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The Digital Photographer's Software Guide
Figure 4.3
SnagIt provides up to 32-bit screen capture and a host of features.
Two other areas where SnagIt comes in useful are in Web page capture, because it can
capture all the images, video, and audio files from a Website; and video screen capture,
because it allows you to record a short video of your desktop activity, enabling you to
make tutorial presentations to share over the Internet.
SnagIt lets you set a screen capture profile, with selections for image quality, destination
folder, and other settings. You can save the profile for subsequent use, but there are
also some default profiles to get beginners up and running immediately. You do not
need to launch the program from the Start menu every time you need a screen capture.
Just assign a hotkey combination (such as Control+F12) to start the capture process. A
rectangle appears around the window on which you are working, easily changed to
include other windows or the whole screen by moving the mouse. A left click then
launches the interface.
SnagIt’s Editor has paint tools that let you enhance your screen capture with arrows,
lines, shapes, callouts, cursors, stamps, or text. You can also add special effects such as
drop shadow, torn edge, wave edge, and more, or image-processing effects, such as
sharpen, blur, and emboss. Other facilities include borders, watermarking, magnify,
spotlight, dim, time-delayed screen capture, and cursor inclusion/exclusion.