Posted on September 02, 2008 by Jonathan Hensley
Awesome Free Screen Capture Utility
If you haven’t heard of the JingProject, head over to the site right now. I’ve been using Jing for several months (since the initial beta) and I use it all the time.
Jing is a free product by TechSmith, the makers of the premier screen capture product Camtasia Studio and screenshot app SnagIt.
Here at my day job I use it to make little How-To videos or document a process. It’s so much easier for me to just record the steps with Jing and send a link to the video to an end user, colleague or friend than to write out the steps in an email precisely enough for them to follow. With Jing’s instant publishing integration it takes no time to upload the video to the web and send the link or save it locally as documentation.
Jing does have a 5 minute limit so therefore is only good for quick, informal screen captures. If you’re wanting to make a longer or more polished video stick with Camtasia.
Here’s a quick lesson on how Jing works and the ideas that spawned it. Take a look.
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