Jing : Best Free Screen Shot Tool

Wink ( from Debugmode ) was my default screen capture tool for a very long time . As , it is 100% freeware and easy-to-use . But , since when I have became more serious about screen capturing and recording , I switched to SnagIt . After having a trail, I simply purchased it ( SnagIt 8 ) because of its powerful capabilities .

But , now I have found another very Powerful Screen Capture and recording Tool : Jing . Jing is also from TechSmith , the owner of SnagIt . Let me tell you some cool features of Jing .

The TechSmith describe it as :

Is Jing a product? Not exactly. Is Jing a “beta”? Well, it’s not exactly that either. Jing is a concept that we’re evaluating 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 it’s a great way to improve daily conversations via email, IM chats and blog posts .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 moment’s 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.

Hence , you can utilise Jing to create screenshots and videos and can share them easily with others . Your contents will be stored on TechSmith’s Screencast.com , with a 200MB of space for storing screenshots and screencasts and 1 GB of bandwidth that renews monthly.

• To take the screen shot , the process is very simple , just select the area on your desktopand select the option !

You can also opt for Video too !

• Now you can edit the content . You can insert Text , Arrows etc. and save the image .

• You are ready to share it with other . You can try TechSmith’s Screencast.com or even , can upload directly to your flickr account !

Videos created with Jing are Flash SWF movies , that can also be embedded in web pages easily . You can see the FTP option in the screenshot ( above ) , hence you can upload it to your FTP account also .

You can explore the Jing yourself also , as it is very easy to use .

Now , the most attractive feature of Jing . It is FREE !!!

As , Jing is in Project Period ( Beta ) , hence is offered free . But , in future you may be asked to pay for it . Well , it deserves to be paid , just like the SnagIt .

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