"Capture Image of Selected Area" not Auto-Saving when click Finish

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santiago01

• May 19, 2021 22:09

Hello,

I have my capture set to Video and the file auto-naming settings. However, sometimes I use the "Capture Image of Selected Area" when I only need a still image. The image loads in the editor, but when I click Finish it asks me for a filename. Is there a way to have these images saved automatically to the same folder as the rest?

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  Robert R.

  Community Manager

  • May 20, 2021 12:09

  Hi there!

  If I'm understanding properly, you're looking to create a Preset where  you can capture a region selection in Snagit, open it in the Editor so you can edit, then press Finish and it will save to a specific folder without prompting for a File Name?

  If so, you'll want to set your image capture preset up to look like this:

  

  1. Click on "Image"
  2. Set Share to "File"
  3. Click on the Properties cog for "File"
  4. Select the "Automatic File Name" bullet
  5. Click on "Automatic naming settings..." to set a preferred name
  6. Click on "Browse" to set the output folder

  This should then automatically save the file without prompting you to name it when you click on the "Finish" button in the Editor.

  Hope that helps!

  -Robert
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  Errol

  • January 19, 2023 21:52
  • Edited

  The above instruction from Robert will not work. 

  Now, I have discovered that beforehand your preset is not saved by fact, it will not be working, say, with an enumeration feature. So, initially a new profile has to be created as a preset under a new name and saved with another green button. 

  Then, before any capture, you'll have to choose the preset you wish in Manage your presets menu, otherwise the green button FINISH will not appear to accomplish your enumerated captures within the folder you created formerly. 

  I wonder, why not let Snagit stick to that mode until another mode would be prompted by this user? - Say, I'm capturing a book page by page, why should I choose the same preset name before each of a hundred captures as many times as many pages this book will have?

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