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You can set your computer audio output to mute, and provide the audio entirely from an external source (which can be your own voice, or an audio recorded earlier on your mobile phone or computer). In this way you can combine the video from the computer with your own narrative to make a lesson plan on a topic.

You can set your computer audio output to mute, and provide the audio entirely from an external source (which can be your own voice, or an audio recorded earlier on your mobile phone or computer). In this way you can combine the video from the computer with your own narrative to make a lesson plan on a topic.

 

There are some powerful ways of using this tool for creating video resources:

There are some powerful ways of using this tool for creating video resources:

# You could "slide show" your presentations or play your images and add a narration to it to explain further.  This can be shared as supplementary materials for your class and can be used by students who need reinforcement, additional reviews of your lessons.

# You could "slide show" your presentations or play your images and add a narration to it to explain further.  This can be shared as supplementary materials for your class and can be used by students who need reinforcement, additional reviews of your lessons.

# You may have used a particular software or educational application to demonstrate a concept in class. You could use the screen cast application to re-create the lesson by recording your description of the activity and sharing with students.

# You may have used a particular software or educational application to demonstrate a concept in class. You could use the screen cast application to re-create the lesson by recording your description of the activity and sharing with students.

# Dubbing a video can create a resource in another language.  In a teaching setting, you may want to use an existing video, and voice over it to add explanations to reflect the language and learning context of your class; this can be done quite effectively using this  application. To dub a video using [http://recordmydesktop.sourceforge.net/about.php record my desktop] , you need to set the sound settings on your computer to ‘mute’ (no output). Then start [http://recordmydesktop.sourceforge.net/about.php record my desktop] application and play the video. As the video plays, read out your script. The audio read out by you will be combined with the video being shown on the screen to create the video in your language.  Make sure you are not displaying copyright material on the screen when recording the video. If you record any copyright material in the video, it will be a copyright violation.   

# Dubbing a video can create a resource in another language.  In a teaching setting, you may want to use an existing video, and voice over it to add explanations to reflect the language and learning context of your class; this can be done quite effectively using this  application. To dub a video using [http://recordmydesktop.sourceforge.net/about.php record my desktop] , you need to set the sound settings on your computer to ‘mute’ (no output). Then start [http://recordmydesktop.sourceforge.net/about.php record my desktop] application and play the video. As the video plays, read out your script. The audio read out by you will be combined with the video being shown on the screen to create the video in your language.  Make sure you are not displaying copyright material on the screen when recording the video. If you record any copyright material in the video, it will be a copyright violation.   

The following images show how to work with the "Record my Desktop" application.

The following images show how to work with the "Record my Desktop" application.

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File:COL_Opening_Record_my_Desktop.png|Opening Record my Desktop

File:COL_Opening_Record_my_Desktop.png|Opening Record my Desktop

File:RecordMyDesktop_1_Main_Window.png|RecordMyDesktop main window]]

File:RecordMyDesktop_1_Main_Window.png|RecordMyDesktop main window

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#The first image shows how to open the application, from Applications-->Sound and video

#The first image shows how to open the application, from Applications-->Sound and video

#The second image shows how the view of the application window

#The second image shows how the view of the application window

'''Configuring record my desktop application'''

=====Configuring record my desktop application====

There are different settings that you can choose for recording on screen cast software based on the kind of content you are capturing on the content as well as method of sharing and publishing.  Here are some pointers for changing the settings.

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#The first image shows how to define the audio and video quality of your recording by moving the slider.  A higher quality video means a larger file, as shown in the image.  Therefore, you would need to decide based on the content as well as the intended use (if the video is to be published, it may be better to have a smaller output file size).  A video quality of 50% is good enough for most purposes and will keep file size lower).  You can also click on Advanced--->Performance to adjust the frame per second to adjust video quality. <br>

#|You can also select the window of the screen which you want to record. Click on <u>Select window</u>, as shown in the second image, and you will be asked to grab the area to select. You can select only that part of the screen that you want to record. This is useful if you are opening photos or playing a video on only part of your screen and want to record that part only.

The following images will describe how to record and export the recording in the form of a video file.

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File:RecordMyDesktop_6_Red_Button.png|Recording video using RecordMyDesktop

 

 

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