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==Screen Casting and TutorialsScreencasting==

You want to create some videos for YouTube you say? Something which sounds so simple can quickly get pretty involved. I mean, you ''can'' simply hit record on your web cam , save the result to a file, and then upload it - done. But if unless you are perfect at "one shot" takes, it isn't so simple. If you care about the quality of the results that's when it quickly gets complicated. To record audio, you want a good microphone. With a good microphone, you want a good pair of headphones to monitor your sound. With a good recording, you're going to want some 'studio' equipment and software to mix your tracks into a final product. There are countless choices for audio / video / recording / mixing equipment and the software (plus 'content libraries' like sound effects or video fades). I'm not a professional musician, sound engineer nor even a professional vlogger. But, I'm interested in making some quality screencasts so here are my notes about some of the choices I'm making for my setup.

*The [https://rode.com/en-us/microphones/usb/podmic-usb PodMic USB] ($199) is a dynamic Broadcast Microphone that offers dual USB and XLR connectivity. It has an internal pop filter and shock mount plus comes with an external pop filter. There are several additional pieces of software available from Rode to make the best use of the PodMic, such as '''Rode Central''' to configure the internal digital signal processing. '''Rode Connect''' will allow you to configure multiple USB microphones on a single computer. {{#ev:youtube|JjXblQ3GutE}} If your microphone uses a standard XLR cable for output, then you are going to need an interface to be able to connect it to your computer. One such interface is the '''[https://focusrite.com/en/usb-audio-interface/scarlett/scarlett-2i2 Focusrite Scarlet 2i2]''' Sadly, the focusrite does not appear to be compatible with Linux - only offering driver downloads for Mac and Windows. So, if you're looking for equipment that will be truly cross-platform, that is something to consider - meaning you might want to get a mic that is already USB capable.  There are cables that convert XLR to USB, but be sure that this will work for your setup and type of microphone. An XLR to USB cable can be useful for connecting old analog mixers to a computer. The type of microphone you have will correlate to the power requirements it has. Condenser microphones require power to function (called phantom power) compared with ribbon microphones which do not. Meanwhile dynamic microphones do not output a powerful signal, and thus require amplification.

[[:en:OBS_Studio|'''OBS Studio''']] is GPL-licensed software app for [[Screencast|screencasting ]] and live streaming. Written in C/C++ and built with Qt, OBS Studio provides real-time capture, scene composition, recording, encoding, and broadcasting via Real Time Messaging Protocol (RTMP), HLS, SRT or RIST. It can stream videos to any RTMP-supporting destination, including YouTube, Twitch, Instagram and Facebook.