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    Colossyan

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AColossyan is a platform for creating, managing, and scaling video-led training, courses, and enablement content. It helps teams turn existing knowledge into structured training that’s easy to produce, update, and scale. Users can transform text, documents, presentations, and screen recordings into avatar-narrated videos and full courses. Instead of relying on multiple tools or traditional production workflows, teams can create complete training programs with videos,…

    $27

    per month

    Snagit

    Score9.7 out of 10
    N/ASnagit is screen capture and recording software from TechSmith, that lets users capture the screen and camera, add additional context, and share images, GIFs, or videos across preferred platforms.

    $39

    per year per user

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    ColossyanSnagit
    Editions & Modules
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    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—One-time license cost One license per user - install on 2 machines, for work and home use Compatible with Windows and MacOS Optional Maintenance renewal - first year included FREE Upgrade to the next version Phone, chat and email support Access to Snagit Certification with 20+ exclusive how-to videos Enhanced Screencast integration to share content, plus the newest starter Assets for Snagit
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    ColossyanSnagit
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (7 ratings)
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    (97 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
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    9.4
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    Usability
    7.3
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    7.5
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    Support Rating
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    9.0
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    User Testimonials
    ColossyanSnagit
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Colossyan
    It's excellent at taking a script and turning it into a video, which is huge for me. The output looks professional - maybe not as polished as you'd get from a human expert but much quicker and cheaper. Supposedly it does really well at avatars/talking heads too, but I don't really need it for that. The branching and interactive videos sound really exciting, but unfortunately without making them wcag accessible, I wouldn't really be able to implement them
    Incentivized
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    TechSmith
    I have recommended Snagit several times. Discussion of screenshot programs is not something that often arises often, in my work environment. When such a situation does arise, I make it clear that Snagit is my go-to solution for anything related to screenshot capture. It opens the captured image directly into an editor window for quick and easy manipulation.
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    Pros
    Colossyan
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    TechSmith
    • Being able to take screen captures quickly and with just a keystroke is a prime feature. I took several screenshots just yesterday to show folks, which saved me from taking the time to meet with [...] everyone.
    • Obviously recording and sharing video is Snagit's strength. It does this as well as any product I have used. It is not an editor but there are a lot of capture features that cover just about any situation.
    • One great feature that Snagit has is the ability to pull text from a capture. We don't use this a lot but when it is needed it is a huge time saver.
    • The settings and tools within Snagit are intuitive and easy to find.
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    Cons
    Colossyan
    • lack of realistic AI (vs what Synthesia offers). NEO 2 is the answer BUT limited
    • lack of mods (like animations for the texts / images)
    • Better voice mods too, too many robotic voices especially in different language than English. Need more adjustment we can do.
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    TechSmith
    • Image merge - I wish there was an easier way to merge two images in one.
    • Scrolling capture - even though this is one thing I love, sometimes the text gets wonky when I use this feature.
    • The shortcut - this feature feels super unnecessary. And it can be annoying when every time I move my mouse to the right of the screen it pops up.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Colossyan
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    TechSmith
    I think that the tool is excellent for what it is being used for. I particuarly like the ability to capture content from the screen whilst using the scroll wheel on my mouse. It is very annoying when your try to capture something with grab and you can't scroll which leads to multiple images
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    Usability
    Colossyan
    Compared to Synthesia, things don't "just work" the way you expect them to. Don't get me wrong, it feels like a good v1 product. But there are a lot of tiny performance and usability niggles that waste my time to find workarounds for
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    TechSmith
    It's button centric for easy access to every feature. Everything allows undo! It works like any other standard Windows application. Everyone can be a professional without having to select every feature yourself by using the built in styles with just one click of a button in most cases. Every button is clearly labeled too.
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    Support Rating
    Colossyan
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    TechSmith
    I've actually never had to contact support as the tool is easy to use. One aspect is that they upgrade and send email notifications of the upgrades. They don't charge extra for upgrades and their enhancements fall in line with the way we use the tool. We haven't had to submit any upgrade requests as the tool already does what we need it to do.
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    Implementation Rating
    Colossyan
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    TechSmith
    It's a simple next next finish install. The SnagIt Library in the user profile should probably be backed up to make sure they have access to their old screen captures. We frequently will go back to previous captures and add context bubbles etc. when software changes to show the "old" vs "new". Also, go to SnagIt's website and download the additional Stamp Sets for the user. These are terrific. I wish there was one download to get them all, but you have to download and install them one set at a time. It's worth it - especially for training how-to's.
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    Colossyan
    The biggest help Colossyan has had is being able to import PowerPoint presentations that can quickly be converted into videos. That has been a huge time saver for when there are quick deadlines for videos that need to be sent out to employees. It has saved us hours of work every day, which has allowed us to focus on other projects.
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    TechSmith
    Windows free snipping tool - Con: had to save each screen shot before I could take another screen shot and couldn't draw nice circles/rectangles around the area of the screen shot to bring attention. Chrome plugin options - Con: editing tools were lacking.
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    Return on Investment
    Colossyan
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    TechSmith
    • Snagit isn't a very expensive product in general so it has been a huge ROI for us
    • It saves me countless amounts of time each day
    • I'm able to share instructions much easier and allows for more time spent on other tasks
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    Screenshot of the interface to turn documents into structured courses.Screenshot of the editor, which is used to create professional video. It supports narration to AI avatars, media, audio, and includes an AI writing assistant.Screenshot of a range of AI Avatars. It also comes with a conversation feature, where users can have up to 4 avatars in one scene.Screenshot of some of the 70+ individual languages.