Launched in 2007 as Jing Project by the TechSmith Corporation, this software was released in January 2009 and is free to download and use. The software takes a picture or video of the user's computer screen and uploads it to the Web, FTP, computer or clipboard. A Uniform Resource Locator (URL) is automatically created and can be shared with others to view or access the uploaded file. Users are required to sign up for an account before using the software.
Is there any way to boost the input volume? Would upgrading to QT Pro enable this? (Please let me know of an answer with a note on my talkpage, thanks! Basket of Puppies03:14, 7 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
QT Pro is expensive. QT in OSX 10.6.8 (bundled in Snow Leopard) works perfectly and is adequate for most purposes.. It may be possible to edit it in iMovie (also bundled free with Mac). --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 06:38, 16 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
The software listed above, including Jing and Snapz are great for capture, but not for editing.
It is not clear whether the community will favor the "writing ahead of time" model, in which the "how-to" is scripted then screencast, or the "editing afterward" model, in which the capture is completed and then edited. If the editing model is favored, or even popular, an additional software program will be needed. iMovie HD is an example of a great and easy-to-use program but there are a lot of programs out there to edit mov, mpeg-4, avi and other movie file types.
This brings up the file type issue. For the purposes of this first round we shouldn't get bogged down with this requirement, but editing software is significant in the long term, for several reasons.
The need to edit videos while making them prior to posting on Wikipedia.
The need to edit videos after they are made and published. (help/correction).
The need to edit videos after they are made and published and out-of-date (in the case where the Chinese Gooseberry video needs to be updated to the Kiwifruit video).
Video editing software
iMovie HD, iMovie 8 (Apple)
Microsoft Movie Maker (Windows)
Adobe Premiere (Pro CS 5 is current) (Mac, Windows)
Final Cut Studio (Apple)
Pinnacle (Formerly Avid) Studio (Windows)