Author Archives: Kelly Mullins

About Kelly Mullins

Kelly Mullins is an Information Developer within the User Assistance group at TechSmith. Her hobby is collecting creepy, vintage clown dolls so as to protect children from their strange and menacing influences. Her coworkers haven't fared as well. Her reading list includes anything "Nero Wolfe" and vintage Mary Roberts Rinehart intrigues. She is a 12 year veteran Power Seller on eBay peddling all manner of junque-n-stuff nobody really needs.

Snagit 11: 10 Great Tips & Tricks for Creating Great Images

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Over the years I have developed several quick tricks that help me create images that convey their intended message. I have put my top 10 tips and tricks into a short, illustrated PDF guide that you can download here: http://www.screencast.com/t/lD0yu2I7Z. For example, I'll show you how to quickly de-clutter an image so your viewers can really see what's important. I would love to hear about your tips and tricks for creating great images. Just use the comments area to share what works for you!   Continue reading

Snagit Help My Capture: How can I add a frame to my image?

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We have been asked how one might add frames to their images within Snagit Editor. While Snagit doesn’t have an option for adding frames, you can make your own and save them as stamps to be used over and over to enhance your images - like these vintage Thanksgiving postcards.      This video tutorial shows you how to easily turn images of frames into Frame stamps. Why not use this technique to create some impressive and memorable menu cards, name tags, or other fancy stuff for your Thanksgiving Continue reading

Create Textures & Enhance Your Snagit Captures

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Have you ever wanted to apply a texture to one of your images to enhance it and give it a more polished or professional look? While Snagit does not have a texture filter, you can easily make your own custom textures using patterns you find in images. Here are a couple of texture examples I created using animal images I found on the New York Public Library digital site. Here is a video that shows you how to create the texture image and how to apply the texture to other images. Can't Continue reading

Snagit Help My Capture: How Do I Make a Perfect Circle Selection?

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We've been asked by several readers "How in the *&^%$# do you make a precise circle selection??!!" The circle selection might be one of the more confusing and frustrating features since it isn't readily apparent where you begin your selection on the canvas. It seems no matter where you begin your capture, the area you want seems out of reach! In this video tutorial, I will show you how to create a precise, foolproof circle selection that will not only fascinate and amaze your friends and Continue reading

Use Snagit to Create “Unexpected Art”

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It's Autumn here in Michigan and the tree colors are spectacular this year! On my way into work each day I pass a lot of roadside farm stands selling pumpkins, corn shocks, and gourds. I was feeling a bit inspired this week to turn a few autumn images into some "unexpected art" and I thought I would share my technique with you. Once you learn this simple technique, you can incorporate other Snagit Filters and Effects to make your own version of "unexpected art"! What I call unexpected art is an Continue reading

Snagit 11 Help My Capture: Combine Images, Apply Perspective & Shear, and More!

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In this (longish) tutorial video, I take you through some of the "How Do I" requests we get for: Combining images. Quickly applying the same border / shadow to each image. Practical application for Snagit's Perspective & Shear effects. Creating the curved arrows you see in the TechSmith documentation. Note: The tips and techniques used in this tutorial are for use with Snagit 11. While the video is long, there is a table of contents / search option to help you maneuver / skip Continue reading

Turn ANY Snagit 11 Image into a Camtasia Studio 8 Callout!

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It is quick and easy to turn any image in Snagit Editor into a custom callout in Camtasia Studio 8. Here are the basic instructions: From Snagit Editor, click the Share tab. Click the Camtasia Studio 8 output button. (Or, in Camtasia Studio, click the Import Media button and open an existing image.) The image is now in the Camtasia Studio clip bin. Drag the image to the timeline. To add text, double-click it. The Callout task page appears for text editing. Further customize the callout Continue reading