Tips for Getting Precise Captures in Snagit on Windows

Snagit offers several ways to get precision in your captures during the capture and editing processes. Use these tips to help you get exactly what you want in your image captures. How to Get Precise Captures Use the following tips to capture exactly what you want when selecting an area with the All-in-One Image Capture option. To learn more about All-in-One Image Capture, see the tutorial Using All-in-One Capture. Press M to toggle the magnifier on or off. The magnifier shows a zoomed in view Continue reading

Create a Jing-like Workflow in Snagit on Windows

Looking to simplify your Snagit capture workflow? Want to use the same styles and options that you are familiar with in Jing in Snagit? This tutorial describes how to set up Snagit on Windows to capture, edit, and share similar to Jing. (If you don't have Snagit or are on an older version, download a free trial of the newest Snagit and follow along...) Capture Snagit OneClick provides quick access for your capturing needs. Just like Jing, the simplified capture interface appears at the top Continue reading

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

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

Sharing is Caring – Download new Snagit stamps and Camtasia Studio theme sets for free!

Woah! It's already February? Time flies when you're having fun! Here at TechSmith, we've been having fun the past few months creating brand new digital media assets such as Snagit stamp sets, Camtasia Studio theme sets, and Camtasia Studio music tracks for our newsletter subscribers. While brainstorming new digital media assets for this month, it hit us. Why aren't we giving these awesome freebies to everyone? And the only thing that came to mind was, we've got to share the wealth! That's Continue reading

Improve Your Screenshots by Framing Your Image

Some images have a natural border, while others require you to decide where an image begins and ends. For instance, if you use Window capture, the captured window is its own frame. With a Region capture, you decide where an images borders are. Depending on why you're using a screenshot, sometimes more context means more information. Other times, cutting out the surrounding context makes a screenshot stronger. Consider these three images. They are all variations of the same screenshot, each Continue reading

We’ve Been Listening! – Improvements and Enhancements to Camtasia Studio, Camtasia for Mac, and Snagit on Mac

If you're a current Camtasia Studio v8, Camtasia for Mac v2, or Snagit on Mac v2 user, we’ve got some great updates for you! Camtasia Studio 8.0.3 We've been listening! With Camtasia Studio 8.0.3, we've made some tweaks to make your experience with Camtasia Studio 8 even better. We've added requested capabilities and made a handful of bug fixes. Here are some of the things we worked to bring you in this maintenance release: Added ripple move and trim for media on the timeline Improved Continue reading

Live on The Forge today (2pm ET) – Anum from HubSpot, Snagit for “Evil,” Skype capture

Video is now updated! Refresh this blog post at 2:00pm ET to see the live video stream and chat below! The Twitter hashtag is #tscforge. On today's show...featured guest Anum Hussain (@anummedia) from HubSpot will explain what inbound marketing is and how creating and giving away useful content can drive leads and sales for your business. Our education evangelist Dave McCollom (@davemccollom) will share some ideas for using Snagit for eeeeevil. (Not the evil kind, the fun kind.) And Walter Continue reading