2010
Ubuntu -- Details of package istanbul in lucid
Desktop session recorder producing Ogg Theora video
Istanbul is a desktop session recorder for the Free Desktop. It records your session into an Ogg Theora video file. To start the recording, you click on its icon in the notification area. To stop you click its icon again. It can make a screencast of the full screen or just of an area of the screen. It is even capable of recording audio from the default input channel.
It works on GNOME, KDE, Xfce and others.
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FAQ
'Why is it so sluggish when recording?'
The problem is that the theora encoder takes up a lot of CPU power. Things you can do to reduce that effect:
i) use libtheora 1.0alpha6 or greater. This will speed up on x86 and amd64 architectures. ii) record at a lower width and height iii) select a smaller part of the screen.
Development
Development is done in GNOME git. Clone the repository using:
git clone git://git.gnome.org/istanbul
Contact
Contact me at zaheerabbas at merali dot org Feel free to submit patches, especially UI patches to the Istanbul product in GNOME Bugzilla!
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Istanbul (last edited 2010-03-25 21:40:12 by ZeeshanAli)
2008
Istanbul
About
Istanbul is a desktop session recorder for the Free Desktop. It records your session into an Ogg Theora video file. To start the recording, you click on its icon in the notification area. To stop you click its icon again. It works on GNOME, KDE, XFCE and others.
Why the name Istanbul?
I named it Istanbul as a tribute to Liverpool's 5th European Cup triumph in Istanbul on May 25th 2005
Screenshots & Screencasts
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A screencast of Istanbul screencasting itself is available for download or for viewing embedded in your browser.
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