Freeseer 2.5.3 performing a test screencast. Running on Ubuntu. |
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Original author(s) | FOSSLC |
Developer(s) | Thanh Ha, Andrew Ross |
Initial release | January 2010 |
Stable release | 2.5.3 / May 24, 2011[1] |
Development status | Active |
Written in | Python using Qt4 and GStreamer |
Operating system | Linux, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X |
Available in | English, German, French |
Type | Screencasting software |
License | GNU General Public License[2] |
Website | github.com/fosslc/freeseer |
Freeseer ( /ˈfriːsiːɑr/) is a 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.
Its primary purpose is conference recording and has been used at conferences like OSGeo's FOSS4G, FSOSS, and more.[3]
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 dependant programs: a recording tool (which is the main tool), a configuration tool, and a talk-list editor.
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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.[4]
In 2009, Freeseer was developed to make recording video extremely easy.[5] 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.[6]
Freeseer is now actively under development by a small team. The project also receives many contributions from students via open source contribution programs such as Google Summer of Code,[7] Undergraduate Capstone Open Source Projects,[8] and Fedora Summer Coding.[9]