Snagit is a tool that you can use to easily take a snapshot of your
screen, edit it, and then send it to an application or website. It is designed
for users with any experience level, as you can clearly see when initiating the
software. Two video clips are available in the Snagit Message Center, for both
novices (to learn how to get acquainted with Snagit) and power uses (to find out
what's new in this version). The Snagit interface (which is user-friendly and
attractive) is mainly divided into five parts - the menu bar, quick launch,
related tasks, profiles, and profile settings. Here, you can choose one of the
basic capture shortucts called Profiles - all-in-one, full screen, copy to
clipboard (with or without preview), web page as PDF with links, free hand, or
menu with time delay. Below that section you can change the profile settings for
a capture - mode and input, output, and effects. Once you have configured this,
press the Print Screen key or click the red button. A selection tool that
criss-crosses the screen appears, so you can easily choose the part of the
screen you want to capture, by using the click-and-drag method. In the Snagit
Editor you can apply touchups to your captures, organize and share them with
your friends. You can completely customize Snagit Editor, batch convert images,
assign flags (e.g. important, idea, personal), use the library to organize
captures, use canvas, add callouts, arrows and stamps, and more. You can easily
get lost in this software. Its user guide and video tutorials are wonderfully
built. However, Snagit has its downsides in the trial edition (e.g. you can only
capture video up to 2GB). Also, the Editor takes a while to apply effects. All
in all, Snagit definitely deserves to be taken into consideration, whether you
already know how to use this type of program or not. It consumes a small amount
of system memory, and the price for the full version is cheap
Here are some key features of "Snagit":
Combine images:
· Create custom graphics easily by taking multiple captures and putting them
together.
Spotlight and magnify:
· Draw attention to a specific part of your image. Just select the portion you
want and Snagit will blur and darken everything else.
Markup tools:
· Add effects to your image, even if you don't have a design degree. Draw
attention with arrows, add a text callout or torn edge effect…just to name a
few.
Auto-storing:
· All of your captures are automatically saved to your Library with the most
recent viewable all the time. Save time by quickly finding all your past
captures.
Tagging:
· Along with saving your capture, Snagit also stores information so you can find
it again later. Search for your captures by date, website, or a custom flag that
you create and assign.