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Using SnagIt as a Live Web Cam
| Product: | SnagIt |
| Platform: | Win 98 and above |
| Version: | 7 and above |
Using SnagIt's Web (FTP) Output option, you can send captured images of the activity on a PC screen to a Web site in near real-time. By combining SnagIt's Image capture mode and the Timed Capture feature, you can send and overwrite an image on an FTP server every 20 seconds. The Web page can be set to automatically refresh in the user's browser whenever the image is renewed, so the page will always show an updated image.
This feature is useful if you have a program running on a server or another computer that monitors a process like a factory machine's temperature, or Internet traffic. This feature allows you to check on the computer even if you're nowhere near the machine.
Just set SnagIt to capture the screen every 10 seconds and FTP the image to a Web site. You can then check the machine through your browser from any computer, wherever you are.
Setting SnagIt to Output to the Web
Note: If you use the Output > Web option to send captures to a Web site, you should also set Notifications on and choose the way to view and save them. To do this, choose Tools > Program Preferences > Notifications. Select Log events to a file and Information and errors. For more information, see the section called Setting SnagIt Notifications, below.
Select Image or Text capture mode. Select the desired Input and Input Properties... Choose Output > Web. Next, you need to specify Web Output Properties. On the SnagIt main screen, click the Output Properties... button. On the Output Properties tabbed dialog box click the Web tab. Select the desired options.
 Click OK to accept your changes. Click Cancel to abandon your changes. Click Apply to apply the changes to the current SnagIt session. Press your SnagIt Hotkey (default is <CTRL + SHIFT + P>) to capture. Files will be stored on the server in the way you specified on the Output Properties > Web tab.
The following table summarizes the description and use of each option on the Web tab.
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Option
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Description & Use
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FTP Server
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Specify the IP Address or DNS Name of the target FTP server in the box provided.
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Port
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Specify the port on the server that is used for FTP services. This is usually port 21, the default.
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Remote Path
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Type the directory path on the target server where captured files are to be stored.
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Use Passive FTP
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To connect with the FTP server in passive mode, put a check mark in the Use Passive FTP box.
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Show Progress
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To show that files are moving, put a check mark in the Show Progress box.
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Fixed File Name
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To send a file at regular times to the server that always overwrites an existing file, select Fixed File Name and supply the name, with an applicable filename extension, in the File Name or Prefix box.
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Automatic File Name
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To name files automatically with a sequential number included, select Automatic File Name and specify the Sequence Limit. For example, if you specify a sequence limit of 9, files are written with the prefix you specify in the File Name or Prefix box, then a numeral string that writes nine files before overwriting the first one.
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Use temp/rename replacement method
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To not overwrite the file on the server, select the Use temp/rename replacement method radio button.
Note: This option sends your screen capture to the server with a temporary file name and then renames the temporary file to the name specified in the File Name or Prefix box.
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Server authentication
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If authentication is necessary on the FTP server (it does not allow anonymous FTP), put a check mark in the Server authentication box. Supply the User Name and Password.
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User Name
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Type in the correct User Name for Server authentication.
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Password
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Type in the correct Password for Server authentication.
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Use proxy server
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To use a firewall or proxy server, put a check mark in the Use proxy server box and supply the Proxy Server and Port. (A proxy server has a different IP or DNS name, such as proxy.companyname.com:8080.)
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Proxy Server/Port
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If you have selected to use a firewall or proxy server, supply the Proxy Server/Port in this field.
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OK
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Choose OK to save changes and exit this dialog box.
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Cancel
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Choose Cancel to exit this dialog box without saving changes.
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Apply
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Choose Apply to save changes without exiting the dialog box.
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Help
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Choose Help to access the online help system.
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