Type | Name | Platform | Version | Price | URL | Remarks |
Individual web page in static form | SnagIt | Windows | 7.1.2 | 39.95 EUR | As well as archiving single pages, SnagIt can be used for screenshots and screen recordings . |
Conclusion |
SnagIt can make a screenshot of an individual web page so that the archived version visually appears the same as when seen on the browser ñ except that the archived web page is static. A disadvantage of the programme, and screenshots/screen recording in general, is that a person must be present during the entire archiving process, as this takes place manually, one web page at a time. A further disadvantage is the absence of sound, video and other dynamics in the archived material. One great advantage to the programme is that it can be integrated with the Internet Explorer 6.0 browser, making archiving of a web page very simple. |
Recommended settings |
Archiving is done by finding the desired web page in the browser, after which SnagIt is started (tip: keyboard shortcuts can be defined). Choose archiving profile (Capture Profile) 'A Scrolling Window', and press 'Capture'. The browser window to be archived can now be chosen, after which the archived photo of the web page is saved. |
Archiving speed | |||
Archiving time (min) | File size (MB) | Archiving speed (MB/min) | Degree of presence required |
Not tested | Not tested | Not tested | Not tested |
Test details |
Test date and time: Tuesday October 19 2004, 1 p.m. – 1,30 p.m. Tested by: Bo Hovgaard Thomasen Tested by archiving: http://www.dr.dk/nyheder , http://www.dr.dk/skum, http://www.dr.dk/kroeniken/ Speed test carried out by archiving: http://www.dr.dk/nyheder/html/nyheder/baggrund/tema2003/krise/index.jhtml |
The following have been evaluated according to the following scale for the number of archived elements: 0=none, 1=few, 2=average, 3=most, 4=all
Structure | |||
aa | 3 | aa | |
aa | Cascading Style Sheets | 4 | The archived material follows the web pageís CSS. |
Page composition | 4 | All elements are correctly positioned on the archived web page. | |
Background | 4 | All backgrounds are archived | |
Pop-up-windows | 0 | The programme can only archive single pages | |
Archiving of all the desired web pages | - | Not† relevant for this programme | |
Movement between elements in the structure | |||
Link | 0 | aa | |
Print/writing | Textual link | 0 | Links not active, the archived material is static |
Pull-down menu | 0 | Links not active, the archived material is static | |
Formulas such as login | 0 | Links not active, the archived material is static | |
Image | Animation | 0 | Links not active, the archived material is static |
Graphics | 0 | Links not active, the archived material is static | |
Photo | 0 | Links not active, the archived material is static | |
Moving images | 0 | Links not active, the archived material is static | |
Link target | 0 | aa | |
Print/writing | Text | 0 | Links not active, the archived material is static |
Image | Animation | 0 | Links not active, the archived material is static |
Graphics | 0 | Links not active, the archived material is static | |
Photo | 0 | Links not active, the archived material is static | |
Moving images | 0 | Links not active, the archived material is static | |
Other | - | aa | |
Sound | a | 0 | Links not active, the archived material is static |
Automation | 0 | aa | |
aaa | Automatic redirection | 0 | Links not active, the archived material is static |
Movement in elements in the structure | |||
Automatic + inherent | 0 | aaa | |
Print/writing | aa | 0 | Movable print/writing archived only as snapshot |
Image | Animation | 0 | Animation archived only as static image |
Moving images | 0 | Moving images archived only as static image | |
Banner ads | 0 | Banner ads archived only as static image | |
Sound | Background sound | 0 | Sound not archived |
Banner ads | 0 | Sound not archived | |
Automatic + online | 0 | aaa | |
Print/writing | Chat as reader | 0 | The archived material is static. Chat can only be archived as a snapshot, with no motion. |
Image | Moving images | 0 | The archived material is static. |
Sound | aa | 0 | Sound not archived |
User intervention + inherent | 0 | aaa | |
Print/writing | Archived chat | 0 | The archived material is static. |
Mouse-over | 0 | The archived material is static. | |
Quizzes | 0 | The archived material is static. | |
Clickable maps | 0 | The archived material is static. | |
Image | Non-streamed image (such as slide show, clickable map) | 0 | The archived material is static. |
Games | 0 | The archived material is static. | |
Quizzes | 0 | The archived material is static. | |
Clickable maps (w. zoom or activation) | 0 | The archived material is static. | |
Mouse-over | 0 | The archived material is static. | |
Lyd | Non-streamed sound (e.g. activated in games, quizzes, etc.) | 0 | Sound is not archived |
Mouse-over | 0 | Lyd arkiveres ikke | |
User intervention + online | 0 | aa | |
Print/writing | Chat (as participant) | 0 | The archived material is static. |
Polls | 0 | The archived material is static. | |
Test-yourself | 0 | The archived material is static. | |
Image | Streamed images | 0 | The archived material is static. |
Games | 0 | The archived material is static. | |
Sound | Streaming (both archived and live) | 0 | The archived material is static. |
Non-movable elements | |||
aa | 3 | aa | |
Print/writing | aa | 4 | All print/writing is archived |
Image | aa | 4 | All images are archived |
Sound | aaa | 0 | Sound is not archived |
The test was carried out by graduate student Bo Hovgaard Thomasen during the period from July- December 2004, and its premises and main results are explicated in the text Test of software and strategies for micro-archiving websites.
Note: We do not have the resources to offer technical support or other advice on the use of the tested archiving programme beyond what can be found on this web page.
