22 Comments to “Sandy’s Great Graphic Find: SnagIt”

1. January 6th, 2007 at 2:23 pm
   Mike said

   I second that vote.

   I remember touting it in the middle of ‘06… like on 6-30-2006, Comment #7.

   I wouldn’t leave home without it !

2. January 6th, 2007 at 3:36 pm
   Scorpia said

   Gosh, I never thought to suggest this great program, and I’ve been using it for some months now.

   Snagit does a wonderful job capturing screenshots, and the editing functions can really sharpen them up.

   You can also use the program to make simple graphics. The banner on my website and the red headers in my right sidebar were all made with Snagit, along with the yellow buttons under the banner.

   This one is really worth giving a try if you’re looking for a capture program.

3. January 6th, 2007 at 4:35 pm
   Sandra Renshaw said

   Hi Scorpia,

   Thanks for writing. SnagIt really packs a lot of power for the price. It’s well worth it to me. I use it more often than the big, expensive programs because it’s so easy to use. And I didn’t even hightlight making graphics. Good point. It’s an excellent choice for creating, too.

   Sandy

4. January 6th, 2007 at 4:37 pm
   HART (1-800-HART) said

   I’ve been using 5-clicks (paid program) for all my capture needs, but just recently I have been wondering how people take screen shots of entire pages scrolling down many PgDns .. and want one too! I think of all my daily tools and apps - its’ the screen capture that I use most.

5. January 6th, 2007 at 4:45 pm
   Sandra Renshaw said

   Hi HART,

   Thanks for your comment. This is the program for those rolling captures. I’ve been enjoying that feature lately. Sure beats the old cut and paste method I used to use.

   Funny how our needs change. Screen capture is one thing I do many times a day, too.

   I don’t think I’ve scratched the surface of what this program offers. Maybe we can each comment here on what great new thing we learned how to do…

   Sandy

6. January 6th, 2007 at 4:51 pm
   HART (1-800-HART) said

   Well // definately worth looking into. I’ve downloaded the trial 30-day version to test it out. However, it doesn’t look good. My installation was halted because: “The file STDNAMES.GPD on Windows XP CD-ROM is needed”. I probably will be uninstalling it now - I don’t believe in software that requires me to pull out my Operating system CD. Shame on SnagIt!

   My 5-clicks is pretty good though. Only thing if I want to modify it I go into my adobe photoshop7. As for resizing entire directories and making thumbnails, I’ve been using Easy-Thumbnails (Free program). Between the three, less the scrolling, I’m pretty much covered. Oh well.

7. January 6th, 2007 at 5:10 pm
   Sandra Renshaw said

   HART,

   Sorry to hear that. I didn’t have any trouble downloading or installing and definitely did not need any disks.

   I’d be interested in hearing what the team at TechSmith thinks. Betsy Weber would love to hear about it. “Feel free to send me any feedback - we’re always looking for ways to improve.”

   E-mail: b.weber@techsmith.com
   Cell Phone: 517.410.0030

   Sandy

8. January 6th, 2007 at 5:14 pm
   Scorpia said

   Huh. I had no problems at all, either. I do suggest that you get in touch with techsmith, Hart; there may be a simple solution for that. At least I hope so.

9. January 6th, 2007 at 5:20 pm
   HART (1-800-HART) said

   uh .. well I’ve uninstalled it - it gave me a bad install when I couldn’t locate the file on my computer. But, 2 out of 3 commenters can’t be wrong, so I took Sandra’s advice and forwarded an email

10. January 7th, 2007 at 4:01 am
    Rico said

    Hi Liz,

    SnagIt is a great idea. Definitely more powerful than paint, and a lot cheaper than Photoshop!

11. January 7th, 2007 at 5:52 am
    ME Strauss said

    Hi Rico!
    How wonderful to see you!
    It’s a testitomial to hear you say that. Sandy will glad for your words of support.

12. January 7th, 2007 at 9:28 am
    russ stalters said

    I have been using HyperSnap from Hyperionics for almost 10 years and find it to be one of the most useful screen capture programs. It is very easy to use and only $35.
    The program provides a rich set of tools for editing the images and then saving them in all the popular formats.

13. January 7th, 2007 at 10:25 am
    ME Strauss said

    Hi Russ!
    Welcome. I finding out about so many screen capture programs that I didn’t know about. It’s amazing. No one’s even mentioned the one that I use . . . Cropper by Fusion Design.

14. January 7th, 2007 at 10:44 am
    Betsy Weber said

    Hi Sandy - Thanks for your post about SnagIt! I appreciate it and it’s great to see how you’re using it.

    My favorite feature is to capture a webpage and keep the links. You can read more about it here: http://www.techsmith.com/community/blogcomments.asp?thread=137

    Hi HART - We do offer free tech support. Please feel free to utilize it - they’ll get you up and running.
    http://techsmith.custhelp.com/

    Betsy Weber, Chief Evangelist
    TechSmith

15. January 7th, 2007 at 9:43 pm
    Robyn McMaster said

    Sandy, I’m curious, did you use SnagIt to put together that wonderful visual image of the z-list?

16. January 8th, 2007 at 9:29 am
    Becky ChongTim said

    Aloha Sandy. I wanted to ditto what you said about SnagIt. I use it to create accounting & procedure manuals for my customers. It makes it tons easier for them to figure out what screen they should be seeing.

17. January 8th, 2007 at 10:05 am
    Sandra Renshaw said

    Hi Rico,
    Thanks for the comment. It’s fun to hear from other fans of SnagIt.

    Hi Russ,
    Thanks for the tip about Hyperionics. I’ll have to check that out.

    Hi Liz,
    I haven’t used Cropper before either! Great lead.

    Hi Betsy,
    Great to hear from you — appreciate your input.

    Hi Robyn,
    Yes, I used SnagIt to put together the Z-List collage. Made it very easy.

    Hi Becky,
    Thanks for commenting. I love to talk with others about what tools they use and the application.

    Sandy

18. January 14th, 2007 at 9:29 am
    Liz Strauss at Successful Blog - Sandy’s Great Graphic Find: FavIcon from Pics said

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19. January 21st, 2007 at 11:04 am
    Liz Strauss at Successful Blog - Sandy’s Great Graphic Find: Pixel Ruler said

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20. January 29th, 2007 at 4:44 am
    Liz Strauss at Successful Blog - Sandy’s Great Graphic Find: PicMaster said

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21. March 6th, 2007 at 1:44 pm
    Peter Gillberg - SoftwareCasa said

    Hello Sandy,

    If you like Snagit I would really recommend you to try Camtasia, from the same maker. While Snagit is excellent to capture text and images Camtasia is excellent at capturing video.

22. March 6th, 2007 at 1:45 pm
    Peter Gillberg - SoftwareCasa said

    Sorry, I forgot to add, you can read more about Camtasia here: http://www.softwarecasa.com/pprod/212402dd.htm