OSVids: The (Not So) Terrible State of Linux Screen Capture | Linux Today

OSVids: The (Not So) Terrible State of Linux Screen Capture

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jul 11, 2006

“A while ago I blogged (lost in migration, reposted) about my
complete disappointment in the currently available programs for
screen capture in Linux. As a result of that post, I was contacted
by Christian Linhart who produces a program called ‘DemoRecorder.’
Christian claimed that the software would do everything that I was
claiming I needed to do, including exporting to flash and mpeg
formats. I shrugged it off for a while, imagining yet another
disappointment. How wrong I was (again!).

“DemoRecorder is outstanding, even surpassing some screen
recording technology for Windows and the Mac…!”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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