Darren Addy
EF5
Apologies if this is inappropriate to the discussion, but I wish that some would have known about this YESTERDAY and I assume that this thread will be read by many. As it relates, I'm posting it here. If mods want to move it to a more appropriate venue, I leave it to their judgment.
There is a piece of free software you can install called Jing Project. There are versions for Windows and Mac and it is EXCELLENT and super simple to use.
When installed, it looks like a portion of the sun, glowing on the edge of your screen. Rolling over it pops out the controls. Select the "+" and you will get a set of crosshairs with which you can select (by dragging) any portion of your screen that you wish to capture. You can save a "still" Image or a video as a Flash movie. If someone had been watching the university webcam last night, it would have taken literally three seconds to be capturing the video for yourself with this free tool.
http://www.jingproject.com
PS... you can save files locally, automatically FTP them to another server, or use the Jing Project's provided server space to host your captures.
There is a piece of free software you can install called Jing Project. There are versions for Windows and Mac and it is EXCELLENT and super simple to use.
When installed, it looks like a portion of the sun, glowing on the edge of your screen. Rolling over it pops out the controls. Select the "+" and you will get a set of crosshairs with which you can select (by dragging) any portion of your screen that you wish to capture. You can save a "still" Image or a video as a Flash movie. If someone had been watching the university webcam last night, it would have taken literally three seconds to be capturing the video for yourself with this free tool.
http://www.jingproject.com
PS... you can save files locally, automatically FTP them to another server, or use the Jing Project's provided server space to host your captures.