21st Century Genealogy: Snagit and Camtasia Help Family Historians Bring the Past to Life

How many times have we heard the adage “history repeats itself”? Or “those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it”? To many, the idea of history is enough to make them tune out. The idea of family history seems even more snooze inducing. Many of us immediately think of older relatives excitedly flipping through albums of faded news clippings and old photographs. But Lisa Louise Cooke has a completely different view of history and genealogy. To Lisa, genealogy is a window into the Continue reading

TechSmith User from the Beginning

Meet Tim McLain, an avid marketer and TechSmith loyalist. Tim has held many exciting positions throughout his career, and has used TechSmith products in many of them. We came across Tim on Twitter and were excited to learn more about him, his career and his use of our products. TechSmith: Can you tell us a little about yourself? Tim: I’ve been a product developer and marketer for 19 years now, and am currently the Senior Marketing Manager at Netsertive, a fast-growing advertising technology Continue reading

Snagit: The Very Basics

We’d like to think that Snagit is pretty easy to use. For some, however, installing and exploring any new software can be intimidating and confusing. The new Snagit Basics video series is geared toward the inexperienced computer user.  In these five short videos, we cover the bare essentials – everything from locating Snagit on your Windows PC to sending pictures and videos via email. Each video is a step-by-step walkthrough set a comfortably slow pace, perfect for learning Snagit from scratch Continue reading

Camtasia, Snagit Help First Responders Train for Their Jobs

Can't see the video? Watch it on YouTube! Some people paint, some people build models, and others, like Georgianna Skinner, make videos. Georgianna has dedicated her life to education but likes to spend her spare time shooting, editing and tinkering with videos—so much so that it’s become her unofficial second job. When Georgianna isn’t managing the online education department at Florida Keys Community College, she’s creating videos for the school with Camtasia for Mac and Snagit. Who Continue reading

Essential Guides for Getting Started in Camtasia & Snagit

Not to discount the usefulness of our newsletter and emailed how-to guides, (because, you know, we think they're pretty neat) but wouldn't you like to have one neatly organized, handy-dandy guide to the essentials of Snagit and Camtasia all in one place? Of course you would! Maybe you're a new user. Or you upgraded to the most recent version. Or maybe not. I mean, sometimes we all forget things - it's OK! Either way, these guides provide alleviation for start-up screen capture and editing Continue reading

Technical Preview Program Participants Culture Snagit with Artistic Flair

One of the great results of TechSmith’s Technical Preview Program, which allows customers to test up-and-coming features of TechSmith products, is the enormous creativity that stems from TPP projects. Customers participating in the program may be measuring usability and their overall experience with TechSmith products, but that doesn’t stop them from taking artistic liberties every so often. We followed up with three TPP participants who completed their assignments and added a little extra Continue reading

Saving Snagit Captures One Pixel at a Time

Shane Young has built a career on Microsoft SharePoint. He owned a business, he was named a Microsoft MVP, and he’s written multiple books — all focused on Microsoft SharePoint. For those unfamiliar with the product, SharePoint is a collaboration tool that allows teams to share virtually anything between members. SharePoint offers simple communication solutions as well as complex tools that empower businesses to improve collaboration. And Shane knows just about all there is to know about Continue reading