Contents

Preface

• Planning eLearning Lessons, page 2
• eLearning Development Phases, page 3
• Camtasia Production Times (Level of Effort), page 4
• Project Size and Display Resolution, page 4
• Design Best Practices, page 5
• Fonts and eLearning, page 6

Exploring Camtasia

• The Camtasia Interface, page 10
• Explore a Completed Camtasia Project, page 10
• The Media Bin and Library, page 13
• Explore the Media Bin and Library, page 13
• The Canvas and Timeline, page 16
• Use the Canvas to Preview a Project, page 16

Recording Videos

• Rehearsals, page 20
• Rehearse a Script, page 21
• Recording Screen Actions, page 22
• Specify a PC Recording Screen and Size, page 22
• Create a Software Video Demo on the PC, page 25
  • Recording Confidence Check (PC), page 27
• Set Screen Recording Options on the Mac, page 28
• Specify a Mac Recording Screen and Size, page 31
• Create a Software Video Demo on the Mac, page 34
  • Recording Confidence Check (Mac), page 35

Adding Media

• New Projects and Adding Videos, page 38
• Create a Project and Edit Project Settings, page 38
• Import a Video into the Media Bin, page 39
• Add Media to the Timeline, page 40
  • Video Confidence Check, page 42
• Adding Images, page 43
• Import Images to the Media Bin, page 43
  • Timeline Confidence Check, page 44
• Multi-Track Projects, page 45
• Add a Track, page 45
• Edit Media Properties, page 48
• Cursor Effects, page 49
• Add Cursor Effects, page 49
  • Cursor Effects Confidence Check, page 51
• Modifying the Cursor Path and Size, page 52
• Smooth the Cursor Path, page 52
• Edit the Cursor Path, page 56
  • Cursor Paths Confidence Check, page 58
• Change the Cursor Appearance and Size, page 60

Groups, Annotations, and Animation

• Groups, page 62
• Create a Group, page 62
• Annotations, page 64
• Add a Callout, page 64
• Themes, page 67
• Apply and Create Themes, page 67
• Apply Image Color to Callout Text, page 71
  • Callouts Confidence Check, page 72
• Behaviors, page 74
• Add a Behavior to a Callout, page 74
  • Behaviors Confidence Check, page 76
• Transitions, page 77
• Add a Transition to a Group, page 77
• Modify Transition Timing, page 78
  • Transitions Confidence Check, page 78
• Custom Animation, page 79
• Create an Animation, page 79
  • Animation Confidence Check, page 81
• Corner Pin Mode, page 82
• Use Corner Pin Mode, page 82
  • Corner Pin Mode Confidence Check, page 84

Audio

• Audio Media, page 86
• Add Music From the Library, page 86
  • Library Audio Confidence Check, page 87
• Import Music, page 88
• Fade Audio, page 89
  • Fading Confidence Check, page 90
• Voice Narration, page 91
• Record Voice Narration, page 92
• Splitting Media, page 95
• Split Audio Media, page 95
  • Audio Timing Confidence Check, page 96
• Audio Editing, page 97
• Rename Tracks, page 97
• Silence Audio, Delete, and Ripple Delete, page 98
  • Audio Editing Confidence Check, page 101

Exporting

• Video and Web Output, page 104
• Export a Video on the Mac, page 104
• Export a Mac Project as a Website, page 107
• Export a Video on Windows, page 109
• Export a Windows Project as a Website, page 111
• Add a Watermark to Windows Projects, page 114
• Export to YouTube, page 118
  • Sharing Projects Confidence Check, page 120
• Camtasia Rev, page 121
• Record Screen Actions with Rev, page 121
  • Rev Confidence Check, page 122

Extending, Zooming, and Hotspots

• Extending, page 124
• Extend a Video Frame, page 124
• Zoom Animations, page 126
• Add a Zoom-n-Pan Animation on the PC, page 126
• Add a Zoom Animation on the Mac, page 128
• Markers, page 130
• Add a Timeline Marker, page 130
  • Markers and TOC Confidence Check, page 131
• Hotspots, page 133
• Add an Interactive Hotspot, page 133
  • Interactive Hotspot Confidence Check, page 134

Quizzes and Reporting Results

• Quizzes, page 136
• Add a Quiz to a Project, page 136
• Add a Multiple Choice Question, page 138
• Add a Fill In the Blank Question, page 140
  • Quiz Confidence Check, page 141
• Reporting Quiz Results, page 143
• Create a Content Package on the PC, page 143
• Create a Content Package on the Mac, page 146

PowerPoint, Captions, and Templates

• PowerPoint to Camtasia, page 150
• Record PowerPoint on the PC, page 150
• Import a PowerPoint Presentation, page 153
• Closed Captions, page 154
• Manually Create PC Closed Captions, page 154
• Control PC Caption Timing, page 157
  • PC Captions Confidence Check, page 158
• Use Speech-to-Text to Create Captions, page 161
• Import Captions on the PC, page 163
• Create Mac Closed Captions, page 164
• Control Mac Caption Timing, page 168
  • Mac Captions Confidence Check, page 169
• Import Captions on the Mac, page 171
• Templates, page 173
• Create and Use a Template, page 173