Comments on: Contest!!! Firefox Screencasts — Sharing Knowledge through Video http://blog.mozilla.com/sumo/2008/05/01/contest-firefox-screencasts-sharing-knowledge-through-video/ The support.mozilla.com (SUMO) project blog Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:10:41 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: David Tenser http://blog.mozilla.com/sumo/2008/05/01/contest-firefox-screencasts-sharing-knowledge-through-video/comment-page-1/#comment-5154 David Tenser Wed, 07 May 2008 15:19:03 +0000 http://blog.mozilla.com/sumo/2008/05/01/contest-firefox-screencasts-sharing-knowledge-through-video/#comment-5154 Aleksej: If we can work it out technically, that could a possibility. For the target audience of SUMO, the main criteria is to make the content easily accessible, so presenting an option might just confuse. Aleksej: If we can work it out technically, that could a possibility. For the target audience of SUMO, the main criteria is to make the content easily accessible, so presenting an option might just confuse.

]]> By: Aleksej http://blog.mozilla.com/sumo/2008/05/01/contest-firefox-screencasts-sharing-knowledge-through-video/comment-page-1/#comment-5129 Aleksej Wed, 07 May 2008 10:22:21 +0000 http://blog.mozilla.com/sumo/2008/05/01/contest-firefox-screencasts-sharing-knowledge-through-video/#comment-5129 David Tenser: it is (I haven’t tried) possible to convert the Ogg/Theora(+Vorbis) to Flash / whatever FLV supports. What about providing both versions side by side? David Tenser: it is (I haven’t tried) possible to convert the Ogg/Theora(+Vorbis) to Flash / whatever FLV supports.

What about providing both versions side by side?

]]> By: David Tenser http://blog.mozilla.com/sumo/2008/05/01/contest-firefox-screencasts-sharing-knowledge-through-video/comment-page-1/#comment-4917 David Tenser Mon, 05 May 2008 10:59:21 +0000 http://blog.mozilla.com/sumo/2008/05/01/contest-firefox-screencasts-sharing-knowledge-through-video/#comment-4917 Aleksej: Yes, Jing is proprietary, which is not ideal. That said, the format, Flash, is necessary in order to ensure the videos can be played on most computers. I would love if we could use HTML5 and ogg/theora as a global, works-on-every-computer solution, but unfortunately the market is not there yet. As long as it's Flash, we can use it in the SUMO knowledge base. Aleksej: Yes, Jing is proprietary, which is not ideal. That said, the format, Flash, is necessary in order to ensure the videos can be played on most computers. I would love if we could use HTML5 and ogg/theora as a global, works-on-every-computer solution, but unfortunately the market is not there yet. As long as it’s Flash, we can use it in the SUMO knowledge base.

]]> By: David Tenser http://blog.mozilla.com/sumo/2008/05/01/contest-firefox-screencasts-sharing-knowledge-through-video/comment-page-1/#comment-4916 David Tenser Mon, 05 May 2008 10:56:48 +0000 http://blog.mozilla.com/sumo/2008/05/01/contest-firefox-screencasts-sharing-knowledge-through-video/#comment-4916 Percy, - What Firefox versions are targeted? Firefox 3 only or also Firefox 2? Many of the current articles are still not updated for Firefox 3, but many of them are pretty much unchanged. I think it would be helpful to most people if the videos were made with Firefox 3, but since it's not officially out yet, it's not a requirement for this contest. Most videos will be useful for both versions anyway. - Do they have to be in a specific OS or just any officially supported platform? Any officially supported platform would do. :) - Do they have to include narration? Is it a plus for the “quality of video production” or it won’t affect evaluation? We will not encourage narration as that adds another dimension to the videos that makes the evaluation harder, without necessarily adding much to the usefulness of the video. Also, by sticking to video only, the videos can potentially be useful to more than one locale.. See below.. - Is it open for all languages or just English? Just English for the contest, or we would end up with very fuzzy judging criteria. Note, though, that the intention is for SUMO to be a global project and we would certainly support localized screencasts there, although I believe the en-US video would be very useful for most locales (LTR at least). Percy,

- What Firefox versions are targeted? Firefox 3 only or also Firefox 2?

Many of the current articles are still not updated for Firefox 3, but many of them are pretty much unchanged. I think it would be helpful to most people if the videos were made with Firefox 3, but since it’s not officially out yet, it’s not a requirement for this contest. Most videos will be useful for both versions anyway.

- Do they have to be in a specific OS or just any officially supported platform?

Any officially supported platform would do. :)

- Do they have to include narration? Is it a plus for the “quality of video production” or it won’t affect evaluation?

We will not encourage narration as that adds another dimension to the videos that makes the evaluation harder, without necessarily adding much to the usefulness of the video. Also, by sticking to video only, the videos can potentially be useful to more than one locale.. See below..

- Is it open for all languages or just English?

Just English for the contest, or we would end up with very fuzzy judging criteria. Note, though, that the intention is for SUMO to be a global project and we would certainly support localized screencasts there, although I believe the en-US video would be very useful for most locales (LTR at least).

]]> By: David Tenser http://blog.mozilla.com/sumo/2008/05/01/contest-firefox-screencasts-sharing-knowledge-through-video/comment-page-1/#comment-4915 David Tenser Mon, 05 May 2008 10:46:48 +0000 http://blog.mozilla.com/sumo/2008/05/01/contest-firefox-screencasts-sharing-knowledge-through-video/#comment-4915 myles7897, it hasn't been decided yet. Stay tuned! :) myles7897, it hasn’t been decided yet. Stay tuned! :)

]]> By: Aleksej http://blog.mozilla.com/sumo/2008/05/01/contest-firefox-screencasts-sharing-knowledge-through-video/comment-page-1/#comment-4626 Aleksej Fri, 02 May 2008 18:25:04 +0000 http://blog.mozilla.com/sumo/2008/05/01/contest-firefox-screencasts-sharing-knowledge-through-video/#comment-4626 There is also a Qt front-end for recordmydesktop — KrecordMyDesktop. They are all available at http://recordmydesktop.iovar.org (there are also links / descriptions for various distributions). I am told that there is also xvidcap for that. There is also a Qt front-end for recordmydesktop — KrecordMyDesktop. They are all available at http://recordmydesktop.iovar.org (there are also links / descriptions for various distributions).

I am told that there is also xvidcap for that.

]]> By: Aleksej http://blog.mozilla.com/sumo/2008/05/01/contest-firefox-screencasts-sharing-knowledge-through-video/comment-page-1/#comment-4624 Aleksej Fri, 02 May 2008 17:52:20 +0000 http://blog.mozilla.com/sumo/2008/05/01/contest-firefox-screencasts-sharing-knowledge-through-video/#comment-4624 Jing seems to be propietary, and only supports Windows and Mac OS X, and records into what, Flash? On GNU/Linux, you can use the free/libre recordMyDesktop and its GUI front-end GTK-recordMyDesktop, which produce Ogg/Theora files. Jing seems to be propietary, and only supports Windows and Mac OS X, and records into what, Flash?

On GNU/Linux, you can use the free/libre recordMyDesktop and its GUI front-end GTK-recordMyDesktop, which produce Ogg/Theora files.

]]> By: Percy http://blog.mozilla.com/sumo/2008/05/01/contest-firefox-screencasts-sharing-knowledge-through-video/comment-page-1/#comment-4610 Percy Fri, 02 May 2008 13:24:02 +0000 http://blog.mozilla.com/sumo/2008/05/01/contest-firefox-screencasts-sharing-knowledge-through-video/#comment-4610 A few questions: - What Firefox versions are targeted? Firefox 3 only or also Firefox 2? - Do they have to be in a specific OS or just any officially supported platform? - Do they have to include narration? Is it a plus for the "quality of video production" or it won't affect evaluation? - Is it open for all languages or just English? Great initiative! A few questions:
- What Firefox versions are targeted? Firefox 3 only or also Firefox 2?
- Do they have to be in a specific OS or just any officially supported platform?
- Do they have to include narration? Is it a plus for the “quality of video production” or it won’t affect evaluation?
- Is it open for all languages or just English?

Great initiative!

]]> By: myles7897 http://blog.mozilla.com/sumo/2008/05/01/contest-firefox-screencasts-sharing-knowledge-through-video/comment-page-1/#comment-4577 myles7897 Fri, 02 May 2008 04:44:03 +0000 http://blog.mozilla.com/sumo/2008/05/01/contest-firefox-screencasts-sharing-knowledge-through-video/#comment-4577 who are the judges? who are the judges?

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