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Techsmith Install Auth by aibot88 — Agent Skill

Name: Techsmith Install Auth
Rating: 4.5 (4 reviews)
Author: aibot88

Techsmith Install Auth

Install TechSmith Snagit COM API and register the COM server for automation. Use when setting up Snagit automation, configuring COM interop, or initializing Camtasia batch processing. Trigger: "install techsmith, setup snagit, techsmith COM API".

aibot88 Updated Sep 9, 2026 3 repo stars

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TechSmith Install & Auth

Overview

TechSmith products (Snagit, Camtasia) offer automation through the Snagit COM Server API (Windows) and Camtasia's command-line batch processing. No traditional API keys -- COM registration is the auth mechanism.

Prerequisites

Windows OS (COM API is Windows-only)
Snagit 2023+ or Camtasia 2023+ installed
PowerShell 5.1+ or .NET SDK for COM interop

Instructions

Step 1: Verify Snagit COM Server Registration

# Check if Snagit COM server is registered
$snagit = New-Object -ComObject Snagit.ImageCapture
if ($snagit) { Write-Host "Snagit COM server registered successfully" }

Step 2: Re-register COM Server (if needed)

# Run as Administrator
$snagitPath = "C:\Program Files\TechSmith\Snagit 2025\Snagit32.exe"
& $snagitPath /register

Step 3: Python COM Interop

# pip install pywin32
import win32com.client

snagit = win32com.client.Dispatch("Snagit.ImageCapture")
print(f"Snagit version: Connected via COM")

Step 4: C# COM Interop

using SNAGITLib;

var capture = new ImageCaptureClass();
Console.WriteLine("Snagit COM initialized");

Step 5: Verify Camtasia CLI

# Camtasia batch producer
$camtasia = "C:\Program Files\TechSmith\Camtasia 2025\CamtasiaProducer.exe"
& $camtasia --help

Error Handling

Error	Cause	Solution
`REGDB_E_CLASSNOTREG`	COM not registered	Run Snagit32.exe /register as admin
`Class not registered`	Wrong bitness	Use 32-bit PowerShell for 32-bit Snagit
`pywin32 not found`	Missing package	`pip install pywin32`
Camtasia CLI not found	Not in PATH	Use full path to CamtasiaProducer.exe

Resources

Next Steps

Proceed to techsmith-hello-world for your first capture.

---name: techsmith-install-authdescription: Install TechSmith Snagit COM API and register the COM server for automation. Use when setting up Snagit automation, configuring COM interop, or initializing Camtasia batch processing. Trigger: "install techsmith, setup snagit, techsmith COM API".license: MIT--- # TechSmith Install & Auth ## Overview TechSmith products (Snagit, Camtasia) offer automation through the Snagit COM Server API (Windows) and Camtasia's command-line batch processing. No traditional API keys -- COM registration is the auth mechanism. ## Prerequisites - Windows OS (COM API is Windows-only) - Snagit 2023+ or Camtasia 2023+ installed - PowerShell 5.1+ or .NET SDK for COM interop ## Instructions ### Step 1: Verify Snagit COM Server Registration ```powershell # Check if Snagit COM server is registered $snagit = New-Object -ComObject Snagit.ImageCapture if ($snagit) { Write-Host "Snagit COM server registered successfully" } ``` ### Step 2: Re-register COM Server (if needed) ```powershell # Run as Administrator $snagitPath = "C:\Program Files\TechSmith\Snagit 2025\Snagit32.exe" & $snagitPath /register ``` ### Step 3: Python COM Interop ```python # pip install pywin32 import win32com.client snagit = win32com.client.Dispatch("Snagit.ImageCapture") print(f"Snagit version: Connected via COM") ``` ### Step 4: C# COM Interop ```csharp using SNAGITLib; var capture = new ImageCaptureClass(); Console.WriteLine("Snagit COM initialized"); ``` ### Step 5: Verify Camtasia CLI ```powershell # Camtasia batch producer $camtasia = "C:\Program Files\TechSmith\Camtasia 2025\CamtasiaProducer.exe" & $camtasia --help ``` ## Error Handling | Error | Cause | Solution | |-------|-------|----------| | `REGDB_E_CLASSNOTREG` | COM not registered | Run Snagit32.exe /register as admin | | `Class not registered` | Wrong bitness | Use 32-bit PowerShell for 32-bit Snagit | | `pywin32 not found` | Missing package | `pip install pywin32` | | Camtasia CLI not found | Not in PATH | Use full path to CamtasiaProducer.exe | ## Resources - [Snagit COM Samples](https://github.com/TechSmith/Snagit-COM-Samples) - [Snagit COM Server Guide (PDF)](https://assets.techsmith.com/Docs/Snagit-2022-COM-Server-Guide.pdf) - [TechSmith GitHub](https://github.com/TechSmith) ## Next Steps Proceed to `techsmith-hello-world` for your first capture.

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