Comments on: Jing Pro: The First Paying Customer http://www.brooksandrus.com/blog/2009/01/06/jing-pro-the-first-paying-customer/ This is the blog of Brooks Andrus. Here, at irregular intervals, you may find digital noise centered around the activities of an early 21st century technologist. I work for TechSmith Corporation, but this web space and the views found on it are entirely my own. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:34:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Brooks http://www.brooksandrus.com/blog/2009/01/06/jing-pro-the-first-paying-customer/comment-page-1/#comment-49507 Brooks Wed, 21 Jan 2009 23:56:37 +0000 http://www.brooksandrus.com/blog/?p=687#comment-49507 @Josh - good to hear from you!! How long since you skipped out on the airline biz? @Josh – good to hear from you!! How long since you skipped out on the airline biz?

]]> By: Brooks http://www.brooksandrus.com/blog/2009/01/06/jing-pro-the-first-paying-customer/comment-page-1/#comment-49501 Brooks Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:23:00 +0000 http://www.brooksandrus.com/blog/?p=687#comment-49501 @Howard - Mac Jing and Win Jing use different encoders made by different vendors. The Jing team has tried hard to make sure that output from either platform is "the same", but you may notice softness or other subtle compression related artifacts that are the result of the different engines being used (Google around for comparisons of the various software encoding engines--there's lots of info out there). MPEG4-AVC is a lossy compression whereas SWF is a lossless compression. Because they are lossless SWF files will look sharper, but the recorder and transcoder will actually drop more frames (you'll get jerkier videos when there's motion) and file sizes will balloon when you're recording full motion content. Personally, I use MPEG4-AVC because in general terms its the best codec for the most types of content and recording scenarios. It's also an actual video format (SWF is not) which means its interoperable with video tooling. However, in some edge cases SWF may be more appropriate when the highest possible quality is important and file size is not (be careful what you wish for here). This would not necessarily be true if Jing allowed granular control over the MPEG4-AVC encoding settings, but Jing is trying very hard to be quick and simple rather than an advanced tool. @Howard – Mac Jing and Win Jing use different encoders made by different vendors. The Jing team has tried hard to make sure that output from either platform is “the same”, but you may notice softness or other subtle compression related artifacts that are the result of the different engines being used (Google around for comparisons of the various software encoding engines–there’s lots of info out there).

MPEG4-AVC is a lossy compression whereas SWF is a lossless compression. Because they are lossless SWF files will look sharper, but the recorder and transcoder will actually drop more frames (you’ll get jerkier videos when there’s motion) and file sizes will balloon when you’re recording full motion content. Personally, I use MPEG4-AVC because in general terms its the best codec for the most types of content and recording scenarios. It’s also an actual video format (SWF is not) which means its interoperable with video tooling.

However, in some edge cases SWF may be more appropriate when the highest possible quality is important and file size is not (be careful what you wish for here). This would not necessarily be true if Jing allowed granular control over the MPEG4-AVC encoding settings, but Jing is trying very hard to be quick and simple rather than an advanced tool.

]]> By: Howard Mann http://www.brooksandrus.com/blog/2009/01/06/jing-pro-the-first-paying-customer/comment-page-1/#comment-49498 Howard Mann Wed, 21 Jan 2009 04:22:55 +0000 http://www.brooksandrus.com/blog/?p=687#comment-49498 Hi, I have the Windows and Mac versions of Jing Pro on my MacBook Pro (using Parallels). I've noticed a difference in the quality of MPEG-4 videos made with these versions: pixel blurring is evident on the MPEG-4 video made on the Mac. I don't notice a difference between .swf videos. View the following : Screen capture Mac: http://screencast.com/t/8PtBDsAeeWB Mac MPEG4 video : http://screencast.com/t/vyxFwLFXJH WindowsXP MPEG4 video: http://screencast.com/t/o1vlvA62Ui Screenshot comparison: http://screencast.com/t/Dol0lP27f ? any ideas about this. Cheers, Howard Hi,

I have the Windows and Mac versions of Jing Pro on my MacBook Pro (using Parallels). I’ve noticed a difference in the quality of MPEG-4 videos made with these versions: pixel blurring is evident on the MPEG-4 video made on the Mac. I don’t notice a difference between .swf videos.

View the following :

Screen capture Mac: http://screencast.com/t/8PtBDsAeeWB

Mac MPEG4 video : http://screencast.com/t/vyxFwLFXJH

WindowsXP MPEG4 video: http://screencast.com/t/o1vlvA62Ui

Screenshot comparison: http://screencast.com/t/Dol0lP27f

? any ideas about this.

Cheers,

Howard

]]> By: Brian Lesperance http://www.brooksandrus.com/blog/2009/01/06/jing-pro-the-first-paying-customer/comment-page-1/#comment-49430 Brian Lesperance Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:18:33 +0000 http://www.brooksandrus.com/blog/?p=687#comment-49430 My pleasure. With Jing selling itself around here hopefully I can find time to work on my golf game. :-) ~Tour My pleasure. With Jing selling itself around here hopefully I can find time to work on my golf game. :-) ~Tour

]]> By: Josh http://www.brooksandrus.com/blog/2009/01/06/jing-pro-the-first-paying-customer/comment-page-1/#comment-49429 Josh Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:14:03 +0000 http://www.brooksandrus.com/blog/?p=687#comment-49429 Nice! I always like reading your blog my friend. I'm going to purchase also... Probably wont get such a prestigious ranking such as yourself. Oh well, take care my friend! - Josh Nice! I always like reading your blog my friend. I’m going to purchase also… Probably wont get such a prestigious ranking such as yourself.

Oh well, take care my friend! – Josh

]]> By: nerdplusart.com | Jing Pro Launches (and it’s definitely worth the $14.95 they’re asking for it) http://www.brooksandrus.com/blog/2009/01/06/jing-pro-the-first-paying-customer/comment-page-1/#comment-49426 nerdplusart.com | Jing Pro Launches (and it’s definitely worth the $14.95 they’re asking for it) Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:23:43 +0000 http://www.brooksandrus.com/blog/?p=687#comment-49426 [...] Jing launched the pro version of their video screen capture tool today and I was quick to sign up.  It encodes directly to HD mpeg4 and manages to keep the quality super high and the size super small…nice job Jing!  It’s a super handy way to quickly share ideas, demos, etc. [...] [...] Jing launched the pro version of their video screen capture tool today and I was quick to sign up.  It encodes directly to HD mpeg4 and manages to keep the quality super high and the size super small…nice job Jing!  It’s a super handy way to quickly share ideas, demos, etc. [...]

]]> By: Brooks http://www.brooksandrus.com/blog/2009/01/06/jing-pro-the-first-paying-customer/comment-page-1/#comment-49424 Brooks Wed, 07 Jan 2009 06:06:00 +0000 http://www.brooksandrus.com/blog/?p=687#comment-49424 @MichaelM - Top ten is nothing to sneeze at especially since you didn't cheat and get sales involved the day before. ;-) @MichaelM – Top ten is nothing to sneeze at especially since you didn’t cheat and get sales involved the day before. ;-)

]]> By: MichaelM http://www.brooksandrus.com/blog/2009/01/06/jing-pro-the-first-paying-customer/comment-page-1/#comment-49420 MichaelM Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:05:03 +0000 http://www.brooksandrus.com/blog/?p=687#comment-49420 I got #10... if only my daughters had woke up a little earlier. I got #10… if only my daughters had woke up a little earlier.

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