Oops! Looks like I forget to did not mention a couple of weeks ago (Get TechSmith’s Camtasia Studio 3 for free!), it is also possible at this time to obtain a free! copy of TechSmith’s SnagIt 7.2.5 (Screen capture software….

Isn’t this the same as using the “print screen” button on your keyboard…which requires no software and is free? Just wondering what the advantage was.

It’s actually much, much more than just “print screen.” I’ve gotten so accustomed to using screen capture software that I don’t know what I’d do without it!

The timing couldn’t be better as I was just working on some video tutorial stuff!
I already made the screen captures with CamStudio though, but I’ll certainly check out Camtasia asap. I have to admit, from what I’ve read it seems pretty cool. Panning and zooming are things that you don’t need to make your videos, but it sure makes them look a lot more professional.

I’m not 100% sure, but for some reason I don’t think Camtasia 3 had the panning and zooming yet. It might have, but I think that might have been one of the new features in version 4. It’s still a sweet application with an awesome video editor though. Definitely top notch.

SnagIt offers a full-featured screenshot editor, which will let you add things like text boxes, callouts, arrows, and highlighting to your screenshots. You can also do things like resize the screenshots and apply special effects to them. So it is a step up from the “Print Screen”.