Its something we want to give you, along with some online media hosting, to see how you use it. The project will eventually turn into something else.
What is the Jing Project?
Is Jing a product? Not exactly. Is Jing a beta? Well, its not exactly that either. Jing is a concept that is being evaluated to see if it can improve everyday conversations.
Determining if Jing will be a product is what we are trying to do by gathering feedback from people like you. We think its a great way to improve daily conversations via email, IM chats and blog posts.
How do I use it?
If youre wondering, How in the world am I ever going to use this thing called Jing? then heres an explanation from Tony Dunckel, the Jing Product (err, Project) Manager:
Think of Jing as a supplement to all your chat discussions, email threads, forum posts and blog entries. It sits nicely on your desktop, ready to capture and share your stuff at a moments notice. Simply select an area of your screen, capture it as an image
or record it as a video, and then click Share. Jing conveniently places a
URL to your content on your clipboard ready for you to
paste the URL into any of your conversations.
“Your content is hosted on Screencast, for which we are providing a complimentary account to all participants during this project. Users have 200MB of space for storing screenshots and screencasts and 1 GB of bandwidth that renews monthly. The Screencast account will remain available to you for the duration of the project.
Here are some other things to keep in mind about images and Jing:
· While editing, you can undo using Ctrl+Z on the PC and Command+Z on the Mac. To redo, use Ctrl+Y on the PC and Shift+Command+Z on the Mac.
· What you select is exactly what viewers see. Images are saved in the lossless PNG format and are not resized.
· Sharing or saving your capture will close you edit window. If you would like to open the capture to edit, share, or save again, it is located in your History. You cannot undo or redo after a capture has been shared or saved.
Here's some things to keep in mind when recording videos with Jing:
· Jing records to the SWF format at 10 FPS and has its own built-in play controls. SWF is a lossless format, so a large selection area means a larger file.
· Jing records its audio from your microphone, not the system sound you hear from your speakers.
· There is a 5 minute limit for recording video. The timer on the record panel counts down from 60 seconds after 4 minutes have elapsed, so you know exactly how much time you have left.
· Keep your audience in mind. The shorter the recording, the smaller the download.
· Don't worry about making a perfect recording. Just think of it as sending a video voicemail.
Here are some key features of "Jing":
· Capture Images: Snap a picture of anything on your desktop.
· Record Video: Record video of what you do, or what you see.
· Share Online: Instantly uploaded. Share in email, IM, or blogs.
Requirements:
· Microsoft .Net Framework 3.0
· 8 MB of available hard-disk space
· Internet broadband connection recommended
· Flash Player 6 or higher
· 1GB of RAM recommended
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