The truth is you don't really need Snagit, I'm sure there are a few more applications out there that'll do what Snagit does, just as well as Snagit does it.
Having said that maybe I should tell you what Snagit is. Snagit is a program that will allow you to take either a picture or video of anything on your screen. It can capture either the entire screen, just one window, one section of a window, or a predetermined area on your screen. Now there are several versions of Snagit some of them you have to pay for, but I've found the version which works best for me is the oldest one I could find Snagit 5.1.1, its free, and it works well even on windows 7.
Now I know that someone reading this is just sitting there thinking, I'll never use this program, I have no need for it. I know that because I said the same thing first when I heard of it. It wasn't until I downloaded it and started playing around with the program that I realized what an assett this program is. If you've ever tried to explain to someone else how to do something on a computer, ie setting up an antivirus, making a pdf file work, zipping or unzipping a file. then this program can be a valuable tool. Simply open Snagit run the video capture, open the window you need to show someone, do what you need to do then send the video file to that person and instead of trying to talk them through a complex set of instructions they can watch you do it on your computer and follow along on theirs.
Snagit became useful the very first day I downloaded it and now I couldn't imagine having a computer without it.
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