
Share web URLs, showing what’s on your screen as an instantaneous supplement to text chattingĬapture images or video with Jing and upload them immediately How WPI members can get these tools:. Save to your computer or uploaded immediately to your free screencast account (up to 2 GB). Record videos (limited to 5-minutes each) or images in just 2 clicks. Techsmith also makes a completely free tool called Jing that’s not as full-featured as it’s commercial products, but is really fast and easy to use. The Camtasia recorder interface Video and Image Capture: Intuitive export options for web or mobile devices. Easy survey and quizzing options that can manipulate the flow of the video (Windows only). Simple video editing with customizable text and graphic callouts. Set recording regions, or record full screen video with narrated audio. There are fewer options when it comes to recording an actual video of what’s happening on your computer screen, but Camtasia Studio (also made by Techsmith) is terrific. Organization and tagging assistance to find your screenshots laterĬonfiguring Snagit capture options Video Capture:. Basic editing options to quickly add arrows, text, etc. Automatically saves images to a chosen format. Set a delayed capture so you have time to open menus, position the mouse, etc. Click and drag to select a screen region to capture.
Set a fixed region to capture if you need multiple screenshots with consistent sizes.When we need to do a lot of consistent screen captures (documentation is a prime example), our tool of choice is “SnagIt.” It basically replaces the Printscreen button on your keyboard with a completely customizable capturing solution. Sure, you can press the Print Screen button on your keyboard, open an image editor, paste, crop, edit, save…but aren’t there better tools? There are a few neat tools from a company called Techsmith that we use all the time! Image Capture: Have you ever found yourself writing an email (or a blog post!) and wished you could just show what you mean instead of having to try to describe it? We often find that being able to quickly capture what’s happening on a computer screen is invaluable for saving time and communicating more clearly.