Hi There,
Did you know that Snagit not only captures images but that you can also record Video with Audio?
Yes Snagit keeps getting better and better always one step ahead of all the Screen Capture Software out there.
However please note that this feature is only a small subset of the powerful screen recording and editing capability of Camtasia Studio. Camtasia Studio will allow you to record, edit, annotate and produce videos in all of the standard multi-media formats. It uses an optimized screen capture codec so the resulting files are small and highly compressed.
Back to Snagit, most of the time I notice that first time Snagit users usually ask whenever they record a video from player, website or application, why the audio is missing once playing the videos on the editor.
I encountered the same problem but I soon discovered how easy it is to fix the problem and make it work. I will share with you the steps below. Although it may look long winded don’t give up, if you follow the instructions step by step its very easy and you only need to do it once.
How to record a video with audio in Snagit:
Click on the Light Blue Round button with an arrow beside the Capture button and choose Video Capture. See image above.
Make sure that under the Options area, the Microphone is highlighted or on.
Now click on the tab Output with an image written “None Selected” , then go to Properties, on Audio options, make sure that the Audio capture device is set to your sound card, click Apply then OK.
Once done with setting up the necessary functions on Snagit, proceed to configuring the recording input in your Window Record Control.
Go to Start > Control Panel > Sounds and Audio Devices > Audio tab. In Sound recording area, make sure that your sound card is set as the Default Device, click Apply then OK.
Now, under the Sound recording area, click on the Volume button, this will open the Record Control box. Once there, choose Options > then Properties.
Put a check on the box beside the following options: Stereo Mix, Mono Mix, What you hear, Mixer, Wave out mix and Wave in, then click OK.
Back to Record Control box, put a check on the Select button corresponding to each property that you checked earlier, then close the box.
If you follow these steps and it fails, you may want to update your sound card or if your sound card does not support recording audio-generated applications, you may use a jumper wire. Just place the jumper wire between Line Out and Mic In on the Sound Card, making the Line In as the recording source.
Alternatively you may own an older version of Snagit that needs upgrading to the latest version Snagit 9.0. You may request upgrade for Snagit here.
If you find this article helpful please feel free to share with all the Snaggers and give us your comments!
Until Next Time 
Peter – Your Snagit Guide
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Listen, non of those options mentioned before will work. It took me one hour to understand about the Snagit and here is the solution: Very simple, cheap and easy: Just get a stereo audio cable and connect one end to the Microphone (audio input)jack and the other one ie n the speaker (audio output) jack. This will simulate a microphone as the Input device and the Snagit will respond. Then go to the Control Panel, Audio, Recording and choose MIC for input..Record anything using Snagit, unplug the audio cable, play back and you will feel happy Thanks.
Hello F D,
The reason the mentioned methods don’t work is because your sound card can’t record “what you hear”. There are two problems with the method you mention, but unfortunately it’s the only method if you have that kind of sound card. The problems are that 1) you get worse quality of the recording and 2) you don’t hear anything while having the cable connected thus it can be hard to record some things.
Hello,
What is the solution then? I have a laptop – no switching out sound cards in my future – so, how can I make this work? I need the ability of recording audio that is playing on my system. Any FREE programs out there that will enable this to work? I really don’t want to do the rigging option the first commenter said… Thanks
Hi Dale,
As the problem is hardware related and not software related there is no software that will fix this. You should check and download the latest upgrade of your sound card drivers. That may fix it.
Dale, you may want to try Audacity. It might be your solution.
Hi!
Any guide for windows 7 64. No sound there.
Hi Nicolas,
The same should apply to win7 64 bit. Have you tried if you can record sound outside Snagit, just using your regular Windows Sound Recorder? Start there.
Peter,
Thanks for the guide. I just used it for my HP Pavilion laptop and it worked.
tc
hi, i have windows 7 64bit and there is no such option on the mixer or the sound properties… i can record sound normally through my built-in microphone, but i want to record directly from my system but i cant find the option anywhere.
thanks for any help you can provide
This worked! thanks for the awesome guide! Did not know about “What You Hear” option.
I did buy Snagit for Mac recently but there is no video capture included with it! Makes me really angry because there used to be an option for video capture with the windows version! Waste of money!
Hi Vincent,
Snagit for Mac is the first released version. I am sure that video capture/screen recorder will be included in future releases. I would also argue against waist of money, I think it’s an excellent screen capture software.
More about Snagit for Mac here:
http://www.softwarecasa.com/snagit-mac.html
Cheers,
Peter
Awesome!! Worked perfectly. I was wondering why it wouldn’t record audio. Thanks so much Peter!
thank you f.d. that worked perfectly.
Only wanna tell that this is extremely helpful, Thanks for taking your time to write this.
hi all
could you please guide me hoe record screen and get sound from inside my pc not by microphone
thank you.
Hi The-Marshal,
Could you give some details regarding what you have tried and what’s not working and I’ll try to help you.
Best,
Peter
Thank you Peter ,
i want to record my pc screen and the sound video comes from inside my pc like when i recording i listen to some music and music recorded from my pc not from microphone.
i hope you understand me !
Please follow the steps in this article above. Let me know which step you have a problem with and what happens when you try that step.
All the best,
Peter
Hi! I’ve installed SnagIt and it’s all good, sound works and all, but I can’t click anything! So it just records my voice and screen, but I can’t do anything. Does anyone else have this problem? Can I get around this? Thanks!!
Hi Valerie,
Please give some more details. Do you mean you can’t click anything on screen while recording or?