Jing Presented by Allison McKiernan MLIS Candidate Louisiana Library Association Preconference 2010 McKiernan

What is Jing? Jing is a free (but not open source) screencasting software owned by the TechSmith Corporation. Jing is for quick and easy visual communication – to simply capture and share what you see. It was designed to be a streamlined and efficient screen capture and recording application. Jing is compatible with Macintosh and Windows. McKiernan

How does Jing work? The software takes a picture or video of the user's computer screen and uploads it to the Web, FTP, computer or clipboard. A URL is automatically created and can be shared with others to view or access the uploaded file. McKiernan

How can Jing be useful in a library setting? Its simple format and the ability to quickly upload screencasts has made Jing useful for virtual reference and tutorials in libraries. Jing offers free technical support. McKiernan

Jing vs. Jing Pro Jing is free. Jing Pro is the premium version, which offers more flexibility and customization options. With Jing Pro you can record webcam video, deliver HD quality video for the web, remove Jing branding from your newly recorded content, and share your screencasts on popular online video sites like YouTube - $14.95/year Both Jing and Jing Pro include a complimentary Screencast.com account with 2GB of storage and 2GB of monthly bandwidth. McKiernan

Screencast.com Screencast.com is TechSmith’s content hosting site that Jing uses to securely host your screen captures and screen recordings. Every Jing user is given 2GB of free space and 2GB of free monthly bandwidth on Screencast.com. McKiernan

Further Editing For further editing, Jing allows you to export your images or video to Snagit or Camtasia Studio. For people looking for longer screen recording and editing functionality, Snagit or Camtasia Studio, two full-featured screen capture, screen recording, editing and production software applications, are an option. Snagit- $49.95 Camtasia Studio- $299 McKiernan

Jing Cons Both Jing and Jing Pro limit your video recording time to 5-minutes. Images are always in PNG format. Jing videos are always in SWF format, while Jing Pro videos can be in either SWF or MPEG-4 AVC. Users are required to sign up for an account before using the software. McKiernan

How to Screencapture Using Jing Initiate a capture by clicking Jing's sun icon You can capture a window, pane, or region. (click and drag to select a region.) McKiernan

Need to emphasize or explain? ◦Mark up your screenshot with a text box, arrow, highlight, or rectangle. McKiernan

Sharing your Jing Screencapture Once you have created your screenshot you can send it to a destination like Screencast.com or Flickr, or copy it to your clipboard. When you do Jing places a hyperlink on your clipboard. Simply paste (CTRL-V or Command-V) the link into an IM chat, , forum post, Twitter, etc. and when the person clicks it they will see your uploaded screenshot. McKiernan

How to Screencast Using Jing Select a window or region and Jing will record up to five minutes of video of everything that appears in that area. Point to things with your mouse, scroll, flip through photos, click around in a website or application. If your computer has a microphone, Jing can record your commentary at the same time. McKiernan

Sharing your Jing Screencast When you're done recording, your screencast is ready to upload. The moment it's on Screencast.com you have a link ready to paste and share. Jing can put a Screencast.com embed code on your clipboard or a link. You can save the SWF Flash video to a directory or FTP site. McKiernan

Thank you! Any questions? McKiernan