As you always wants to
capture your memorable moments into a video. That’s the same case when you do
some important work in your PC and want it to get capture into a video. Like
you have installed any software in your PC and want it to show the step-by-step
guide of installation to your colleagues, so instead of repeating the installation
process, you can show the video of the same to them by recording your activity
during the installation process.
Yes, you can record your
screen activity with RecordMyDesktop. RecordMyDesktop is one of the video
capture programs available in Ubuntu. RecordMyDesktop will record your activity
which you have done on your entire screen or the selected portion of the screen
and produces Ogg Theora video files. This format of video file is compatible
with the entire video player and you can even upload them to YouTube without
having to convert them in another format.
To begin with this, you
need to install RecordMyDesktop. You can install it from the terminal by typing
the command:-
sudo
apt-get install gtk-recordMydesktop
Or, you can install it
from Ubuntu Software Center by typing RecordMyDesktop in the search box.
After installation has
been done, now you are ready to capture your screen activity.
To start, you have to launch
the RecordMyDesktop. You can do this by typing RecordMyDesktop in the dash and then
select it.
Fig:1
You will see the main
screen of RecordMyDesktop with the few options. If you want to record the sound
as well so ensure that the checkbox beside Sound Quality is checked.
Fig:2
Then there are more
options like Advanced button. You
can do the settings as per your requirements.
Fig:3
You can start recording by
clicking the record option in the RecordMyDesktop screen or you can click the
red button appear in top right side of the system tray.
Fig:4
After starting the
recording the red circle button will change into a red rectangular button.
Unless you select an area
of the screen RecordMyDesktop will capture everything that is happening on your
screen. This can increase the size of your video file. So better to select the
area of the screen and then capture it. You can select the area by clicking the
red button and then click on “Select
Area on Screen”. Now, you have to drag the mouse, a red rectangle tells the
area that you are selecting. After releasing the mouse button, the area that
you have selected will be outlined with a black rectangle.
Fig: 5
After selecting the area,
you should click the record button and start recording. Now, whatever activity
you do in that particular area will get recorded. After that you can stop your
recording by clicking at the rectangular button.
Then you will find the
video file has been produce in the home directory, named as out.ogv. If the
file already exists, RecordMyDesktop will not overwrite it, but instead create
a new file with a number at the end to differentiate it.
Fig:6
Here is a recording of the
activity done in the selected area of the screen.
Fig:7
Enjoy recording your
activity done on screen of your PC.
