The main difference of course is that all these actions are being recorded: once you stop the session, you’ll see them happen as you performed them, in the resulting video file. You’ll find you can still manipulate the webcam footage during the recording, which is a big plus: you can move it to another corner (it can’t be a free-floating window), you can resize it as before, and even switch it off completely. It feels so superfluous.Īnyway, once you click on that toolbar’s big red button, the recording will start. It’s useful in a way, but it’s the same controls you were offered prior to clicking on that big red button, although presented in a different way. You also have the ability to turn on or off the mics and the webcam. This is where you move the webcam to another corner, and resize it by clicking and dragging its edges. You can’t control other aspects of your computer aside from the Snagit tools in front of you.

Instead, you’re in some sort of preview mode. This includes enabling the webcam, choosing its position and shape, whether you wish to record the entire screen or merely a section of it, along with options to capture the cursor, a connected microphone, and the system audio.Ĭlicking on the big red capture button doesn’t actually start the recording though. And you’ll find a good number of useful controls. Whether you’re taking a photo or a video, it’s all done through there.

Once you’ve enabled all the features you need (like access to the webcam, being able to record the system audio, that sort of thing), you control Snagit from keyboard shortcuts or if you’re on a Mac a convenient shortcut in the Menu Bar. You’ll find setting up Snagit to be extremely straightforward, and almost identical to Camtasia. Perfect recording of both audio and video, but no video editing capabilities.Enabling the right settings to allow Snagit to capture what it needs is a simple matter of going through this list (Image credit: TechSmith)

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