= Screencast = A [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screencast|screencast]] is a digital recording of your computer desktop. This is helpful for when creating tutorial and instructional materials, demonstrate how to reproduce a bug, and demonstrating the latest desktop software. = Screencasting software = == kazam == [[https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kazam|Kazam]] is an easy to use application for recording on-screen action. == recordmydesktop == [[https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/recordmydesktop|Recordmydesktop]] captures audio and video data of a Linux desktop session. == ffmpeg == [[https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ffmpeg|ffmpeg]] allows recording the screen via the command line. For instructions, please see [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ScreenCasts/ffmpeg|here]]. == peek == [[https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/peek|peek]] is a simple animated GIF screen recorder with GUI. = Links = * Ubuntu Desktop Guide on [[https://help.ubuntu.com/stable/ubuntu-help/screen-shot-record.html|Screenshots and screencasts]]