XPR!

I am working for a couple of months with my Livescribe Pulse pen. The cool moleskine like journal notebooks and the acceptable size of the pen, makes it something that is of practical use. The ability to record sound and playback the drawing session make it special. The potential to upload apps makes it very cool, but apps need to be present, which currently is not really the case.

The potential however is huge, especially when you are professionalizing your drawing skills. If you are confident in your drawing, a recording of a drawing with the Livescribe pen can easily be re-used to publish. Low-fi, but strong for giving insight and sharing knowledge.

A short howto:

1. Draw and record in the Livescribe journal (make sure to record sound, otherwise it will not be possible to playback the drawing session)
2. Upload the drawing to Livescribe Desktop and use a screen record tool or service (I used screenr.com) to make a screenrecord of the playback. Make sure not to record sound if you do not want to.
3. Convert the mp4 file to wmv or avi if needed (I used convertfiles.com)
4. Use a simple movie editing suite (I used MovieMaker) to speed up the playback (I did 4x) and to tweak the brightness to lose some grey lines. You could add some music as well.
5. Done. See me result below.

Any additional thoughts / applications? Would be great to automate the steps described above, but once you know how to do it, it is an easy and quick process.

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