Tips for Getting Precise Captures in Snagit on Windows

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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

Essential Guides for Getting Started in Camtasia & Snagit

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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

Create a Jing-like Workflow in Snagit on Windows

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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

New book: Interactive guide to Camtasia for Mac

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Calling all you Camtasia for Mac users! There is a great new learning resource available to you. Dave Buell, who has been an Information Technology professional for many years, has written a new book all about Camtasia for Mac. Over the past decade, Dave has authored, directed, and produced many different eLearning and interactive design programs. Dave's interactive book for Camtasia for Mac is available in 2 different formats - Interactive PDF and an iBook (which works great on the iPad). With Continue reading

Camtasia for Mac: Add Captions

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Adding captions to your Camtasia for Mac videos is a great way to expand your potential audience and increase your videos' impact. A little extra work up front makes your content accessible to the wide range of viewers who depend on captions: including those with hearing impairments, non-native English speakers, and even those who aren't able to play external audio. In the short tutorial below, you'll learn the most efficient way to add captions to your Camtasia for Mac videos. Check it out, and Continue reading

Camtasia Studio 8: New Audio Tutorials

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Having good, quality audio is one of the keys to a successful Camtasia project. In fact, audio quality can directly affect how viewers respond to your video. Poor audio recordings -- like those with a lot of white noise, or varying volume levels -- can distract viewers and detract from the content. On the other hand, crisp, clear narration, or well-blended music can draw them in and keep their attention. With that being said, we've created a series about working with audio, which we hope you Continue reading

Updating Images and Clips in Camtasia Studio 8

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Today, I’m here to bring you another feedback success story. You asked for the ability to swap out media on the timeline, and we delivered. As of version 8.0.4, Camtasia Studio gives you the ability to update media on the timeline -- which is useful if you need to make quick wholesale swaps or update content in old projects. It's also useful if you accidentally move or rename a media file that the timeline is trying to reference. Check out the short video (3:07) below to see how it easy it can Continue reading