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SnagIt 9.0 now available

by Christina Clark Aug 1st 2008


If you, like us, capture and edit a lot of screenshots, the new version of SnagIt might interest you. We have covered past versions so let's focus on what's new with 9.0.

Version 9 adds a sequential capture feature, automatic or custom tagging, visual bookmarking, ribbon-based menus, multi-image capabilities, a quick access toolbar and other features. The TechSmith web page lists better work flow as one of the main new features. You can decide if you want to capture everyhing and edit later or capture one image, edit, capture another, edit, etc.

The version is free to try and $49.95 to purchase.

Tags: screen capture, SnagIt

Filed under: Design, Utilities, Windows, Freeware

Get SnagIt 7.25 from TechSmith for free

Windowsby Brad Linder Nov 26th 2007

SnagIt
Last week we told you that TechSmith was offering a free version of the Camtasia Studio screencasting software for free. As luck would have it, TechSmith is also giving away free licenses for SnagIt, the company's popular screen capture utility.

The only catch is that just like with the Camtasia Studio offer, TechSmith is offering an older version of SnagIt for free. If you want all the latest features, you'll have to upgrade to SnagIt 8.2, which will set you back $20. But SnagIt 7.2.5 (the free version) is still quite a few steps up from the Windows print screen button. Here are a few of the features you get with SnagIt:
  • Capture a region
  • Capture a file
  • Capture a scrolling window (like an entire web page)
  • Capture a freehand region (draw a shape around the portion of the screen you want to capture
SnagIt 8.2 adds Vista compatibility, the ability to save a file to an application like Word, Excel, or even Flickr, and new printing options.

[via Digital Inspiration]

Tags: Screen-capture, SnagIt, TechSmith

Filed under: Utilities, Web services

Create Screenshots or Screencasts with Jing

by Brad Linder Jul 17th 2007

Jing
Here at Download Squad, we're always on the lookout for good screenshot and screencasting utility. Especially free screenshot and screencasting utilities. And it helps if they're cross-platform applications.

That's why Jing looks so exciting. It's a free, cross-platform (Mac and Windows) application for taking screenshots or making screencasts. Jing is from the developers of Snagit and Camtasia Studio, both of which are commercial applications. It's not clear whether Jing will remain free after it loses its beta status, but for now it's a pretty powerful little application.

It captures screencasts as Flash files, which you can upload and share with other users. Jing is tightly integrated with Screencast.com, letting you upload and share files from within the application. After the jump, check out a quick video we made showing how to split an audio file with Audacity.

[via Digital Inspiration]

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Tags: camtasia studio, CamtasiaStudio, jing, screencast, screengrab, screenshot, snagit

Filed under: Internet, Blogging, Freeware

Blog easier with 17 Firefox extensions

by Ryan Carter Jun 6th 2007

Extension cordThe folks at lifehack.org, (not LifeHacker.com) have cooked up the 17 best Firefox extensions that will make blogging easy. I'm sure you've seen some of these before, but just in case you haven't seen them all, they are:

  1. Google Notebook
  2. Session Manager
  3. coComment
  4. Speak It
  5. DocuFarm
  6. ScribeFire (formerly performancing)
  7. Deepest Sender
  8. Resizable Text Area
  9. Spellbound
  10. Google toolbar
  11. Tabinta
  12. Split Browser
  13. Copy Plain Text
  14. Copy As HTML Link
  15. Web Developer
  16. SnagIt
  17. Picnik
There are some widely-used extensions on the list, such as ScribeFire (formerly performancing), Split Browser, Session Manager and Google Notebook, but there are some that aren't so well known, like Picnik, DocuFarm, Deepest Sender, and Tabinta. Once installed, these extensions greatly help the organization and communication of information.

Are there other extensions that should have made this list from lifehack.org? What are the best extensions that make blogging easier, fun, or enjoyable for you?

Tags: blogging, cocomment, extensions, firefox, google notebook, GoogleNotebook, scribefire, snagit, splitbrowser, tabinta

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