[SOLVED] Kazam Screencaster

[linuxero]

Hi guys;

I am not sure whether this goes here or not, but I couldn't find a better place to ask!

I am trying to run Kazam on Mageia 1 64bit. I downloaded it from the launchpad site. Well; I compiled it but then when I try to run it it gives me this in the Terminal:

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$ kazam
ERROR (15:26:23): Could not find any typelib for AppIndicator3
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/kazam", line 61, in <module>
    appWindow = KazamApp(datadir, options.debug)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/kazam/app.py", line 72, in __init__
    self.mainmenu = MainMenu()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/kazam/frontend/main_menu.py", line 54, in __init__
    self.action_group = Gtk.ActionGroup("kazam_actions")
TypeError: GObject.__init__() takes exactly 0 arguments (1 given)


I am not quite familiar with Python nor its problems. Can anybody help? Is there a plan to include it in Mageia in the near future?

Thanks.

[doktor5000]

Do you really need Kazam or only some screencasting program? There is recordmydesktop with GTK and QT frontends,
xvidcap, vlc can do this or also ffmpeg for higher performance. What exactly are the advantages of kazam?

Otherwise to use kazam you have to build it. After you extracted it, install the following packages:

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python-distutils-extra intltool pyxdg

packages then change to the directory of kazam and do the following:

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python setup.py build
python setup.py install

EDIT: Sorry, was a bit too fast, you've already done that, and you also posted a question on launchpad.
Sorry, but my python-fu is not that good to help debug this.

[alf]

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    self.action_group = Gtk.ActionGroup("kazam_actions")
TypeError: GObject.__init__() takes exactly 0 arguments (1 given)

seems to be a syntax error in sourcecode which should be reported to the author

[doktor5000]

Well, he posted a question with the exact error message at the launchpad project page for kazam, that's no bug report but someone should look at it, i guess ... ?

[linuxero]

Thanks guys, actually I tried to go through the code and I could reach to get around this fault. However few others seem to be there that I still cant work out.

Do you really need Kazam or only some screencasting program? There is recordmydesktop with GTK and QT frontends,
xvidcap, vlc can do this or also ffmpeg for higher performance.

As for whether I need Kazam or whatever other screencasting programme;

Actually I need something good enough with an ease of supporting codecs to use in youtube.

What exactly are the advantages of kazam?

There are quite some good features I've been told about, but what I most read are:
Ease of use
Whole desktop/Window Capture
Ability to record two audio channels. Volume levels for these channels can be configured.
Record video in VP8 or H264 codecs
Countdown Timer
Adjust framerate
Mouse Capture
Ability to record user specified region
Uses Gstreamer as backend (not ffmpeg)

I've tried VLC; which, for some strange reason, gives some problems in responding.

RecordMyDesktop with either forntends GTK/QT quits at random..I already posted a question about it in this forum.

Anyway, the sound is not quite pure and maybe this is another problem thatr I have in my Mageia..maybe due to the mic or something, but there are some interferences all the time.!

Thanks again guys;

I'll ask you to keep this thread open for a while..maybe I could get some hint

[alf]

I got it work installing the Gtk+3.0 stuff.

[linuxero]

I got it work installing the Gtk+3.0 stuff.

Under Mageia 64bit?

Anyway; could you tell me the packages that you installed?

Thanks in advance

[doktor5000]

Actually I need something good enough with an ease of supporting codecs to use in youtube.

AFAIK, youtube automatically reconverts videos if necessary, so everything should be fine.

[alf]

Under Mageia 64bit?

No, mandriva 2011(32bit); I haven't any working mageia installation at the moment but the errors were the same you reported.

Anyway; could you tell me the packages that you installed?

gtk+3.0 and libgtk+3.0 should do the job, i've also installed libgtk+3_0-devel but i'm not sure if it is necessary.

edit: just another point, i installed the kazam stable release 1.0.4.1

[linuxero]

gtk+3.0 and libgtk+3.0 should do the job, i've also installed libgtk+3_0-devel but i'm not sure if it is necessary.

I guess GTK+3.0 is still not available in Mageia!

I couldn't find it in the Software Centre.

Thanks

[alf]

as long as there's no gtk3 in mageia you have no chance to get kazam working with mageia. The UI requires gtk3.

[linuxero]

I thought so..I'll try to get Mandriva's RPM on Mageia

Thanks again

[doktor5000]

Well, Mageia cauldron has gtk3.

[alf]

just testet it in mageia2 beta1. kazam itself starts but a recording can't be started. Recording button is grayed out after starting the recordingregion window and kzam can oly closed by killing the process. I've no clue what to do.

[linuxero]

Re: Kazam Screencaster

Well, Mageia cauldron has gtk3.

Sorry if I don't know at what stage are the packages in Cauldron..are they considered mature for a productive env.?

just testet it in mageia2 beta1. kazam itself starts but a recording can't be started. Recording button is grayed out after starting the recordingregion window and kzam can oly closed by killing the process. I've no clue what to do.

Are all the devices well configured? Do you think it is related to Python or GTK in this beta?

I'll try to install Mageia 2 on some machine for testing..the beta or rc of course

Thank you guys

[alf]

Are all the devices well configured?

yes.

Do you think it is related to Python or GTK in this beta?

No, I dont think it's related to Python, raher to Gtk, maybe the KDE-desktop-effects. Didn't test it with desktop-effects disabled yet.

[linuxero]

I'll try to get a harddisk to try it this weekend

Thank you

[wobo]

Sorry if I don't know at what stage are the packages in Cauldron..are they considered mature for a productive env.?

Cauldron is the development branch for Mageia (like Cooker at Mandriva). It is not recommended for productive environment. Never, no matter at which stage of the cycle it is.

[linuxero]

Cauldron is the development branch for Mageia (like Cooker at Mandriva). It is not recommended for productive environment. Never, no matter at which stage of the cycle it is.

I thought so, thank you wobo

[linuxero]

At last it works for me, even though the interface does not show properly on my KDE installation!!

For those interested:

1. I downloaded the package from launchpad
2. Unzipped it and got into the unzipped folder
3. Installed intltools, gstreamer-rsvg, gstreamer-vp8, gstreamer-x264, python-distutils, python-keybinder, x264-libs
(I actually installed all of the gstreamer stuff, especially the tainted ones )
4. I did as said in the readme file as root

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  # python setup.py install


5. voilà, it's ready to run

Thanks to everyon in the forum

[doktor5000]

Nice, thanks for sharing the information

[linuxero]

You're welcom dok