TechSmith | Jing, Free Screenshot and Screencast Software

Jing takes the form of a sun-shaped icon with three spires. The lower left one lets you capture anything on your screen. The middle one looks at your capture history, and the right one pulls up options. It's the capture spire that's most fascinating about Jing.
Capture anything on your screen as a static image or a movie, then save it or store it on TechSmith's free 2 GB of server space (hosted at Screencast.com). If you choose to store it, send the link to anyone and everyone. There's also a 2GB bandwidth limit, so be judicious about letting your link get spread around too much.
Jing is designed to share images and movies with people quickly and easily while chatting or emailing, to help you get a point across. It's great for tech support or working remotely.
One caveat is that the captured image can't be embedded somewhere as just an image. Only a link can be shared, and the free version of Jing shows that image with a couple of ads for Jing and Screencast around it. This is useful in IM conversations and social networking, but not as useful in a forum environment.
Using Jing to record a video screenshot is simple and straightforward. The resulting video (of five minutes or less) can be saved in SWF format (a Flash format which can be read by any browser with Flash installed), or stored on Screencast. Sharing the link to the stored version pulls up a new window with a Flash video on it. This video can be watched on this screen, but you can't embed the video itself anywhere else. Plus, there's a five-second ad at the end for Jing.

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