July 17th, 2008
In search of a screen capture (and editing) tool for Mac
As someone who creates a lot of graphically rich content (blog posts, emails, slides, etc), for years two of the main tools on my laptop have been Snagit and Camtasia. This week I made the switch to Mac, and have really been struggling to find tools to get me back to what I was able to do before.
The screen capture tools that have been suggested to me include Skitch, Jing, SnapPro X, SnapNDrag, Screenflow, and a few more. Yes, these do basic screen, menu, and even video capture, but I've yet to find one that has the editing tools I am used to. Skitch it close, as it allows me to add text, arrows, resize images (but it is random, I can't do consistent %'s)
The things I miss so far are:
- The ability to capture a scrolling window (meaning all the content on a screen, even when scroll bars are shown)
- Edge and border effects (like the torn paper one I use all the time)
- An post capture editor that allows me to select part of an image, move it around, copy it, etc.
The tools above may do these things, and it is just a case of me not being as familiar with them as I am with SnagIt. If anyone can offer some help, I'd appreciate it.
