This gist shows how to create a GIF screencast using only free OS X tools: QuickTime, ffmpeg, and gifsicle.
To capture the video (filesize: 19MB), using the free "QuickTime Player" application:
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/ GIF-Screencast-OSX.md
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OS X Screencast to animated GIF
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| Copyright (C) 2011 Evan Long | |
| Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of | |
| this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in | |
| the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to | |
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/ BaseViewController.m
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A base view controller class that when running on the simulator in debug mode, will auto simulate a memory warning every time the view controller's viewDidAppear is called
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| // BaseViewController.m | |
| // | |
| // Created by Peter Boctor on 5/4/11. | |
| // | |
| // Copyright (c) 2011 Peter Boctor | |
| // | |
| // Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy | |
| // of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal | |
| // in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights |