Embedding Jing Pro Videos In WordPress
Posted by brooks in Jing on Feb 9th, 2009 | 19 commentsI get quite a few questions about how to embed Jing Pro content in a WordPress blog. Rather than typing out a long tutorial I’ve made a couple of screencasts that show you how to get up and running. (more…)
Polished Screencasts With Jing Pro and iMovie
Posted by brooks in Jing on Feb 5th, 2009 | 3 commentsThe big selling point of Jing Pro is the real-time MPEG4-AVC (h.264) encoding it does. The bitrate is low enough to provide PDG (pretty damn good) file sizes regardless of the type of content that’s being captured, but high enough to allow post-production editing and encoding. If you’re lucky enough to be on OS X you need look no further than iMovie for proof of the interoperability benefits.
When it was initially released iMovie ’08 got some unwarranted bad press from existing users (it has a different model / approach than previous non-linear editors), but its actually a very slick and powerful little tool that promotes the creation of polished productions quickly. It’s extremely easy to combine multiple Jing Pro videos and its template presets allow you to quickly create sophisticated titles, transitions and credits. On the audio front, its simple to add an additional voiceover or background music and apply fading and ducking.
In short, iMovie can make your average screencast look like it was put together by a pro. To prove the point I put together a short (45 seconds) montage of some some recent Jing Pro screencasts I’ve made (I’m calling it a jingcast dash). Check it out, then start creating your own. ;-) (more…)
Video: After Effects Vector Paint Primer
Posted by brooks in After Effects on Feb 3rd, 2009 | 1 commentIf you’re looking to spice your video up and draw your viewers in quick post-production annotations can help. This short video (3:47) walks you through the basics of using vector paint to create animated annotations in After Effects. Enjoy! (more…)
