Screen Recorder, Screen Capture
Some software packages have weird names (Windows Vista anyone?), and it can be hard to understand what each one does exactly just by the name. Snagit is no exception to this, a strange name for a very useful piece of software. If you are not sure what Snagit is, then read on and we will tell you.
Snagit, now in version 10, is a screen capture program, but one with some extremely advanced features. A screen capture program is used to grab an image of the computer screen, or a selected area, specific window or some other selection.
There are plenty of software packages which do this, some free and some commercial, but Snagit is possibly the best of them, and for good reason.
Snagit has some very useful advanced options, not available with other screen capture utilities. Possibly the best of these is the large window capture.
Imagine opening a website, and the entire site does not display on a single screen, instead the site needs to be scrolled down in the browser. Think about it, how would you capture this? You can’t even see it! Simple, Snagit 9 will automatically scroll and capture the entire window, very cool!
Another area in which Snagit beats the competition, is in the way it stores and organises captures. Most of the free screen capture utilities simply prompt you to save the image somewhere.
Snagit 9 goes much further, by incorporating an image browser into the software, which automatically thumbnails all captures, making them a snap to find.
Snagit 9 also enables collaboration, screen captures can be instantly sent via messaging services such as MSN and Skype, they can also be posted straight to sites such as Flickr.
So there we have it, Snagit is a screen capture utility on steroids, and a valuable tool in its own right. We will be running a series of Snagit 9 Tricks and Tips in the future, so check back soon.
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There can be no doubt that Camtasia Studio 6 has made the whole concept of creating screencasts one heck of a lot simpler. Almost anybody who can use a PC can now create high quality screencasts quickly and efficiently. However, there are more advanced features of the package that need some explanation, in this first part of a series of Camtasia Studio 6 Tricks and Tips, we will take a look at batch processing.
If there ever comes a time that you need to convert multiple Camtasia Studio files into a different format. This can be a time consuming process if you do them one at a time. However, Camtasia Studio has an inbuilt batch processing function, and here is a quick rundown on how to use it.
First of all, click on the batch production over in the task list, this is the first step. When the next screen appears, browse and select all of the files you would like to have batch processed. These will be added to the file list, when done click next.
When the next window appears, click on Preset Manager, this allows you to create a new preset which will define the way in which the list of files you have chosen will be processed.
Add a new preset, give it a name, and select the settings you require as per normal rendering. This preset will be used to process the entire file list you previously selected. Once the preset is saved it will be available for use again in the future.
Click the final next button and browse to the location where you would like the files saved, and then click finished. Camtasia Studio 6 will now process the entire batch.
So there we have it, a rough guide to batch processing with Camtasia Studio 6, and the first part of our new Tips and Tricks series.
To get more information about Camtasia Studio 6 click here…
