explaining whatyou're doing through your microphone so that your voice is recorded.9. When finished, click the red Stop button on the vnc2swf window.10. Terminal 2 should go back to the normal command prompt (endingwith $ and allowing you to type). If it doesn't, hit Ctrl-C. (This maysay something about KeyboardInterrupt, which is fine.)11. Terminal 1 should go back to the normal command prompt (endingwith $ and allowing you to type). If it doesn't, hit Ctrl-C.12. In terminal 2, type "lame voice.wav". This makes an MP3 file from"voice.wav", which is your recorded voice.13. Still in terminal 2, type./edit.py -o out2.swf -a voice.wav.mp3 out.swfThis will write some things about "Input movie" and "Output movie" andthen scroll some dots on the screen to show that it's working.14. Once that is complete, you should have two files, out2.swf andout2.html. The out2.swf file is your video tutorial, in Flash format.The out2.html file is an example of how to create an HTML page showingyour Flash tutorial. Upload both to the web somewhere and tell peopleabout them.

If these instructions don't work, say what happened and I'll suggest some fixes.

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wget http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/install_flash_player_9_linux.tar.gz

tar -xzf ins*fla*.gz

rm inst*flas*.gz

cd install*

./flashplayer-installer

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Adobe Flash Player 9 for Linux

Adobe Flash Player 9 will be installed on this machine.

You are running the Adobe Flash Player installer as a non-root user.
Adobe Flash Player 9 will be installed in your home directory.

Support is available at http://www.adobe.com/support/flashplayer/

To install Adobe Flash Player 9 now, press ENTER.

To cancel the installation at any time, press Control-C.

NOTE: Please exit any browsers you may have running.

Press ENTER to continue…

———– Install Action Summary ———–

Adobe Flash Player 9 will be installed in the following directory:

Mozilla installation directory = /home/macewan/.mozilla

Proceed with the installation? (y/n/q): y

NOTE: Please ask your administrator to remove the xpti.dat from the
components directory of the Mozilla or Netscape browser.

Installation complete.

Perform another installation? (y/n): n

Please log out of this session and log in for the changes to take effect.

The Adobe Flash Player installation is complete.

The HP PSC 1410v is a printer, copier and scanner. Does it work with Linux? Yes. Alright, how do you install it with Ubuntu Linux? Well, to tell you the truth this is where it differs from Microsoft Windows. The first step was to plug the printer in and then connect with a usb cable to the computer. My second step was to click add a new printer. It never once asked me to insert the manufacturer CD in order to continue the install process. I was robbed I tell you - ROBBED! This install was too darn easy. Not a bit fun.

sudo apt-get install mozilla-psm
wget ftp://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/\
pculture.org/democracy/linux/\
ubuntu/democracyplayer_0.9.2.2-1ubuntupcf_i386.deb

wget ftp://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/\
pculture.org/democracy/linux/\
ubuntu/democracyplayer-data_0.9.2.2-1ubuntupcf_all.deb
sudo dpkg -i democracy*.deb

First of all, when it comes to Ubuntu ready computers is the perfect place to shop. Alright, let’s begin:

check for build-essentials

sudo apt-get install build-essential

sudo apt-get install librsvg2-bin librsvg2-common librsvg2-dev libglitz-glx1 libglitz-glx1-dev

wget http://www.macewan.org/cairo-1.2.6.tar.gz

tar -xzf cairo-1.2.6.tar.gz

rm cair*.gz

cd cair*

./configure –enable-warnings –enable-glitz –disable-quartz –disable-atsui –disable-xcb –disable-win32 –disable-gtk-doc

make

sudo make install

cd ../

wget http://www.macewan.org/cairo-dock.tar.gz

sudo mv cairo-dock.tar.gz /opt

cd /opt

sudo tar -xzf cairo-dock.tar.gz

sudo rm cairo-dock*.gz

cd cairo-dock

sudo make clean

sudo make

./cairo-dock –no-glitz

Icons not transparent?

Using Beryl alleviates this.

Don’t want to use Beryl?

OK, stop the cairo-dock.

xcompmgr

./cairo-dock –no-glitz

How do I stop cairo-dock from hidding?

OK, stop the cairo-dock.

wget http://www.macewan.org/cairo-dock.c

sudo make

./cairo-dock –no-glitz

Credit goes to cairo-dock-pimp GPH for starting the ball rolling.

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