SnagIt

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SnagIt
Using SnagIt to CaptureComputer Screens

• Michael J. Fimian
• ITDP 2004Providence College

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Contact Info

• Dr. Michael J. Fimian
• MFimian_at_Providence.edu
• Instructional Technology
• Development Program Feinstein 305865-1832

Or ITDS
He coordinates the ITDP
Hes the Instructional Technology Design
Specialist
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Workshop Goals

• Workshop Goals
• SnagItRelated
• Capture graphics from a web site
• Capture a portion of a screen
• Edit the captured graphics
• Send captured graphics to Angel
• Cut and paste captured graphics to PowerPoint
• Save and transport the resulting files

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Product Info
Take a Tour of the TechSmith web site!!

• Camtasia and SnagIt
• Two different products, purchased separately or
  bundled together
• Developed by TechSmith
• Good web site, lots of info, examples, can
  download and purchase
• Home http//www.techsmith.com/default.asp
• Camtasia http//www.techsmith.com/products/studi
  o/default.asp
• SnagIt http//www.techsmith.com/products/snagit/
  default.asp
• Education http//www.techsmith.com/solutions/edu
  cation.asp

AVI 7.5 M
Flash 3.1 M
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Product Info

• Camtasia and SnagIt
• SnagIt capture static graphics, web site
  graphics, scrolling graphics, portions of
  screens. Files can be saved in a large variety
  of formats. 39.95 Features
• Camtasia captures active video and audio, saves
  files as AVI, MOV, WMV and Flash files. Highly
  compressed! 149.00 Features

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Product Info

• Product Prices
• 169.00 for the Camtasia/Snag-It bundle, single
  user

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Trial Samples

• You can use a trial version of Camtasia and
  SnagIt by clicking on the links below.
• These trials are included on the CD, so you dont
  need access to the Internet.
• Clicking the button will start the install
  procedure for either Camtasia or SnagIt.
• Youll have 30 days to complete the trial, so be
  judicious about when you install it

Click a Box To Install.
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SnagIt Tour

• Lets see what SnagIt can do!

Click the pic
Or type/click http//www.techsmith.com/videos/sn
agit/Overview/SnagItOverview/snagit_overview.html
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SnagIt Uses

• Watch it!
• Here come The Bullets!

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SnagIt Uses

• Show how software settings are supposed to look
• Capture error messages
• Show off an entire Web site at the same time
• Take a user step-by-step through program scenes
• Send images simultaneously to the printer, a file
  and the Clipboard
• Grab scenes from computer games
• Easily enhance educational handouts with
  up-to-date images
• Grab any section of a Web site
• Create impressive PowerPoint images
• Add arrows, highlights and text boxes to images
• Bring training to life by implementing images
  that are clear, simple and easy to grasp
• Prevent cases from going to court by documenting
  compelling findings.

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SnagIt Uses

• Capture text that you cant obtain with Cut and
  Paste
• Quickly share graphics
• Create straightforward, custom handouts and Web
  sites
• Capture still shots to serve as chapter headings
  for videos
• Easily add company logos or other branding
  elements to presentations
• Capture any photo on your PC, including from
  scanners and digital cameras
• Add short video clips of onscreen activity to
  training presentations
• Capture the screen remotely at a designated time
  
• Create useful user manuals
• Capture visual bugs in applications

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SnagIt Uses

• Illustrate strategic points with real-life
  examples from the Web
• Capture evidence of digital crime and use images
  in computer forensics reports and courtroom
• Snag an image from an MPEG-4 video stream
• Quickly create thumbnails links for large
  graphics or streaming media
• Document the history of a Web site's design and
  compare competing sites side-by-side
• Preserve the exact image quality of captured
  images - no need to touch up
• Take a screenshot of a newly developed Web page
  to share with the team before publishing
• Easily obtain graphs, charts, and informative
  graphics from the Web to supplement your content

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SnagIt Uses

• Monitor web sites without being present
• Gather indisputable evidence from computer hard
  drives, illegal Web sites and Internet chat rooms
  
• Collect, document and archive digital images
• Simultaneously collect every graphic on a Web
  site
• Insert CAD images into applications like
  PowerPoint, Word, etc., that everyone has on
  their desktops
• Send images through e-mail
• Instantly insert captured text into appropriate
  columns and rows in Excel
• Use Menu Capture to add application menus to Help
  tutorials
• Create thumbnails of images that link to full
  images
• Capture dialog boxes and menus for installation
  and configuration documentation

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SnagIt Uses

• Use SnagIt to document database applications
• Overcome languages differences by sharing images
• Capture anything you would normally send to the
  printer and make it an image file
• Constantly view work as you make an unlimited
  number of image modifications
• Save, convert file formats, print and e-mail in
  batches
• Capture images from anywhere to improve Web
  design process
• Capture images to create icons in program
  toolbars
• Enhance FAQ site with images that explain complex
  directions
• Obtain screen capture capabilities from within
  Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint
• Use Web page creator to share an online album

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SnagIt Uses
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Janice Schusters Project
Pic 1 Pic 2 Pic 3
Before
After
Problem Janice needed to have a single
PowerPoint for a poster board, but show all her
slides and their content at the same
time Solution SnagIt
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Tutorials

• The tutorials below are on this CD for more
  extensive web-based versions, see
• http//www.techsmith.com/videos/snagit/tutorials/s
  nagit_tutorial_videos.html
• Introduction
• Basic Image Capture
• The Preview Window
• Capture profiles
• SnagIt Editor

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Tutorials

• How we did the prior page
• Introduction
• Basic Image Capture
• The Preview Window
• Capture profiles
• SnagIt Editor

I captured this from the video tutorial Then
pasted it here Then typed the text above.
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Thanks for Your Time
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Thanks for Your Time

• The capacity to learn is a gift
• The ability to learn is a skill
• The willingness to learn is a choice

Redec of Ginaz -Dune
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Workshop Evaluation

• Thanks for taking part in our SnagIt workshop!
• Please provide us with constructive feedback that
  would help us improve future offerings!!!
• Our online workshop evaluation form is at
  http//www.instructionaltech.net/Providence/work
  shop_evaluation.htm

Wow! Time flies when youre having fun!