# Nice videos on the OXD site

**URL:** <https://community.dhis2.org/t/nice-videos-on-the-oxd-site/9782>\
**Category:** Support - Assistance technique\
**Created:** [10 December 2010 16:51 UTC](https://community.dhis2.org/t/nice-videos-on-the-oxd-site/9782 "2010-12-10T16:51:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![Knut\_Staring](https://dhis2.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/community.dhis2.org/knut_staring/32/32549_2.png) [@Knut\_Staring](https://community.dhis2.org/u/Knut_Staring)\
**Post date:** [10 December 2010 16:51 UTC](https://community.dhis2.org/t/nice-videos-on-the-oxd-site/9782/1 "2010-12-10T16:51:31Z")

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Some inspiration:

[http://doc.openxdata.org/tag/video](http://doc.openxdata.org/tag/video)

> **···**
>
> --  
> Cheers,  
> Knut Staring

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**Author:** ![olatitle](https://dhis2.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/community.dhis2.org/olatitle/32/45144_2.png) [@olatitle](https://community.dhis2.org/u/olatitle)\
**Post date:** [10 December 2010 19:39 UTC](https://community.dhis2.org/t/nice-videos-on-the-oxd-site/9782/2 "2010-12-10T19:39:41Z")

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What are the good (and free) tools for making such videos?

I know that the Kenyan team wants to make some videos as part of their training material.

> **···**
>
> * * *
> 
> Ola Hodne Titlestad (Mr)  
> HISP  
> Department of Informatics  
> University of Oslo
> 
> Mobile: +47 48069736  
> Home address: Vetlandsvn. 95B, 0685 Oslo, Norway. [Googlemaps link](http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Vetlandsvn.+95B,+0685+Oslo,+Norway)
> 
> On 10 December 2010 17:51, Knut Staring [knutst@gmail.com](mailto:knutst@gmail.com) wrote:
> 
> > Some inspiration:
> > 
> > [http://doc.openxdata.org/tag/video](http://doc.openxdata.org/tag/video)
> > 
> > –
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > 
> > Knut Staring
> > 
> > * * *
> > 
> > Mailing list: [https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs](https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs)
> > 
> > Post to : [dhis2-devs@lists.launchpad.net](mailto:dhis2-devs@lists.launchpad.net)
> > 
> > Unsubscribe : [https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs](https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs)
> > 
> > More help : [https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp](https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp)

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**Author:** ![sunbiz](https://dhis2.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/community.dhis2.org/sunbiz/32/89_2.png) [@sunbiz](https://community.dhis2.org/u/sunbiz)\
**Post date:** [10 December 2010 19:47 UTC](https://community.dhis2.org/t/nice-videos-on-the-oxd-site/9782/3 "2010-12-10T19:47:01Z")

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[http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/](http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/)

I’ve used this a couple of times before and works quite well and can be shared online as well…

> **···**
>
> * * *
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Saptarshi PURKAYASTHA
> 
> My Tech Blog: [http://sunnytalkstech.blogspot.com](http://sunnytalkstech.blogspot.com)  
> You Live by CHOICE, Not by CHANCE
> 
> On 11 December 2010 01:09, Ola Hodne Titlestad [olati@ifi.uio.no](mailto:olati@ifi.uio.no) wrote:
> 
> > What are the good (and free) tools for making such videos?
> 
> > 
> 
> > I know that the Kenyan team wants to make some videos as part of their training material.
> 
> > * * *
> > 
> > Ola Hodne Titlestad (Mr)  
> > HISP  
> > Department of Informatics  
> > University of Oslo
> > 
> > Mobile: +47 48069736  
> > Home address: Vetlandsvn. 95B, 0685 Oslo, Norway. [Googlemaps link](http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Vetlandsvn.+95B,+0685+Oslo,+Norway)
> 
> > On 10 December 2010 17:51, Knut Staring [knutst@gmail.com](mailto:knutst@gmail.com) wrote:
> > 
> > > Some inspiration:
> > > 
> > > [http://doc.openxdata.org/tag/video](http://doc.openxdata.org/tag/video)
> > > 
> > > –
> > > 
> > > Cheers,
> > > 
> > > Knut Staring
> > > 
> > > * * *
> > > 
> > > Mailing list: [https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs](https://launchpad.net/%7Edhis2-devs)
> > > 
> > > Post to : [dhis2-devs@lists.launchpad.net](mailto:dhis2-devs@lists.launchpad.net)
> > > 
> > > Unsubscribe : [https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs](https://launchpad.net/%7Edhis2-devs)
> > > 
> > > More help : [https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp](https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp)
> 
> > 
> 
> > * * *
> > 
> > Mailing list: [https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs](https://launchpad.net/%7Edhis2-devs)
> > 
> > Post to : [dhis2-devs@lists.launchpad.net](mailto:dhis2-devs@lists.launchpad.net)
> > 
> > Unsubscribe : [https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs](https://launchpad.net/%7Edhis2-devs)
> > 
> > More help : [https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp](https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp)

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**Author:** ![Lars](https://dhis2.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/community.dhis2.org/lars/32/34166_2.png) [@Lars](https://community.dhis2.org/u/Lars)\
**Post date:** [10 December 2010 19:49 UTC](https://community.dhis2.org/t/nice-videos-on-the-oxd-site/9782/4 "2010-12-10T19:49:04Z")

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I can already hear Bob as the perfect voice-over…

> **···**
>
> On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 8:39 PM, Ola Hodne Titlestad [olati@ifi.uio.no](mailto:olati@ifi.uio.no) wrote:
> 
> > What are the good (and free) tools for making such videos?
> 
> > 
> 
> > I know that the Kenyan team wants to make some videos as part of their training material.

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**Author:** ![Knut\_Staring](https://dhis2.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/community.dhis2.org/knut_staring/32/32549_2.png) [@Knut\_Staring](https://community.dhis2.org/u/Knut_Staring)\
**Post date:** [10 December 2010 21:23 UTC](https://community.dhis2.org/t/nice-videos-on-the-oxd-site/9782/5 "2010-12-10T21:23:50Z")

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Thanks a lot - will try it out!

Also, this tool was mentioned on the dhis2 dev list:

> **[Home](https://www.screenpal.com/)**
>
> At ScreenPal, we don’t believe that video recording and editing should be difficult, or cost a fortune. Our simple and intuitive tools help you get the job done easily.

Cheers,  
Knut

> **···**
>
> On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 10:17 PM, Sarah Bird \<sarah@bonvaya.com\> wrote:
> 
> > Hi,  
> > It was actually a bit of a hack job, almost no editing just all one take. I  
> > had a .jpg as my initial screen and then I just switched into a full screen  
> > browser.  
> > My laptop is ubuntu and I started off trying gtkrecordmydesktop but in the  
> > end I just used the command line and ffmpeg - quite nerdy I know. I found a  
> > howto guide somewhere on the ubuntu forums (which I can't find the link to  
> > now) but in the end the command I used were:  
> > screen capture  
> > ffmpeg -f alsa -ac 2 -i pulse -f x11grab -r 30 -s 1024x768 -i :0.0 -acodec  
> > pcm\_s16le -vcodec libx264 -vpre lossless\_ultrafast -threads 0 output.mkv  
> > convert to mp4  
> > ffmpeg -i output.mkv -acodec libfaac -ab 128k -ac 2 -vcodec libx264 -vpre  
> > libx264-lossless\_slow -crf 22 -threads 0 our-final-product.mp4  
> > A couple of times, for the longer videos, I needed to piece together a few  
> > .mkv files, for that I used mkvmerge.  
> > Sorry, probably not very helpful, I just wanted to focus on making the  
> > screencasts and this was the quickest way I could find to put together the  
> > video.
> > 
> > All the best,  
> > Sarah Bird  
> > On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 11:44 AM, Knut Staring \<knutst@gmail.com\> wrote:
> > 
> > > Dear Sarah,
> > > 
> > > We admire the nice videos you have put together for OpenXdata  
> > > [http://doc.openxdata.org/tag/](http://doc.openxdata.org/tag/)
> > > 
> > > Could you let us know what tools you used to make them?
> > > 
> > > Thanks a lot,  
> > > Knut (DHIS 2)
> > > 
> > > ---------- Forwarded message ----------  
> > > From: Ola Hodne Titlestad \<olati@ifi.uio.no\>  
> > > Date: Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 8:39 PM  
> > > Subject: Re: [Dhis2-devs] Nice videos on the OXD site  
> > > To: Knut Staring \<knutst@gmail.com\>  
> > > Cc: DHIS 2 developers \<dhis2-devs@lists.launchpad.net\>
> > > 
> > > What are the good (and free) tools for making such videos?  
> > > I know that the Kenyan team wants to make some videos as part of their  
> > > training material.  
> > > ----------------------------------  
> > > Ola Hodne Titlestad (Mr)  
> > > HISP  
> > > Department of Informatics  
> > > University of Oslo
> > > 
> > > Mobile: +47 48069736  
> > > Home address: Vetlandsvn. 95B, 0685 Oslo, Norway. Googlemaps link
> > > 
> > > On 10 December 2010 17:51, Knut Staring \<knutst@gmail.com\> wrote:  
> > > \>  
> > > \> Some inspiration:  
> > > \>  
> > > \> [http://doc.openxdata.org/tag/video](http://doc.openxdata.org/tag/video)  
> > > \>  
> > > \> --  
> > > \> Cheers,  
> > > \> Knut Staring  
> > > \>  
> > > \> \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_  
> > > \> Mailing list: [DHIS 2 developers in Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs)  
> > > \> Post to : dhis2-devs@lists.launchpad.net  
> > > \> Unsubscribe : [DHIS 2 developers in Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs)  
> > > \> More help : [ListHelp - Launchpad Help](https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp)
> > > 
> > > --  
> > > Cheers,  
> > > Knut Staring
> 
> --  
> Cheers,  
> Knut Staring

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**Author:** ![bobj](https://dhis2.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/community.dhis2.org/bobj/32/33033_2.png) [@bobj](https://community.dhis2.org/u/bobj)\
**Post date:** [10 December 2010 21:35 UTC](https://community.dhis2.org/t/nice-videos-on-the-oxd-site/9782/6 "2010-12-10T21:35:11Z")

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> > What are the good (and free) tools for making such videos?  
> > I know that the Kenyan team wants to make some videos as part of their  
> > training material.
> 
> I can already hear Bob as the perfect voice-over...

you want to put everyone to sleep! you could use my good face though ...

> **···**
>
> 2010/12/10 Lars Helge Øverland \<larshelge@gmail.com\>:
> 
> > On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 8:39 PM, Ola Hodne Titlestad \<olati@ifi.uio.no\> \> wrote:
> 
> > \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_  
> > Mailing list: [DHIS 2 developers in Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs)  
> > Post to : dhis2-devs@lists.launchpad.net  
> > Unsubscribe : [DHIS 2 developers in Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs)  
> > More help : [ListHelp - Launchpad Help](https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp)

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**Author:** ![Lars](https://dhis2.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/community.dhis2.org/lars/32/34166_2.png) [@Lars](https://community.dhis2.org/u/Lars)\
**Post date:** [10 December 2010 21:59 UTC](https://community.dhis2.org/t/nice-videos-on-the-oxd-site/9782/7 "2010-12-10T21:59:57Z")

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> > 
> 
> > 
> 
> > >
> 
> > > What are the good (and free) tools for making such videos?
> 
> > > I know that the Kenyan team wants to make some videos as part of their
> 
> > > training material.
> 
> > 
> 
> > I can already hear Bob as the perfect voice-over…
> 
> >

> you want to put everyone to sleep! you could use my good face though …

Okay even better 🙂

> **···**
>
> 2010/12/10 Bob Jolliffe [bobjolliffe@gmail.com](mailto:bobjolliffe@gmail.com)
> 
> > 2010/12/10 Lars Helge Øverland [larshelge@gmail.com](mailto:larshelge@gmail.com):
> > 
> > > On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 8:39 PM, Ola Hodne Titlestad [olati@ifi.uio.no](mailto:olati@ifi.uio.no) \> \> \> wrote:
> 
> > > * * *
> > 
> > > Mailing list: [https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs](https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs)
> > 
> > > Post to : [dhis2-devs@lists.launchpad.net](mailto:dhis2-devs@lists.launchpad.net)
> > 
> > > Unsubscribe : [https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs](https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs)
> > 
> > > More help : [https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp](https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp)
> > 
> > > 
> > 
> > >

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**Author:** ![Knut\_Staring](https://dhis2.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/community.dhis2.org/knut_staring/32/32549_2.png) [@Knut\_Staring](https://community.dhis2.org/u/Knut_Staring)\
**Post date:** [13 December 2010 09:20 UTC](https://community.dhis2.org/t/nice-videos-on-the-oxd-site/9782/8 "2010-12-13T09:20:10Z")

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Thanks a lot Raghu, Wink seems very straightforward and useful!

Knut

> **···**
>
> On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 6:56 AM, Raghu Mittal \<raghu.mittal@gmail.com\> wrote:
> 
> > Hi  
> > We generally use Wink for our screen capture purposes, and its very easy to  
> > use and edit recorded stuff. The best part about it is that it creates very  
> > small and optimized videos. You can know more about it here:  
> > [DebugMode Wink](http://www.debugmode.com/wink/)  
> > Regards  
> > Raghu
> > 
> > On Sat, Dec 11, 2010 at 2:53 AM, Knut Staring \<knutst@gmail.com\> wrote:
> > 
> > > Thanks a lot - will try it out!
> > > 
> > > Also, this tool was mentioned on the dhis2 dev list:  
> > > [http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/](http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/)
> > > 
> > > Cheers,  
> > > Knut
> > > 
> > > On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 10:17 PM, Sarah Bird \<sarah@bonvaya.com\> wrote:  
> > > \> Hi,  
> > > \> It was actually a bit of a hack job, almost no editing just all one  
> > > \> take. I  
> > > \> had a .jpg as my initial screen and then I just switched into a full  
> > > \> screen  
> > > \> browser.  
> > > \> My laptop is ubuntu and I started off trying gtkrecordmydesktop but in  
> > > \> the  
> > > \> end I just used the command line and ffmpeg - quite nerdy I know. I  
> > > \> found a  
> > > \> howto guide somewhere on the ubuntu forums (which I can't find the link  
> > > \> to  
> > > \> now) but in the end the command I used were:  
> > > \> screen capture  
> > > \> ffmpeg -f alsa -ac 2 -i pulse -f x11grab -r 30 -s 1024x768 -i :0.0  
> > > \> -acodec  
> > > \> pcm\_s16le -vcodec libx264 -vpre lossless\_ultrafast -threads 0 output.mkv  
> > > \> convert to mp4  
> > > \> ffmpeg -i output.mkv -acodec libfaac -ab 128k -ac 2 -vcodec libx264  
> > > \> -vpre  
> > > \> libx264-lossless\_slow -crf 22 -threads 0 our-final-product.mp4  
> > > \> A couple of times, for the longer videos, I needed to piece together a  
> > > \> few  
> > > \> .mkv files, for that I used mkvmerge.  
> > > \> Sorry, probably not very helpful, I just wanted to focus on making the  
> > > \> screencasts and this was the quickest way I could find to put together  
> > > \> the  
> > > \> video.  
> > > \>  
> > > \> All the best,  
> > > \> Sarah Bird  
> > > \> On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 11:44 AM, Knut Staring \<knutst@gmail.com\> wrote:  
> > > \>\>  
> > > \>\> Dear Sarah,  
> > > \>\>  
> > > \>\> We admire the nice videos you have put together for OpenXdata  
> > > \>\> [http://doc.openxdata.org/tag/](http://doc.openxdata.org/tag/)  
> > > \>\>  
> > > \>\> Could you let us know what tools you used to make them?  
> > > \>\>  
> > > \>\> Thanks a lot,  
> > > \>\> Knut (DHIS 2)  
> > > \>\>  
> > > \>\> ---------- Forwarded message ----------  
> > > \>\> From: Ola Hodne Titlestad \<olati@ifi.uio.no\>  
> > > \>\> Date: Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 8:39 PM  
> > > \>\> Subject: Re: [Dhis2-devs] Nice videos on the OXD site  
> > > \>\> To: Knut Staring \<knutst@gmail.com\>  
> > > \>\> Cc: DHIS 2 developers \<dhis2-devs@lists.launchpad.net\>  
> > > \>\>  
> > > \>\>  
> > > \>\> What are the good (and free) tools for making such videos?  
> > > \>\> I know that the Kenyan team wants to make some videos as part of their  
> > > \>\> training material.  
> > > \>\> ----------------------------------  
> > > \>\> Ola Hodne Titlestad (Mr)  
> > > \>\> HISP  
> > > \>\> Department of Informatics  
> > > \>\> University of Oslo  
> > > \>\>  
> > > \>\> Mobile: +47 48069736  
> > > \>\> Home address: Vetlandsvn. 95B, 0685 Oslo, Norway. Googlemaps link  
> > > \>\>  
> > > \>\>  
> > > \>\> On 10 December 2010 17:51, Knut Staring \<knutst@gmail.com\> wrote:  
> > > \>\> \>  
> > > \>\> \> Some inspiration:  
> > > \>\> \>  
> > > \>\> \> [http://doc.openxdata.org/tag/video](http://doc.openxdata.org/tag/video)  
> > > \>\> \>  
> > > \>\> \> --  
> > > \>\> \> Cheers,  
> > > \>\> \> Knut Staring  
> > > \>\> \>  
> > > \>\> \> \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_  
> > > \>\> \> Mailing list: [DHIS 2 developers in Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs)  
> > > \>\> \> Post to : dhis2-devs@lists.launchpad.net  
> > > \>\> \> Unsubscribe : [DHIS 2 developers in Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs)  
> > > \>\> \> More help : [ListHelp - Launchpad Help](https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp)  
> > > \>\>  
> > > \>\>  
> > > \>\>  
> > > \>\>  
> > > \>\> --  
> > > \>\> Cheers,  
> > > \>\> Knut Staring  
> > > \>  
> > > \>
> > > 
> > > --  
> > > Cheers,  
> > > Knut Staring
> > > 
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> Cheers,  
> Knut Staring

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**Author:** ![Greg](https://dhis2.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/community.dhis2.org/greg/32/44993_2.png) [@Greg](https://community.dhis2.org/u/Greg)\
**Post date:** [24 February 2015 11:56 UTC](https://community.dhis2.org/t/nice-videos-on-the-oxd-site/9782/9 "2015-02-24T11:56:29Z")

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Has anyone used OpenXdata with DHIS2 yet?

> **···**
>
> On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 11:20 AM, Knut Staring [knutst@gmail.com](mailto:knutst@gmail.com) wrote:
> 
> > Thanks a lot Raghu, Wink seems very straightforward and useful!
> > 
> > Knut
> > 
> > On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 6:56 AM, Raghu Mittal [raghu.mittal@gmail.com](mailto:raghu.mittal@gmail.com) wrote:
> > 
> > > Hi
> > 
> > > We generally use Wink for our screen capture purposes, and its very easy to
> > 
> > > use and edit recorded stuff. The best part about it is that it creates very
> > 
> > > small and optimized videos. You can know more about it here:
> > 
> > > [http://www.debugmode.com/wink/](http://www.debugmode.com/wink/)
> > 
> > > Regards
> > 
> > > Raghu
> > 
> > > On Sat, Dec 11, 2010 at 2:53 AM, Knut Staring [knutst@gmail.com](mailto:knutst@gmail.com) wrote:
> > 
> > > >
> > 
> > > > Thanks a lot - will try it out!
> > 
> > > >
> > 
> > > > Also, this tool was mentioned on the dhis2 dev list:
> > 
> > > > [http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/](http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/)
> > 
> > > >
> > 
> > > > Cheers,
> > 
> > > > Knut
> > 
> > > >
> > 
> > > > On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 10:17 PM, Sarah Bird [sarah@bonvaya.com](mailto:sarah@bonvaya.com) wrote:
> > 
> > > > > Hi,
> > 
> > > > > It was actually a bit of a hack job, almost no editing just all one
> > 
> > > > > take. I
> > 
> > > > > had a .jpg as my initial screen and then I just switched into a full
> > 
> > > > > screen
> > 
> > > > > browser.
> > 
> > > > > My laptop is ubuntu and I started off trying gtkrecordmydesktop but in
> > 
> > > > > the
> > 
> > > > > end I just used the command line and ffmpeg - quite nerdy I know. I
> > 
> > > > > found a
> > 
> > > > > howto guide somewhere on the ubuntu forums (which I can’t find the link
> > 
> > > > > to
> > 
> > > > > now) but in the end the command I used were:
> > 
> > > > > screen capture
> > 
> > > > > ffmpeg -f alsa -ac 2 -i pulse -f x11grab -r 30 -s 1024x768 -i :0.0
> > 
> > > > > -acodec
> > 
> > > > > pcm\_s16le -vcodec libx264 -vpre lossless\_ultrafast -threads 0 output.mkv
> > 
> > > > > convert to mp4
> > 
> > > > > ffmpeg -i output.mkv -acodec libfaac -ab 128k -ac 2 -vcodec libx264
> > 
> > > > > -vpre
> > 
> > > > > libx264-lossless\_slow -crf 22 -threads 0 our-final-product.mp4
> > 
> > > > > A couple of times, for the longer videos, I needed to piece together a
> > 
> > > > > few
> > 
> > > > > .mkv files, for that I used mkvmerge.
> > 
> > > > > Sorry, probably not very helpful, I just wanted to focus on making the
> > 
> > > > > screencasts and this was the quickest way I could find to put together
> > 
> > > > > the
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> > > > > video.
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> > > > >
> > 
> > > > > All the best,
> > 
> > > > > Sarah Bird
> > 
> > > > > On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 11:44 AM, Knut Staring [knutst@gmail.com](mailto:knutst@gmail.com) wrote:
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> > > > > >
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> > > > > > Dear Sarah,
> > 
> > > > > >
> > 
> > > > > > We admire the nice videos you have put together for OpenXdata
> > 
> > > > > > [http://doc.openxdata.org/tag/](http://doc.openxdata.org/tag/)
> > 
> > > > > >
> > 
> > > > > > Could you let us know what tools you used to make them?
> > 
> > > > > >
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> > > > > > Thanks a lot,
> > 
> > > > > > Knut (DHIS 2)
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> > > > > >
> > 
> > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
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> > > > > > From: Ola Hodne Titlestad [olati@ifi.uio.no](mailto:olati@ifi.uio.no)
> > 
> > > > > > Date: Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 8:39 PM
> > 
> > > > > > Subject: Re: [Dhis2-devs] Nice videos on the OXD site
> > 
> > > > > > To: Knut Staring [knutst@gmail.com](mailto:knutst@gmail.com)
> > 
> > > > > > Cc: DHIS 2 developers [dhis2-devs@lists.launchpad.net](mailto:dhis2-devs@lists.launchpad.net)
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> > > > > >
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> > > > > >
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> > > > > > What are the good (and free) tools for making such videos?
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> > > > > > I know that the Kenyan team wants to make some videos as part of their
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> > > > > > training material.
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> > > > > > Ola Hodne Titlestad (Mr)
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> > > > > > On 10 December 2010 17:51, Knut Staring [knutst@gmail.com](mailto:knutst@gmail.com) wrote:
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> > > > > > > Some inspiration:
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> > > > > > >
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> > > > > > > [http://doc.openxdata.org/tag/video](http://doc.openxdata.org/tag/video)
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