TechSmith’s Jing to Get Direct Twitter Output
Jing Users Will Be Able to Tweet Any Screenshot or Screencast Instantly with Followers Beginning December 8, 2009
OKEMOS, Mich.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– TechSmith Corp., the world’s leading provider of screen capture and recording solutions, announced today the availability of the latest release of Jing, beginning December 8, 2009, offering customers a new simple, fast and fun way to add screen-captured images and videos to Twitter, or any online conversation, just by sharing a link.
With Jing’s new Twitter integration, the second a user captures a video or image from their desktop, a box automatically pops up to create a tweet, and then links it directly to the user’s Twitter account. Instead of relying on words alone, computer users at home, work or play can quickly add a visual element to explain ideas and concepts more effectively and share relevant information when communicating online. Twitter integration is free to both Jing and Jing Pro users, on a PC or Mac.
“With Jing’s direct output to Twitter adding a visual element to any tweet is incredibly easy and it really extends the usefulness of the service well beyond its 140 character limitation,” said Dirk Frazier, Jing product manager at TechSmith.
With Jing, computer users can capture an image (screenshot) or create a screen recording (screencast) of what they see on their computer screen and share it instantly by pasting a link to the content in IM or email, posting it on forums, sharing it on Twitter and social networking and collaboration sites like Facebook and Google Wave — or anywhere else a link can be pasted. When the link is clicked, the viewer sees the Jing-captured image or video immediately. Jing is free, and users can upgrade to Jing Pro to gain more customization and the flexibility to record anything and share it even faster, practically anywhere, including directly to YouTube.
Jing users can annotate their captured images with arrows, callouts, text and highlights to add emphasis, and narrate their Jing-recorded screencast videos for even greater clarity before sharing. In addition, HTML embed code can also be generated to add to a blog or Website, content can be saved on the user’s computer, to one or more FTP sites, as an image on the clipboard, or to Flickr. Users can also customize the sharing buttons so those they use most are only a click away. Jing screencast videos are produced in the Flash (SWF) format.
When upgrading to Jing Pro, screencasts are delivered in HD-quality video for the Web and at a smaller file size, so the link for sharing is generated even faster, while conserving storage and bandwidth on the user’s Screencast.com account. With Jing Pro, users can also record full-motion screencasts, and the Jing logos and links will no longer be added to the beginning and end of newly-recorded videos. In addition to publishing directly to YouTube, Jing Pro video files can be saved and uploaded to sites like Vimeo, Viddler and MSN Video, and can be edited in other video applications such as Camtasia Studio 6 and iMovie. Jing Pro produces MPEG-4 AVC video files for Flash delivery with H.264+AAC compression.
System Requirements and Availability
Jing supports Microsoft Windows XP, Vista or 7, and Mac OS X 10.4.11 or 10.5.5 or later. Jing is free and Jing Pro is $14.95 a year. Jing and Jing Pro come with a free Screencast.com account that provides 2 GB of storage and 2 GB of bandwidth transfer monthly. Jing is available immediately at www.jingproject.com, and users upgrade to Jing Pro by simply clicking “Go Pro” from within Jing.
About TechSmith Corporation
Founded in 1987, TechSmith Corporation provides practical business and academic software tools and services. TechSmith’s solutions enable users to capture, record and enhance digital content from their computer screens so they can share information and knowledge in compelling multimedia formats, and allow others to observe, analyze and learn from their experiences. TechSmith products are used by 99 percent of the Fortune 500. Visit www.techsmith.com for more information.
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