On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 5:51 PM, Mark Knecht <markkne...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > I administer my dad's Gentoo machine from a distance. He's going to > take some sort of seminar over the net and asked me if there was a way > for him to record it - both audio and video. I don't know how the > seminar will be given, but my dad's in his 80's, isn't Gentoo > knowledgeable and if this is going to work what ever the software is > would have to be pretty easy to use. > > Anyone have any ideas about how to record everything on his screen > along with any audio? > > Thanks, > Mark > >
Install xvidcap for him and see if he'll be able to use it. WIth xvidcap, it should not matter what format the lecture he'll be listening to is in.