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hi all.
I did a bit of research and I found nothing about. but i try to ask anyhow:
so there is NO way, absolutely NO way, to make a LC app able to record the screen? specifically running on iOS OR desktop (windows or MacOs)? am i right?
nothing? any hidden external lib, hidden magic command ...?
nothing nothing?
...
it was asked me to write an app like "educreations" or "showMe" (google them for more info) for a project involving 3 teachers who will have to record short lessons (audio + screen) to be posted to the project site and announced via twitter. the site&twitter part is ready. now i must find a way to give teachers such a tool…
…
nothing by LC?
:-/

tia
re.mu.

I think there are ways, although I'm far from conversant in all of them. The most basic way would be to create a recorder yourself, for instance, using commands like "Import snapshot", which creates an image of a portion of the screen, portion of a stack or a specific object.

You could import a string of snapshots, then out put them to a suitable format (.gif for example).

I know there is a ready made command for recording from a camera (revVideoRecord I think), but I don't think that would cover what your trying for if I understand the question correctly.

Lastly, there are many already existing screen recorders out there, if you don't want to roll your own. You can probably find one that works with CLI commands, and is free/open source, where you can send the commands from Lc and read in the out put of the program, cutting down at least the hardest parts of doing it yourself.

Hi,
For ios you may see this video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4KVYR-njeQ
For OS X i use quicktime menu file -> new screen record
Best regards
Jean-Marc

bogs wrote: ↑

Thu Nov 22, 2018 4:31 pm

Lastly, there are many already existing screen recorders out there, if you don't want to roll your own. You can probably find one that works with CLI commands, and is free/open source, where you can send the commands from Lc and read in the out put of the program, cutting down at least the hardest parts of doing it yourself.

thank you for your reply, bogs.
i know there are excellent screen recorders ready to use (at least a couple, the ones i mentioned in the prev post).
but what i am (was…) trying to make should be an all-in-one app managing all the process described above (therefore a custom app, necessarely), to give teachers a powerful yet simply-to-use tool to publish their lessons. i.e.: run the app, tap on "record", speak and draw at your convenience, stop the recording when finished, write a title, tap on "post" ---> the app generates the movie and - by using custom php services for example - uploads it to my server, writes the post to the db, run the cron to announce it via twitter. as i said, the part i miss is "creates the movie".

i'll probably use one of existing services, doing the upload manually from service repository to my server…

rmuzzini wrote: ↑

Thu Nov 22, 2018 5:44 pm

...but what i am (was…) trying to make should be an all-in-one app managing all the process described above (therefore a custom app, necessarely), to give teachers a powerful yet simply-to-use tool to publish their lessons. i.e.: run the app, tap on "record", speak and draw at your convenience, stop the recording when finished, write a title, tap on "post"...

Then what I first suggested would be the only way I know of, importing snapshots of the desktop, in a sequential order at a time span equal to the framerate your trying for, along with the "Record sound" (or its current alternative for 8.x and up), then turning out the images into a sequential file, either integrating the sound file with it or, alternately, playing it alongside the processed sequential image file.

Or what you said here -

rmuzzini wrote: ↑

Thu Nov 22, 2018 5:44 pm

i'll probably use one of existing services, doing the upload manually from service repository to my server…

I’ve actually run into this same problem when trying to help teachers record lessons for my kid’s school during remote learning times. There just isn’t a simple “one app does it all” solution out-of-the-box for average users, especially something that would directly integrate everything right up until posting online. Most folks I know just use whatever reliable screen recorder their device supports, then upload the result separately using whatever tools or CMS their school prefers. Automating everything like you described is trickier unless you build custom integrations, which can be a pain for non-developers.

For Windows and Mac, I’ve been recommending screen recording tools that are easy enough for teachers who don’t want to stress about settings or formats every time. One option I found pretty straightforward is this movavi, especially since it’s really clear for anyone new and doesn’t mess up the audio or video quality when teachers record and export their lessons.

Hola Manolo,

where have you been the last 15 years?

Best

Klaus

Klaus wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 16, 2025 6:47 pm

Hola Manolo,

where have you been the last 15 years?

He wasn't invented yet.

Well, his first posting is from 2015 (I'm bad at math ), so I don't think this this is AI.

Klaus.

You are only off by five years. That is a 33% error. Not bad.

I checked out Manolo's other posts. He has a handful, and they all seem very real.

But I see what made Jacque say what she did, so maybe he was taken over by a bot?

Craig

Hi Craig,

dunbarx wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 17, 2025 9:21 pm

Klaus.
You are only off by five years. That is a 33% error. Not bad.

thank you very much!

dunbarx wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 17, 2025 9:21 pm

I checked out Manolo's other posts. He has a handful, and they all seem very real.

Yes, that's why I did not think of AI in the first place.

dunbarx wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 17, 2025 9:21 pm

But I see what made Jacque say what she did, so maybe he was taken over by a bot?

No idea, is that even possible?


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Klaus

No idea, is that even possible?

No. Soon, maybe.

I have always wanted to see a new film where John Wayne fights Godzilla, and you cannot tell that it is not the real John Wayne.

Craig

They cloned the late Peter Cushing as the Great Muff Diver in the 33rd film in the Star Bores franchise.

Apologies to Manolo, I think my skepticism has gone too far. I hardly trust anyone these days. All real people should beware.

Jacque.

Very soon the world will catch up to your level of skepticism, assuming you do not keep increasing it, and then all will be, er, uh, oh.

Craig