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If your file doesn't play on blip.tv

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Submitted by meredithfarkas on Sat, 11/15/2008 - 4:40pm

I've noticed that several of you had errors with your presentation when you uploaded it to blip.tv and it wouldn't convert to .flv, meaning that it cannot be viewed by others. This page describes what might cause these errors and offers some good advice, including the following:

Blog of the Week: LibCasting

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Submitted by meredithfarkas on Thu, 11/06/2008 - 1:58pm

This week, I don't really have a great blog to recommend, because the best one on the topic hasn't been updated in many months. Still, some of the old posts could be really useful for your assignment due next week. LibCasting is a blog all about library screencasting written by Greg Notess, a librarian in Montana who has written a number of books, columns and frequently speaks about web searching and library technologies.

Polished vs. "Quick and Dirty" Screencasts

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Submitted by meredithfarkas on Mon, 11/03/2008 - 3:21pm

I've been creating screencasts for about five years, since around when the time the first screencast tools came out. Since then, all sorts of new screencasting tools have been released that provide greater functionality or that allow us to create screencasts for free. With the early screencast tools, it would take a very long time for the application to process the movie you made in order to save it, preview it, or publish it. Considering that, it's amazing how quickly Captivate and Camtasia work now versus how they were early on.

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