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my computer in several formats including JPG or PDF.
SnagIt But, as I said, the is an editor and with out going into

Photoshop, I can add arrow, bullet points and other an-
notations to my images. As for vides, SnagIt is a video
editor where I can trim my videos to fit my presentation
By Jasmine Blue D’Katz and save them as MPEG-4. I can also switch between

As a graphic designer and creating Computer Base Train- screen and webcam to create my presentation. SnagIt
ing for the Naval Training Schools, I was introduced to also lets me apply special effects to an image (like gray-
TechSmith’s SnagIt over 20-years ago. Basically, I used it scale, text, arrow, and borders) without having to import
for capturing graphic off my computer screen and the the file into Photoshop. As I mention, the video-
editing in Photoshop. SnagIt was easier to configure recording feature lets me include an audio track from
than Windows Screen Print, but today, SnagIt is much either microphone or the computer audio output.
more that than just a I found SnagIt to be an es-
screen capture program. sential tool on my graphic
The latest version of SnagIt computer. I’m able to cap-
2018 is even more robust ture and edit any image or
than the earlier versions. video I need to input into my
For those who attend J.J PowerPoint or video presen-
Voice Automated Devices, tation. For those of you who
you may have notices like to share images/video
some of the graphics and on social media, SnagIt is the
videos included in the tool you need. Priced as
presentation which, most $49.95 (or $29.95 for up-
were captured with SnagIt. If you need just a screen grades from previous version). SnagIt may not be that
capture feature then the free Microsoft Snipping tool expensive if you need the extra features. If you just need
might be adequate, but if you need to capture video, a very basic screen capturing feature, then the free Mi-
then you need more features. crosoft Snipping Tool may be adequate.

Once SnagIt is launched, the app displays a mini control TechSmith.com
panel that peeks out from the top or edge of your
screen, (or press the PrtSc key) to capture the portion of
the screen. Pressing the big RED button to take a screen-
shot. By dragging the crosshairs across a specific area,
I’m then given the choice of capturing an image or vid-
eo. SnagIt also could scroll down/up to capture tall or
wide images.

I’ve tried a few other utilities to capture/download vid-
eo from YouTube and other sources, but SnagIt has
them all beat. Once I find my video, I lunch SnagIt, drag
and select the area, push the VIDEO capture button and
wait for the on-screen count down for SnagIt to start
capturing. When the video is done, press the STOP
button and SnagIt takes me into the Image Editor.

SnagIt’s Editor allows me to save your image/video to
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