techsmith-hello-world

# TechSmith Hello World ## Overview Capture a screenshot with Snagit's COM API and render a Camtasia project to MP4 -- the two fundamental TechSmith automation operations. ## Instructions ### Step 1: Snagit Image Capture (PowerShell) ```powershell # Create a Snagit image capture object $capture = New-Object -ComObject Snagit.ImageCapture # Configure capture settings $capture.Input = 4 # siiWindow = 4 (capture active window) $capture.Output = 2 # sioFile = 2 (save to file) $capture.OutputImageFile.FileType = 4 # sitJPEG = 4 $capture.OutputImageFile.Directory = "C:\Screenshots" $capture.OutputImageFile.Filename = "capture" # Enable preview in Snagit Editor $capture.EnablePreview = $false # Set $true to open in editor # Capture! $capture.Capture() Write-Host "Screenshot saved to C:\Screenshots\capture.jpg" ``` ### Step 2: Snagit Video Capture (PowerShell) ```powershell $videoCapture = New-Object -ComObject Snagit.VideoCapture $videoCapture.Input = 2 # siiRegion = 2 $videoCapture.Output = 2 # sioFile = 2 $videoCapture.OutputImageFile.Directory = "C:\Recordings" # Start recording $videoCapture.Capture() # Recording starts -- manually stop via Snagit UI or timer ``` ### Step 3: Camtasia Batch Production ```powershell # Render a .tscproj to MP4 using CamtasiaProducer $producer = "C:\Program Files\TechSmith\Camtasia 2025\CamtasiaProducer.exe" & $producer ` /i "C:\Projects\tutorial.tscproj" ` /o "C:\Output\tutorial.mp4" ` /preset "MP4...