Cheers for the write up!

Sean

Thanks for the great comments on Jing. Let me address you two questions:

1.) Yes, the work flow you mention is correct. However if there is a direct path to the directory on your faculty CMS, they could enter that direct path and have it upload diretly versus the several steps they are currently experiencing.

2.) Jing is a Project that we are offering for free to better understand its use, demand and potential. Part of doing that successfully is having more and more people using it. As a free offering, part of that model is for us to be able to recruit as many new users as possible. As we determine next steps for Jing, we’ll will be considering how to do this more effectively.

I hope this answers your questions and helps make the most of your use with Jing.

Kind Regards,
Tony Dunckel
Product Manager, The Jing Project
TechSmith Corporation

This is great feedback to read about Jing. I too am a TechSmith fan! We have some faculty who just want to show some basic steps in a video format without all of the bells and whistles provided by Camtasia Studio. I introduced Jing and couple faculty members tell me they like but find the instructions a little confusing.

Here’s a couple questions I have regarding Jing. If you have time, can someone give me their feedback about this. I would really appreciate it!
1) I have faculty save recording as a “File” and choose the “Target Directory” as folder on their computer desktop. From here faculty can easily access their folder of videos and attach them inside the course management system. It worked for me…does this seem right?

2) At the end of each Jing video is a screen that appears that says something like “Get Jing.” Does this really need to appear at the end of each video?

Again, thanks so much for your time.

Corri Edwards

I gave up embedding ANY multimedia into any of my blogs. Instead, I usually take a screen shot of an engaging frame of the video and link to the site that hosts it.

Here’s why: many of my RSS subscribers request email updates instead of online feedreader updates. I noticed that posts with video embeds have a hard time making it through email filters, and even if they do, they’re really slow to load, anyway.

I figure if I want someone to see the video, I start with an engaging picture of the frame, and link to YouTube or Jing or wherever. That way, it’s more “pull” instead of “push”. The reader gets the option of clicking through.

And “not embedding” makes my blogs load faster, too!

Betsy – One of these days, I’ll make a pilgrimage to TechSmith — whether I’m going to Lansing or not! (You guys rock!)

Thanks for commenting…

You’re welcome to come to TechSmith for a visit. I’d love to give you a tour and introduce you to the teams. Drop me a line when you’ll be in the Lansing area…

Betsy Weber, Chief Evangelist
TechSmith