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TechSmith Snagit confidential: Coincidence or great marketing?

Either way, nice one Techsmith Snagit, my essential screen capture tool. This arrived in my inbox today: TechSmith Snagit Advert about hiding sensitive information While I was listening to radio news about... Journalist releases texts sent by US Defence Secretary about military operation | Radio NZ | 22 minutes ago Details of airstrikes that would normally be closely guarded secrets were also discussed in the chat... (Text and Audio) Read more →

Using Snagit 11 on Windows 8

Techsmith have posted a useful guide on using Snagit 11 with Windows 8. Although it is a desktop app (no RT version yet) you can capture the Start Screen and Modern UI applications with the use of hotkeys. There’s also a guide to adding Snagit to the Start Screen & Taskbar for quick access. Using Snagit 11 on Windows 8 - www.techsmith.com Read more →

I broke my Snagit, then I fixed it - Snagit Editor C++ runtime error

I can’t imagine working without Snagit but faced that horror last night. How I broke it I had CAD application publishing (digital print to DWF file) and was editing some captures while it was working. The computer was occasionally a bit slow as the publishing consumed chunks of processor time. While adding a callout I clicked, maybe outside the editor, during a pause. It appeared the callout “tail” flew off to infinity (recreated right). Then Snagit Editor got very slow and appeared not to respond. After a lengthy wait I had to End Task my way out. Snagit fine, Editor... Read more →

Trouble installing Snagit outputs/accessories? Fixed

Snagit accessories are a great productivity booster. Take a screenshot and push it to applications (including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MindManager), Web services (like Flickr) or Blog platforms in a click. However I hit a snag while setting up a new machine. The accessories are downloaded as a package and installed from your local drive by double clicking. However this didn’t work for me as the browser had renamed the file extension from .snagacc to plain old .zip. The solution was easy to find on the Techsmith forum: Cannot get Snagit outputs/accessories to install - techsmith.custhelp.com I get a zip file... Read more →

AutoCAD Design 8.16?

Something “BIG” & “AutoCAD” will be announced on the 16th of August, 10 a.m. US Pacific Time.* In the US that is 8.16 which fits rather nicely into DESIGN (or DE8.16N). Who thought of that!? However in New Zealand it doesn’t quite work as it will already be 8.17, or in our notation 17.8, and happening at 5 a.m! I’m not sure if that means we find out later, earlier or at precisely the same time? As Douglas Adams said: “Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.”. For this I’d add “5am is a mythical time that surely doesn’t actually... Read more →

Sporked By Betsy at Autodesk University #AU2010

It was great to meet the lovely Betsy Weber from Techsmith, think Snagit and Camtasia Studio, and I was delighted when she presented me with a legendary Techsmith Titanium Spork*. * Its a spoon and a fork so may be a Foon? No it’s a Spork! @betsyweber Betsy Weber Welcome the newest members of the @techsmith #sporkclub! @robincapper and @thecadgeek #au2010 Read more →

Solving the Snagit blackout and non-ActiveWords?

Something changed on my machine recently and impacted two of my favourite utilities. Screen capture blues from the black, and non-ActiveWords I went to take a screenshot and the capture looked like a photo taken in a coal mine with the lights out. You could see all the Snagit capture UI working perfectly (something like the faked image right) but the screen and resulting capture were solid black. The Clues: A quick trip to Techsmith support was in order but my ActiveWord “snagn”, which should launch the Snagit website, didn’t work. If the browser wasn’t running it launched and opened... Read more →

Snagit a blog post…

When I see something which triggers the “could be a blog post” thought I grab a screenshot with Snagit. and save the image. Sometimes I use the Send > TypePad output to post direct from the Snagit Editor. Usually I tick “Post as Draft” as it could be days, weeks, months before the actual post appears but means the idea is captured in a few seconds. Snagit ships with a selection of Outputs installed and others, including most blog/message platforms, available (free!) from the Download Accessories page or Tools > Accessories in Snagit. If you upgrade from an earlier version... Read more →

Snagit tames the Revit Browser (and other long windows)

The Revit Project Browser is great for bundling all the assets of a Revit Project into a single list. Unfortunately it’s “one view scroll, scroll scroll” interface can be tedious to document. If you want to use in a project standard or just share with collaborators (without sending the whole project) it can take several “page” snapshots to capture. With the Scrolling Capture “Capture Entire Area” option Snagit 10 makes even long or restricted windows easy to snag: Click in the Browser so it has focus Print Screen to start Snagit Then choose the “Capture Entire Area” option and wait!... Read more →

Snagit 10, All-in-One capture in a click

Snagit 10 was released this week with a bunch of new functionality that I’ll look at over a series of posts. The first alone justifies upgrading and you’ll use it for every snag. A new “All-in-One” capture profile merges screen, window, object, scroll and marquee select captures in a single fluent capture mode. Hit Print Screen, then glide around as Snagit automatically switches capture modes. For precision selection a cursor magnifier shows pixel level detail and a yellow border/highlight shows the selection extents. When the desired selection is highlighted just click to capture. Disclosure: I was involved in the Snagit... Read more →