RecordMyDesktop is an open source tool for recording your desktop into a the OGV open source video format. You can then use a video editing program such as In the near future I am going to be making some video tutorials on programming and Linux which requires me to have a desktop video recording tool similar to FRAPS. RecordMyDesktop is the easiest desktop video recording software I have found so far. Once you record your desktop with RecordMyDesktop you can then use WinFF to convert that into a more common format such as Mpeg4 or Flash(flv).

When you get RecordMyDesktop don’t forget to install the GTK front-end gtk-recordmydesktop as well which gives you the GUI front end app you see above.

WinFF Conversion

WinFF is also available from your Ubunto or Debian package manager.

Sample Video
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