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Title: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Video Links Here
Post by: mouser on August 01, 2009, 03:58 AM

DAY 1:

Ok here's the first screencast of the series. I'm going to make these really short, aiming for two or three minutes each.

The first one is a quick overview of Screenshot Captor:

https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/sc1/sc1.html

[ You are not allowed to view attachments ] (https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/sc1/sc1.html)

For more info about this screencast series see here (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=19046.0).
The entire series will be quickly browsable from here, please pass it on: https://www.donationcoder.com/3ds/

Title: Re: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Video Links Here
Post by: mouser on August 01, 2009, 05:08 AM

I wand to encourage fellow DC people to make and post screencasts of their DC-shared software during August 2009 along with me.

I used the commercial tool Camtasia (http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.asp), but there are some good free tools (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_screencasting_software) as well, including BB Flashback Expresss (http://www.bbsoftware.co.uk/BBFlashBack_FreePlayer.aspx), Wink (http://www.debugmode.com/wink/), and Camstudio (http://camstudio.org/).

You can host the video on youtube or any video sharing site, or even on the dcmember server, just ask.

Title: Re: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Video Links Here
Post by: PhilB66 on August 01, 2009, 05:36 AM

Nice mouser.

And... you sure sounded smarter than space monkeys ;D

Title: Re: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Video Links Here
Post by: Nod5 on August 02, 2009, 03:22 AM

Good start! This is such an ambitious, and cool, project that it needs stickying to the DC start page. :Thmbsup:

Title: Re: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Day 2 Video Here
Post by: mouser on August 02, 2009, 03:38 AM

DAY 2:

The video demonstrates the main capture modes of Screenshot Captor:

https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/sc2/sc2.html

[ You are not allowed to view attachments ] (https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/sc2/sc2.html)

Title: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Day 2b - Screenshot Captor: File Panel
Post by: mouser on August 02, 2009, 04:10 AM

DAY 2b:

The video demonstrates the file/thumbnail panel in Screenshot Captor, and the supporting file functions

https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/sc3/sc3.html

[ You are not allowed to view attachments ] (https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/sc3/sc3.html)

Title: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Day 3a - Screenshot Captor: SpecialFx
Post by: mouser on August 03, 2009, 03:39 AM

DAY 3a:

The video demonstrates common special effects functions in Screenshot Captor:

https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/sc4/sc4.html

[ You are not allowed to view attachments ] (https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/sc4/sc4.html)

Title: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Day 3b - Screenshot Captor Border Effects
Post by: mouser on August 03, 2009, 03:41 AM

DAY 3b:

The video demonstrates common border effects in Screenshot Captor:

https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/sc5/sc5.html

[ You are not allowed to view attachments ] (https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/sc5/sc5.html)

Title: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Day 3c - Screenshot Captor: Frame Effects
Post by: mouser on August 03, 2009, 03:42 AM

DAY 3c:

The video demonstrates using frame objects in Screenshot Captor:

https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/sc6/sc6.html

[ You are not allowed to view attachments ] (https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/sc6/sc6.html)

Title: Re: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Video Links Here
Post by: Nod5 on August 03, 2009, 01:11 PM

Day 1: video 1
Day 2: video 2 A & B
Day 3: video 3 A & B & C
...

I'm looking forward to Day 30, video 30 W :D I hope you don't burn out on the way though :o

ScreenShot Captor really has a lot of options and these videos gives a great overview.

Title: Re: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Video Links Here
Post by: bob99 on August 03, 2009, 04:01 PM

ScreenShot Captor really has a lot of options and these videos gives a great overview.

+++1 :Thmbsup:

Title: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Day 4a - Screenshot Captor: Email Sending
Post by: mouser on August 04, 2009, 02:43 AM

DAY 4a:

The video demonstrates the built-in email sending features of Screenshot Captor:

https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/sc7/sc7.html

[ You are not allowed to view attachments ] (https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/sc7/sc7.html)

Title: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Day 4b - Screenshot Captor: Objects
Post by: mouser on August 04, 2009, 02:45 AM

DAY 4b:

The video demonstrates the object editing features of Screenshot Captor (arrows, callouts, etc.):

https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/sc8/sc8.html

[ You are not allowed to view attachments ] (https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/sc8/sc8.html)

Title: Re: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Video Links Here
Post by: zridling on August 05, 2009, 01:10 AM

I'm loving this series. Thanks mouser, you're a natural!

Everyone should consider doing such a series for their app/s.

Title: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Day 5 - Screenshot Captor: Thumbnails
Post by: mouser on August 05, 2009, 04:08 AM

DAY 5:

The video demonstrates the thumbnail making feature of Screenshot Captor (good for posting small preview images on websites, etc.):

https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/sc9/sc9.html

[ You are not allowed to view attachments ] (https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/sc9/sc9.html)

Title: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Day 6 - Screenshot Captor: Zoom+Pan
Post by: mouser on August 06, 2009, 04:44 AM

DAY 6:

The video demonstrates the basic zoom+pan controls in Screenshot Captor:

https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/sc10/sc10.html

[ You are not allowed to view attachments ] (https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/sc10/sc10.html)

Title: Re: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Video Links Here
Post by: cranioscopical on August 06, 2009, 04:04 PM

Impressive demos; impressive product!
(Something's not quite right with the sound in the zoom-pan demo.)

Title: Re: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Video Links Here
Post by: mouser on August 07, 2009, 03:23 AM

you're right - the sound is a bit messed up, though i'm not sure what i did differently -- bad mic position maybe. i'll try to watch for that in future.

Title: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Day 7 - Screenshot Captor: Options Tour
Post by: mouser on August 07, 2009, 03:27 AM

DAY 7:

The video is just a long 10 minute session of me walking through the various options tabs and explaining what they do:

https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/sc11/sc11.html

[ You are not allowed to view attachments ] (https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/sc11/sc11.html)

This screencast may only be useful if you suffer from insomnia, but I thought I would make it in the spirit of completeness.

Title: Re: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Video Links Here
Post by: kli6891 on August 07, 2009, 09:00 PM

Oh wow! What are the chances of this: We live in the same town, mouser! ;D

Title: Re: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Video Links Here
Post by: mouser on August 08, 2009, 12:59 AM

well you'll have to attend the next DC dinner and board game night then!

Title: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Day 8 - Screenshot Captor: Image Resizing
Post by: mouser on August 08, 2009, 01:04 AM

DAY 8:

The short video demonstrates the image resizing features of Screenshot Captor:

https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/sc12/sc12.html

[ You are not allowed to view attachments ] (https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/sc12/sc12.html)

Title: Re: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Video Links Here
Post by: mahesh2k on August 08, 2009, 04:41 AM

:up: Gr8 work !!

Title: Re: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Video Links Here
Post by: mouser on August 08, 2009, 04:54 AM

3 more screenshot captor videos in the queue, then i've got probably 2 or 3 dozen (!) videos to do about FARR.

Title: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Day 9 - Screenshot Captor: Scanning Funcs
Post by: mouser on August 09, 2009, 04:23 AM

DAY 9:

The video demonstrates the scanning features of Screenshot Captor:

https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/sc13/sc13.html

[ You are not allowed to view attachments ] (https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/sc13/sc13.html)

Title: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts -Day 10- Screenshot Captor: External Tools
Post by: mouser on August 10, 2009, 07:31 AM

DAY 10:

The video demonstrates how to interface external tools with Screenshot Captor:

https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/sc14/sc14.html

[ You are not allowed to view attachments ] (https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/sc14/sc14.html)

Title: Re: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Video Links Here
Post by: MilesAhead on August 10, 2009, 03:22 PM

Since I didn't have to read the manual I had to install ScreenShot Captor. Looks like it's good for stuff with "circles and arra's and a paragraph on the back of each one explainin' what each one was" type of stuff. :)

Title: Re: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Video Links Here
Post by: cyberdiva on August 10, 2009, 04:40 PM

Mouser, these videocasts are wonderful! As you probably know, I'm a big fan of HyperSnap, but your videos made me download Screenshot Captor. I don't expect it to replace HyperSnap for me, but SC has such an immense wealth of features that I'm sure I'll use it as well. Especially since you've demonstrated so clearly how they work.

I can't wait for the FARR videos!

Many thanks for all you do!

Title: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts -Day 11- Screenshot Captor: Saving Tips
Post by: mouser on August 11, 2009, 01:02 AM

DAY 11:

The video demonstrates some file saving tips within Screenshot Captor:

https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/sc15/sc15.html

[ You are not allowed to view attachments ] (https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/sc15/sc15.html)

Title: Re: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Video Links Here
Post by: mouser on August 11, 2009, 01:53 AM

ok so that's it for my initial series on Screenshot Captor. Next up.. Find and Run Robot.

Title: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Day 12 - Find and Run Robot (FARR)
Post by: mouser on August 12, 2009, 11:02 PM

DAY 12:

The video presents an overview whirlwind tour of Find and Run Robot (https://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Mouser/findrun/index.html):

https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/fr1/fr1.html

[ You are not allowed to view attachments ] (https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/fr1/fr1.html)

Title: Re: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Video Links Here
Post by: kunkel321 on August 13, 2009, 01:53 PM

Thanks very much for doing the videos. I thought I had explored all the nooks and cranies of FARR--but I learned a few things just now watching the video!!! ;D

Title: Re: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Video Links Here
Post by: MilesAhead on August 13, 2009, 02:56 PM

I liked the Add to Group Alias bit. I have a folder with shortcuts to my editors but there's a bunch and they open up in alphabetical order. I set up "edit" alias in FARR to stack the 6 I use most in most used order. That avoids scrolling through the shortcuts.

Title: Re: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Video Links Here
Post by: mouser on August 13, 2009, 03:05 PM

glad to hear the videos are being watched.

i've got about 15-20 more farr videos planned, so i hope to explore all the intricacies over the next week or two.

Title: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Day 13 - Find and Run Robot (FARR) Basics
Post by: mouser on August 14, 2009, 12:09 AM

DAY 13:

The video discusses basic searching, scoring, and launching in Find and Run Robot (https://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Mouser/findrun/index.html):

https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/fr2/fr2.html

[ You are not allowed to view attachments ] (https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/fr2/fr2.html)

Title: Re: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Video Links Here
Post by: libeco on August 14, 2009, 12:58 PM

Wow, even more features I didn't know of! Thanks for doing this!

Title: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Day 14 - FARR Search Dirs
Post by: mouser on August 14, 2009, 11:12 PM

DAY 14:

The video demonstrates how to customize where FARR (https://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Mouser/findrun/index.html) searches:

https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/fr3/fr3.html

[ You are not allowed to view attachments ] (https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/fr3/fr3.html)

Title: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Day 15 - FARR Score Tweaking
Post by: mouser on August 15, 2009, 10:00 PM

DAY 15:

The video discusses how to tweak the way FARR (https://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Mouser/findrun/index.html) scores results:

https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/fr4/fr4.html

[ You are not allowed to view attachments ] (https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/fr4/fr4.html)

Title: Re: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Video Links Here
Post by: AbteriX on August 16, 2009, 02:29 PM

To watch and learn from such screencasts is much more fun then reading the help :Thmbsup:
And they making delight to discover more and more... (just dl farr again...)

I know it's work to do this vids so thanks for providing it :-*

Title: Re: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Video Links Here
Post by: mouser on August 16, 2009, 08:20 PM

thanks for saying so :)

Title: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Day 16 - FARR Skins and Advanced Visuals
Post by: mouser on August 16, 2009, 08:22 PM

DAY 16:

The video shows some options you have for changing the visual skin of FARR (https://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Mouser/findrun/index.html) and a few more visual tweaks:

https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/fr5/fr5.html

[ You are not allowed to view attachments ] (https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/fr5/fr5.html)

Title: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Day 17 - FARR Custom Fonts
Post by: mouser on August 17, 2009, 12:28 PM

DAY 17:

The video shows some options you have for customizing the fonts used in FARR (https://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Mouser/findrun/index.html) and a few more visual tweaks:

https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/fr6/fr6.html

[ You are not allowed to view attachments ] (https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/fr6/fr6.html)

The entire screencast video series can be seen here: https://www.donationcoder.com/3ds/

Title: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Day 18 - FARR General Display Options
Post by: mouser on August 18, 2009, 07:33 AM

DAY 18:

The video discusses the general display options in FARR (https://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Mouser/findrun/index.html):

https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/fr7/fr7.html

[ You are not allowed to view attachments ] (https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/fr7/fr7.html)

The entire screencast video series can be seen here: https://www.donationcoder.com/3ds/

Title: Re: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Video Links Here
Post by: mouser on August 18, 2009, 03:49 PM

we're more than half way through, i'm keeping up my side of the bargain, but where are the other coders on this site who should be adding some screencasts of the software they've created?

Title: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Day 19 - FARR Mini-toolbar
Post by: mouser on August 19, 2009, 09:09 AM

DAY 19:

The video shows how to use and configure the built-in mini-toolbar in FARR (https://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Mouser/findrun/index.html):

https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/fr8/fr8.html

[ You are not allowed to view attachments ] (https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/fr8/fr8.html)

The entire screencast video series can be seen here: https://www.donationcoder.com/3ds/

Title: Re: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Video Links Here
Post by: mouser on August 19, 2009, 09:55 AM

For those who are making screencasts of their software, some observations:

1) making multiple short screencasts that are very focused on a particular idea is 100x easier than trying to make one big long screencast; plus it has to be easier on the user. i think 2-4 minutes is the sweet spot.
2) you'd be surprised how long it takes to explain something -- so plan to focus really narrowly.
3) doing a bunch of screencasts one after the other can be quite productive -- once your mind gets into the flow of speaking while you are using the software, it gets more comfortable. so plan to sit there and do quite a few retakes before you start to get comfortable, and then do a bunch of them in a row.
4) if you're aiming for doing lots of screencasts quickly, instead of perfecting each one, then just keep restarting the recording until you get it right, rather than try to edit it post production.

Title: Re: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Video Links Here
Post by: superboyac on August 19, 2009, 11:11 AM

For those who are making screencasts of their software, some observations:

1) making multiple short screencasts that are very focused on a particular idea is 100x easier than trying to make one big long screencast; plus it has to be easier on the user. i think 2-4 minutes is the sweet spot.
2) you'd be surprised how long it takes to explain something -- so plan to focus really narrowly.
3) doing a bunch of screencasts one after the other can be quite productive -- once your mind gets into the flow of speaking while you are using the software, it gets more comfortable. so plan to sit there and do quite a few retakes before you start to get comfortable, and then do a bunch of them in a row.
4) if you're aiming for doing lots of screencasts quickly, instead of perfecting each one, then just keep restarting the recording until you get it right, rather than try to edit it post production.
-mouser (August 19, 2009, 09:55 AM)

These are great tips. Thanks. This can be applied for any demonstration of anything...I can use it at work when explaining technical things to an audience. Thank you.

Title: Re: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Video Links Here
Post by: joby_toss on August 19, 2009, 01:49 PM

DAY 19:

The video shows how to use and configure the built-in mini-toolbar in FARR (https://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Mouser/findrun/index.html)...
-mouser (August 19, 2009, 09:09 AM)

In this tutorial you show us how we can add buttons to the toolbar. But what if one wonts to remove those two existing buttons? How to do that?
(http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/2449/20090819214339.png)

Title: Re: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Video Links Here
Post by: mouser on August 19, 2009, 01:55 PM

you can't remove them per se (i could add an option to let you remove them), but you can drag and slide the area to the left of them fully to the right to hide all buttons.

Title: Re: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Video Links Here
Post by: joby_toss on August 19, 2009, 02:02 PM

you can't remove them per se (i could add an option to let you remove them), but you can drag and slide the area to the left of them fully to the right to hide all buttons.
-mouser (August 19, 2009, 01:55 PM)

Excellent! No need for an additional option; making the toolbar really small does the trick (a nice feature is those new buttons you add are at the left side of those two original buttons so they are not hidden also).
Thanks!

Title: Re: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Video Links Here
Post by: libeco on August 19, 2009, 02:18 PM

DAY 19:

The video shows how to use and configure the built-in mini-toolbar in FARR (https://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Mouser/findrun/index.html):

https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/fr8/fr8.html

(see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/fr8/fr8.html)) (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=19375.msg174692#msg174692)

The entire screencast video series can be seen here: https://www.donationcoder.com/3ds/
-mouser (August 19, 2009, 09:09 AM)

Wow, what an incredible program FARR is, it just keeps on getting better and better. Did you ever consider creating your own OS? Just imagine an OS as customizable as FARR with all those tricks up its sleave... *dreaming away.....*

Thanks again!

Title: Re: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Video Links Here
Post by: mouser on August 19, 2009, 02:43 PM

there are 20 more farr screencasts already recorded and i haven't even gotten to the plugin screencasts yet. :tellme:

Title: Re: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Video Links Here
Post by: cranioscopical on August 19, 2009, 05:04 PM

there are 20 more farr screencasts already recorded and i haven't even gotten to the plugin screencasts yet. :tellme:
-mouser (August 19, 2009, 02:43 PM)

:up: :up:
Can you spell "smug"? ;D

You're doing a great job here.
There's a lot of time, effort, and thought represented by this series.

Thank you very much!

Title: Re: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Video Links Here
Post by: mouser on August 19, 2009, 05:24 PM

There's a lot of time, effort, and thought represented by this series.

whoa.. easy there. i never claimed there was any effort or thought put into these.

Title: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Day 20 - Directory Browsing in FARR
Post by: mouser on August 20, 2009, 08:22 AM

DAY 20:

The video shows how to use the directory browsing features of FARR (https://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Mouser/findrun/index.html):

https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/fr9/fr9.html

[ You are not allowed to view attachments ] (https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/fr9/fr9.html)

The entire screencast video series can be seen here: https://www.donationcoder.com/3ds/

Title: Re: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Video Links Here
Post by: mouser on August 20, 2009, 11:19 AM

Here's another tip for making screencasts, that i have to keep reminding myself.

If you're recording a screencast that may last more than a couple minutes, make sure to pause every once in a while between demonstrating concepts, saying and doing nothing.

That gives you an edit point if you need to cut out some material or splice in new stuff, or overdub some audio. Without the pauses you'll find no good way to edit stuff without having to jump into the middle of sentences, etc.

Title: Re: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Video Links Here
Post by: phitsc on August 20, 2009, 11:48 AM

And here's a tip for viewing the screen casts for once.

When viewing one of mouser's screen casts, make sure you move your mouse pointer somewhere where you can't see it. Otherwise, you could come to the conclusion that there's either something wrong with your system or that you're drunk. ;)

Title: Re: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Video Links Here
Post by: mouser on August 20, 2009, 04:55 PM

:)

ps. i have now finished recording all of the base FARR videos (38 of them in total), and i will be moving to work on the plugin screencasts next. looks like i will definitely be doing "Another 30 Days of Screencasts" through September.

Title: Re: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Video Links Here
Post by: superboyac on August 20, 2009, 05:36 PM

You are a good person, mouser. i appreciate it.

Title: Re: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Video Links Here
Post by: phitsc on August 21, 2009, 12:27 AM

:)

ps. i have now finished recording all of the base FARR videos (38 of them in total), and i will be moving to work on the plugin screencasts next. looks like i will definitely be doing "Another 30 Days of Screencasts" through September.
-mouser (August 20, 2009, 04:55 PM)

I was always wondering when you said that something would be going to be demonstrated in a later screen cast ... :)

Title: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Day 21 - The General Options Tab in FARR
Post by: mouser on August 21, 2009, 08:07 AM

DAY 21:

Today's video takes a look at the General Options tab of FARR (https://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Mouser/findrun/index.html):

https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/fr10/fr10.html

[ You are not allowed to view attachments ] (https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/fr10/fr10.html)

The entire screencast video series can be seen here: https://www.donationcoder.com/3ds/

Title: Re: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Video Links Here
Post by: mouser on August 21, 2009, 10:02 AM

More real advantage of doing multiple short screencasts:

less trouble for people on slow connections
easier to replace one small screencast if you change a feature

Title: Re: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Video Links Here
Post by: libeco on August 21, 2009, 01:26 PM

Here's another tip for making screencasts, that i have to keep reminding myself.

If you're recording a screencast that may last more than a couple minutes, make sure to pause every once in a while between demonstrating concepts, saying and doing nothing.

That gives you an edit point if you need to cut out some material or splice in new stuff, or overdub some audio. Without the pauses you'll find no good way to edit stuff without having to jump into the middle of sentences, etc.
-mouser (August 20, 2009, 11:19 AM)

You could also have some bright red image open, but minimized, everytime you make an error, you maximize it for a moment and minimize it again so you can easily find those moment while editing.

Title: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Day 22 - The External Tools Tab in FARR
Post by: mouser on August 22, 2009, 12:46 AM

DAY 22:

Today's video takes a look at the External Tools Tab in FARR (https://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Mouser/findrun/index.html):

https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/fr11/fr11.html

[ You are not allowed to view attachments ] (https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/fr11/fr11.html)

Sorry today's video is so lame.. they get better soon.

The entire screencast video series can be seen here: https://www.donationcoder.com/3ds/

Title: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Day 23 - Keyboard Options in FARR
Post by: mouser on August 23, 2009, 12:21 AM

DAY 23:

Today's video takes a look at the Keyboard Interface Options of FARR (https://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Mouser/findrun/index.html):

https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/fr12/fr12.html

[ You are not allowed to view attachments ] (https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/fr12/fr12.html)

The entire screencast video series can be seen here: https://www.donationcoder.com/3ds/

Title: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Day 24 - Custom Hotkey Triggers in FARR
Post by: mouser on August 24, 2009, 07:07 AM

DAY 24:

Today's video takes a look at creating custom hotkey triggers in FARR (https://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Mouser/findrun/index.html):

https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/fr13/fr13.html

[ You are not allowed to view attachments ] (https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/fr13/fr13.html)

The entire screencast video series can be seen here: https://www.donationcoder.com/3ds/

Title: Re: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Video Links Here
Post by: widgewunner on August 24, 2009, 09:44 AM

So what screencasting capture and editing programs are you using?

(I appologise in advance if this is already answered deep within the thread. IMHO, this "How I did it" info should be included in the lead post.)

and Thanks for the edjukayshunel videos!

Title: Re: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Video Links Here
Post by: mouser on August 24, 2009, 09:50 AM

These have been created with TechSmith's Camtasia (http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.asp), a very good, if expensive, commercial tool.

The truth is however that for these Screencasts, i don't really use any of the advanced features of Camtasia, and could have produced these just as well with some of the free tools I think.

In particular, since I don't do any editing, I think BB Flashback Express (http://www.bbsoftware.co.uk/BBFlashBack.aspx) (free) would be just as good -- and I have used that in the past, and may use it for some of the upcoming screencasts.

Title: Re: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Video Links Here
Post by: TucknDar on August 24, 2009, 10:59 AM

DAY 23:

Today's video takes a look at the Keyboard Interface Options of [url=https://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Mouser/findrun/index.html]FARR[/url
-mouser (August 23, 2009, 12:21 AM)

;D I love it when you explain the Ctrl+Alt+# thing, "ok, I don't know what this does... ok, so that's not really useful" Makes me wonder how many features of FARR you yourself discover while making these excellent screencasts...? ;)

btw, I really love these screencasts. They're very well made, IMO, and I've certainly learned a bit! Thanks!

Title: Re: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Video Links Here
Post by: widgewunner on August 24, 2009, 11:03 AM

Yeah, at ~$300, Camtasia Studio is a bit pricey for "hobby" screencasting. I have played around with BB Express some and was quite impressed with the features and quality - I thought you may have been using that...

Thanks again!

Title: Re: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Video Links Here
Post by: jgpaiva on August 24, 2009, 12:03 PM

DAY 23:

Today's video takes a look at the Keyboard Interface Options of [url=https://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Mouser/findrun/index.html]FARR[/url
-mouser (August 23, 2009, 12:21 AM)
;D I love it when you explain the Ctrl+Alt+# thing, "ok, I don't know what this does... ok, so that's not really useful"
-TucknDar (August 24, 2009, 10:59 AM)

Funniest screencast ever :D

Title: Re: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Video Links Here
Post by: superboyac on August 24, 2009, 05:58 PM

DAY 23:

Today's video takes a look at the Keyboard Interface Options of [url=https://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Mouser/findrun/index.html]FARR[/url
-mouser (August 23, 2009, 12:21 AM)
;D I love it when you explain the Ctrl+Alt+# thing, "ok, I don't know what this does... ok, so that's not really useful"
-TucknDar (August 24, 2009, 10:59 AM)
Funniest screencast ever :D
-jgpaiva (August 24, 2009, 12:03 PM)

Yeah, that was funny.

Title: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Day 25 - Keyboard shortcuts/tips in FARR
Post by: mouser on August 25, 2009, 12:08 AM

DAY 25:

Today's video takes a look at keyboard shortcuts and tricks in FARR (https://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Mouser/findrun/index.html):

https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/fr14/fr14.html

[ You are not allowed to view attachments ] (https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/fr14/fr14.html)

The entire screencast video series can be seen here: https://www.donationcoder.com/3ds/

Title: Re: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Video Links Here
Post by: mouser on August 25, 2009, 12:27 AM

for those wondering, i used Skrommel's wonderful tool "ShowOff (https://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Skrommel/index.html#ShowOff)" to display keypresses during the screencast.

Title: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Day 26 - FARR Alias Management
Post by: mouser on August 26, 2009, 02:21 AM

DAY 26:

Today's video takes a look at Alias Management in FARR (https://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Mouser/findrun/index.html):

https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/fr15/fr15.html

[ You are not allowed to view attachments ] (https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/fr15/fr15.html)

The entire screencast video series can be seen here: https://www.donationcoder.com/3ds/

Title: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Day 27 - FARR Regular Expression Aliases
Post by: mouser on August 27, 2009, 05:48 AM

DAY 27:

Today's video takes a look at Regular Expression Aliases in FARR (https://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Mouser/findrun/index.html):

https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/fr16/fr16.html

[ You are not allowed to view attachments ] (https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/fr16/fr16.html)

The entire screencast video series can be seen here: https://www.donationcoder.com/3ds/

Title: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Day 28 - The FARR dosearch Action
Post by: mouser on August 27, 2009, 11:34 PM

DAY 28:

Today's video takes a look at the special "dosearch" alias action in FARR (https://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Mouser/findrun/index.html):

https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/fr17/fr17.html

[ You are not allowed to view attachments ] (https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/fr17/fr17.html)

The entire screencast video series can be seen here: https://www.donationcoder.com/3ds/

Title: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Day 29 - The FARR list commands
Post by: mouser on August 29, 2009, 03:59 AM

DAY 29:

Today's video takes a look at the special list commands in FARR (https://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Mouser/findrun/index.html):

https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/fr18/fr18.html

[ You are not allowed to view attachments ] (https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/fr18/fr18.html)

The entire screencast video series can be seen here: https://www.donationcoder.com/3ds/

Title: Re: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Video Links Here
Post by: AbteriX on August 29, 2009, 05:09 AM

Thanks, that's fun AND education :Thmbsup:

Title: Re: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Video Links Here
Post by: mouser on August 29, 2009, 05:25 AM

nice to hear you like them.

Title: Re: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Video Links Here
Post by: Nod5 on August 30, 2009, 04:13 AM

I can't believe I didn't know about the $$u1 trick (from day 27). Useful! :)

Title: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Day 30 - FARR Special Modifiers
Post by: mouser on August 30, 2009, 09:39 AM

DAY 30:

Today's video takes a look at the built-in special modifier keywords that affect searching in FARR (https://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Mouser/findrun/index.html):

https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/fr19/fr19.html

[ You are not allowed to view attachments ] (https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/fr19/fr19.html)

The entire screencast video series can be seen here: https://www.donationcoder.com/3ds/

Title: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Day 31 - FARR Filtering Tricks
Post by: mouser on August 31, 2009, 02:31 PM

DAY 31:

Today's video takes a look at some advanced filtering tricks in FARR (https://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Mouser/findrun/index.html):

https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/fr20/fr20.html

[ You are not allowed to view attachments ] (https://www.donationcoder.com/screencasts/dc/3ds/fr20/fr20.html)

The entire screencast video series can be seen here: https://www.donationcoder.com/3ds/

Title: Re: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Video Links Here
Post by: Nod5 on September 01, 2009, 04:08 PM

30 Days! You did it! Hooray for Mouser for finishing the screencast marathon :) You got the formula just right. Very informative videos.

I found this nice image to celebrate and metaphorically illustrate the achievement:
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Title: Re: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Video Links Here
Post by: mouser on September 01, 2009, 04:48 PM

Why thank you.
I'm going to take today of and then.. begin ANOTHER 30 DAYS OF DC SCREENCASTS!

Title: Re: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Video Links Here
Post by: superboyac on September 01, 2009, 05:00 PM

Why thank you.
I'm going to take today of and then.. begin ANOTHER 30 DAYS OF DC SCREENCASTS!
-mouser (September 01, 2009, 04:48 PM)

Wow.

Title: Re: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Video Links Here
Post by: Ampa on September 01, 2009, 05:38 PM

A stupendous effort Mouser - I have learned many intricacies of both SC and FARR that I'd never have discovered on my own.

I look forward to the next batch!!

Title: Re: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Video Links Here
Post by: MilesAhead on September 01, 2009, 09:57 PM

Why thank you.
I'm going to take today of and then.. begin ANOTHER 30 DAYS OF DC SCREENCASTS!
-mouser (September 01, 2009, 04:48 PM)

Hmmmmmmmm, sounds like you're addicted. Soon they will be 20 minutes long, then 1/2 hour, then you'll be all dehydrated from sittin' in front of the machine for 12 hours straight!!! :D

Title: Re: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Video Links Here
Post by: mouser on September 02, 2009, 11:52 PM

Continued in September 2009 here:
https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=19784

DonationCoder.com Forum

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