Camtasia and Snagit

Camtasia and Snagit both allow you to capture what you see on your computer screen. Camtasia is a screen recorder and video editor, whilst Snagit lets you take screenshots, edit images, and make lightweight screen recordings.

You can use Camtasia to:

  • Pre-record your lectures
  • Create online tutorials
  • Record live presentations, i.e. everything on screen and presenter's voice
  • Create media rich teaching materials using a combination of screen capture and video
  • Provide high quality personal feedback to students

You can use Snagit to:

  • Capture image, video or GIF assets to supplement teaching materials.
  • Create ad hoc presentations, visual instructions and guides.
  • Communicate quickly and easily by annotating visual media.

Uploading

If you want to share videos created using Camtasia or Snagit via Blackboard, they should be uploaded to Re/Play. If you wish to upload any of Camtasia’s interactive content, please contact digital-education@bristol.ac.uk for advice. 

Getting started

See how to request a licence for Camtasia or Snagit.

Guidance & Examples

Support

We can advise on whether Camtasia or Snagit is an appropriate tool for your needs and on best practice.

Camtasia is used by academics in several departments. Your colleagues may have relevant experience they could share with you.