Jing 1.5 (Windows)
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 by Island Dog | Discussion: Windows Software
I have talked about Jing before, and it's one of my favorite free apps for capturing screenshots and video of your desktop. TechSmith released an updated version for Windows users yesterday.
Updates include:
- Capture selection should start more quickly
- History should be open more quickly
- Memory 'leaks' cleaned up
- Over all memory usage decreased
- Automatic selection of 'sub windows' restored
Download: Jing 1.5
Reply #2 Wednesday, April 16, 2008 12:38 PM
Just started using this yesterday when I saw it mentioned in another thread.
Pretty handy little tool.
Reply #3 Wednesday, April 16, 2008 1:03 PM
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Reply #5 Wednesday, April 16, 2008 1:17 PM
For fullsize screenshots that I'm uploading to the screenshot gallery I would still use Print Screen and Photoshop.
But for anything else that I just want to show something small to someone or for posting here in the forums it's a nice quick alternative that saves you the steps of having to open Paint or any other program and saves you from needing to login to a site like photobucket and upload it then get the address you need.
Reply #6 Wednesday, April 16, 2008 1:20 PM
You hotkey or tell it to capture and then select the area with the mouse.
Tell it to record and when complete it uploads to it's own site (I think) and copies the URL to you clipboard to paste wherever.
Reply #7 Wednesday, April 16, 2008 1:27 PM
Depending on how you have it set. When you first install and run it look at the top center of your screen for a little yellow circle. I believe you can turn that on or off.
It gives you a few choices of where you want to send the resulting pictures or videos.
Reply #8 Wednesday, April 16, 2008 1:29 PM
Reply #10 Wednesday, April 16, 2008 1:35 PM
Exactly
Hell I had one of the Rogue Proton walls on my desktop yesterday so it took me a couple hours to notice the little yellow circle at the top of the screen.
Reply #11 Wednesday, April 16, 2008 1:37 PM
Reply #13 Wednesday, April 16, 2008 1:53 PM
I'm not sure this is the right place this but I'll give it a try. Can anyone point me in the right direction for a software program so I can make thumb nails and other tools to adjust pictures, etc. Free would make it just right;) Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated
Reply #15 Wednesday, April 16, 2008 3:25 PM
Screencast.com is fantastic. As many of you might have noticed, that is my provider of choice for screencasts as it as excellent video quality.
Reply #17 Wednesday, April 16, 2008 3:38 PM
Is there a way to adjust image quality? Or is that a function of the PC?
My last test seemed choppy.
Reply #18 Thursday, April 17, 2008 1:19 PM
If I have Jing running and I play a video in VLC the video plays sluggishly. But if I close Jing and play the video it runs fine even if I restart Jing once the video is going.
Reply #19 Thursday, April 17, 2008 7:02 PM
I don't think so. It always records good for me.
Reply #20 Thursday, April 17, 2008 11:14 PM
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Reply #1 Wednesday, April 16, 2008 9:51 AM
I do wonder what the business model is though . .