“Snagit 10.0 – Oh, yea…”

Your favorite screen capture software Snagit just came in a brand new fully upgraded version, Snagit 10. The new version is loaded with a lot of amazing stuff.

A new feature that will mean a big difference in how you work with Snagit is the All-in-one Capture. This means you  no longer need to choose what you want to capture beforehand (area, window, screen and so on), but instead you do this at the same time that you are capturing the screen. This is an fantastic improvement, but really only one of many…

Read more about all the new features of Snagit 10.0 here!

Free Upgrade Bonus!

In an earlier SnagitGuide blog post I mentioned that you had a chance to get SuperStamps v2 free. Here is how:

To celebrate Snagit version 10.0 launch SoftwareCasa is giving away the amazing bonus SuperStamps v2 FREE with your upgrade purchase. PLEASE NOTE: This offer is only available on SoftwareCasa.com and expires at Midnight May 18^th 2010. The offer is also valid for Multi-License owners. Each user gets a bonus copy of SuperStamps.

Check Out This One Minute Video About Your Bonus

Until next time

Peter – Your Snagit Guide

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Last week we held a vote on which Snagit Stamp Style we should include in SuperStamps v2 (due to be released on May 11th).

In just  a few hours we had 250 votes and when we closed the voting more than 300 people had picked their favorites.

In this video I’m presenting the Stamps that got the most votes.

I am also showing some very neat tricks on how you can utilize Snagit Stamps effectively.

For example:

• Learn how to do shadow effects with Stamps a la Macintosh
• Learn how to quickly create a number series
• Learn how to preset the size of Stamps
• How to set transparency

And hopefully many more tricks. Click here to check out the video now!

If you have any ideas about future stamps or suggestions or thoughts, please don’t hesitate to comment below.

Until Tuesday
Peter – Your Snagit Guide

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Yes, Snagit for Mac is now being Beta tested.

TechSmith recently announced the public beta of Snagit for Mac so users can quickly and effectively turn simple screen shots into powerful visual communication tools.

If you want to keep updated about Snagit for Mac News, please sign up in the yellow form below (only send you news about Snagit for Mac). You will be among the first to hear news about Snagit for Mac.

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Snagit for Mac has been highly anticipated and when I sent out information to the list of people interested in this release a few days ago I immediately got a lot of responses from people very happy about the Snagit for Mac Beta test.

If you are interested in testing Snagit for Mac beta, go here.

Until next time

Peter – Your Snagit Guide.

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I have exciting news for all Macintosh users out there that has been waiting for Snagit for Mac. TechSmith (the maker of Snagit and Camtasia) has just announced that they are in the early development stages for Snagit on the Mac OS operating system.

The subject of Snagit for Mac is one of our most visited blog posts on this blog so the interest for this is nothing less than spectacular. Also the fact that many people that work within the graphics industry are working on Mac computers will also make this product one of the most interesting launches.

You can read the Betsy Webers blog post announcing the Snagit is coming news here. Betsy is mentioning that the product is in early development and my guess is that this means that it will be launched in a year or so. The announcement came only a day after the release of Camtasia for Mac.

We will be following the development of this product so if you are interested I suggest you sign up for our special Snagit for Mac subscriber list here.

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Say goodbye to Print Screen, for the Screen Capture Tools are here. Snagit 9.0 was just voted Best Screen Capture Tool in LifeHacker’s poll for best screen capture tool.

To celebrate this win for Snagit we have set up a coupon together with SoftwareCasa so you can get $10.00 off the suggested retail price. See the end of this post for information on how to get the discount.

With screen capture applications, taking screenshots has never been that awesome. Many people have been drawn to using and taking advantage of the wonders this has brought them.

Since they are a lot of screen capture software that are popular these days, we sometimes wonder, which one is really the best. To end this wondering, LifeHacker launched a competition for Best Screen Capture Tool last April 16, 2009.

With thousands of voters, and lots of Screen Capture Tools to choose from, finally yesterday, April 21, 2009, the polls have been closed, votes were counted and the verdict was made. Among all the outstanding screen capture tools known to every screenshot-taker, Snagit bagged the No.1 spot as the Greatest Screen Capture Tool. See the complete list of contenders here.

Below are the next in line of the top five contenders, chosen by the hundreds of voters themselves.

Second Place: Skitch

Third Place: Jing

Fourth Place: FastStone Capture

Fifth Place: Snipping Tool

To celebrate Snagit’s first position we are offering it to a special price only valid today and tomorrow (ends at midnight Thursday April 23rd). You can get it for $39.95 instead of the suggested price $49.95.

How to redeem your Snagit Coupon – Your Price $39.95!

1. Go to the Snagit page (opens in a new window so you can have this information handy)

2. Click on “Order Now”

3. Click on “Checkout” enter your personal information and click “Continue”

4. Once on this page click on “have code”

5. Enter your Discount Coupon Code : SNAGHACKER

4. Click on “Checkout” and your discount will be reflected.

Enjoy

Peter – Your Snagit Guide

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Hi!

I know most of you already are proud users of Snagit, but just in case you know someone interested in Snagit or if you are in need of a second license, perhaps for a family member, friends or colleagues.

There is a $5.00 Snagit discount coupon this week. Please forward this information in case you know someone that would benefit from using Snagit. (You can forward it by using the small green “ShareThis” button below and then just choose Send/Email)

Here’s how to take advantage.

1. Go to (opens in new window): Snagit 9.0 Coupon

2. Proceed to place the order by clicking the Buy Now button.

3. Click on Checkout enter your personal information and click Continue.

4. Once on this page click on have code

5. Enter your Snagit 9.0 $5.00 Discount Code : snagitnow

4. Click on Checkout and your discount will be reflected.

REMEMBER: This code is valid for use once per client and offer expires Friday, 27th March 2009 at midnight.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Until next time

Peter – Your Snagit Guide

PS. Next week I will have a real goodie for you, Professional Snagit Stamps

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Snagit 9 was just released and I have to say I really like it

As a “snagger” i’d obviously prefer to sum it up in an image (see below), but if I have to say it in 3 words i would have to say – fast, easy and slick…

I need a little more time to test all the new different functions and additions, then give you more of an in-depth Snagit 9 review at a later date, but so far I am very impressed.

Read more about the new functions below…

Snagit 9 Overview

It takes a little time to get used to the new ribbon menu, but when you do it’s easier and faster to work with.

A great improvement over older versions is that you have access to previous captures and can jump freely between them and copy and paste as you like. The annoying preview mode has also been removed, which is great.

In the image below I have pasted in Snagit inside the Snagit Editor so you get an overview of both.

And what do the critics say?

“5 reasons to love the new SnagIt 9… a familiar, intuitive, and much more varnished capture utility whose image editor has finally come of age.” –Jessica Dolcourt, C|NET Download.com

“SnagIt 9 – the ribbon edition! I’ve only used it for a couple of hours but I’m already finding the most useful new feature is how it auto-saves captures and allows you to retrieve them from the…panel on the right…in a click… it greatly simplifies working on more complex composite images.” –Robin Capper, RobiNZ CAD Blog

“The new multiple image capabilities and auto-storing of captures is going to save me huge amounts of time. Now I’ll be able to take several variations of screen shots and decide later which ones works best for the final product.” –Sue Chastain, About.com Guide to Graphics Software

Snagit 9 Resources

Buy Snagit 9.0

Upgrade to Snagit 9

Snagit 9 Pressrelease

Betsy Webers blog about new Snagit 9

I’d love to hear what you think. Please take a little time and comment below what your first impression is…

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Hello Snagit User

In this post you’ll find answers to the most common license and download questions – I lost Snagit, what do I do? I want to install Snagit on a second computer, can I? I lost my license key, can I get it back?

In connection to the emails we sent out the last weeks we have gotten a lot of similar questions and I am guessing you also perhaps could benefit from the answers.

But first, a BIG thanks to everyone that contributed to the blog post “Snagit 9 Wishlist“. We have had a fantastic response with more than 70 comments and counting.

I will huff and puff for these ideas to the Snagit development team and hopefully they will listen and implement many of them in near future releases.

If you have more ideas you would like to see implemented, please don’t hesitate to comment on the blog post and I will keep pushing for them.

Read on for common Snagit license and download questions…

Common Snagit Questions

• Q: I lost Snagit, what can I do to get it back?

You can download the latest release of Snagit here. It’s in trial status, so you will need to license it using the license key you got in connection with your original order. If you have an earlier version of Snagit you can contact us for upgrade information.

• Q: I want to install Snagit on a second computer, can I?

Yes, you can. But you need to be the user on both computers. As long as you are the user you can install using the same license on a second computer.

• Q: lost my license key, can I get it back?

Yes, if you ordered from our partner SoftwareCasa, they keep your license information so you can just contact them and request your Snagit license key. If you ordered your software at TechSmith, you can request your key here. And if you ordered elsewhere you will need to contact the company you originally purchased the software from.

And if you don’t own Snagit yet, what are you waiting for – Buy Snagit!

Until next time

Peter – Your Snagit Guide

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Help me improve Snagit…

In my humble opinion (but running this blog, perhaps a little biased) Snagit is as good as software can be. And I know many readers agree. But as someone once said, there is always room for improvement. That’s why I am curious as to what you would like to add if/when Snagit 9.0 is released.

I will send all comments to the Snagit development team so please include any additions to Snagit that you have thought about, are missing, you would like to add and so on. Please pour your heart out in the comment section below!

If you have colleagues, friends and family using Snagit, please ask them to put in their 5 cents here too.

The popular cliché “think outside the box” is perhaps true, but sometimes it’s easier to “think inside the box” so here is a basic breakdown of areas/functions you may have ideas about or want to change:

• Graphic interface. Is it easy to use, could it be improved, perhaps a complete new layout? Do you have any other software products that you think has a great layout that Snagit could benefit from looking at and so on. Share your ideas.

• Capture functionality. Are there any capture modes you feel are missing? Could there be other changes to the capture functionality. Is it easy enough to set up new capture profiles and so on?

• Editing functionality. What about editing your screen captures, do you use the Snagit Editor, what should be changed in the editor?

• Sharing functionality. Like to share your images with others, if so – how?

• Add-ons. Any software you would like to have an output available directly from inside Snagit.

• Other areas. Any other areas that you feel improvements would be helpful.

OK, I’ll go first…

Here are a few of the things I would like to see improved.

About the interface

I like the Snagit 8 interface, but I would like the software to remember my favorite profiles and steps I have taken to create a profile.

For example when doing screen captures for my blogs I often like to decrease the file size to 75%, set up a shadow and save it in png. After I have done this a couple of times perhaps the software can ask if I would like to make this a Capture Profile.

Editing Functionality

I dream of when will Snagit incorporate layers. If you have done any work with Photoshop you know what I mean. Let’s say you have worked with adding elements to your image, perhaps Text, Stamps or Callouts and you would like to remove one of the elements that you included earlier. Now you can choose to step back in the editor and remove everything that you added until you have backed all the way up to the element that you want to remove.

It would be lovely just being able to click on the element you wish to remove and remove it.

More Snagit Editor improvements

I work a lot with the editor and I love the new glassy callouts and similar effects released in I believe Snagit 8.2. It would be great to have more shadow and “button” effects could be added to the editor.

If you have looked at the effects in SmartDraw you know what I mean. The Image here show the SmartDraw shadow effects. Check out SmartDraw 2008.

Another great edit feature would be if I could save a number of steps when editing and perform them as one function. Kind of like the Capture profiles, but in a specific order.

So now it’s your turn, please comment below and let us know what improvements you are looking for.

Talk to you soon

Peter – Your Snagit Guide

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