We are not making AVI’s anymore but there is nothing preventing you from converting them. There are a bazillion ways to convert but here’s a simple mencoder script to convert OGV to XVID/MP3.

mencoder input.ogv -oac mp3lame -ovc xvid -o output.avi

Fortunately, you are in luck. We have this particular episode in AVI already. Go to our video repo and download it from there. http://screencasters-repo.heathenx.org

Update: I changed the mencoder script and made it even simpler.

thanks for the tuts anyway.

(typo in DA comments now fixed, sorry Richard!)

ps. I know people get heathenx and I confused. Just remember that I’m the brains of the operation and he’s the looks.

I checked out your graphic and I think you did a superb job. One correction though…you might want to give Richard credit for episode 069 and not me (in your deviantart comments).

I keep playing with vectors on and off, & really enjoyed this tut.. being a Top Gear lover I knew what you were talking about, anyway not sure you want links (so feel free to nuke) here’s my effort (same theme as yours, bit of brain drain on the photo search, just wanted to get started ) – slightly morish detail but nowhere near perfect; I am newbie!) – like I say in the DA post, it was actually the starburst I enjoyed as I haven’t found a better way using Inkscape yet.. and it’s it I want to incorporate into something else

many thanks, and keep on castin’

I’m not sure it would be very much different to what I’ve already shown in this screencast. I would simply use the Bezier tool and create a polygon for each area of differing colour. The challenge really is the complexity. It would be a lot more tedious than what I showed simply because there are more pieces to it. But if you approached it bit by bit I’m sure it wouldn’t be too tough. I can’t see the method being any different than what I already showed though.

I found this http://www.hradkarlstejn.cz/data/titulka/1enleft_1.jpg?gcm_date=1169039099 It would be great if you could show me how to do.
Thank you very much.

@Meet the GIMP! – Rolf, thanks for the link. While it’s not the traditional comic style, it is an easy way to illustrate something include portraits (I did my avatar this way a while back). I really looked at whether the Trace function in inkscape could make this easier, but it really doesn’t IMO. You’re looking for simplicity and the Trace function doesn’t give me that. Suprisingly, I found that using the mouse gave me better results than using my Graphire3 tablet – no doubt this will be good news for all those people who don’t have one.

And if anyone wants to improve their bitmap editing skills definitely check out Rolf’s Meet the Gimp tutorials at http://meetthegimp.org The Screencasters highly recommend it!

If you remember my shot at making a comic out of a portrait you’ll know that I want some day to make an image like Roy Lichtenstein did.
Well, Richard Querin at screencasters .heathenx.org brought me a big step forward to that goal. I think we ha…

I always learn a lot in each screencast you do. Today it was layer locking and believe it or not the dropper tool. I have never used it, I don’t think you have used it in any of your previous screencasts.

Thanks for taking the time to post another tutorial at this time. Our Summers are so short in Canada, your supposed to be parked in a lawn chair.

http://www.airtoons.com

Thanks James, glad you liked it.

I wasn’t even aware of the terminology. Here are some google hits of possible interest:
airline safety card
http://novikov.livejournal.com/328396.html
or substituting “aircraft” per w’pedia’s
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_safety_card

..jim