Techsmith Cost Tuning

---
name: techsmith-cost-tuning
description: 'TechSmith cost tuning for Snagit COM API and Camtasia automation.

  Use when working with TechSmith screen capture and video editing automation.

  Trigger: "techsmith cost tuning".

  '
allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit, Bash(powershell:*), Grep
version: 1.3.0
license: MIT
author: Jeremy Longshore <jeremy@intentsolutions.io>
tags:
- saas
- screen-capture
- video
- techsmith
compatibility: Designed for Claude Code
---
# TechSmith Cost Tuning

## Overview

Guidance for cost tuning 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.