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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.
Easily! In fact, everyone can enter! Here's how:
You should consider lowering your capture size. Use one of the presets or set your own custom size with the handles - perhaps 1280x720 or 1280x800. 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.
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+.
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.
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.
"Screenr is a web-based tool that lets you create screencasts without installing any software. You just click the record button and your screen activity is recorded along with narration from your microphone. Screenr then publishes your screencast in high-definition Flash format. Screenr makes it easy to share your screencast on Twitter, YouTube or anywhere else on the web. Even iPhone users can view your screencast."
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The effects and techniques demonstrated in tutorials on the Tuts+ network can be used in whatever manner you wish without attribution.
The text, images and tutorials themselves are copyright their respective owners.
You cannot copy whole tutorials, either in English or translated to another language.
Writing a tutorial or article for the site is not only a great way to get exposure and give back to the community, but we'll also give you $150 cash to boot!
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User Comments
( ADD YOURS )techietim September 2nd
Awesome! I’ll be sure to enter this one.
( )Niklas Hansen September 2nd
Would have entered (even got a subject to cover), but my english kinda sucks, so i won’t
( )wpheroes September 2nd
get someone else to do the voiceover
( )crysfel September 2nd
that’s what i’m going to do
MG-7 September 2nd
hi , can i enter with more then one screencast ??
( )Daan September 2nd
I’d love the answer to this as well
( )Jeffrey Way September 2nd
Yes – enter as often as you wish.
Andrew September 2nd
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 . . .
( )Muhammad Adnan September 2nd
Yeah, i will join this too with a coolest Subject !
( )Dan Harper September 2nd
Couldn’t have come at a better time! I was literally just about to record a short screencast!
( )Dan Harper September 2nd
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.
( )Shane September 2nd
I like it Dan – I wonder why I haven’t seen that sort of thing in Wordpress themes before.
Dan Harper September 2nd
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
Jeffrey Way September 2nd
P.S. You can enter as many times as you wish!
( )Cimi September 2nd
can i enter with my tuto without sound or at spanish?
( )adrusi September 2nd
I don’t have paypal, can I still win the plus subscription
( )krike September 2nd
why don’t you create an account, it’s free
( )James September 2nd
“everyone can enter”
Envato employees?
( )Vasili September 2nd
And/or people who write tutorials?
( )Jeffrey Way September 2nd
Hmm.. Let’s say no to full-time staff. Marketplace reviewers and writers are free to enter.
James September 2nd
Awesome, thanks Jeffrey!
Ron Oerlemans September 2nd
Like it! Would enter a screencast. But need a new microphone I am afraid.
( )Ahmad Amin September 2nd
I’ll be sure to enter this.
( )Hassan September 2nd
Hey Jeff, Can a person in Pakistan be your writer, and a themeforest seller?
( )Brian Klepper September 2nd
My ideas are brewing, now I just need to get over my voice complex!!
( )Ulrik September 2nd
Excactly, the excuses for NOT trying to do or submit a screencast are running up..
Damnit
( )Sufian Hassan September 2nd
Just submited mine at http://twitter.com/sufiantv
( )Jonnotie September 3rd
Oh I’m in!
( )Stefan September 3rd
Are we allowed to embed the screencasts anywhere else until the 30th?
( )Jeffrey Way September 3rd
Sure. I don’t mind.
( )Mads Kjaer September 3rd
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
Nori Silverrage September 4th
Nice. Very helpful and interesting!
( )iMatt September 3rd
Very very nice idea! I˙ll try to join!!
( )Oh, and jeff.. you realy rock! Your speed is abnormous!! very nice!
Giles Van Gruisen September 3rd
Do I need to be eighteen or older? I’m fifteen.
( )Jeffrey Way September 4th
Anyone can enter!
( )Giles Van Gruisen September 4th
Awesome! Thanks…
Sorry I posted twice, didn’t think the first went through
Al September 3rd
does not seem to be a search function on the site to track down screencasts added. does a google search on “#nettuts” work?
Al
( )Dan Harper September 3rd
http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23nettuts
( )Al September 3rd
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
Jason Kempshall September 3rd
Hey Jeff, your personal site is down…just in case you didn’t realize!
cheers
( )Giles Van Gruisen September 3rd
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
Philip Staiger, Thebest3d.com September 5th
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.
( )Tylor September 5th
Awesome! If anyone wants to see mine, here it is.
http://screenr.com/fz8
( )Eric September 6th
Hate my voice, but decided to do one anyway
( )Chaitanya.GK September 7th
amazing stuff!!!
( )Stefan September 7th
Who’s got two thumbs, a funny accent and fame&fortune ahead? This guy: http://www.vileworks.com/php-screencast-hidden-captcha
( )t. johnston September 7th
the site looks great but i have no clue why it’s so closely tied to twitter. this stuff is out of hand!
( )Wez Pyke September 7th
Here is one of my screencasts for the competition – http://bit.ly/EDdyo
Hope you all find it useful and learn something from it.
( )Guilherme Rambo September 9th
Can I enter? I’m from Brazil…
( )ganesh September 16th
Thats great ! I will publish one !
( )Elijah Manor September 17th
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
( )Clinton Montague September 18th
“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.
( )anver September 24th
Although my english and accent is very bad, I managed to make a screencast. Here is mine.
http://screenr.com/A67
( )John Turner September 28th
Cool , just added mine , How to test CSS rules with Firebug http://screenr.com/0y7
( )Héctor Guedea September 29th
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
( )Héctor Guedea September 29th
Using: API Flickr + PHP + jQuery
( )Vokiel September 29th
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
( )Stephen Coley September 30th
A Simple Guide to Long Polling in 5 Minutes: http://screenr.com/SNH
Enjoy!
( )Muhammad Adnan September 30th
i just submitted my php quick tip video
http://www.imblog.info/php/useful-string-formatting-functions-screencast/
( )Burak September 30th
Here is my entry:
How to Save Time and Code Less in CodeIgniter with Doctrine. http://screenr.com/zNH
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