Welcome 1. Using SnagIt The Basics...1 The Product Tour...3 SnagIt Overview...4 Some of SnagIt s Most Popular Captures...6

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1 Help Guide Welcome 1 Using The Basics...1 The Product Tour...3 Overview...4 Some of s Most Popular Captures...6 Taking Your First Capture...9 Program Hotkeys and Keyboard Shortcuts...10 's Main Interface Hotkeys and Keyboard Shortcuts...11 Editor Hotkeys and Keyboard Shortcuts...12 Catalog Browser Hotkeys and Keyboard Shortcuts...13 Studio Hotkeys and Keyboard Shortcuts...14 About Capture Modes, Input, and Input Properties...15 Capture Modes Overview...16 Image Capture Overview...17 Text Capture Overview...17 Video Capture Overview...18 Web Capture Overview...19 Capture Input Overview...20 Capture Mode & Input Combinations...21 Capturing the Entire Screen...22 Capturing a Selected Window...22 Capturing the Active Window...23 Capturing a Region...23 Capturing a Fixed Region...23 Capturing an Object such as a Button or Icon...24 Capturing a Menu...24 Auto Scroll Window...24 Scrolling Region...25 Scroll Active Window...26 Custom Scroll...26 Capturing a Shape...26 Capturing whatever is on the Clipboard...27 Clipboard Chain...27 Inputting an Image from a Graphic File...28 Table of Contents i

2 Help Guide Capture from Program File...28 Full-screen DOS...28 DirectX...29 Extended Window...30 Extended Window Capture Preview...30 Wallpaper...31 Scanners and Cameras...31 Capturing Multiple Areas...32 Including the Cursor in the Capture...33 Record Audio...33 Audio Format Dialog Box...33 Fixed Address...34 Prompt for Address...34 Input Properties...35 General...37 Fixed Region...38 Menu...39 Scrolling...39 Scanners & Cameras...40 Extended Window...41 Object...41 Video Capture Preferences...42 Fixed Address...43 Web Capture Preferences...44 Proxy Settings Dialog Box...45 Looking at the Different Capture Outputs...46 Capture Mode & Output Combinations...47 Sending the Capture to a Printer...47 Sending the Capture to the Clipboard for Pasting in a Different Program...48 Saving the Capture as a File for Importing into a Program...48 Sending the Capture to Someone Using Catalog...49 Web...49 Studio...50 Instant Messenger...50 Program...50 ii Table of Contents

3 Help Guide Multiple Outputs...51 Preview Window...51 Output Properties...52 Print...53 Page Setup Options...54 Image File...56 File Format Options...57 Send Mail...59 Catalog Browser...60 Program...61 Add a Program...63 Edit Program...64 Instant Messenger...65 Web...67 Text Output to a Text File...68 Web Output to a File...69 Web Output to the Catalog Browser...70 Video Output to a File...71 Frame Rate (Time-Lapse) Setup...72 Audio Format Setup...73 Video Output to the Catalog Browser...74 Video Output to the Web...75 Working with Profiles...77 Modifying a Profile...82 Save Settings as a New Profile...84 Using the Add New Profile Wizard...85 Arranging, Importing, and Exporting your Profiles...87 Importing a Single Profile...89 Importing a Group of Profiles...89 Importing a Single Profile via the Windows Explorer...90 Importing a Group of Profiles via the Windows Explorer...90 Exporting a Profile or Group of Profiles...90 Exporting All Profiles...91 Include the Following Items to Import / Export...91 Import Group Dialog Box...92 Table of Contents iii

4 Help Guide Working with Hotkeys...93 Setting Application-Wide Hotkeys within the Program Preferences...94 Setting Profile-Specific Hotkeys for Existing Profiles...95 Setting Profile-Specific Hotkeys for New Profiles...96 Working with the Automatic Naming Options...97 Automatic File Name Options...99 Menu Options File Menu Options View Menu Options Tools Menu Options Program Preferences Hotkeys Tab Program Options Tab File Associations Dialog Box Notifications Tab Enabling and Disabling the Add-Ins Updater Tab Working with OneClick OneClick Configuration Options Working with Printer Capture Creating a Printer to Use with Printer Capture Printer Capture Options Printer Capture Settings Dialog Box Printer Capture Preferences Tab Printers Tab Printer Capture Filters Working with Multipage Captures using Printer Capture Save Multiple Images Dialog Box Working with the Capture Timer Setup Delayed/Scheduled Capture Options Delay/Schedule Tab Options To Set up a Delayed Capture iv Table of Contents

5 Help Guide To Set up a Scheduled Capture Capture Timer Options Working with the Auto Scroll Features Auto Scroll Window Capture Taking an Auto Scroll Window: Image Capture Taking an Auto Scroll Window: Text Capture Scrolling Region Capture Taking a Scrolling Region Capture: Image Capture Taking a Scrolling Region Capture: Text Capture Scroll Active Window Capture Taking a Scroll Active Window Capture: Image Capture Taking a Scroll Active Window Capture: Text Capture Custom Scroll Capture Taking a Custom Scroll Capture: Image Capture Taking a Custom Scroll Capture: Text Capture Creating a Gallery Web Page from Image Files Working with Filters Color Depth Filter (Image & Printer Capture) Color Depth Filter Options (Image & Printer Capture) Custom Color Depth Filter (Image & Printer Capture) Color Substitution Filter (Image & Printer Capture) Custom Color Substitution Filter Options (Image & Printer Capture) Color Correction Filter (Image & Printer Capture) Image Resolution Filter (Image & Printer Capture) Image Scaling Filter (Image & Printer Capture) Resize Image Filter (Image Capture) Caption Filter (Image & Printer Capture) Caption Options (Image & Printer Capture) Caption Settings (Image & Printer Capture) Time/Date Format Options (Image, Printer, Text & Video Capture) Border Filter (Image & Printer Capture) Edge Effects Filter (Image & Printer Capture) Edge Effects Options (Image & Printer Capture) Table of Contents v

6 Help Guide Watermark Filter (Image & Printer Capture) Watermark Advanced Settings (Image & Printer Capture) Trim Filter (Image & Printer Capture) Text Layout Filter (Text Capture) Set Font Filter (Text Capture) Word Wrap Filter (Text Capture) Text Caption Filter (Text Capture) Text Caption Dialog Box Options Video Caption Filter (Video Capture) Video Caption Dialog Box Options Video Caption Options Time/Date Format Options (Text & Video Capture) Web Capture Filter (Web Capture) Web Capture Options General Tab Web Capture Options Images Tab Web Capture Filters Audio Tab Web Capture Filters Video Tab Web Capture Filters Custom Tab Working with the Preview Window Taking a Capture and Viewing it within the Preview Window Overriding the Current Output within the Preview Window\ Getting Familiar with the Preview Window Screen Working with the Tasks Pane Looking at the Preview Window Toolbars Edge Effects Task Page Edge Effects Task Page Options Spotlight & Magnify Task Page Perspective & Shear Task Page Watermark Task Page Border Task Page Caption Task Page vi Table of Contents

7 Help Guide Resize Image Task Page Resize Canvas Task Page Trim Task Page Rotate & Flip Task Page Custom Angle Task Page Color Depth Task Page Color Editing Task Page Transparent Color Task Page Color Correction Task Page Halftone Task Page Color Substitution Task Page Histo-Contrast Task Page Intensity Detect Task Page Image Processing Task Page Average Blur Median Blur Sharpen Posterize Pixelate Solarize Add Noise Oil Painting Table of Contents vii

8 Help Guide Emboss Underlay Edge Detection Menu Options Preview Window File Menu Preview Window Edit Menu Preview Window View Menu Preview Window Image Menu Preview Window Colors Menu Preview Window Effects Menu Preview Window Paint Tools s Companion Applications Editor Editor Image Viewer Studio Studio Toolbar Tools Studio Drawing Tools Using the Studio Drawing Tools Studio Catalogue Modifying Studio Objects Import Options Saving Your Studio Work Studio File Menu Options Studio Edit Menu Options Studio View Menu Options Studio Layout Menu Options Studio Draw Menu Options Studio Catalogue Menu Options Studio Window Menu Options Studio Help Menu Options Set Tools Default Properties Options viii Table of Contents

9 Help Guide Catalog Browser Catalog Browser Tools Catalog Browser File Menu Options Catalog Browser Page Layout Options Catalog Browser Multiple Images Options Catalog Browser Edit Menu Options Catalog Browser View Menu Options Catalog Browser Tools Menu Options Adding Audio in Catalog Browser Catalog Browser Go Menu Options Batch Conversion Batch Conversion Wizard Convert Selected Images Command Line Options The Views Classic & Compact View Tools and Menu Options Tools Input Menu Options Advanced Input Menu Options Output Menu Options Filters Menu Options Mode Menu Options Help Menu Options Getting Help Purchase Table of Contents ix

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11 Help Guide Welcome Using The Basics Thank you for choosing. is the premier application to use for all of your screen capturing needs. Whatever you can see on your screen, will easily capture for your immediate use. Once you ve taken your capture, lets you edit, enhance, save, and use the capture for numerous tasks. In all, has a total of three views: Normal, Classic, and Compact. Additionally, as companion applications, there are Preview Window, Editor, Studio, and Catalog Browser. What's New in this Version System Requirements To run, your system must meet these specifications: Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0 with IE 4.0 or higher, Windows 2000, or Windows XP For Instant Messenger output, Windows Messenger 4.7 or later, or MSN Messenger 6.0 or later is required For Web Capture, Internet Explorer 5.5 (or later) is required. Printer Capture mode is not available on Windows NT. 90 MHz processor (400 MHz recommended) 16 MB RAM (64 MB recommended) 20 MB of hard-disk space for program installation For mail output, a 32-bit MAPI mail client For audio recording and playback, a Windows-supported sound card and microphone Installing from CD-ROM The installation program setup.exe installs both and Studio. To install from the CD-ROM: 1. Start Windows. 2. Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Setup will automatically start when you close the drive. 3. Follow the install prompts using the default options if desired. 4. Once the install program has run, restart Windows before using the application. Using The Basics 1

12 Help Guide Note: If the setup program does not automatically start, perform the following steps: 1. Find the program named Start.exe on the CD. Double-click it. Setup starts. 2. Follow the setup wizard s instructions for installing the program. 3. Once the install program has run, restart Windows before using the application. Installing an Evaluation Copy of from the TechSmith Web site You can download an evaluation copy of or purchase additional copies of from our Web site. Go to and follow the directions for downloading a copy of the software. It s quick and easy! Starting Go to Start > All Programs > 7 > 7. -or- Double-select the 7 icon located on the desktop:. Note: is installed in the program group by default. It is stored elsewhere only if you specified another program group during installation. 2 Using The Basics

13 Help Guide The Product Tour We invite you to view the Tutorial videos. By watching just a few short videos, you'll quickly get an overview of all of capabilities. Select the Web links below to get started. If you installed from a CD-ROM, you can access these videos by selecting Help > Tour in the main menu. Introduction Basic Image Capture The Preview Window Capture Profiles Editor Using The Basics 3

14 Help Guide Overview has an easy-to-use and intuitive interface. To aid you in navigating around the screen, tool tips appear when you move your cursor near a button, which gives you the name of that tool. Basically, is comprised of capture profiles in the Capture Profile pane on the left and the selected profile s attributes in the Capture Settings pane on the right. Once you select a profile, simply select the Capture button. After you have tried a time or two, you may want to create your own capture profiles. This is easy to do using the customization options or the New Profile Wizard. Getting Familiar with the Main Screen Part 1 Capture Profiles in the left pane allow you to take a capture quickly. Capture profiles are a fast and powerful way to configure what you want to capture. All the capture settings you see in the Capture Settings pane make up one profile. Capture Settings in the right pane are updated when a profile is selected in the left pane. Customize a capture by making changes, and then select the Capture button. Capture Button performs the capture. You can also use the default global hotkey combination, which is <Ctrl><Shift><P>. Edit Tab gives access to companion editing applications and tools such as Editor, Studio, and Batch Conversion Wizard. Organize Tab gives access to companion applications used to organize your captures, such as Catalog Browser, Web Page Creator, and Printer Capture. 4 Using The Basics

15 Help Guide Getting Familiar with the Main Screen Part 2 Capture Profile Properties will display in the form of a tool tip. Properties include such things as the hotkey, input, output, and filters. The capture mode is easily identified by the icon. Mode controls the way that will capture information. This includes image, text, video, and Web captures. To change the mode, simply select the desired mode button in the Capture Settings pane. Input allows you to select what you want to capture. To access the input options, select Input in the Capture Settings pane. Select desired option from the dropdown menu. Options will differ according to the capture mode selected. Output allows you to select what happens to the capture once it is taken. To access the output options, select Output in the Capture Settings pane. Select desired option from the dropdown menu. Options will differ according to the capture mode selected. Filters apply edits or special effects during the actual capture process. To access the filter options, select Filters in the Capture Settings pane. Select desired option from the dropdown menu. Options will differ according to the capture mode selected. Options are preferences that you can select that will further define how you want your capture to look or if you would like to preview your capture before it is sent to output. Options may include ability to capture cursor, set timer or delayed capture, capture multiple areas, etc., and will differ according to the Mode and Input selected. Save Profile allows you to save the current settings within the Capture Settings pane as a new capture profile. You also have the option to overwrite an existing profile that is currently selected. New capture profiles will display within My Captures in the Capture Profile pane. Add New Profile Wizard allows you to create a new profile from scratch rather than modifying and saving an existing capture profile. The wizard walks you through choosing all capture settings. New capture profiles will display within My Captures in the Capture Profile pane. Using The Basics 5

16 Help Guide Some of s Most Popular Captures The following graphics show you several of the different ways that you can capture with. With s more than 40 ways to capture, combined with the use of s companion applications, the creative and interesting possibilities for creating screen captures are endless. Screen Capture Capture everything that shows on your computer desktop including the cursor if desired. See also Capturing the Entire Screen. Rectangular Region Capture a rectangular shape anywhere on your desktop. See also Capturing a Region, and Capturing a Fixed Region. Window Capture an application window, dialog box, window frame, etc. See also Capturing a Selected Window and Capturing the Active Window. 6 Using The Basics

17 Help Guide Scrolling Window Capture the contents of a window, including the part not seen. See also Auto Scroll Window, Scrolling Region, Scroll Active Window, Custom Scroll, and Auto Scroll Window Capture. Game (DirectX) Capture scenes from DirectX games or DirectX media players. See also DirectX. Text Capture text in tab-delimited format to import into spreadsheets or database applications. See also Text Output to a Text File. Using The Basics 7

18 Help Guide Object Capture a specific item on your computer desktop such as a button, icon, toolbar, etc. See also Capturing an Object such as a Button or Icon and Capturing a Shape. Menu Capture dropdown and cascading menus from Windows programs. See also Menu. 8 Using The Basics

19 Help Guide Taking Your First Capture Taking screen captures with is simple. Just select a Capture Profile in the left pane to select what you want to capture, then select the Capture button. The capture will be displayed within the Preview Window, allowing you to view, edit, and enhance your capture. 1. Select Capture Profile. The Region to File profile is selected by default. When making any capture profile selection, the profile is highlighted by an orange bar. 2. Select the Capture button to begin the capture. The window disappears and you see a crosshair cursor. Drag the crosshairs across the screen to capture a region then release. 3. The capture displays in the Preview Window. From within this window, you can edit your capture using s full range of options, including flipping, mirroring, shearing, rotating, cropping, and cutting. You can add custom edge effects such as drop shadow, torn or faded edges, and enhancements such as arrows, cursors, lines, text, and a whole lot more. You can also adjust the capture s color depth, edit text, or view the frames of a video capture. 4. Finish Capture. Select the Finish button to send the capture to the output. For easy reference, the output format is shown within the Finish button. In this example, the capture will be saved as a file. 5. Save as File. In the Save As dialog box, enter the name of the file, select file format, and select OK. Using The Basics 9

20 Help Guide Program Hotkeys and Keyboard Shortcuts The following tables contain many of the default keyboard hotkeys or shortcuts found within and 's companion applications. See also: 's Main Interface Hotkeys and Keyboard Shortcuts Editor Hotkeys and Keyboard Shortcuts Catalog Browser Hotkeys and Keyboard Shortcuts Studio Hotkeys and Keyboard Shortcuts 10 Program Hotkeys and Keyboard Shortcuts

21 Help Guide 's Main Interface Hotkeys and Keyboard Shortcuts These default hotkeys are used to take your captures within. To customize these hotkeys, select Tools > Program Preferences > Hotkeys. Or, right-click on any profile in the Profile Pane and select Set Hotkey from the context menu. To Do This: Global capture Hide/Unhide Repeat Last Capture Press this Key Combination: CTRL + SHIFT + P (default) CTRL + SHIFT + X (default) CTRL + SHIFT + R (default) Program Hotkeys and Keyboard Shortcuts 11

22 Help Guide Editor Hotkeys and Keyboard Shortcuts The following table contains many of the keyboard shortcuts in Editor. These keyboard shortcuts are not customizable. To Do This: Open CTRL + O Save CTRL + S Undo CTRL + Z Redo CTRL + Y Cut CTRL + X Copy CTRL + C Paste CTRL + V Select All CTRL + A Previous CTRL + P Next CTRL + N Zoom In NumPad + Zoom Out NumPad - Actual Size NumPad / Show Grid CTRL + G Open Help F1 Press this Key Combination: 12 Program Hotkeys and Keyboard Shortcuts

23 Help Guide Catalog Browser Hotkeys and Keyboard Shortcuts The following table contains many of the keyboard shortcuts in Catalog Browser. These keyboard shortcuts are not customizable. To Do This: Open Acquire Print Delete Rename Properties Copy Paste Select All Copy to Clipboard Refresh Fast Refresh Open Help Press this Key Combination: Enter CTRL + Q CTRL + P DEL F2 ALT + Enter CTRL + C CTRL + V CTRL + A CTRL + SHIFT + C F5 SHIFT + F5 F1 Program Hotkeys and Keyboard Shortcuts 13

24 Help Guide Studio Hotkeys and Keyboard Shortcuts The following table contains many of the keyboard shortcuts in Studio. These keyboard shortcuts are not customizable. To Do This: New CTRL + N Open CTRL + O Save CTRL + S Print CTRL + P Undo CTRL + Z Redo CTRL + A Cut CTRL + X Copy CTRL + C Copy Image SHIFT + CTRL +C Paste CTRL + V Duplicate CTRL + D Delete Del Refresh F5 Object Properties Enter Bring to Front CTRL + F Send to Back CTRL + B Open Help F1 Press this Key Combination: 14 Program Hotkeys and Keyboard Shortcuts

25 Help Guide About Capture Modes, Input, and Input Properties Using a combination of a Capture Mode and the Input and Output options, gives you many, many different ways to capture what is on your screen. In fact, there are so many different ways, it would be hard to number them all or to mention every possible capture combination. However, to make it faster and easier to take different kinds of captures, s capture categories are all organized for you according to their mode. The modes can be found on the main interface within the Capture Settings Pane. In general, each capture type is considered a mode and each mode has it s own Input, Output, and Properties that you can control in order to get just the right capture. The following topics are contained within this chapter: Capture Modes Overview Capture Input Overview Capture Mode & Input Combinations Input Properties About Capture Modes, Input, and Input Properties 15

26 Help Guide Capture Modes Overview Capture Modes are general categories of the different types of captures that you can take using. There are five different modes or general categories. Once you select a mode, you will have many different types of output to select from which will allow you to capture exactly what you need on the screen. For instance, if you select Image as your mode, then you can select to capture, or input, the entire screen, a window on the screen, or just a piece of the screen. Once the image is captured, you can select to output the image to a file, an , Instant Messenger, and more. The following table gives a brief overview of each of the five different capture modes. Following this table is more in-depth information on each capture mode. Icon Mode Name Image Capture Text Capture Video Capture Web Capture Printer Capture Overview captures an image of your screen or any portion of it. You can capture images of any software application, DirectX games, from scanners, or anything else you see on your computer screen. Once captured, you can send the image to many outputs including a graphic file, the printer, , or even a Web server. See also Image Capture Overview. captures the text you see on the screen as editable, ASCII text. can even save the text in tab delimited format so that it can be easily imported into spreadsheets or database applications for sorting and other manipulation. See also Text Capture Overview. records any on-screen activity on your Windows desktop. Capture all your mouse movements and application action and save the video as an industry-standard AVI file. You can also use to create time-lapse video of desktop activity over a period of time. See also Video Capture Overview. With Web Capture, you can simultaneously capture all the images from a Web site. All you need to do is type in the Web site address. You can then select the Web page link depth, which is the number of levels of directories from the root Web address to be included in the search. See also Web Capture Overview. captures anything you would normally send to a printer and spools it to an image file instead. You do this by printing to the virtual printer from any Windows application. Printer Capture settings are accessed from the main interface by selecting Tools > Printer Capture Settings. See also Working with Printer Capture. 16 About Capture Modes, Input, and Input Properties

27 Help Guide Image Capture Overview The Image Mode allows you take a capture of your screen in graphic format. When you take an image capture using, you are actually saving a GIF graphic. Pngs are highly compressed images that contain data about the placement of pixels on your computer screen. These files can be saved as they are or they can be edited in Preview Window, Editor, or by another compatible graphics program. Image Capture works by taking a "screenshot" of whatever you tell it to and allowing you to save, file, print, or mail it. To make a screenshot, put the desired screen on your computer monitor, return to, select the desired Input and Output options, and select the Capture button. Depending on the output options you have set, takes the screenshot, allows you to preview it (if selected), and sends it to your selected output. Text Capture Overview Text Mode is a feature that brings an easier solution to frequent users of Edit > Copy/Paste or for anyone who has found themselves writing down text from the screen or a dialog box. Text captures are created from the text on the screen, not from bitmaps or graphics, which are ignored in this mode of capture. While most computer programs can make copies of text and paste it, adds some important features you do not get with copy and paste. allows you to: Capture text from screens that do not allow copy and paste in Windows (not available on the other platforms with which operates). Not all screens or programs have these edit features. works with most screens seen on your computer. Keep the approximate vertical and horizontal placement of text or have collapse these spaces. Use s Auto Scroll so that scrolling and highlighting long screens or blocks of text is not necessary. Send output to a variety of destinations such as the Clipboard, printer, Preview Window, or a file with flexible naming and saving. Annotate and timestamp the captured text. Append text to one file to keep a running log of captured passages. This can be used for clipping notes from your Web browser or er to a file to share with others. Also use it to capture a series of error messages from a program to send to technical support persons. Text files are saved in ASCII format and are usually appended with a.txt filename extension. These files are small when compared to image files and video. Almost all computer programs (word processors, spreadsheets, databases, presentations, or graphics programs) can import and operate with ASCII text. All of the text capture options that you set for are saved independently of the other capture types. There are two ways to use text capture: from screen images or from the clipboard. About Capture Modes, Input, and Input Properties 17

28 Help Guide Capture Text from Screen Images Capture text on the screen in the same way that you use to capture image files from the screen. Rather than capturing an image, though, you capture plain ASCII text. This allows you to capture text even if the program you are capturing from does not support Edit > Copy or File > Save. When capturing text from screen images, "reads the screen" for you. Some programs and "Rich Text" windows can not be captured, but can probably be captured from the clipboard. Capture Text from the Clipboard In capturing text from the clipboard, works as a Windows Clipboard enhancement tool. can boost productivity by automatically capturing text from the Windows Clipboard and sending it to the configured text Output. Your text captures can be annotated and text can be appended to files. With the Clipboard Chain option, you can automatically capture and output text copied to the Clipboard (without pressing a hotkey). is an intelligent and configurable Edit > Paste command. Video Capture Overview Video Capture Mode allows you to take a movie of what is happening on your screen. There Anyone who has used a video camera knows the value of video when compared to snapshots. And, if you have gone to the movies lately, you have seen computer-enhanced moving images in animation and special effects. Imagine having some of this same power on your own computer. Overall, using Video Capture can dramatically change how you interact with your computer. Here are some of the ways people are making using Video Capture: Creating Windows program demonstrations that show the movement of the cursor, selection of menus, interaction with programs (such as entering text or commands), and the finish. These demonstrations, when shown to users or possible users, can illustrate the high points of a program and how the program can be used. Adding audio to your videos using Input > Record Audio. You can record sounds through a microphone "real time" while capturing video from the screen. Adding video captures on the Web to enliven Web sites. This can make a Web site more dynamic and dramatic by adding elements of multimedia. Any movement on your computer screen can be captured with. Recording program actions and reactions. You could record a sequence of actions to remind yourself, or show colleagues, how to perform a task. Important Information: When you make a video capture using, you are actually saving a series of bitmap graphics, that, when replayed quickly in sequence, show movement. These captures are stored as AVI files. Video files can be placed in other Windows programs and in all Microsoft Office programs. The file shows the video viewer where you pasted the AVI file. The viewer is stopped on the first frame of the captured video. The user can view, pause, stop, replay, and close the video by clicking the controls on the viewer. AVI file size tends to be quite large for long, complex videos. AVIs over one megabyte in size are not uncommon. Keep the size to a limit by: Limiting the size of the program window being captured. Do not bother adding more content than is necessary (size or length). 18 About Capture Modes, Input, and Input Properties

29 Help Guide Hint: Use s Region input selection to select a smaller area to capture and then "pan" across the screen while capturing, thereby making a much smaller video file. Limiting the speed at which video frames are captured. Limiting the length of the video capture sequence. captures video sequences in real-time seconds and minutes. The shorter your sequence, the smaller the AVI file. Changing compression. By default, selects the best compression to use for your capture and system. Experimenting with the settings is also possible. Note: Video capture is started by pressing the hotkey combination. Stop capturing by pressing the same hotkeys again. Tip: Tip: Rehearse your video capture sequences to get the best results. Mouse and cursor movement can be jerky, hesitant, or too fast for the capture to collect. To remove some of these problems, which can be annoying to those viewing the video, practice the sequence slowly, then speed up as you go. By viewing glitches and correcting them, you can make a professional-looking video sequence that can be saved and shown. A frequent complaint about computer videos that include cursor movement is that the cursor looks as if it jumps and the program reacts before the viewer can see where the mouse is. Prevent this by practicing precision movements of the cursor to the menu or button you must click, pausing for a fraction of a second over the element, then clicking. On the video capture, the cursor travels smoothly to the menu or button and stops there briefly before movement happens and a different screen or menu attracts the viewer s eye. Web Capture Overview Use Web Capture mode to search (scan) and gather images published on a Web site. For example, you can specify any public Web site URL to capture all images used on the site. This is the easiest and best way to build a library of Web images. Preview the images to be captured from the Web site, then include or exclude them from the final scan. After capturing these images, they can be directed to any folder on your PC or to a designated Catalog Folder so they can be browsed and viewed using Catalog. GIF, JPG, and PNG files can be scanned and captured using Web Capture. See also Fixed Address, Prompt for Address, and Web Capture Preferences. About Capture Modes, Input, and Input Properties 19

30 Help Guide Capture Input Overview The Capture Input simply tells what it is that you want to capture on the screen. The Capture Mode and the Capture Input work side-by-side to help you define exactly what it is that you what to capture. You can think of the Mode as the general capture category and the Input as the more specific category. Each mode has it s own particular input options Once you have selected the Mode and the Input, you can define even more specific options using the Input Properties. The properties allow you to fully customize your capture, enabling you to get just the capture you need. For example, if Image Capture is my Mode, I can select Screen as my Input. This means that will capture the entire PC screen as an image. If you select Image Mode and then Input > Window, then you get to select the window that you want to capture as an image. Each capture mode has its own set of input options and their associated Properties. These input options and properties can be accessed from the s main interface by the doing the following: 1. First select the desired Mode. 2. Select the Input button. 3. Select the desired input from the dropdown menu that displays. 4. Select the Input Properties by clicking on the Properties button next to the Input button. Each of the different capture inputs are described in the following chapter, Capture Mode & Input Combinations. For a description of each of the Input Properties, see Input Properties. 20 About Capture Modes, Input, and Input Properties

31 Help Guide Capture Mode & Input Combinations The following section in this chapter on Capture Modes shows you many of the different types of captures you can take using the various modes and input option combinations. Also included are some general instructions for setting up and taking each kind of capture. Note: While there are actually five capture modes, only Image, Text, Video, and Web modes are covered in this chapter. See also Working with Printer Capture. These Inputs are available in these modes: Image Text Video Web Capturing the Entire Screen Capturing a Selected Window Capturing the Active Window Capturing a Region Capturing a Fixed Region Capturing an Object such as a Button or Icon Capturing a Menu Auto Scroll Window Scrolling Region Scroll Active Window Custom Scroll Capturing a Shape Capturing whatever is on the Clipboard Clipboard Chain Inputting an Image from a Graphic File Capture from Program File Full-screen DOS DirectX Extended Window Capture Preview Extended Window Wallpaper Scanners and Cameras Capturing Multiple Areas Including the Cursor in the Capture About Capture Modes, Input, and Input Properties 21

32 Help Guide These Inputs are available in these modes: Image Text Video Web Record Audio Fixed Address Prompt for Address Capturing the Entire Screen Set Input to: Use with these Mode(s): Screen Image Text Video Select Screen to capture everything that shows on your computer screen (desktop), such as all menus, active windows, and toolbars. Select the Capture button. Capturing a Selected Window Set Input to: Use with these Mode(s): Window Image Text Video Select Window to capture only a selected window and all elements on the window, such as: window frame, scroll bars, open menus, window control buttons, toolbars, and titles. 1. When the Capture button is clicked, move the finger cursor over elements of the window you are capturing and each becomes outlined. 2. When you have found the desired area to be captured, click with the mouse. 22 About Capture Modes, Input, and Input Properties

33 Help Guide Capturing the Active Window Set Input to: Active Window Use with these Mode(s): Image Text Video 1. Select Active Window to capture the active window, which is the window that has the focus on the desktop when the capture is started. 2. When the Capture button is clicked, the window is automatically captured. Capturing a Region Set Input to: Region Use with these Mode(s): Image Text Video Select Region to capture a region of a window that is not outlined by borders or edges that can find. 1. When the Capture button is clicked, the mouse pointer changes to a crosshair pointer, which allows you to outline the region or area of the window to be captured. 2. Drag the mouse around the area to be captured. Release the mouse when finished to complete the capture. When doing a region capture, you get a magnifier window. Capturing a Fixed Region Set Input to: Fixed Region Use with these Mode(s): Image Text Video Select Fixed Region to capture a rectangular fixed region of the screen. Set the size of the fixed region by clicking on the Properties button after Fixed Region is selected in the Input field. 1. The dimensions and location can be typed in screen pixel coordinates. 2. When the Capture button is clicked, a rectangle appears to allow you to define the fixed region to be captured. This can be moved either with the mouse or using the direction (arrow) keys on your keyboard. 3. When you have found the desired area to be capture, click with the mouse. About Capture Modes, Input, and Input Properties 23

34 Help Guide Capturing an Object such as a Button or Icon Set Input to: Use with these Mode(s): Object Image Text Select Object to capture small items on your computer screen such as a toolbar button, icon, etc. 1. When the Capture button is clicked, move the finger cursor over elements of the window you are capturing each becomes outlined. 2. When you have found the desired area to be capture, click with the mouse. Capturing a Menu Set Input to: Use with these Mode(s): Menu Image 1. Select Menu to capture dropdown menus or cascading menus. 2. When using menu, it is best to use the timer option as well. The timer will delay the capture, allowing you the time necessary to set up your capture before it is taken. 3. When the Capture button is clicked, open the menu that you want captured. Remain still with the menu exposed until the capture is taken. Auto Scroll Window Set Input to: Scrolling > Auto Scroll Window Image Text Use with these Mode(s): Select Auto Scroll Window to capture the extended contents of a window containing vertical or horizontal scroll bars. Directions for using Auto Scroll Window Set options for scrolling by clicking on the Properties button field. after Auto Scroll is selected in the Input Clicking Foreground the Scrolling Window causes scrolling windows that are selected for capture to be brought to the foreground. Clicking Scroll from Top of Document configures Auto Scroll to always capture scrolling windows from the top of the document. Scroll vertically, horizontally, or both, by selecting the Scroll Direction options. 24 About Capture Modes, Input, and Input Properties

35 Help Guide When the Capture button is clicked, a rectangle appears to allow you to define the fixed region to be captured. 1. When you have found the desired area to be captured, click with the mouse. 2. The scrolling region scrolls automatically and capture continues until the lower edge of the scrolling window is reached. 3. The left mouse button can be used to stop prematurely and save the capture. The right mouse button can also be used to stop the capture, but the capture is not saved. Note: This option is program dependent and does not operate with all Windows programs. This option does not operate correctly with windows that contain moving elements. For those cases, try Input > Scrolling > Custom Scroll. Note: Those areas containing a scrolling window that can capture as one image cause the cursor to show a finger pointer, or crosshairs, with a scrolling page attached. The window to be captured is also outlined with a rectangular highlighted border. Note: Most program windows are actually composed of many smaller, data and control windows, some of which are also scrollable. Make sure you are selecting the correct window by looking for the rectangular highlight border around the perimeter of the window. Note: Those areas has determined are not scrollable cause the cursor to show a finger pointer or crosshairs (These areas can be captured, but the Auto Scroll option is ignored.) For those cases, try Input > Scrolling > Custom Scroll. Scrolling Region Set Input to: Scrolling > Scrolling Region Use with these Mode(s): Image Text Select Scrolling Region to capture the desired portion of a window containing vertical or horizontal scroll bars. 1. Set options for scrolling by clicking on the Input Properties button after Scrolling Region is selected: 2. Clicking Foreground the Scrolling Window causes scrolling windows that are selected for capture to be brought to the foreground. 3. Clicking Scroll from Top of Document configures Auto Scroll to always capture scrolling windows from the top of the document. 4. When the Capture button is clicked, a crosshair will display. Click and drag to define the region to be captured. When dragging, the scrolling region scrolls automatically and capture continues until the lower edge of the scrolling window is reached. Release the mouse when done with capture. About Capture Modes, Input, and Input Properties 25

36 Help Guide Scroll Active Window Set Input to: Scrolling > Scroll Active Window Use with these Mode(s): Image Text Select Scroll Active Window to capture the active window, which is the window that has the focus on the desktop when the capture is started. 1. When the Capture button is clicked, the window is automatically captured. 2. Set options for scrolling by clicking on the Input Properties button after Auto Scroll is selected: 3. Clicking Foreground the Scrolling Window causes scrolling windows that are selected for capture to be brought to the foreground. 4. Clicking Scroll from Top of Document configures Auto Scroll to always capture scrolling windows from the top of the document. 5. Scroll vertically, horizontally, or both, by selecting the Scroll Direction options. Custom Scroll Set Input to: Scrolling > Custom Scroll Use with these Mode(s): Image Text Use Custom Scroll to capture any region that will scroll. 1. When the Capture button is clicked, a crosshair will display. Using the crosshair and the cursor, click and drag to define the region of the scrolling window that you want to capture. Click once on the window s vertical scroll bar arrows to begin the capture. When the scrolling is finished, the capture will automatically be completed. 2. Left click during the scrolling to finish the capture at that point. Right-click to cancel the capture. Capturing a Shape Set Input to: Shape Image Use with these Mode(s): Select Shape to create captures with different shapes. The Shape input menu allows you to select from one of five different shapes on screen to be captured. Free Hand Defines a free hand area to capture. This area must be a closed loop. The loop automatically closes when you release the mouse. A dashed line shows the area to be captured. Ellipse Sets to capture an oval shape (ellipse). 26 About Capture Modes, Input, and Input Properties

37 Help Guide Rounded Rectangle Allows you to capture a rectangular area with rounded corners. Triangle Defines a triangular area to capture. The height and width are determined by the mouse movement. Polygon Allows you to capture an irregular polygon, the sides of which are all straight lines. The area must be a closed shape. Double-click the mouse to close the shape and automatically start the capture. 1. Select the desired shape. 2. When the Capture button is clicked, a crosshair will display. 3. Using the crosshair and the cursor, click and drag to define the region that you want to capture 4. During capture, a small preview window shows the X and Y coordinates, the Height and Width, and the vicinity being captured. 5. The size and shape of the area being captured are set when you release the mouse button. Capturing whatever is on the Clipboard Set Input to: Use with these Mode(s): Advanced > Clipboard Image Text Select Clipboard to automatically capture the clipboard contents when the Capture button is selected. Note: If you have text on the clipboard, and you select the image capture mode, makes an image output file even if the captured item is text. If you select the text capture mode, makes an ASCII text file from the text input. Clipboard Chain Set Input to: Advanced > Clipboard Chain Use with these Mode(s): Image Text Select Clipboard Chain to capture the contents of the Windows clipboard each time you send something new to the clipboard. When the Capture button is clicked, the clipboard contents are automatically captured. About Capture Modes, Input, and Input Properties 27

38 Help Guide Inputting an Image from a Graphic File Set Input to: Use with these Mode(s): Advanced > Graphic File Image Select Graphic File to capture an image from a graphic file. When you start a capture, the Open File dialog box opens for you to select a graphic file as input. After you select the file and start capture, captures it as usual. Note: You can use the Catalog Browser to open the file. This works faster, and is easy and more productive. Capture from Program File Set Input to: Use with these Mode(s): Advanced > Program File Image Select Program File to capture cursor, icon and bitmap images stored in other programs (.EXE or.dll files) on your computer. When you select the Capture button: 1. displays a dialog that allows you to select a program to capture from. Select a program file with a.exe or.dll extension. 2. Select an object to be captured: Bitmaps, Icons, or Cursors. 3. Click to select an image from the ones that appear in the Images area. Use the horizontal scroll bar if needed. 4. The currently selected image is shown in the Preview area. If the image is larger than the preview pane, you can click over the preview and move the image within the pane using the hand cursor. 5. When you have located the appropriate image, click OK to complete the capture Full-screen DOS Set Input to: Advanced > Full Screen DOS Use with these Mode(s): Image Text Select Full-screen DOS to capture the contents of a full-screen MS-DOS Window. There are plenty of opportunities to capture MS-DOS screen sessions. automates the most tedious parts of the chore, such as repeating the capture and inverting the colors. Selecting this option actually automates two parameters: 28 About Capture Modes, Input, and Input Properties

39 Help Guide 1. The Clipboard Chain option is on. This starts when there is Clipboard-related activity, specifically when the <Print Screen> key is used during an MS-DOS session to do a full screen capture. 2. Also, the Input parameter is set to Clipboard to tell to use the captured data. Note: If you are capturing full screen MS-DOS windows, use <Print Screen> as the hotkey. For Windows captures, use your default hotkey selection. Use <Print Screen> only for MS-DOS screen captures. 3. To capture a full-screen MS-DOS session, operate your MS-DOS program from Windows, in a fullscreen MS-DOS window. (Use <Alt + Enter> to go from full-screen MS-DOS to windowed MS- DOS modes, or back). 4. When the image or text to capture is on the screen, press the <Print Screen> key. DirectX Set Input to: Advanced > DirectX Image Use with these Mode(s): Select DirectX to capture images from DirectX programs, including computer games. Tip: To make a slide show of scenes from a computer game, use DirectX capture and set up a timed capture. This makes a sequence of shots from the game that captures the action. These action shots can then be turned into a movie using Camtasia Studio, which can output to AVI, Flash animations, animated GIF, RealMedia (RM), Windows Media Format (WMV), and QuickTime (MOV) files. 1. To capture DirectX Program Screens, select Input > Advanced > DirectX. 2. Do not use Preview Window, or if preview is necessary, remove the selection Foreground the Preview Window in Tools > Program Preferences > Program Options. 3. Select Output > File or Output > Catalog to store the captures. 4. Select Output > Properties > Image File. The Output Properties > Image File tab opens. Set the desired capture image File Format and select Automatic File Name. Set the remainder of the options necessary to have automatically name and store the captured files. 5. Push the <Scroll Lock> key to start capture. The capture is made, and the Scroll Lock indicator on the keyboard lights to indicate when is ready for another capture. If you are not using a timed capture, continue taking shots with <Scroll Lock>. 6. Push and hold <Scroll Lock> to take the last shot. To Touch Up DirectX Program Screens: Note: Since many game scenes are dark, use these procedures to touch up the captures in Editor. 1. Open Catalog or the folder where your images are stored. 2. Double-click a DirectX capture. The image opens in Editor. 3. Within the Tasks Pane, select Color Editing > Color Correction > Gamma. 4. Move the slide control to adjust the image lighter (Gamma Value greater than 1.00). Experiment with this setting until the image in the sample looks correct. About Capture Modes, Input, and Input Properties 29