Screen Capture/Video

Techsmith: Jing and Screencast

Jing

• Easy

• Free

• Uploads to Youtube

• Limited video time (5 minutes)

Camtasia

• Advanced

• $299

• Uploads to Youtube

• Unlimited time

Snag-it

• Free

• Easy

• $50

• Unlimited time

Jing is so easy & it’s Free!

▪ Research indicates that for a video to be effective and avoid memory overload it should be under ten minutes.

▪ Five minutes is optimal.

▪ So, since Jing is free and easy, why pay ?

▪ Jing is a great place to start. Learning Jing makes it easy to transition to one of the other guys.

Getting Jing

▪ Google Jing

▪ Download

▪ This icon will appear on your desktop

▪ Click on the “Sun” to make the options available

▪ The + sign is for capture

▪ The pics icon is for history

▪ Next we’ll talk about settings

Jing Settings▪ Click on the settings

icon

▪ Go to the ? Icon for help

▪ Change settings when necessary

To capture either photo or video, click on the +. Cross-hairs will appear. Holding the mouse “down” capture the screen or the portion you want to save.

When you have captured your picture these icons will appear. Do you want a photo or a video?

For a photo choose the first icon.

For video choose the second icon.

To start over, choose the “redo” icon.

To trash the picture, click on the “x”.

For a photo capture, you will see a window like this.

• First, you will name it.

• Then you can save it or share it. I suggest saving it before you share it.

• This window appears when you click on the video icon.

• You can pause to clear your throat.

• The time turns red when you are running out of time.

• Don’t say “umm”!• I take a breath when I feel an

“umm” coming on.• You get better with practice• Make an outline or a brief

script.• Don’t worry if it takes more

than one “take”

Check out all the options you have for your pics!

You will want to create an account with Screencast so you will have a place to store your videos and be able to upload them to Youtube. You can also share your videos when you create a link from screencast.com

You’re Ready to Go Capture Stuff!

Do you want to capture an

interview or lecture?

Y ou can do that with Jing!

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