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Freeseer

Freeseer 2.5.3 performing a test screencast on Ubuntu
Original author(s)	FOSSLC
Developer(s)	Thanh Ha, Andrew Ross
Initial release	January 2010; 14 years ago (2010-01)
Stable release	3.0.1 [1]  / 3 January 2014
Repository	github.com/freeseer/freeseer
Written in	Python
Operating system	Linux, Windows (additional software needed), OS X (not fully supported)
Platform	Qt4, GStreamer
Available in	English, German, French, Dutch, Chinese, Japanese
Type	Screencasting software
License	GPL-3.0-or-later [2]
Website	freeseer.readthedocs.org

Freeseer ( /ˈfriːsiːɑːr/) is a discontinued ^[3] cross-platform screencasting application suite released as free and open-source software. Freeseer is a project of the Free and Open Source Software Learning Centre (FOSSLC), a not-for-profit organization.

Purpose

Its primary purpose is conference recording and has been used at conferences like OSGeo's FOSS4G, FSOSS, and more. ^[4] The software renders videos in an Ogg format. Its video source options are USB (e.g. internal/external webcam) or desktop. Freeseer consists of three different dependent programs: a recording tool (which is the main tool), a configuration tool, and a talk-list editor.

History

Since 2008, FOSSLC has been recording open source events around the world. To reduce recording costs, gain more control over the recordings, and achieve a more portable recording solution, FOSSLC began investigating alternatives and in-house options. ^[5]

In 2009, Freeseer was developed to make recording video extremely easy. ^[6] Its primary goal was to make recording large conferences with many talks possible on a frugal budget and ensure recordings are high quality. Freeseer began as a proof of concept when a command line hack using strictly open source components was used to record video from a vga2usb device and audio from a microphone. ^[5]

On May 28, 2022, the Freeseer project page on GitHub was archived, indicating no further development was to be expected. ^[3]

Features

• Configuration tool
• Video & audio recording
• Supports basic keyboard shortcuts
• Talk editor for managing talks to be recorded
• Uses a plug-in system so developers can easily add new features
• Video & audio streaming (RTMP streaming support and Justin.tv plug-in)
• Report editor for reporting issues with recorded talks
• Configuration profiles
• Multiple audio input
• YouTube uploader

See also

• Comparison of screencasting software

References

External links

• freeseer on GitHub
• Screen Recorder For Windows 10
• Freeseer Releases (contains packages for recent versions)
• Freeseer Downloads (contains binaries for older versions)