How to Create Videos Using Camtasia
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Recording the Screen
Editing the Video
Callouts and Title Clips
Transitions
Cursor Effects
Captions
Producing the Video
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Camtasia Studio 8
Recording the Screen
1. Open Camtasia Studio. Choose “Record the
Screen” to make a screencast. Choose
“Import Media” to open a video file you
have made via camcorder.
2. “Record the Screen” opens a smaller
toolbar. You can choose to record the whole
screen or just a section. Make sure audio is
on and you have your headphone/mic
plugged in. Choose “capture” and “lock
aspect ratio”. Drag the outlined rectangle
to cover the part you want to record. When
ready, click “REC”.
3. The recording toolbar will minimize on the
bottom of the screen. To pause, click it and
the screencast will automatically pause (or
choose F9). You can “resume” or “stop” if
you are finished. You can also delete.
F9- Pause (press again to resume)
F10- Stop/Complete Recording
**Make sure your “Audio on” is displaying a
green check. Click on the dropdown arrow and
make sure the “Plantronics” microphone
headset is selected.
If you want to record the webcam as well,
make sure you check that option.
4. After you are finished
recording, choose “stop” (or
F10). A preview of the
recording will appear. You
can watch it here, or choose
“Save and edit” in the bottom
right hand corner.
5. If you choose to save, you
will be prompted to save it
somewhere on your computer.
This is just the Camtasia
project file. Save it to your
flash drive.
Projects you are
currently using.
Preview of video you are
making
Editing toolbar
Timeline of video
6. After saved, the project
will open in the Camtasia
editor. You can now import
other projects,
screencasts, or videos, you
want to mix together with
this project. On the far
right side will be a
preview. The bottom
toolbars show you what is
happening each second in
the video. You can dragdrop videos into this
timeline.
Go ahead and “File” “Save As” the project to your flashdrive!
Editing the Video
7. You add a clip to your video (after recording
the screen or importing the media), drag and
drop it to the timeline.
Notice with screencasts, the video and audio
are separated. You can edit the audio and the
video individually or together.
Make sure that your video clips are not
stacked on top of each other (like in this
image). This means that both videos are
playing at the same time- running over each
other.
To move the video, click on the blue rectangle
and move it over in the timeline.
8. If you want to cut out/delete a section of the
video, use the timeline. Use the green and red
pointer over the section. Right click and “cut”.
9. If you want to split the
video clips (In order to put a
transition between them),
leave the playhead together,
right click, and choose “Split
all”.
Callouts & Title Clips
11. Notice that the callout is
placed in the timeline. Move
it accordingly. Slide the size
in to alter the time the
callout appears on the
screen. (It will appear over
the screencast/video- like a
layer).
10. You can
add “Callouts”,
arrows, etc. to
the video. Click
in the timeline
where you
want the
callout to go.
Click “callouts”
from the
toolbar. Pick
the callout,
choose “Add
Callout” and
type in the
content you
want the
callout to say.
12. To add a title clip at the
beginning of the video and/or
within certain sections of the
video, choose “Callouts” from
the toolbar and choose a
rectangle callout. Drag it to
full screen of the preview.
(Remember you can edit the
color/font/etc.) It will appear
in the timeline as a normal
callout. Move it where you
want it go (make sure it
doesn’t overlap with a video
clip (like in this image).
Transitions
13. To add transitions between video clips, choose “transitions” on the
toolbar. Drag/Drop the transition to where it should be in the timeline
(it will be before/after a clip). It will be indicated by a small green
connector between clips. If you want a transition between clips that
aren’t split, see # 9.
Cursor Effects
14. If you are creating a technical video where the
viewers need to follow your mouse and see what you are
clicking, you may want to highlight your cursor.
Choose “More” and “Cursor Effects” on the toolbar.
Now choose the various effects when moving and/or
clicking.
Captions
15. To add in your captions, click on the “captions” icon from the editing toolbar
(Under “More”). Make sure your playhead is at the beginning of the timeline.
Choose “Sync Captions”. The video will begin to play. When the audio reaches a
new line (red text) click on the first word in that line. Continue this until the
entire script is synced.
If you need to pause the syncing process, use the icon in the
bottom left. You will see the text begin to sync at the very
top of the timeline. If they don’t meet your video quite right,
grab them and move them over to expand/minimize their
time on the screen.
Producing the Video
16. Once the video is produced, you
cannot edit it. You will have to go
back to the files and edit them
specifically and re-produce.
Choose “Produce and Share” from
the top toolbar. In the dropdown
choose “MP4 Only (up to 720)” to
load it onto your S Drive.
Provide a name for the video (note that it should be an .mp4 file).
Choose the folder icon and choose your S drive. Then “finish”. The
video will then begin the production process. Depending on how long
the video is, this may take 10-30 mins. **During the production, try to
avoid opening/using other applications in the computer.
You can also produce the video straight into Youtube. Choose “Produce
and Share” from the top navbar and then choose “Share to Youtube”.
You will then have to sign into your Youtube account and provide the
information about the video (public/unlisted,etc.). The video will then
produce.
After production, you may initially see a “video is unavailable” error.
Allow a few minutes for the video to completely load. Refresh the
browser and you should see your video within Youtube.
For more assistance, try these tutorial videos: http://www.techsmith.com/tutorial-camtasia-8.html