Have you tried Camtasia or Captivate and found them too difficult to use? If so, you may wish to look at a free tool called Jing. Jing was created by the same company that makes Camtasia and SnagIt.
With Jing, you can create a "screencast" video showing anything on your computer. The Jing website describes the process this way, "Select a window or region and Jing will record a 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...Jing captures it all."
You can add audio as well as capturing anything you would like to show on your computer. The screencasts are in Flash format, so viewers can see the screencast directly from Flash enabled browers.
The company recently released a new version called Jing Pro, which costs $14.95 a year. Jing Pro has the added advantage of uploading your screencasts directly to YouTube.
For more information, see the Jing website at http://www.jingproject.com. Jing is very easy to use, but the website also has tutorials available for getting started quickly: see http://help.jingproject.com/get-started/.
If you try Jing, please comment here on your experiences. If you used Jing successfully to build a screencast, please post a link to it!
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May i suggest another screencasting tool ?
ReplyDeleteScreenToaster - www.screentoaster.com
ScreenToaster is a free web-based screen recorder designed to capture screen activity in real-time then embed videos in blogs and websites. It works in all browsers and doesn't require any download.
- Live audio capture
- Embed webcam in screen capture
- Subtitles
- Accelerated or slow-motion playback / Pauses
- Upload to Youtube
- Download your screencast in .avi
What bloggers say about ScreenToaster:
Techcrunch, Michael Arrington : "The ease of use is just awesome. It takes literally seconds to create and publish a screencast."
Digital Inspiration, Amit Agarwal: "ScreenToaster Does a YouTube for Screen Videos."
Go2Web20, Orli Yakuel: "So right now, ScreenToaster is the best choice that you'll find, and the results are very good. Seriously, I couldn't find any reason not to use it. Overall, you'll save yourself time & money."
ReadWriteWeb, Frédéric Lardinois: "ScreenToaster is definitely a contender for being one of the best and easiest to use tools available."
Mashable, Jennifer Van Grove: "We think ScreenToaster is an excellent solution that brings advanced screencasting options to all levels of computer users. ... It’s a safe option to recommend to clients, friends, and family members."
Master New Media, Robin Good: "And again, more than anything else ScreenToaster is by far the simplest and most immediate screncasting tool to use out there. If you want to know what I think, here it is: ScreenToaster is going to toast them all. Seriously."