Free Screen Recording Software | Jing Project for The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

Jing Project is a sweet and smart screen capture tool brought to you by TechSmith.

Create images and videos of what you see on your screen and share it with others instantly.

You can take a snapshot with one click of your mouse (and video up to 4 minutes in length) of your screen.

It comes in handy when you write a blog post that also involves some instructions. I mainly use it when I want to get some changes done on my blog. After I hire somebody on Odesk I just send them the snapshot with my custom messages written in it, and loaded full of arrows. It is a lot easier than trying to explain something visual (like a type of graphic)  in an email.  I don’t even write an email,  all my written text is in the screen shot.  What I do is send an email with nothing but an attached picture file. It saves time, avoids confusion, and my messages are heard loud and clear.  When you outsource something e-commerce related, communication is everything.

Snag-it is another screen capture software which is very similar to Jing, but this one has all the bells and whistles.  Snag-It costs about $50 and Jing is free for the taking, but also has an advanced version ( for $14.95/year) which I haven’t tried.

The Free version delivers:

• SWF video
• 5-minutes of screen recording
• Mark-up tools for images
• Screencast.com Free Account

The paid version brings:

Includes Jing Free features PLUS…

• Webcam recording
• Instant sharing to YouTube
• MPEG-4 Videos

If you’re into screenshot tutorials the pro version might be a good choice.  Having said that, I truly recommend the free version; if you’re happy with that (which I almost guarantee) you may go ahead and upgrade.  This is where you can get it:  (http://www.techsmith.com/jing.html ) (just copy and past into your browser)

That’s my take on Jing.

Let me know how you like this baby!