SnagIt vs. Winzip

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Epinn

Hi,

I have a huge file as a result of prt scr. Should I use SnagIt or Winzip to
reduce the size? Would you please tell me the pros and cons? I was told
that Winzip is better if I have to email the file. Is it true? I don't
have either and will have to download. I know the site for SnagIt. Can you
point me to a **reliable** site to download Winzip please.

Appreciate guidance.

Cheers,

Epinn
 
Epinn,

If you did a print screen, then edit > paste into powerpoint this would
probably result in a file that is larger than it needs to be.

It's much better to do your 'print screen', then paste it into a graphics
application. e.g. paint shop pro, or even ms paint (on all windows XP pcs).

Then save the file as either a PNG (filetype), or a gif, or a jpg

Then use powerpoint to "insert menu > picture > from file", this will result
in a much smaller file.



Cheers
TAJ Simmons
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Mr. Simmons,

Thank you for your advice and I know in the future. Can you suggest a good
way that I can do damage control now? I did prt scr and pasted to both a
Word doc and PPT respectively and now I can't start from scratch because
....... Can you suggest **one** software that I can use for both Word and
PPT to reduce the file size? I want to be able to email my files afterwards
if that is possible. I still don't know why one person said that WinZip is
for email. I have seen it used to "zip" files which were then written to a
CD.

Appreciate guidance.

Epinn
 
Epinn,

WinZip (and all the other similar software) will compress a file and make it
smaller.
It will work with any kind of file (ppt, word etc), you can then email the
'zipped' file just like you would any other 'attachment' on your email
software

I'm pretty sure you can download winzip and use it on a trial basis (to see
if you like it)
http://www.winzip.com

I like it.

Cheers
TAJ
 
Hi, Epinn --

What TAJ said.

And also.

Someone mentioned nxpowerlite. It's a good product for compressing PPT file
size. Another is the RnR Optimizer. But you might as well try PPT's own
Compress Pictures, too.

Make a copy of your presentation by doing File|Save As and saving it with a
new name. Then View|Toolbars|Picture toolbar. Click "compress pictures" and
change the resolution to web/screen. You can select either "selected
picture" or "all pictures," whichever is appropriate. Make sure "compress"
and "delete cropped areas" are selected. Then press OK.

SnagIt is a screen grab utility. It would do the equivalent of your "print
screen," but it would result in a smaller file than the print screen image
gives you. At this point, it's probably not going to help you, although you
may want to consider it for future if you do a lot of this kind of stuff.
 
Epinn
You could also try to cut the image and paste special (as jpeg) this should
reduce file size. Winzip does not usually help much with ppt.
As Echo says Snagit is an excellent tool for the future and as well as
smaller files can produce all sorts of nice effects.
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Echo S said:
Hi, Epinn --

What TAJ said.

And also.

Someone mentioned nxpowerlite. It's a good product for compressing PPT file
size. Another is the RnR Optimizer. But you might as well try PPT's own
Compress Pictures, too.

Make a copy of your presentation by doing File|Save As and saving it with a
new name. Then View|Toolbars|Picture toolbar. Click "compress pictures" and
change the resolution to web/screen. You can select either "selected
picture" or "all pictures," whichever is appropriate. Make sure "compress"
and "delete cropped areas" are selected. Then press OK.

SnagIt is a screen grab utility. It would do the equivalent of your "print
screen," but it would result in a smaller file than the print screen image
gives you. At this point, it's probably not going to help you, although you
may want to consider it for future if you do a lot of this kind of stuff.

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Epinn said:
Mr. Simmons,

Thank you for your advice and I know in the future. Can you suggest a
good
way that I can do damage control now? I did prt scr and pasted to both a
Word doc and PPT respectively and now I can't start from scratch because
...... Can you suggest **one** software that I can use for both Word and
PPT to reduce the file size? I want to be able to email my files
afterwards
if that is possible. I still don't know why one person said that WinZip
is
for email. I have seen it used to "zip" files which were then written to
a
CD.

Appreciate guidance.

Epinn
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SnagIt is a screen grab utility. It would do the equivalent of your "print
screen," but it would result in a smaller file than the print screen image
gives you.
Click to expand...

Out of curiosity, has anyone really tested this?

Granted you can save from Snag-It to JPG, which isn't possible if you do a
simple printscreen capture, and will indeed result in smaller files ... but
let's ignore that because if you care what the screenshots look like, you won't
be pleased with JPG compression.

So all things being equal, you save from SnagIt as, let's say, PNG and bring it
into PPT via Insert, Picture, From File vs screenshot and paste into PPT ...
which gives you a PNG internally.

Is there really a demonstrable difference? Or does SnagIt offer better PNG
compression than PPT itself? (or offer a version of JPG compression that
doesn't trash screenshots?)

FWIW, this is one of the few instances where pasting into PPT is perfecty OK.
Doesn't bring along all the OLEbaggage that pasting from some other apps would.
You get a bitmap image. That's it.

I think SnagIt is a fantastic product and would hate to be without it; at the
same time, if I just need a few quick screens plopped into PPT, I'm not
convinced I really need to take the time to set up SnagIt when Alt+PrtScrn,
Ctrl+V gets the job done in seconds. ;-)
 
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