Bug 164788 - should be able to make screencast
Summary: should be able to make screencast
Status: RESOLVED INTENTIONAL
Alias: None
Product: ksnapshot
Classification: Applications
Component: general (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Platform: Fedora RPMs Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Richard Moore
URL:
Keywords:
: 204590 (view as bug list)
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2008-06-23 22:36 UTC by lejocelyn
Modified: 2009-08-20 23:37 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Description lejocelyn 2008-06-23 22:36:06 UTC
Version:            (using KDE 4.0.4)
Installed from:    Fedora RPMs
OS:                Linux

Screencast are more and more used and a lot of free software (recordmydesktop qt/gtk, Istanbul,Xvidcap, ... ) do the job well, but, I think it would be great to have this kind of tool in the Desktop environment for a better integration.

When the user hits the key "print screen", he should be able to chose between screenshot or screencast. I think the user should still bhe able to select the "Capture mode" for the video, so, for the user, "just" a button under "New Snapshot" could make it.
Comment 1 Christophe Marin 2008-06-23 23:33:52 UTC
There is a desktop effect for that : "video record" is what you need ? (activate the desktop effects then "all plugins" tab and it is in the misc section).

If it doesn't exist, please consider updating your KDE version.
Comment 2 FiNeX 2008-06-24 10:17:44 UTC
@krop: and if an user doesn't use desktop effects? 
Comment 3 Christophe Marin 2008-06-24 10:32:06 UTC
You can disable all the candy effects and just keep this one. Where would be the problem ?
Comment 4 lejocelyn 2008-06-24 10:43:23 UTC
2008/6/24 Christophe Giboudeaux <kropx77@gmail.com>:
[bugs.kde.org quoted mail]

I think it's more a usability problem, the option should be integrated
in the software that handle the "print screen" key.
Why putting the fonction in Desktop effect ? who will look for it there ? O_o
Comment 5 Christophe Marin 2008-06-24 10:54:44 UTC
What is the usability benefit to add a video recorder implementation to an application called Ksnapshot ? (which, in my mind, is supposed to take snapshots, not videos).


Comment 6 lejocelyn 2008-06-24 11:00:34 UTC
2008/6/24 Christophe Giboudeaux <kropx77@gmail.com>:
[bugs.kde.org quoted mail]

Well, who care about the utility name ? the idea is that someone who
wants to record
info on its screen should be able to chose between screenshot or screencast.
Comment 7 Richard Moore 2008-07-14 00:30:55 UTC
This isn't really ksnapshot's job, so I'm going to close this. I do take the point however that the screencast functionality in kwin isn't obvious enough. Maybe the best solution would be to file a bug there asking for an easier way to access that?
Comment 8 Christophe Marin 2009-08-20 23:37:44 UTC
*** Bug 204590 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***