SnagIT 7.2.5 – Download a free copy of SnagIT 7.2.5 here and request the free software key here (this will register your copy as a fully licensed version).

Camtasia Studio 3.1.3 – Download a free copy of Camtasia Studio 3.1.3 here and request the free software key here (this will register your copy as a fully licensed version).

TechSmith has been doing some interesting free product releases at the moment: They do state “As we learn what you want from this, we’ll have a better idea what the pricing and business model might look like in the future.” TechSmith explains that Jing is free to use, and to be hosted free at for the duration of their testing. Here is Jing Projects explanations for why they have limited file format - read the comments and you will see many have an issue with this format. swf format is an issue until then need to convert. Trouble is people often do not realise the. swf is the hardest format to convert to another video format - which you need for: editing with MovieMaker, iMovie or Camtasia Studio) embedding in PowerPoint presentations or playing on a mobile device.

The whole idea of Jing was they wanted to keep it very simple for very fast sharing of content.

Some organisations are not keen on installing Microsoft. To use you need to download both Jing and Microsoft. This means you could easily record the entire desktop and viewers would still be able to read the text in the screencast. It does not change or diminish the resolution of your content which means the quality of the screencast is far superior (check out this screencast hosted on Google Video with this created with Jing). The Jing Project by TechSmith is currently allowing people free use of Jing and their web-hosting service to capture images (and add notes to the images) or record it as a screen cast which you can then share free online at. As Beth is way more experienced at screencasting, and my background is scientific research (yes I have kept that quiet), the only option was to investigate Jing deeper. Beth Kanter has got me thinking more about screencasting since I wrote my post on Quick Tips for Improving Screencasts because Beth loves Jing while I have mixed feelings.

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