Techsmith Security Basics

Name: Techsmith Security Basics
Author: aibot88

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TechSmith security basics for Snagit COM API and Camtasia automation. Use when working with TechSmith screen capture and video editing automation. Trigger: "techsmith security basics".

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---
name: techsmith-security-basics
description: |
  TechSmith security basics for Snagit COM API and Camtasia automation.
  Use when working with TechSmith screen capture and video editing automation.
  Trigger: "techsmith security basics".
allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit, Bash(powershell:*), Grep
version: 1.0.0
license: MIT
author: Jeremy Longshore <jeremy@intentsolutions.io>
tags: [saas, screen-capture, video, techsmith]
compatible-with: claude-code
---

# TechSmith Security Basics

## Overview

Guidance for security basics with TechSmith Snagit COM API and Camtasia automation.

## Instructions

### Key Considerations

- Snagit COM API is Windows-only (requires COM registration)
- Camtasia Producer CLI for batch rendering
- PowerShell is the primary scripting language
- Python interop via `pywin32` (`pip install pywin32`)

### Snagit COM Input Types

| Value | Constant | Description |
|-------|----------|-------------|
| 0 | siiDesktop | Full desktop |
| 2 | siiRegion | User-selected region |
| 4 | siiWindow | Active window |
| 5 | siiFile | From file |

### Snagit COM Output Types

| Value | Constant | Description |
|-------|----------|-------------|
| 1 | sioClipboard | Copy to clipboard |
| 2 | sioFile | Save to file |
| 4 | sioPrinter | Send to printer |

## Error Handling

| Error | Cause | Solution |
|-------|-------|----------|
| COM not registered | Snagit not installed | Install and register COM server |
| Permission denied | Not running as admin | Elevate PowerShell |
| File locked | Snagit Editor has file open | Close editor first |

## Resources

- [Snagit COM Samples](https://github.com/TechSmith/Snagit-COM-Samples)
- [TechSmith Support](https://support.techsmith.com/)

## Next Steps

See related TechSmith skills for more automation patterns.