ISTANBUL

English Applications
#1

i am using opensuse kde version and every time i use istanbul it freezes during the saving process any ideas on how to fix this?

i would prefer to use recordmydesktop but cant find it in the software manager???

any help would be appreciated

Thank You All

#2

http://software.opensuse.org/search?q=recordmydesktop&baseproject=openSUSE%3A12.1&lang=en&include_home=true&exclude_debug=true

#3

thank you so much you rock!!!

#4

So, you did not mention your openSUSE version or if 32/64 bit. Trying istanbul version 0.2.2 in openSUSE 11.4 64 Bit KDE, I found that indeed most often, the program will crash when you stop recording your desktop and go to save, though it did not crash every time. This program originated with Gnome and is old, its not been updated since 2007. If this was me, I find a copy of openSUSE 11.3/GNOME and see if it would work with that, else I would give up and look for something else.

Thank You,

#5

I use ffmpeg to record desktop activity. Install ffmpeg, faad, faac, x264 from packman repo. Create a text file named libx264-HQ.ffpreset which will contain

vcodec=libx264
acodec=aac
ab=112k
coder=1
g=250
partitions=+parti4x4+partp8x8+partb8x8
me_method=hex
me_range=16
keyint_min=25
sc_threshold=40
i_qfactor=0.71
b_strategy=1
threads=0
flags=+loop
crf=35.0
ar=48000
subq=6
cmp=+chroma
trellis=0
refs=2
strict=experimental

Then save it in /home/username/.ffmpeg

to record your desktop activity (only video) run this command

ffmpeg -f x11grab -s <your_resulation> -r 25 -i :0.0 -vpre libx264-HQ output.mp4

Use your preferred resulation(1024768, 12801024 etc). After finishing your desktop activity just press q to stop the recording.

For loss-less video

ffmpeg -f x11grab -r 25 -s 1024*768 -i :0.0 -vcodec ffv1 -sameq output-lossless-8.avi
#6

sorry guys its 64 bit version i just tried the record my desktop and it doesnt work to good either
ill try that ffmpeg later on but i would rather use istanbul or recordmydesktop

Thanks

#7

i got recordmydesktop to work thanks alot to everyone