3 Ways to Turn Your Snagit Screenshots into a Video
Learn about different options to turn your images into a video.
There are three main options to turn your Snagit images and screenshots into a recorded presentation or training video:
- Narrate and annotate over images: Select a series of screenshots, then narrate and add annotations as you record in Snagit.
- Quickly create a step-by-step video: Send your Snagit Step Capture to Camtasia Editor to automatically apply enhancements that create a ready-to-share video.
- Collaborate and add polish: Narrate over screenshots, add backgrounds and transitions, and collaborate on video projects with Camtasia Online, our web-based recorder and video creator.
Narrate and Annotate Over Images
Video from Images allows you to record voice narration over screenshots or images in Snagit. Add arrows, shapes, step numbers, or other favorite annotations as you record.
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Tip: Add drawing tools to Favorites before you record.
As you record narration for your images, draw attention to specific parts of the screen with the Arrow, Pen, Step, and other tools. Be sure to add tools to Favorites before you start recording. See Quickly Access Favorite Styles and Tools.
- In the tray or library, Control+click (Windows) or Command+click (Mac) to select images to show in the video.
- Select Create > Video from Images.
- The recording toolbar appears.
Click and drag images to reorder in the tray.
- Click to select recording options from the recording toolbar:
- Video Background Color: Video dimensions are 2240×1260 pixels (Windows) and 1150×647 pixels (Mac). Select a background color to fill the area around the selected images in your video. Use dark or light colors such as dark blue, black, or white to improve contrast.
- Cursor: Record the cursor.
- Microphone: Record the audio from your computer’s built-in microphone or from a connected USB microphone. Click the dropdown to select a device.
- Camera: Record live video from the connected or built-in camera. Click the Camera button to toggle the camera on/off. Click the dropdown to select the device and display settings. To learn more about camera options, see Record a Picture-in-Picture Video.
- Video Background Color: Video dimensions are 2240×1260 pixels (Windows) and 1150×647 pixels (Mac). Select a background color to fill the area around the selected images in your video. Use dark or light colors such as dark blue, black, or white to improve contrast.
- To begin recording, click the Record button or press Shift+F9 (Windows) or Control+Shift+Space (Mac).
- To change the image shown in the video, click the Next Image or Previous Image buttons or press the left or right arrow keys.
- To pause recording, click the Pause button or press Shift+F9 (Windows) or Control+Shift+Space (Mac).
- Draw attention to an area by adding arrows, shapes, and other annotations from the Favorites tool while recording or during a pause.
- Click to select a Quick Style saved in your Favorites.
- Click and drag in the recording area to add the annotation.
Note: Annotations are added to the images in Snagit and can be removed after recording.
- Click to select a Quick Style saved in your Favorites.
- Adjust the zoom and/or dimensions of the image on the Canvas if desired (Windows only).
- To stop the recording, click the Stop button or press Shift+F10 (Windows) or Control+Shift+V (Mac).
Quickly Create a Step-by-Step Video
To create a ready-to-share training video, combine the powers of Snagit Step Capture and Camtasia Editor.
- Use Snagit Step Capture to automatically capture screenshots as you click through a process. See Document a Process or Workflow Automatically (Step Capture).
- Review the steps and share to Camtasia Editor.
- Camtasia Editor automatically applies quick video enhancements for a ready-to-share video.
- If desired, customize the title callouts, add narration or background music, adjust the focus area, and more.
See Quickly Create a Professional Step-by-Step Video.
Note: Try Camtasia Editor with all features and functionality for free. Videos exported without a Camtasia Essentials, Create, or Pro subscription include a watermark.
Collaborate and Add Polish
Camtasia Online is a web-based screen recorder and video creator.
- Record up to 5 minutes of narration for each image, with or without camera video.
- Trim unwanted video at the beginning or end of each scene.
- Drag and drop to reorder scenes as needed.
- Add polish with stylish templates and dynamic backgrounds.
- Collaborate – invite others to import images or record scenes.
- Export your video to Screencast, download as an MP4, or open in Camtasia Editor for further editing.
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- In Snagit Editor, click to select a capture in the recent captures tray. Control+click (Windows) or Command+click (Mac) to select multiple images.
Note: Images on Camtasia Online are limited to 6720 x 6720 pixels, or 3360 x 3360 at 2x pixel density on Mac.
- Click the Share Link dropdown or Share dropdown and select Camtasia Online.
- In the Share to Camtasia Online dialog, select a Camtasia Online project or select Create New Project.
Camtasia Online opens in a web browser with a different scene for each image. - Click to select a scene.
- Click the Record button.
- Click Add Camera to record both microphone audio and camera video or Add Microphone to record only microphone audio.
- Select the source device in the Microphone and/or Camera dropdowns.
- If prompted, allow Camtasia Online permission to record your microphone and/or camera.
- Click the Start Recording button.
- A recording countdown begins. Start your voiceover recording. You can record up to 5 minutes for each scene.
- Optionally, click the Enable Recording Preview button to show the image preview while recording your voice over.
- When you are finished recording, click the Stop button.
- The recorded scene appears in your video project. After recording, you can optionally:
- Preview the Recording: Click the Play button to preview the recording.
- Re-record: If you are not satisfied with the recording, click the Record button. Then click Replace Microphone or Replace Camera to delete the current recording and record the scene again.
- Customize the Scene: You can customize the look for the scene at any time. See Customize a Scene.
- Trim the Scene: You can trim the beginning or end of the recording. Click the Trim button and drag the handle in to trim the recording or out to restore the original recording. Click Done.
To learn more, see our Camtasia Online tutorials.
Tip: Start with Step Capture for faster video creation
Step Capture automatically takes screenshots as you walk through a process. Send those screenshots to Camtasia Online to start building your video. See Capture Steps and Create a Video .
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