This page contains information in order to help submitters with the creation of video tutorials for the workshop. The first step is to install a screen recorder software. Many tools exist, some of them are free, others are under commercial license or may require to pay a small amount of money in order to remove a watermark from the records. Tools are usually easy-to-use with plenty of documentation and tutorials available online.
Below is a (non-exhaustive) list of tools that can be used on Windows, Mac OS, and GNU / Linux:
Flashback Express
Windows (XP or later)
Free licenses with no watermark
Screencast-O-Matic
Windows (XP or later) or Mac OS (Mac OS X 10.7 or later)
Single free licenses available or pro licenses at $15 / year for removing the watermark
Icrecream
Windows (Vista or later) or Mac OS (Mac OS X 10.9 or later)
Single free licenses available or a 29.99$ one time fee for removing the watermark
recordMyDesktop
GNU / Linux
Open source; no watermark
Submissions of video tutorial should follow the following guidelines:
The primary goal of video tutorials is to promote a specific modelling tool and to help beginners get started with the tool. Therefore, basic and preliminary topics are preferable; The video should be recorded using high-quality settings and video length should be less than 5 minutes; The video should show applications of modelling tools with respect to the topics of interest of the workshop; Each video should cover only one topic. If you intend to discuss more than one topic, it is suggested to create a separate video for each topic and submit them separately; The topic covered by the video should be clearly defined in the video. Reviewers should be able to follow and reproduce the content of the video without having to consult other sources or references. If it is required to install a particular version of the tool or if specific requirements have to be met in order to use the tool, the video should mention these requirements; The use of subtitles, voice recording, and any other artifacts used to clarify the video is highly encouraged; The video should mention the authors’ names, preferably at the beginning of the video.
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