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[...] I realize not all have a gifted son nearby who can show what to do, so I made a quick tutorial using Jing. [...]

By: Angela

Angela — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 15:28:45 +0000

Excellent, Heidi! Thank you for sharing this info. I was wondering the other day if there was software available that would help me demonstrate tips and how-tos quickly and thoroughly. I’ve got a new project underway and BOTH of these programs could be just what I need for it.

Off to check them out….

By: Heidi Caswell

Heidi Caswell — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 05:36:29 +0000

Both are made by Tech Smith. Each has their own unique purpose.

Jing is 5 minutes or less. It is good for a short screencast on the fly. Ever have someone ask how to do something, and you wish they could see your screen? Easy to record quickly and IM, email or post the link.

Camtasia is so much more, but overkill and takes longer if all you need is a quick 2 minute screencast. Now a recorded class, demonstration, etc. a project that you take time to edit, then Camtasia is what you would need.

By: Reverse Phone Directory

Reverse Phone Directory — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:31:47 +0000

well , jing is good for newbies. But still camtasia is way better then this jing .

By: Heidi Caswell

Heidi Caswell — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:39:45 +0000

Thanks Alan. I imagine scaling would be an issue. I do like how much sharp and clean video Jing creates, and so quickly.

I like the idea of embedding a thumbnail, can be used on any blog. Otherwise I can change the size of blog posts to match videos or move my sidebar to the left.

What is the best way to embed a thumbnail?

Thanks again!

By: Alan Dennis

Alan Dennis — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:04:54 +0000

Hi!

My name is Alan, I work on the Jing Project and noticed your post here. I just wanted to drop you a quick note to let you know that we are aware of these complications, in regards to large videos being embedded into blogs. Unfortunately, the way we have our videos compressed isn’t very scaling friendly. If you were to scale the video down (changing the width or height) and the video actually scaled with it, we’ve found that it would have some visual artifacts inside the video that make the viewing experience pretty horrendous. So we’ve disabled scaling for the time being, until we have a better solution. I’m sorry for the complications.

We’re always looking into ways to make the experience better, for all our many users. I’m sorry that this particular usage is sub-par at the moment. For the time, I’d suggest linking to your videos, or even embedding a thumbnail and using that as your link, if you want to get snazzy. But if the video is rather large, unfortunately there isn’t a good way to scale it down into the limited real-estate of a blog, at this time. Sorry.

If you ever have any suggestions, questions or ideas for Jing, please feel free to let us know. We always love to hear from people, as we’re continually working on making Jing better and better.

Thanks!

-Alan Dennis
User Experience Designer
TechSmith