Showmedo
Encyclopedia
ShowMeDo is a video sharing
website where users can upload, view and share Video tutorials.
Most of the screencasts focus on themes related to computer programming language
s and Open Source software, especially Python
.
ShowMeDo was created at the end of 2005 by Ian Ozsvald and Kyran Dale as a learning platform to host and share self-produced Screencast
s and Video Tutorials.
Users on ShowMeDo often upload not only a single video-tutorial, but whole series, covering several related subjects.
While nearly all of ShowMeDo videos are made in English, a small number of Non-English videos exist (primarily German).
Most of ShowMeDo videos are free to watch for everyone. Since 2008, a "club" membership exist allowing paying members to watch exclusive video series.
Uploading videos is free for registered Users of ShowMeDo, but ShowMeDo requires that the content of the uploaded video be in accordance with the aim of ShowMeDo (showing how-to screencasts, FOSS
development or usage information).
's Flash Player
. The video codecs used by ShowMeDo are optimised for screencast
s made on a computer.
The recommended codec is the Camstudio's Lossless codec.
Video hosting service
A video hosting service allows individuals to upload video clips to an Internet website. The video host will then store the video on its server, and show the individual different types of code to allow others to view this video...
website where users can upload, view and share Video tutorials.
Most of the screencasts focus on themes related to computer programming language
Programming language
A programming language is an artificial language designed to communicate instructions to a machine, particularly a computer. Programming languages can be used to create programs that control the behavior of a machine and/or to express algorithms precisely....
s and Open Source software, especially Python
Python (programming language)
Python is a general-purpose, high-level programming language whose design philosophy emphasizes code readability. Python claims to "[combine] remarkable power with very clear syntax", and its standard library is large and comprehensive...
.
ShowMeDo was created at the end of 2005 by Ian Ozsvald and Kyran Dale as a learning platform to host and share self-produced Screencast
Screencast
A screencast is a digital recording of computer screen output, also known as a video screen capture, often containing audio narration. The term screencast compares with the related term screenshot; whereas screenshot is a picture of a computer screen, a screencast is essentially a movie of the...
s and Video Tutorials.
Users on ShowMeDo often upload not only a single video-tutorial, but whole series, covering several related subjects.
While nearly all of ShowMeDo videos are made in English, a small number of Non-English videos exist (primarily German).
Most of ShowMeDo videos are free to watch for everyone. Since 2008, a "club" membership exist allowing paying members to watch exclusive video series.
Uploading videos is free for registered Users of ShowMeDo, but ShowMeDo requires that the content of the uploaded video be in accordance with the aim of ShowMeDo (showing how-to screencasts, FOSS
Foss
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development or usage information).
Video format
ShowMeDo's video playback technology is based on AdobeAdobe Systems
Adobe Systems Incorporated is an American computer software company founded in 1982 and headquartered in San Jose, California, United States...
's Flash Player
Adobe Flash Player
The Adobe Flash Player is software for viewing multimedia, Rich Internet Applications and streaming video and audio, on a computer web browser or on supported mobile devices. Flash Player runs SWF files that can be created by the Adobe Flash authoring tool, by Adobe Flex or by a number of other...
. The video codecs used by ShowMeDo are optimised for screencast
Screencast
A screencast is a digital recording of computer screen output, also known as a video screen capture, often containing audio narration. The term screencast compares with the related term screenshot; whereas screenshot is a picture of a computer screen, a screencast is essentially a movie of the...
s made on a computer.
The recommended codec is the Camstudio's Lossless codec.
Video rankings
showmedo shows a ranked list of videos with the number of plays in the last 30 days:External links
- www.showmedo.com
- The Python Papers have articles about showmedo:
- http://www.ghacks.net/2006/12/10/showmedo-free-video-tutorial-website/
- http://www.ogmaciel.com/?tag=showmedo
- http://www.killerstartups.com/Web20/showmedo-com-screencasts-for-web-dev
- http://blogs.tech-recipes.com/davak/2007/02/12/high-resolution-tutorial-screencast-on-showmedo/
- http://python.org/doc/av/
- http://media.libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_20090525_ShowMeDo.mp3