CAMTASIA

Academic Excellence Workshop Series
Spring 2015
CAMTASIA
(A SCREEN AND VIDEO EDITOR/RECORDER APPLICATION)
ARUN VERMA
FACULTY ASSOCIATE FOR TECHNOLOGY
CENTER FOR TEACHING EXCELLENCE
APRIL 14, 2015
*A TECHSMITH PRODUCT
OVERVIEW
• CAMTASIA – SCREEN RECORDER AND VIDEO EDITOR
• IMPORT IMAGES OR HD VIDEOS FROM
CAMERA/CAMCORDER/WEBCAM
• ADD PHOTOS AND MUSIC
• IMPORT VIDEOS AND PICTURES FROM MOBILE DEVICES TO CAMTASIA
FOR EDITING USING TECHSMITH FUSE APP
• MULTI-TRACK RECORDING
• MAKE INTERACTIVE PRESENTATION – QUIZZES & HOTSPOT
SCREENCAST.COM
• STORE AND SHARE CONTENT WITH OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA
• FREE ACCOUNT – UP TO 2GB SPACE FREE
• WWW.SCREENCAST.COM
• NEED E-MAIL ADDRESS
• USERNAME
• PASSWORD
CAMTASIA - BASICS
• HOW TO/HAND-ON
• CAPTURE SCREEN
• ADD TITLE
• ADD MUSIC
• CALL OUTS AND URLS
• INTEGRATE VOICE IN PRESENTATION/ POWERPOINT
• TRANSITIONS
• QUIZZING
HOW-TO CAMTASIA BASICS
• EDITOR – CLIP BIN, LIBRARY, CALL OUTS, ZOOM-N-PAN, AUDIO,
TRANSITION, AND MORE
• RECORDING ON (F9) OR OFF (F10) INSIDE THE GREEN DASH LINE
• CANVAS
• TIMELINE
• AUDIO/VIDEO TRACKS ON TIMELINE
• IMPORT MEDIA TAB
• PRODUCE AND SHARE
QUIZZES AND HOTSPOTS
• INSERTING QUIZ –
• MULTIPLE CHOICE, FILL IN THE BLANK, SHORT ANSWER, TRUE/FALSE
• OPTIONS – SCORE QUIZ/ VIEWERS CAN SEE THE ANSWERS AFTER
SUBMITTING
• HOTSPOTS – ADD TEXTS, SHAPES,
• HOTLINKS – CLICK TO CONTINUE, URLS AND GO TO A PARTICULAR
FRAME
CONNECTING TO MOBILE DEVICE
• FROM PULL-DOWN FILE MENU – SELECT – CONNECT MOBILE DEVICE
• USE YOUR MOBILE DEVICE WITH FUSE APP
TO SCAN THE QR CODE POPPED UP ON YOUR
SCREEN (NOW THE MOBILE DEVICE WILL BE
ABLE TO COMMUNICATE TO YOUR COMPUTER)
• OPEN ‘FUSE’ APP TO TAKE PICTURE/VIDEO
AND SEND TO THE COMPUTER
LINKS TO ONLINE VIDEO TUTORIALS
• GETTING STARTED
• EDITING
• AUDIO
• CAPTIONS
• INTERACTION
• OTHER CONCEPTS
Getting Started
The very basics of using Camtasia Studio 8. This series starts by preparing
you for your first recording and ends with sharing a finished video project.
(Includes a sample script and recording to work along with.)
Title
01: Prepare, Script, Audio
02: Record Your Screen
03: Saving Files and Project Management
04: Explore the Editor
05: Apply SmartFocus to Zoom and Pan
06: Cut Unwanted Media on the Timeline
07: Add a Callout to Direct Viewers' Attention
08: Visual Properties
09: Produce and Share Your Video
Length
2:26
2:35
2:49
5:10
5:49
2:51
4:16
3:10
3:38
Editing
Once you have the essentials down, take your editing to the next
level by exploring advanced features and techniques.
Title
Canvas: In-Depth
Timeline: In-Depth
Editing: In-Depth
Animations: In-Depth
Introduction to Grouping
Introduction to Markers
Using Crop Mode
Remove a Color (Green Screen)
Stitching Essentials
Editing Dimensions Basics
Length
4:05
5:20
3:57
4:38
2:08
5:05
1:26
5:29
2:50
2:55
Audio
Looking to improve your narration or add music to your videos? This short
series walks you through audio editing in Camtasia Studio.
Title
Audio Basics
Cleaning Up Mistakes
Working with Music
Length
4:18
4:22
4:33
Captions
Captioning makes your videos accessible and searchable. Explore
the many ways Camtasia Studio 8 makes adding and managing
captions a breeze.
Title
Length
Speech to Text
3:17
Sync with Script
3:05
Add Captions Manually
4:24
Import and Export
2:25
Make Videos Searchable
1:45
Interaction
Need to check for viewer understanding? Adding quizzes to your
videos can help close the feedback loop.
Title
Introduction to Quizzing - Engage Your Viewers
Receiving Quiz Results via Email
SCORM Content Packages
Quizzing - A Sample
Length
6:14
4:12
8:03
0:15
Other Concepts
Title
Zooming: Quality Concepts
Custom Production Settings
Connecting Your Mobile Device
TechSmith Smart Player: What You Should Know
Creating Mobile Content with Windows Devices
Access and Share Files with My Places
TechSmith Relay and Camtasia Studio 8
Integration
Camtasia Studio Help Guides
Length
2:19
5:16
2:44
1:03
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2 Ways to Record PowerPoint
From within PowerPoint
From within Camtasia Studio
SETTING UP FOR RECORDING
Begins recording your PowerPoint presentation.
Records audio for the PowerPoint slides.
The Camtasia Studio
Recording Toolbar
within PowerPoint.
Records camera with the PowerPoint presentation.
Displays the Camera preview during recording.
Click the Recording options icon to adjust specific
settings for recording, including:
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Records the mouse cursor
Video and audio format
Audio source
Camera setup
Hotkeys for Record/Pause and Stop
Opens Help topic for more information.
During Recording
1. Click Record to launch the slideshow.
2. Check the microphone input level. When
ready, select the Click to begin
recording button or use the hotkeys.
3. Control the PowerPoint presentation, as
you normally would, during the recording.
4. Press Esc to stop recording.
AFTER RECORDING
1. At the end of the recording; choose
whether to Stop recording
or Continue recording.
If you choose to Continue recording,
click the Stop recording button
in the PowerPoint recording toolbar.
2. After you save the file, choose whether
to:
• Produce your recording.
or
• Edit your recording before
producing it.
CANCELLING A RECORDING
1. Press
2. When the Save Camtasia
Recording As… dialog box appears,
click Cancel.
3. When the dialog box appears
asking if you are sure you want
to delete the current video capture,
click Yes.
CAMTASIA
QUESTIONS, CONCERNS AND COMMENTS!!
ARUN.VERMA@HAMPTONU.EDU
(757) 728-6983
PLEASE DO NOT FORGET EVALUATION 