TechSmith Camtasia 2023: The Essentials
Learn How to Use TechSmith Camtasia 2023 in One Day!
“TechSmith Camtasia 2023: The Essentials” is a hands-on, step-by-step workbook that teaches you the essential TechSmith Camtasia skills you need to quickly get up and running with this powerful eLearning development tool.
Working through real-world, hands-on activities, you will create eLearning projects from scratch, edit existing Camtasia projects, and leverage existing PowerPoint presentations as Camtasia eLearning projects.
Use Camtasia’s powerful screen recording features to create software demonstrations like a professional.
Add animations, record and edit voiceover audio, and add graphics, background music, and text annotations. Learn how to add closed captions, quizzes and create a project template.
Create custom animations and add stunning visual effects with the new Corner Pin Mode.
Export finished Camtasia projects so learners can access your eLearning using desktop computers, laptops, tablets, and smartphones. Prepare and export projects so they report results to a Learning Management System. Upload content directly to YouTube, Screencast, and more.
This book features:
- All of the Camtasia projects, images, audio files, videos, and other assets needed to get started (Download and install the free Camtasia 30-day trial from the TechSmith website and jump in.)
- Dozens of step-by-step, hands-on activities
- Confidence Checks to challenge your new skills
- Hundreds of supporting screenshots
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