SnagIt/32 Version 4.3.1 - README.TXT 01 Feb 1999 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ~ TABLE OF CONTENTS ~ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. WHAT IS SNAGIT/32? 2. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 2.1 Evaluation Package Contents 3. GETTING HELP 3.1 Using On-line Help 3.2 SnagIt/32 Support 4. WHAT'S NEW 4.1 SnagIt/32 Version 4.3.1 4.2 Undocumented features 5. KNOWN PROBLEMS OR LIMITATIONS 6. SETUP AND CONFIGURATION 6.1 Installation Instructions 6.2 Installed Files 6.3 Uninstall Instructions 6.4 Manual Uninstall Instructions 7. REGISTERING SNAGIT TWIN PACK 7.1 Using CompuServe's SWREG Forum 7.2 International Distributors ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. WHAT IS SNAGIT/32? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Welcome! SnagIt/32 is the Windows NT and Windows 95/98 version of the popular screen capture utility, SnagIt. SnagIt has been providing Microsoft Windows users with an easy way to capture and print Windows screens since it was first released in 1990. In "Windows 3.1 Secrets," author Brian Livingston calls SnagIt "the print utility Microsoft Windows forgot." SnagIt/32 is a powerful Windows image, text, and video capture program that allows you many options. SnagIt/32 is for any computer user who needs to capture more than a few screens for any purpose, such as: o Capturing screens and menus in a Windows program to create documentation. o Professional image processing and manipulation, e.g. shrink screen captures while maintaining image readability. o Saving a long window, even if it scrolls off-screen, with a single capture instead of clipping them together. o Creating AVI movies from live program action on your computer screen. Also record audio at the same time from your microphone. o Creating a multimedia program or computer based training (CBT). o Reducing the number of repetitious steps required to capture many screens. o Saving a screen to e-mailing it to someone else. o Capturing text from applications with no cut or paste option. o Easy management of large numbers of captures of any type; images, text or video. o Integrating SnagIt/32's capture functionality into other applications through its Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) support. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. SNAGIT/32 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- In order to run SnagIt/32, your system must meet these specifications: o An IBM PC or compatible that meets the minimum hardware requirements for your version of Microsoft Windows. o Windows NT 4.0 (or higher) or Windows 95/98 installed and configured on your system. o A mouse or other pointing device o For printed output, a Windows-supported printer that can print bitmaps. (This includes most of the laser, dot matrix and ink jet printers that Windows supports. Plotters are not recommended for use with SnagIt/32 due to their inability to print bitmaps.) 2.1 Evaluation Package Contents Included in the SnagIt/32 archive file are the following files: readme.txt This file. register.txt Product registration instructions. setup.exe SnagIt/32 installation program. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. GETTING HELP ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.1 Using SnagIt/32's On-line Help SnagIt/32's on-line Help system is compatible with the Windows Help subsystems. The SnagIt/32 Help file contains all of the information you'll need to use SnagIt/32. To access SnagIt/32 Help, select Help from the SnagIt/32 menu bar, then Help Index from the drop-down menu. To get a quick overview of SnagIt/32 essentials, select Quick Help from the Help menu. To acquire information about your screen mode and printer type, select System Info from the Help menu. 3.2 SnagIt/32 Support TechSmith is committed to providing a reliable, high-quality product that is easy to use. If you have any problem installing or using SnagIt/32, we want to know about it. You can contact TechSmith by mail, phone, or fax. TechSmith also provides electronic support through CompuServe, the World Wide Web and e-mail. TechSmith Corporation Support: support@techsmith.com P.O. Box 4758 WWW : http://www.techsmith.com East Lansing, MI 48826-4758 TEL : 517-333-2100 U.S.A. FAX : 517-333-1888 In any communication with TechSmith regarding a problem with SnagIt/32, please clearly state the following: o The product name and version number. o Your name, address, e-mail address and telephone number. o Your hardware and software configuration. Go to SnagIt/32's Help->Support dialog to get your diagnostic information. o A description of the problem, and what you were trying to do when the problem occurred. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. WHAT'S NEW ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 4.1 32-bit Version - SnagIt/32 Version 4.3.1 v4.3.1 Added shell commands to catalog browser. Users can quickly open items with other applications. AVI viewer window repaints immediately on trackbar change. Added an Image Resolution setting to configure an image's resolution in dots per inch (dpi). Added global install setup option. For registration key only. Added Enterprise Install Documentation Fixed problem reading corrupted GIF files. Fixed SnagIt helpfile crash reading FAQ contents page. Fixed problem with setup program on systems using certain Matrox cards. Fixed foregrounding problem with "Ask for filename" dialog box on catalog output. Fixed window focus problem - give focus to the correct window before capturing video. Fixed AutoScroll of the Microsoft "HTML Help" window on Windows 98. To avoid problems with video codecs, SnagIt now creates AVI files with dimensions that are rounded to a multiple of 4 pixels. Fixed problems with the AVI file video codec not always being reported by Windows Explorer. Fixed problems with File->SaveAs in the image capture preview window. v4.3.0 Added Audio recording capabilities to video capture. Added an Add Audio option to the Catalog browser, for use with TechSmith's audio tool, DubIt. Added support for Transparent GIF. Added cascaded menu capture and improved menu capture. Added support for Windows98 multi-monitor feature. Added an accelerator key for finishing output from the Preview window. Fixed problem with printer name using non standard ascii characters. v4.2.3 Fixed SnagIt Color Substitution Filter setting. Fixed problems related to using specific printer drivers. v4.2.2 Added color substitution to preview and viewer windows. Added Solarize filter to preview and viewer windows. Added default button to Color Resolution dialog. Modified Color menu layout. Moved more complex filters to a sub menu. Fixed preview and viewer window resize/cropping re-paint problem. Fixed timed capture using fixed region input. Fixed printer doesn't support bitmaps problem. Fixed clipboard DIB resolution problem. v4.2.1 Added a "Capture Comment" annotation option. Added a video capture focus rectangle toggle option. Added a View->Open menu option for video viewer window. Added an "Automatic Color" depth setting for file output. Added a default JPEG progressive save option. Added a SnagIt macro that works in Microsoft Word 97. Modified include cursor mode to work with more input modes. v4.2.0 Smooth Scaling - ability to reduce image sizes and still maintain their readability. Image Effects - sharpen, blur, mosaic, emboss, shear, rotate, flip, edge detection, posterize, oilify, etc. Color Conversion - control image's color depth, palette, dithering method, brightness, contrast, hue, saturation,etc. Added full support for reading and writing BMP,GIF,JPEG, TIFF, PCX, and PNG graphic formats. Added advanced file format support, e.g. interlaced GIF, progressive JPEG, Added a treeview to the Catalog Browser window. Added a slow AVI capture and playback mode. Windows NT 3.51 no longer supported. v4.1.1 Added an option to disable the file delete confirmation dialog box in the Catalog browser. Added automatic scrolling to the image crop feature in the preview and catalog viewer windows. Added a File->Page Setup option to the preview window. Fixed problem of some printers only outputting blank pages. Fixed problems using Autoscroll with IE4.0 and Outlook Express on Windows 95. v4.1.0 SnagIt Catalog Browser - A thumbnail catalog browser has been added to provide capture management and improve productivity. SnagIt can now output captures to a "catalog folder". A thumbnail browser allows the user to navigate, view, and manipulate a collection of captures. Fixed Region Capture - capture a configurable rectangle. The user can use a fixed starting point or use the mouse to choose the starting point. Menu Capture - will capture the top most menu displayed in the system. Useful for capturing drop down or popup menus with the mouse cursor shown. An "include menu bar" option clip's the menu bar area above drop down menus. Image cropping & copying to clipboard - added to the SnagIt Preview window as a new Edit menu. It includes an unlimited Undo, Copy, Crop, Select All and Restore. New toolbar buttons added. Also added a status bar with image information and selection rectangle information. A right mouse button click brings up a context menu (Edit menu). Integrated Video Viewer - An integrated frame-by-frame video (AVI) viewer has been added. The video viewer allows you to navigate the frames of a video clip and copy/print/ save any frame as a single image. The video "play" option launches an external video player using the Windows shell (AVI) file association. User Interface reorganization - SnagIt/32 input & output configurations have been grouped into property sheets. Tray Icon option - added on option that enables or disables the tray icon directly from the program. Added command line activation - the /S command line parameter will perform one capture (using the current saved configuration) and exit. Added Font and Word Wrap Format options for Text Capture. Added a Most Recently Used folder list to the File Output Folder configuration. Added standard Folder Selection common dialogs for folder configuration. Added a status bar and capture properties to the preview window. Fixed problems with AutoScroll and Word97 on NT 4.0. Fixed problems with 16/32-bit images input from a BMP file or the clipboard. Fixed multiple printer page output scaling problem. v4.0.1 Added a DDE command to make the print status dialog program name configurable. Added Scrolling window enhancements; operates with Microsoft IE 4.0. Added a DDE command to switch capture modes. Added an item that displays the base registered version in the About box. Added several text capture bug fixes and improvements. Added DDE command to set a user defined caption in the print status dialog, e.g. [DDE_EXECUTE command] set("caption Widget Print Function") Enhanced keyboard accessibility for several dialog boxes. Enhanced Full screen DOS / clipboard chain controls. Enhanced SnagIt to dynamically handle changes to the desktop resolution, color depth, color scheme, and font size. Fixed problems with mode switching via the capture wizard. Fixed problems with Full-Screen DOS and Clipboard Chain and mode switching. Fixed System Info dialog problem when in Video capture mode. Fixed DDE command snag(handle) or snag(client handle) problem. Fixed Format->Text Format dialog problem. v4.0 Text Capture - allows you to capture only text information on your screen. An extremely useful tool when there are no cut and paste options Video Capture - allows you to create a "movie" of events as they occur on your screen. Improved User Interface - updated client area display and menu options. Improved window selection - highlights the windows on your screen before you begin a capture. Multiple outputs per capture - output your capture to file, printer, clipboard & mail (or any combination) in one click. Anti-aliased scaling - smooth images when scaling down the size of your captures. 4.3 Undocumented features Filters->Image Resolution: This setting controls the resolution of an image in dots per inch (dpi). This parameter will control how other applications (e.g. Microsoft Word) displays and prints images created by SnagIt. SnagIt applies this resolution parameter to all image captures. Unless you have need for a specific resolution, the Auto Configure checkbox should be selected. This option uses the default screen resolution (typically 96 dpi). In general, the higher the resolution the smaller the images appear in publishing applications. Image->Resolution: The image resolution can also be set for the single image being viewed in the Preview or Catalog viewer windows. Changing the resolution here only affects the currently viewed image. Note: This setting does not affect how SnagIt displays or prints the image. This setting affects Image Capture mode only. The resolution property is not perserved by GIF or PNG files. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. KNOWN PROBLEMS OR LIMITATIONS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- o The full Text Capture feature is only available on Windows 95 /98 systems. SnagIt/32 will only capture text from the clipboard on Windows NT systems. o SnagIt/32 hangs on e-mail output on Windows 95 if only 16-bit MS Mail has been configured (i.e. MAPI is in use, but neither MS Exchange or any other 32-bit MAPI mail client has been configured). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. SETUP AND CONFIGURATION ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 6.1 Installation Instructions The SnagIt/32 installation program SETUP.EXE is a Microsoft Windows application. You must have Windows NT 4.0 (or higher) or Windows 95/98 installed prior to installing SnagIt/32. To install SnagIt/32, perform the following steps: 1. Start Windows, if you haven't already done so. 2. Insert the SnagIt/32 CDROM into the CDROM drive. If the setup program does not automatically start, or if you have SnagIt/32 on diskettes, perform the remaining steps. 3. From the Start menu, select Run 4. In the dialog box, enter: a:\setup (you will need to change the drive letter in the command line above to match your current CDROM drive or your floppy drive if you are installing from diskettes) 5. Click on the OK button. 6. Follow the instructions given by the setup wizard for correct installation of the product. 6.2 Installed Files The SnagIt/32 setup program copies the following files to your computer during installation: dderef.doc SnagIt/32 DDE command reference. install.log Log file used by the uninstall program. lfbmp90n.dll BMP file format support file. lfcmp90n.dll JPG file format support file. lffax90n.dll TIF file format support file. lfgif90n.dll GIF file format support file. lfpcx90n.dll PCX file format support file. lfpng90n.dll PNG file format support file. lftif90n.dll TIF file format support file. ltdis90n.dll Image library support file. ltdlg90n.dll Image library support file. ltfil90n.dll Image library support file. ltimg90n.dll Image library support file. lkkrn90n.dll Image library support file. siuninst.exe Uninstall program helper. snagit32.cnt Windows Help contents file for the SnagIt/32. snagit32.exe Executable for Windows 95/98 & Windows NT. snagit32.hlp Windows Help file for the SnagIt/32. snagtx16.dll SnagIt/32 support file for text capture. snagtx32.dll SnagIt/32 support file for text capture. snagmw97.dot Macro for incorporating SnagIt/32 into Microsoft Word 97. snagww.doc Macro for incorporating SnagIt/32 into Microsoft Word for Windows 2.0 and 6.0. unwise.exe Uninstall program used by Windows. 6.3 Uninstall Instructions If after installing SnagIt/32, you find it necessary to remove the software from your computer, perform the following steps: Uninstall instructions for Windows 95/98 and Windows NT 4.0 1. Run the Windows Control Panel 2. Open the Add/Remove Programs applet from Control Panel. 3. Select SnagIt/32 from the list of applications that can uninstalled by Windows. 4. Click on the Add/Remove button to uninstall SnagIt/32. 6.4 Manual Uninstall Instructions If you encounter problems during the uninstall, here are the steps you can take to manually uninstall SnagIt/32 from your computer. 1. Start Windows, if you haven't already done so. 2. From the Start Menu, select Settings and then Taskbar. Now configure your Start Menu Programs by clicking on the Advanced button. 3. Find the program group in which SnagIt/32 was installed. Click once on the SnagIt/32 filename to highlight it. Press the delete key. Confirm that you wish to delete the program item. 4. If you selected "Automatically run SnagIt/32 when Windows starts" during installation, delete SnagIt/32 from the Startup group. Follow step #2 and then find the Startup group. Click once on the SnagIt/32 icon to highlight it. Press the delete key. Confirm that you wish to delete the program item. 5. Run Windows Explorer and change to the directory in which you installed SnagIt/32. Delete all the files listed in section 6.2. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. REGISTERING SNAGIT TWIN PACK ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This program and its associated files are part of an evaluation package copyrighted by TechSmith Corporation. SnagIt/32 is not in the public domain. This program must be registered if it is used beyond the 45 day evaluation period. Single-User SnagIt $39.95 Registration entitles the licensee to install either the 32 bit or the 16 bit version of SnagIt and to switch between the two without further payment. When you register SnagIt Twin Pack, you have the option of requesting a registered version of the software on CDROM or of requesting a software key to register the version you have. The software key immediately removes all registration reminder screens. Multi-User SnagIt $200.00 Registration entitles the licensed organization to install 10 copies of SnagIt, in any combination of 16 bit and 32 bit. A single CDROM is shipped along with the multi-user license. Registration Instructions 1. Select the SnagIt/32 program's Help menu. 2. Select Register SnagIt/32 from the menu. 3. Click on the Registration Form button. Enter your registration information in the fields provided. NOTE: You must specify a name or company name when you register. Your software key will be personalized for that name ONLY. 4. When you are finished, select OK. This will create a text file called REGISTER.TXT in the SnagIt/32 default directory. This is your registration and order form. It includes a price sheet and your Product ID number. 5. Windows Notepad will now open REGISTER.TXT automatically, allowing you to edit and/or print the registration form. While you are editing, please complete any blank items, including quantities, totals, and payment information. DO NOT EDIT THE PRODUCT ID NUMBER. Note that shipping charges are only applicable to CDROM orders. 6. Return the registration form, with payment, to TechSmith Corporation by any of the methods described on the form. Upon receipt of your order, TechSmith will generate your CDROM or software key. It will then be sent to you by the method of your choice, either e-mail, fax, postal delivery or other. If you have elected to receive a software key, use the following steps to complete the registration process. 7. Select the Help->Register SnagIt/32 menu item. 8. Click on the Enter Software Key button. 9. Enter your registration key, exactly as it is shown, in the field provided. 10. Press OK. Your software is now registered! All the registration reminder screens will be removed. If you have any additional questions or comments, contact TechSmith by e-mail at snagit@techsmith.com. 7.1 CompuServe SWREG Forum You may also register SnagIt/32 using the Shareware Registration Forum on CompuServe (GO SWREG). SWREG Single-User #9459 SWREG Ten-User #9461 7.2 International Distributors Non U.S. customers ordering SnagIt/32 on CDROM may contact: Australia Dunson Pty Ltd 32 Elliott Road Dandenong, Victoria Australia 3175 Phone : +61 3 9706 8773 Fax : +61 3 9706 8704 E-Mail : snagit@dunson.com.au Web : www.dunson.com.au Canada Datamex Technologies 7490 Paific Circle, Unit 7 Mississauga, Ontario L5T 2A3 Canada Phone: (905) 565-0900 Fax : (905) 565-0901 Stream International Phone: (800) 699-2095 France WinShare SARL Mail: WinShare SARL 46-48 Route de Thionville Zone Maison Neuve 57140-WOIPPY France Phone : (33) 3 87 30 85 57 Fax : (33) 3 87 32 37 75 E-Mail: sales@wska.com Germany ADN Distribution GmbH ECO Technologiezentrum Lyrenstr: 13 44866 Bochum Germany Phone : +49 (0) 2327-998-0 Fax : +49 (0) 2327-998-560 Web : www.adnbo.com Scandinavia / Benelux CD & E Watercirkel 79 NL-1186 LP Amstelveen Phone : (31) (0)20-4535357 Fax : (31) (0)20-4535711 E-mail : cde@xs4all.nl Internet : http://www.cd-e.com United Kingdom Atlantic Coast plc. 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