TechSmith Camtasia: The Essentials Workbook
A Hands-On Guide for Trainers, Educators, and Content Creators
Unlock the full power of TechSmith Camtasia with this practical, step-by-step workbook designed for trainers, educators, and content creators. Whether brand-new to Camtasia or looking to sharpen your skills, this book gets you up and running fast through real-world projects, expert guidance, and hands-on experience.
You won’t just learn how Camtasia works—you’ll use it to build complete eLearning projects from scratch, enhance existing ones, and even transform PowerPoint slides into interactive video lessons.
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.
What You’ll Learn:
- Record your screen like a pro to create polished software demonstrations
- Add animations, voiceover audio, music, graphics, and callouts with ease
- Create closed captions, quizzes, and reusable project templates
- Use Corner Pin Mode to add stunning visual effects
- Use AI to remove background noise and other audio imperfections
- Edit the cursor by changing its size, elevation, motion path, and more
- Export your projects for desktop, mobile, LMSs—and platforms like YouTube and Screencast
Whether your audience is internal teams, online learners, or the public, you’ll create content that looks great and performs even better.
Inside the Book:
- All project files, media assets, and practice content included*
- Dozens of step-by-step, hands-on activities\
- “Confidence Check” challenges to reinforce your skills
- Hundreds of clear screenshots to guide your progress
* The TechSmith Camtasia software does not come with this book. You must subscribe to the software or download a free trial at www.techsmith.com.
Important Note: TechSmith® and Camtasia® are registered trademarks of TechSmith Corporation in the United States and elsewhere. This book is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with TechSmith.
Contents
Exploring Camtasia
- Explore a Completed Camtasia Project, page 12
- Explore the Media Bin and Library, page 16
- Use the Canvas to Preview a Project, page 19
- Use the Canvas Edit and Pan Modes, page 22
- Rearrange the Tools, page 23
Recording Videos
- Rehearse a Script, page 27
- Specify a PC Recording Screen and Size, page 28
- Create a Software Video Demo on the PC, page 31
- Set Screen Recording Options on the Mac, page 34
- Specify a Mac Recording Screen and Size, page 37
- Create a Software Video Demo on the Mac, page 40
Adding Media
- Create a Project and Edit Project Settings, page 44
- Import a Video into the Media Bin, page 45
- Add Media to the Timeline and the Canvas, page 47
- Import Images to the Media Bin, page 50
- Add a Track, page 53
- Edit Media Properties, page 56
- Add Cursor Effects, page 57
- Smooth the Cursor Path, page 60
- Edit the Cursor Path, page 64
- Control the Cursor Image, Size, and Elevation, page 68
Groups, Annotations, and Animation
- Create a Group, page 70
- Add a Callout, page 72
- Apply and Create Themes, page 75
- Apply Image Color to Callout Text, page 79
- Add a Behavior to a Callout, page 82
- Add a Transition to a Group, page 85
- Modify Transition Timing, page 86
- Create an Animation, page 87
- Use Corner Pin Mode, page 90
Audio
- Add Music From the Library, page 94
- Import Background Music, page 96
- Fade Audio, page 97
- Record Voice Narration, page 100
- Split Audio Media, page 103
- Rename Tracks, page 105
- Silence Audio, Ripple Delete, and Use AI Noise Removal, page 106
Exporting
- Export a Project as a Video, page 112
- Export a Project as a Website, page 115
- Export and Upload to YouTube, page 117
- Record Screen Actions with Rev, page 120
Extending, Zooming, and Hotspots
- Extend a Video Frame, page 124
- Add a Zoom-n-Pan Animation on the PC, page 126
- Add a Zoom Animation on the Mac, page 128
- Add a Timeline Marker, page 130
- Add an Interactive Hotspot, page 133
Quizzes and Reporting Results
- Add a Quiz to a Project, page 136
- Add a Multiple Choice Question, page 138
- Add a Fill In the Blank Question, page 139
- Create a Content Package on the PC, page 142
- Create a Content Package on the Mac, page 145
PowerPoint, Captions, and Templates
- Record PowerPoint on the PC, page 148
- Import a PowerPoint Presentation, page 151
- Manually Create PC Closed Captions, page 152
- Control PC Caption Timing, page 155
- Use Speech-to-Text to Create Captions, page 158
- Import Captions on the PC, page 160
- Create Dynamic Captions on the PC, page 161
- Create Mac Closed Captions, page 162
- Control Mac Caption Timing, page 166
- Import Captions on the Mac, page 168
- Create Dynamic Captions on the Mac, page 170
- Create and Use a Template, page 172
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