Tag Archives: Open-Sankoré

Open-Sankoré, OpenBoard, and Uniboard

Gadgets, Online Learning, , , , ,
OpenBoard

OpenBoard

I have quietly been waiting for Open-Sankoré to update and support OS X Yosemite and/or El Capitan. OpenBoard (a fork of Open-Sankoré) works on OS X Yosemite and El Capitan, and looks pretty much identical.

Finding OpenBoard can be a little difficult, but can be downloaded here.

Interesting enough, Uniboard (the software that Open-Sankoré was based on) works in OS X El Capitan. The origin site to download it, however, does not:

http://getuniboard.com

Uniboard can be downloaded from Download.com

So, Uniboard and OpenBoard can both work on recent versions of OS X. My recommendation at the moment would be OpenBoard.

Open-Sankoré Alternative: OpenBoard

Gadgets, Online Learning, , , ,

Open-Sankoré does not work with OS X Yosemite. If you run the program in OS X 10.10, Open-Sankoré closes immediately. The only workaround I have discovered is rolling back to OS X 10.9 (Mavericks). The Open-Sankoré website does not provide much insight on when this issue might be fixed. However, it looks like there may be an alternative…

OpenBoard

OpenBoard

Using Google Translate, I can see that SEM-Logistics and Christian Oihenart have released a version of OpenBoard that works on OS X Yosemite (although there is apparently a small bug in the display of the dock). I have not installed or tested OpenBoard, and have no idea how well this might work, but it is now on my radar.

Update: 30th July, 2015

The old link to OpenBoard is dead. This new one seems to work.

Open-Sankoré Error – Don’t Update to OS X Yosemite

Gadgets, Internet, Online Learning, , , ,

 

Open-Sankoré Error MessageIf using Open-Sankoré, don’t make the mistake I made and update to OS X 10.10 Yosemite.  I learnt this the hard way. The Open-Sankoré website does not post this prominently, but Open-Sankoré will not run on Yosemite (there are some discussions hidden away on the support boards). According to their Open-Sankoré Facebook page, Open-Sankoré will be updated in late November and should work again. The Facebook message reads as follows:Open-Sankoré Facebook Message

 

Unfortunately we know this problem for a few weeks with the beta version. Apple changed several important elements that prevents QT to work correctly in Yosemite. We will work to correct this problem as soon as possible (probably late November). Thank you for your patience.

Only workaround at the moment is to rollback to OS X Mavericks. This can be done, but might be a tad painful.

Update (24th November, 2014)

Looks like January of 2015 is when Open-Sankoré is most likely to be updated (according to this post) to work with OS X 10.10 Yosemite.

Mini-Recording Studio Wishlist

Gadgets, Online Learning, , , , , ,

Earlier this year, I requested some equipment at work. Basically what I wanted was a room in which faculty could walk in and record reusable video content for online and hybrid classes. Something simple, yet flexible. My wishlist is below. This all could be accomplished using a Windows Surface Pro with Camtasia installed, but I think ScreenFlow is a better editing package. Having a dedicated room allows for more flexibility in presentation style, with faculty able to stand in the room (adjustable camera and desk), or sit at a stool.

I have been experimenting with the combination of ScreenFlow, Open-Sankoré, and the Wacom Cintiq tablet. So far I am impressed. Open-Sankoré  is prone to the occasional crash, but this might be down to my testing on older equipment.

Item Details Notes Cost
Mac Pro Quad-Core and Dual GPU 2,799.00
Snowball Mic Blue Microphones Snowball USB Microphone Not ICE Model 59.00
Pop Filter Blue Microphones The Pop Universal Pop Filter 28.99
Microphone Stand PylePro PMKS15 Universal Compact Base Microphone Stand with Adjustable and Extendable Boom $35.05
Webcam Logitech C920 Cam 69.99
Microphone Stand for Webcam On Stage MS7201B Round Base Microphone Stand, Black 21.95
Wacom Tablet Cintiq 22HD Creative Pen Display 1999.00
Table (Adjustable Height) Tubular Steel Adjustable Drawing Table with Multiple Supply Drawers – CraftMaster $149.97
Adjustable Height Cabinet Adjustable Height Cabinet Table with Casters 156.90
Stool Balt Trax Stool, Model 34430 (Black) 182.00
External Drive Portable Hard drives
With thunderbolt docking station		 654.95
Surge Protector Belkin Pivot Wall Mount Surge Protector with 6 Outlets 14.49
Softbox Lighting Kit ePhoto Digital Video Continuous Softbox Lighting Kit and Boom Stand Hair Light with Carrying Case H9004SB 109.99
ClipWrap http://www.divergentmedia.com/clipwrap 49.99
Monitor Acer B296CL 499.99
ScreenFlow http://www.telestream.net/screenflow/ 99.00
TOTAL $6930.26