Howto encode Screenflow presentation for Vimeo HD
June 16, 2008
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This short screencast tutorial will show you how you can produce Vimeo HD friendly movies. Vimeo is rather strict on what can be considered HD and this guide will show you how to hit a bullseye with your screencast in HD.
What will you need:
- Screenflow
- Vimeo account
Simply listen to the below presentation. You can watch the HD version by following the link to Vimeo:
Howto encode screenflow screencast for Vimeo HD from Bernard Maltais on Vimeo.
Howto add Presentation Title to ScreenFlow
June 16, 2008
I recently discovered this amazing program called Screenflow. It allow you to produce tutorials like the one I make for this site.
One thing I noticed it was missing was the ability to add ScreenCast Titles. So I decided to make a ScreenCast of one go about adding Titles to a Screenflow presentation.
What you will need:
- Screenflow (obviously)
- A good paint program (I used Pixelmator)
Tutorial:
Simply listen to this easy to follow screencast to learn how to do it.
Howto add a Title in Screenflow from Bernard Maltais on Vimeo.
How to convert your DVD using Handbrake on Leopard
June 15, 2008
This tutorial will show you how to easily convert your dvd to a proper version that will play on you iPod, iPhone, Apple TV or even your XBOX 360.
What will you need:
1. A copy of Handbrake
2. A DVD
3. Some free time
How to do it:
Simply what the following HD Tutorial of how to install and use Handbrake. It cover the basics of the application and will quickly show you how to do your 1st conversion.
You can also watch the tutorial in HD on Vimeo.
How to install ZFS on OSX Leopard 10.5.3 (in HD)
June 15, 2008
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You migh already know this… but Leopard retail include support for ZFS. Unfortunatly this support is only for read access. During the last WWDC 2008 conference it was mentioned that Snow Leopard would introduce Read/Write support for ZFS in the server version.
I decided that I needed to look at ZFS a little bit more and went looking on how to install ZFS on Leopard 10.5.3. What I had not realized was that it would not be as easy at it may sound.
You might remember that late in 2007 Apple released a beta build of ZFS on ADC. Since then the ZFS beta application sort of went missing and no recent updates where published. Read more
How to convert MKV to M4V for easy XBOX 360 streaming from Mac OSX
May 25, 2008
This tutorial is a simple howto on how I personally convert my HD 720p BT MKV into something that the XBOX 360 can playback.
I know, I should use an Apple TV instead… but frankly I can’t. I am using Microsoft MCE in my house to run my TV and I employ 2 x XBOX 360 as extenders. One in the basement and one in the maser bedroom.
So when I want to watch an HD episode of Battlestar Galactica in my bed I need to stream it to an XBOX 360 compatible format. Note that this solution could also be used to convert the file to an Apple TV compatible format too (likely the same darn file that will play on the 360). Read more
