SCREENCASTING WITH CAMTASIA STUDIO 6.0

Introduction

WHAT IS SCREENCASTING?

Turning computer screen output into a video to teach an application or

to promote a product by demonstrating features.

OPTIONS

Camtasia Studio (TechSmith)

Captivate (Adobe)

Viewlet Builder (Qarbon)

Snagit (TechSmith)

Jing (TechSmith)

CamStudio (OpenSource)

CAMTASIA STUDIO 6.0

Recorder• Captures

screen activity• Records

narration

Editor• Cut, split,

mark• Text, titles,

hotspots• Transitions

Production• Output to

various video formats including .mp4, .swf, .wmv, .mov, etc.

You will still need: A graphics editor (like Photoshop) A screen capture utility (like Snagit) A video editor (like Premiere/Final Cut) A sound editor (like Audacity)

CAMTASIA STUDIO 6.0

Lingo Timeline Clip bin Playhead Callout Pip

CAMTASIA STUDIO 6.0

Help Camtasia Studio 6: The Definitive

Guide (Books24x7) Camtasia Studio Learning Center (

http://techsmith.com) YouTube: TechSmithHelp Channel

CAMTASIA STUDIO 6.0

PREPARATION

Script and/or storyboard Graphics? Title and Chapter slides?

RECORDING

Effects/Tools/Help Defining the capture area Defining the audio options Record/preview Save/Edit

EDITING

Menu bar Tool bar Tasks Clip bin – video, images, audio Preview window Playback controls Timeline – tracks, menu

EDITING CON’T

Zoom and pan Callouts Splitting Cutting Marking Transitions Narration Captioning

PRODUCTION

Presets Render times Archiving