SnagIt product manager Tiffany Wood says that people retain more information watching a presentation than from reading alone, so SnagIt’s new, easy-to-use video functionality will help users communicate more effectively, while saving valuable time. On the Windows version, the 5-minute limit for video capture has been eliminated. So both the Windows and Mac versions now handle video. According to TechSmith, 'Video capture has reached near-incendiary levels with YouTube receiving 2 billion video views every day, so obviously video appeals. After launching SnagIt on Mac, TechSmith was inundated with requests for video. Camtasia is still offered but now SnagIt will serve the need in many cases.Īlthough video capture isn't new for the Windows version of SnagIt, it is new for the Mac version. Previous versions of SnagIt captured video but if you needed to capture a lot of video, TechSmith's Camtasia was the product to use. One of the most important improvements in the new version is the ability to capture a video file of any reasonable length. The application from TechSmith has been the screen capture application of choice for more than a decade and the latest version (11 for windows or 2 for the Mac) seems likely to continue that trend. If you enjoy today's articles, When Words Aren't Sufficient, There's SnagItĪsk anyone who creates documentation what they use to capture screen images and the most common answer will probably be SnagIt. Use your browser's enlarge/reduce function to resize text and images.įor full-size versions of most images, click the thumbnail.

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