Kazam, Screencasting Tool, Receives An Update

  • The Kazam screencasting app (the one I use for my screencasts) has received a pretty substantial update, bringing it to version 1.0

    Changes with Kazam 1.0 include:

    - Ability to record certain screen regions
    - Support for two audio channels, with volume settings
    - Output can be saved in WebM or Matroska
    - Uses gstreamer instead of ffmpeg
    - Countdown timer is now customizable, from 1-65 seconds
    - Countdown window has now variable width
    - Adjustable framerate, from 1-60 fps
    - Ability to turn off recording mouse cursor

    Install Kazam in Ubuntu

    Kazam 1.0 is available from its unstable PPA, for Ubuntu 11.10 and 12.04:

    sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kazam-team/unstable-series
    sudo apt-get update
    sudo apt-get install kazam

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    Source: iloveubuntu, WebUpD8

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    January 31st, 2012 | Joe Steiger | No Comments | Tags: , , , ,

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