Using Jing

I downloaded Jing onto my computer. This was a very easy process. Once I had downloaded Jing, I couldn't figure out where it was located on my computer, according to the tutorial demonstration it should show in the corner of my web browser as shown below. I soon figured out that I had to go into the application folder on my computer and open open Jing to begin with before it would automatically appear in my web browser.

I spent the majority of the afternoon experimenting with Jing, trying to create my screencast. I found it extremely difficult to begin with, trying to multi task and grasp the concept of speaking and explaining what I was doing at the same time as doing it on the computer screen. One downfall of Jing is that it only allows you to create a screencast video of up to 5 minutes. I found this limiting and was continually getting cut short part way through my demonstration. This became quite annoying and I was very close to considering trying to find an alternative technology. In the end after many hours, and approximately 10 attempts later I finally manage to complete a screencast that I was content with.

When creating some of my earlier screencasts I found that I had the problem of background noise in my screencast and had to try and find somewhere quiet to record.