Capture Input Properties

  Input drop-down menu > Properties.

Use the Input Properties options to customize a capture.

First, select the capture Mode and the capture Input. Select Input Properties to change any options. For example, enter the dimensions for a fixed region capture or change the scroll direction from horizontal to vertical for an auto scroll capture.

Input Properties

Available in Capture Mode

Description

General

Image

Change the background color to use outside the capture area. This is useful when capturing irregular shapes.

Fixed Region

Image

Text

Video

Change the fixed region size. The fixed region is the rectangle used to capture a particular space on the screen. Click the Select button and draw a rectangle on the screen the size that you would like to use.

Menu

Image

Capture the menu bar and cascaded menus.

Scrolling

Image

Text

Define Auto Scroll options for Window, Active Window, Region and Fixed Region captures.

The Foreground the Scrolling Window option brings a selected scrolling window into view during a capture.

Try specifying a Scroll Delay if scrolling capture fails. Experiment with increasing the Scroll Delay, starting with 300 milliseconds.

In the Window Auto Scroll options box, set the Scroll Direction:

      If you select Vertical, also select Scroll from Top of Document.

      If you select Horizontal, also select Scroll from Left of Document.

      If you select Both, scroll is from the Top and Left.

Scanners & Cameras

Image

Select the scanner or camera source device if you do not want to use the system default device.

  TWAIN is a standard software interface that allows applications to communicate with a digital imaging device. SnagIt allows selection of a TWAIN device such as a scanner or camera as the capture source for images. This Input option allows users to automatically specify the size, shape, direction, shade, and other processing options of images as they are transferred from the devices to the PC.

See also Input Scanners & Cameras Properties.

Extended Window

(only available on Windows XP and Vista)

Image

Capture windows bigger than the screen. Like Auto Scroll, Extended Window Capture captures more than is visible on your screen.

Extended window capture captures the window frame, Auto Scroll does not. See also Input Extended Window Properties.

Links / Hotspots

Image

Select the type of links and hotspots to keep. See also Input Links / Hotspots.

Object

Text

Select what items to include in a Text capture. See also Input Object Tab.

Video Capture Preferences

Video

Use the Video Capture Properties options to control SnagIt applicaton preferences as they relate to video capture.

For more information see:

Video Input Capture Preferences Properties

Video Output File Tab

Video Capture Frame Rate (Time-Lapse) Setup

Video Capture Audio Format Setup

Video Capture Tips

Fixed Address

Web

Enter a default URL to use for a Web Capture.

Web Capture Preferences

Web

See Web Capture Preferences.

 

Printer Capture Preferences Options

Printer

Define where to store temporary printer capture files. Choose to close SnagIt after the Printer Capture.