Restarting Firefox fixed it. Sorry for any of your time I wasted. On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 8:32 PM, Dazed_75 wrote: > I take that back. Suddenly I don't seem to be able to play much of > anything > > > On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 8:17 PM, Dazed_75 wrote: > >> I was not able to get your youtube video to play though I normally have no >> problems with it. >> >> >> On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 8:11 PM, Ariel Gold wrote: >> >>> Actually it looks like recordmyDesktop requires an X server. >>> >>> 2010/5/20 Ariel Gold >>> >>> avidemux is a video editor, though I haven't done any editing with it. >>>> Floss Manuals has a manual on avidemux, and other video software.... >>>> http://en.flossmanuals.net/ >>>> >>>> Also, if you are doing any recording on a server without X, note, as the >>>> name implies, gtk-recordmydesktop is a frontend for recordmydesktop >>>> >>>> >>>> 2010/5/20 Bryan O'Neal >>>> >>>>> Can you edit the video with avidemux? Because I would, by nature of the >>>>> beast, be working on more then one machine and would need to cut and past >>>>> sections of video into each other for a clear presentation. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 6:25 PM, Ariel Gold wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Thought I'd start a new thread since Bryan asked about >>>>>> screencasting... >>>>>> >>>>>> gtk-recordmydesktop worked the best of all the tools i tried. >>>>>> >>>>>> You might be able to record sound and audio at once, but that didn't >>>>>> work on my aging laptop. I found that recording audio and video actually >>>>>> worked well as a workflow, aging laptop aside, because you can focus on >>>>>> actually doing what your're doing on the screen, and then when you're >>>>>> playing it back, you can sit back and tell people what you are doing. >>>>>> >>>>>> So it takes a few steps. >>>>>> >>>>>> First, record your screen with gtk-recordmydesktop. That's >>>>>> straightforward. >>>>>> >>>>>> Then play it back and record an audio track. I used >>>>>> gnome-sound-recorder. Then to put the two togetheri I used avidemux. >>>>>> >>>>>> After you open your video with avidemux go to the "Audio -> Main >>>>>> Track" and select the filetype you want to add (ie. external mp2/3, wav). >>>>>> Then select the sound file and it should work. Maybe there's a quicker way >>>>>> to add the audio track from the command line? >>>>>> >>>>>> gtk-recordmydesktop outputs an ogv file, which avidemux won't open. so >>>>>> I converted using ffmpeg -i filename.ogv filename.avi. Then you can make >>>>>> the final file a flv or whatever... >>>>>> >>>>>> Here's what I ended up with: >>>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hP4kOEF8kcc >>>>>> >>>>>> Look forward to watching some screencasts on things like >>>>>> load-balancing! >>>>>> >>>>>> -Ari >>>>>> >>>>>> 2010/5/20 Bryan O'Neal >>>>>> >>>>>>> If some one finds me a F/OSS desktop recorder and a way to edit and >>>>>>> drop sound on it I will do video :) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 5:09 PM, keith smith wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I think video is the way to go if you are so inclined. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thanks for your help! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> ------------------------ >>>>>>>> Keith Smith >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> --- On *Thu, 5/20/10, Bryan O'Neal >>>>>>>> * wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> From: Bryan O'Neal >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Subject: Re: Off site automated backups >>>>>>>> To: "Main PLUG discussion list" < >>>>>>>> plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us> >>>>>>>> Date: Thursday, May 20, 2010, 5:05 PM >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Use RSnapshot. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> It is funny you are going down each of my presentations (ASULUG, >>>>>>>> PLUG, ABLEConf) for the last year in reverse order. If only you had one >>>>>>>> about VPN's in there is would have hit all four! :) >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Makes me think I really should put that stuff on my blog at some >>>>>>>> point ;) >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 4:51 PM, keith smith >>>>>>>> > wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I'm already rsyncing to a backup server. The short coming someone >>>>>>>>> pointed out would be if a table was dropped by accident or by a successful >>>>>>>>> hacker then the rsync would replicate the changes to the backup server, >>>>>>>>> leaving me with a real problem. So what I want to do is dump the data, tar >>>>>>>>> it and store it off site. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I can write a script to ftp the tarball, however I was wondering if >>>>>>>>> there was a service that will just ftp in and copy what is there. That >>>>>>>>> would be the simplest. Of course it would have to be SFTP. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> ------------------------ >>>>>>>>> Keith Smith >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> --- On *Thu, 5/20/10, Eric Cope >>>>>>>>> >* wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> From: Eric Cope >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: Off site automated backups >>>>>>>>> To: "Main PLUG discussion list" < >>>>>>>>> plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> Date: Thursday, May 20, 2010, 4:37 PM >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> is FTP necessary or can you rsync them? >>>>>>>>> Eric >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 4:29 PM, Stephen >>>>>>>>> > wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> in many many ways really. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> the simplest "dirt" thing that comes to mind is a cronjob/backup >>>>>>>>>> script useing tar with compression the files you want to save then and ftp >>>>>>>>>> command to push the newly created file. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I know there are tools that can automate this im sure. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 4:20 PM, keith smith < >>>>>>>>>> klsmith2020@yahoo.com >>>>>>>>>> > wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Man I've got 3 threads going at once. Thanks for all your help. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> I want to do some automated backups and I've got this picture in >>>>>>>>>>> my head of a service that can be configured to upload files from a specified >>>>>>>>>>> folder by configuring it to FTP into my server. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Is that possible? >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Thanks in advance! >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> ------------------------ >>>>>>>>>>> Keith Smith >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - >>>>>>>>>>> PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>>>>>>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>>>>>>>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>> A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you >>>>>>>>>> from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Stephen >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>>>>>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>>>>>>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -----Inline Attachment Follows----- >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>>>>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>>>>>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>>>>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>>>>>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -----Inline Attachment Follows----- >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>>>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>>>>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>>>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>>>>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>>>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Dazed_75 a.k.a. Larry >> >> The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain >> occasions, that I wish it always to be kept alive. >> - Thomas Jefferson >> > > > > -- > Dazed_75 a.k.a. Larry > > The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, > that I wish it always to be kept alive. > - Thomas Jefferson > -- Dazed_75 a.k.a. Larry The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it always to be kept alive. - Thomas Jefferson