Common Task Videos

This project is to provide demonstrations of how to do everyday tasks with KDE. Most of these videos should be very short. This is officially a KDE project, but it is being worked on.

The goal it to show KDE helping us accomplish work related tasks. KDE is ridiculously beautiful.

We should provide screen and control surface movements.

We should use few words, say what things are with a correct and simple technical name.

We could have a few humorous bits per video, like a WARNING

Howto record and post video

prerequisites

mencoder
microphone
small screen (1024x768 or less) 800x600 is better, 640x480 kde breaks)
recordmydesktop
youtube account

Process

open up a terminal,
run recordmydesktop
do your stuff
select that terminal
press control c
wait for video file to be processed
run mencoder -idx out.ogv -ovc lavc -oac mp3lame -o Your_Tilte.avi
post your avi files on youtube (ogv will only play audio with green background)

Video Ideas

build kde
set up development environment and tools
modify a library

file a bug report

sort images from a digital camera
- including attaching the camera

add a user
change your password
change background image
set system to behave like windows
set system to behave like mac
show how individuals enjoy setting up their enviornment, _AND HOW IT IS USED_ (not just set up for show)

what are widgets? (explain what they are)
install new widgets
add widgets
neat things that can be done with widgets and panels
how to use Activities

sort music
rename a file
burn a cd
rename a lot of files (in windows you just get bulk rename utility)
find a file
move a file to a flash drive
back up files
Figure out what program to run ( over view of names, maybe show navigating thru a menu and show what the program is that pops up for the main things / categories people will need)

KDE Task videos

http://youtube.com/yamspaine -- demonstrates using KDE -- sort of as a new user would see it. Not quite tutorials, more a mixed review + workarounds