[wp-docs] Screencasts

[Ryan Boren]

On Fri, 2005-07-08 at 08:04 -0700, Matthew Mullenweg wrote:
> Mike Little wrote:
> > What format are these usually available in? Is SWF typical? I'd hate
> > to think they would be in some MS-only or MAC-specific format.
> 
> Most of the ones I've seen have been quicktime files, though the latest 
> have been Flash. I don't know of a video equivilent to MP3 that works 
> everywhere flawlessly, or an OS equivilent like OGG. This is why 
> standards are good. :)

Ogg Theora.  GNOME is thinking about integrating a desktop session
recorder that saves as Theora into its screen capture facility.  Prt Scr
and make a movie.  Of course, most Windows and Mac users don't have
Theora handy.  It is available to them, however.

http://www.theora.org/
http://live.gnome.org/Istanbul
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/usability/2005-June/msg00030.html