[OT] Instructional Video

[Tim Jones]

On Apr 27, 2012, at 10:39 AM, Richmond wrote:

> All the stuff I read on doing this seemed a bit difficult, so I designed
> my own method:
> 
> 1. Use Livecode based standalone on a G3 iMac running Mac OS 10.4.11.
> 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMac_G3
> 
> 2. Have a VGA to RCA converter connected to the Video-mirroring connexion at the back of the iMac.
> 
> http://www.amazon.co.uk/1-8M-VGA-LEAD-CABLE-LAPTOP/dp/B000P3NZ68/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1335547503&sr=8-1
> 
> 3. Have the VGA to RCA converter feeding into a Miglia video converter.
> 
> http://www.dvforums.com/pressflow/sites/dvforums.com/files/resize/remote/069622209bf5a4b37402f51b59e3275a-628x249.jpg
> 
> 4. Have a Firewire cable running from the Migla box to a Firewire card on another computer (in this case a Pentium 4 running Xubuntu 12.04).
> 
> http://www.pcshopper.com.au/files/images/thumbnails/t_43370.jpg
> 
> 5. Capture Firewire video using Open Source software on PC.
> 
> This has the advantage that you are not trying to do 2 things at the same time on a single computer.
> 
> I have also done the same, not so satisfactorily by capturing Firewire Video with iMovie on a macMini PPC.

I use Snapz Pro X on my existing system with a Blue Yeti mic.  Of course, I edit in Final Cut Pro, but that's just to add splash.  No cables, one machine, everything just works (and I can choose to only record a portion of the screen).

	http://www.ambrosiasw.com/utilities/snapzprox/

Tim