Camtasia Level 1

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Camtasia Level 1

• Creating Screen Capture Videos

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Agenda

1. Record screen capture video
2. Add title and credits
3. Add callouts
4. Use zoom-n-pan
5. Add transitions
6. Put files on the web

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Tips

• Create storyboard
• Learning outcome of project
• What will students see hear
• Plan scenes to be recorded
• Write script for narration
• Plan special effects to add

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Tips

• 10 - 15 minutes max length
• Chunk content
• Never record entire screen
• Resize window to 800 x 600
• Rehearse before recording

688 x 520 ensures project will fit 800 x 600
window
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Tips

• Use Hotkeys
• F9 to start or pause
• F10 to stop
• Slow down
• Produce in Flash
• Know when project is okay

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Getting Ready

1. Launch Sizer program
2. Open application for recording
3. Resize window to 800 x 600
4. Start Camtasia
5. Use New Recording Wizard

688 x 520 ensures project will fit 800 x 600
window
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Camtasia Recorder Window

• Press F9 to start
• Press F9 to pause
• when paused, you can position windows, etc.
• Press F10 to stop

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Recording starts
Recording starts and green corners blink. Pause
and green corners stop blinking.
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Try it!
Remember to save your movie with a meaningful
name like grade-lookup
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Post-Save Options

• After saving,
• select
• Edit my recording

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Save Project
Use meaningful name, no spaces!
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What is a Camtasia Project?

• Master file (.camproj)
• Keeps track of all project pieces
• Includes movies, audio, titles, callouts
• Used to produce final project

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Camtasia Editing Window
Timeline for editing movie
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Timeline
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Adding Narration

• If you want to narrate after recording
• Or, if original narration is poor

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Need Help?
Assist Me for Help files
Show Me for demos
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Edit Recording

• Cutting unwanted sections
• Select in timeline
• Click scissors tool

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Add ? Title Clips
Type in text, format font, size, color
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Drag Clips to Timeline
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Adding Callouts, etc.
1. Select Edit ? Callouts
2. Click Add Callout
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Position Callout on Movie
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Try it!

• Add textbox with URL for campus web page
• Add arrow to emphasize Student Resources
• SAVE project

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Zoom-n-Pan
1. From Task List select Zoom-n-Pan
2. Find frame for zoom and click Add Zoom-n-Pan
key frame
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Choose Area for Zooming
Green box shows area of zoom
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Try it!

1. Move to phone number
2. Select Zoom-n-Pan
3. Add Zoom-n-Pan key frame
4. Adjust green box
5. Add second Zoom-n-Pan key frame
6. Click Finished when done

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Adding Transitions
Double click to preview transition
Drag to Storyboard to insert
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Try it!

1. Add transition between title clip and movie
2. Add transition between movie and credit clip
3. Return to Timeline
4. Right click to adjust transition duration to 2
   secs
5. SAVE Project

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Production Wizard

1. Select Produce video as
2. Use Flash if no captions used
3. Use WMV if captions used
4. See handout with production tips

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Files to Copy to Web

1. All files must be put online
2. Link is made with html file

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Questions?