We’ve paired with Screenr to launch our second screencast competition; but this time, it’s easier than ever to participate. By using Screenr, recording your screencasts becomes laughably simple. “Just click the record button, and you’ll have your ready-to-tweet screencasts in seconds!”
To enter, all you must do is hit record, and teach us something related to web development in five minutes or less. That’s it! We’ll then filter through the submissions, and choose the top five winners.
How Do I Enter?
Easily! In fact, everyone can enter! Here’s how:
Step 1: Visit Screenr
Step 2: Press record!
You should consider lowering your capture size. Use one of the presets or set your own custom size with the handles – perhaps 1280×720 or 1280×800. Also, it’s not required that you use a condenser mic. If you’d instead prefer to use your computer’s built in mic, be sure to adjust the input levels prior to recording. It might take a few test videos to get it just right. Here’s a great screencast that demonstrate how to adjust your mic levels on a Mac.
Step 3: Teach us something related to web design/development in five minutes or less.
Just remember that the tutorial should appeal to our specific audience. For instance, a Java screencast, though fantastic, isn’t the best tutorial for Nettuts+.
Step 4: Make a tweet linking to your screencast, and include the “#nettuts” hash – so that we can track it! Your tweet counts as your submission – that’s all you need to do.
After you finish recording your screencast, Screenr will allow you to automatically tweet a link to your video tutorial. Just be sure to add the #nettuts hash.
All submissions must be received by September 30, 2009 CT (US), 11:59 PM.
Prizes Awarded
1st Place Grand Prize
- $500 cash, paid via Paypal.
- 12 month Net Plus subscription.
4 Runners-Up
- $100 cash, paid via Paypal.
- 3 month Net Plus subscription.
Need a Sample?
Here’s a five minute screencast that I created, which would be perfect for this contest. Notice how it doesn’t try to cover too much. It focuses on one helpful technique, and nothing more. Remember – Screenr limits your recording time to only five minutes.
How to Add a Drop-Shadow Across All Browsers
Thanks to our Sponsor, Screenr!
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Awesome! I’ll be sure to enter this one.
Would have entered (even got a subject to cover), but my english kinda sucks, so i won’t :D
get someone else to do the voiceover
that’s what i’m going to do :D
hi , can i enter with more then one screencast ??
I’d love the answer to this as well :D
Yes – enter as often as you wish.
This must be Nettuts’ most fun contest yet! Everyone is going to learn a bunch of great tips and tricks and the contestants have a chance of “fame and fortune”; a great idea!
Now to just come up with a good screencast . . .
Yeah, i will join this too with a coolest Subject !
Couldn’t have come at a better time! I was literally just about to record a short screencast! :)
Right, here’s my submission: http://screenr.com/a08
We apply the “Don’t Repeat Yourself” (DRY) programming technique to a WordPress theme. This makes maintaining and editing your post layout MUCH quicker, as it’s all in one place as opposed to having the same layout code in several files.
:)
I like it Dan – I wonder why I haven’t seen that sort of thing in WordPress themes before.
I only thought of it as I have been using Rails for the past month or so, but needed to code a template into WordPress. And I realised it was madness that WordPress didn’t have a “partial” system.
I learnt a lot from Rails about what makes good code :)
P.S. You can enter as many times as you wish!
can i enter with my tuto without sound or at spanish?
I don’t have paypal, can I still win the plus subscription
why don’t you create an account, it’s free
“everyone can enter”
Envato employees?
And/or people who write tutorials? :)
Hmm.. Let’s say no to full-time staff. Marketplace reviewers and writers are free to enter.
Awesome, thanks Jeffrey!
Like it! Would enter a screencast. But need a new microphone I am afraid.
I’ll be sure to enter this.
Hey Jeff, Can a person in Pakistan be your writer, and a themeforest seller?
My ideas are brewing, now I just need to get over my voice complex!!
Excactly, the excuses for NOT trying to do or submit a screencast are running up.. :) Damnit
Just submited mine at http://twitter.com/sufiantv
Oh I’m in!
Are we allowed to embed the screencasts anywhere else until the 30th?
Sure. I don’t mind.
Just did mine. Screenr is a really great service! Definitely going to use it again in the future.
How to add beautiful captions to images using jQuery:
http://screenr.com/3l8
Nice. Very helpful and interesting!
Very very nice idea! I˙ll try to join!!
Oh, and jeff.. you realy rock! Your speed is abnormous!! very nice!
Do I need to be eighteen or older? I’m fifteen.
Anyone can enter!
Awesome! Thanks…
Sorry I posted twice, didn’t think the first went through ;)
does not seem to be a search function on the site to track down screencasts added. does a google search on “#nettuts” work?
Al
http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23nettuts
ok thanks, have never used twitter so not that familiar with the site,
screenr does look interesting. can you edit/view your screencast before it is put out on the net or are you stuck with what you create?
Al
Hey Jeff, your personal site is down…just in case you didn’t realize!
cheers
Hey Jeffrey.
I’m fifteen, can I still enter?
Here’s my submission, everyone! http://screenr.com/vk8
If I’m not able to enter, I hope it helps someone anyway!
Thanks
-GVG
I’m doing tutorials on a digital painting app, if anyone wants to take a stab at it let me know. It’s Project Dogwaffle. I’m particularly interested in great tutorials on the use of particle brushes which carry animated custom brushes, i.e. painting with video over stills or with video over video. I know how to do this (duh, it’s our proggy:-) but I am looking for someone with a great idea of how to best show it.
Awesome! If anyone wants to see mine, here it is.
http://screenr.com/fz8
Hate my voice, but decided to do one anyway :)
amazing stuff!!!
Who’s got two thumbs, a funny accent and fame&fortune ahead? This guy: http://www.vileworks.com/php-screencast-hidden-captcha
the site looks great but i have no clue why it’s so closely tied to twitter. this stuff is out of hand!
Here is one of my screencasts for the competition – http://bit.ly/EDdyo
Hope you all find it useful and learn something from it.
Can I enter? I’m from Brazil… :D
Thats great ! I will publish one !
I have 3 screencasts thus far…
“Firefinder for Firebug for Firefox for Fiddling with jQuery” http://j.mp/2YhYUM
“Digging Into The FireQuery Add-on for jQuery” http://j.mp/1T9RKE
“Page Speed & YSlow Firebug Extensions to Increase Web Page Performance” http://j.mp/7IFWJ
I hope to make some more before the contest ends ;)
“Progressive enhancement with intentional degradation in 5 minutes” http://screenr.com/iG7
It’s basically how to make nice animated (looking like flash) menus enhanced using first CSS then Javascript but still accessible.
Although my english and accent is very bad, I managed to make a screencast. Here is mine.
http://screenr.com/A67
Cool , just added mine , How to test CSS rules with Firebug http://screenr.com/0y7
Hello, I am from Colima, MÉXICO.
Here is my screencast: “How to integrate a Flickr Album in a Web or Blog” -> http://screenr.com/eTH
Thanks!
Note: Sorry for my english, it´s hard for a Mexican guy
Using: API Flickr + PHP + jQuery
Next, added tonight. It’s about colorizing table rows with jQuery. The idea is to colorize table rows client side not send them colorized in document (inline css or external with class attribute). Enjoy :)
http://screenr.com/csH
A Simple Guide to Long Polling in 5 Minutes: http://screenr.com/SNH
Enjoy!
i just submitted my php quick tip video
http://www.imblog.info/php/useful-string-formatting-functions-screencast/
Here is my entry:
How to Save Time and Code Less in CodeIgniter with Doctrine. http://screenr.com/zNH
Could someone please let me know if i could record screencast online (for free) that is about an hour long and i want to have it protected with password or something similar?
Thank you in advance
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