Learn with me how to capture screen videos using Jing. Then, how to either put the videos on your blog with an embed code or as a link through FTP. Plus, correct aspect ratios when recording and how to re-size your Jing/Screencast video embed codes properly. This is a raw post and we will learn Jing screen capture and embedding together.
Effective internet marketing, for me at least, always seems to involve a serious learning curve. Learning WordPress, WP Plugin applications and settings, affiliate marketing strategies, article marketing and link building systems, auto blogging, etc. Actually, it’s one of the things I love about internet marketing. Always a challenge with so much to discover.
Video screen capture is something I have been working with and you may have seen some of my earlier “productions” uploaded to youtube.com. I have a Mac so I was using Screenium. It works but I haven’t mastered it yet as many times it sounds as though I’m in the middle of an endless barrel tube…lol. This is sad to admit to you, as I have actually made several short films (for fun and competition) some of which actually received awards. But I digress.
The point here is that creating videos through screen capture, for information, affiliate marketing, reviews and opinion is something I feel we all need to be doing…consistently. The problem has been trying to find an effective way to do it that creates a visually clear, audibly crisp video production that can be distributed as quickly as possible. And with as few steps as possible.
Jing is completely new to me. I’m learning about it through a fantastic program, where you can get people to complete outsourcing through Replace Myself – learn how and where to hire quality workers in the Philippines to work for you…at a fraction of the price you would pay someone in the USA or UK, etc. I digress again 
Here we go…
How To Do The Jing Thing
Anyway, so far…I love Jing. Excellent quality and I can upload to youtube, facebook, flickr, or now a favorite, just FTP straight to the web site. Or get the Screencast embed code and paste it on your blog post with a little change to the code.
By the way, I’d like to direct you to some work that has already been done on this subject: A handy, free PDF download about How to embed video on a blog post with Jing. Plus, various ways you can share images and video from Jing via Screencast
Here is now, a test to see if Jing will embed on this blog post as just a link:
Ok. Think that worked. Yep. It sure did and the large screen size and quality is amazing! Now I have gone to screencast.com and created a new test folder so that we can try an embed code issued through screencast/jing after recording.
By the way, it is suggested that you record at a 960×540 screen size, then when embedding, change that to a 640×360 to fit the blog. Of course you can adjust this to your specific needs on your blog and here are some ideas that maintain the aspect ratio of your Jing video (height and width) without skewing or warping it out:
Record Jing Video at 960×540 – A 16:9 Aspect Ratio
Here are some proper video aspect ratio sizes you can try – just reduced
- 640×360
- 576×324 (this is 60% of the original size)
- 480×270 (this is 50% of the original size)
- 320×180
By the way, if you are going to do your own calculation, assuming you recorded at the 960×540 aspect ration with Jing, just reduce the size equally for the height and width. So, take 960 as the width and divide that by two to get 480 as the aspect ratio. Then take 540 and divide that by two as well. You get 270 pixels as you height ratio. You can apply this formula to create any size video you need.
Ok. Here is the embed code: If it works, after changing the screen size parameters to 480×270, you should see the video here:
Next, here is another Jing video embed that explains how to get the Screencast / Jing embed code and how to change that codes video display parameters to a smaller size you can post on your blog. I set this one to 576×324 this time to see if it fits on this blog post:
Sweet. Everything is looking great and it sounds good too. Now only if I would quit barking into the mic…lol…or get a better headset Jing offers Jing Pro with advanced capabilities for only $14.95 a year. For that small change and what it will do, I’m signing up.
Well. I hope you have found this post useful. Please let me know what questions you may have and I’ll be sure to answer as quickly as possible.
Best wishes to you,
B. L. Marlow
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Thank you for the re-tweet on my post about Jing. Much appreciated.
Best wishes to you
B. L. Marlow
But it puts video files in .swf and in order to edit it I need it in .mov! Any suggestions?
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Hi Deka and Jerry,
Yes. The free version Jing does put this video files into .swf format. However, the Jing Pro version allows you to choose between .swf and .mpeg-4 format. May I ask why you need .mov? Are you using a Mac?
Best wishes
B. L. Marlow
What a great resource!
Thank you for the re-tweet on my post about Jing. Much appreciated.
Best wishes to you
B. L. Marlow
I’ve been a long time Jing fan for making short videos. But recently I learned about how to use a feature that is overlooked by a lot of people: Capture Image.
With capture image you can quickly capture bits of your screen and quickly create arrows, write text, highlight and draw squares.
Perfect for conveying ideas to outsources.
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Great point Mark,
Jing does indeed offer that and it is quite effective.
Best wishes
B. L.
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