TechSmith Camtasia

APRIL 24, 2018

There is a broad range of applications for screencasts in online training, from software product demos to POS system tutorials. Here are 8 tips to incorporate screencasts into your eLearning course design. A robust eLearning authoring tool gives you the ability to record your screen , add audio, and edit the entire online presentation.

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TechSmith Camtasia

JUNE 28, 2018

Audio Best Practices. Nothing turns off viewers faster than a video with bad audio. Unless you have a higher end camera that has a built-in shotgun mic, you are going to want consider recording audio separately from your video. They do a great job of picking up only the audio that is close by.

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fewStones

MAY 7, 2023

Videos are one of the most popular content types nowadays and a training video is one of the best ways to communicate important information. Knowing the process of creating these training videos can be a great help for your employees and your business as a whole. How to Create an Employee Training Video 1.

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TechSmith Camtasia

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Odds are that if you’ve tried using a basic tool, you’ve struggled with one or more of the following obstacles: You can’t record file menus or dropdowns You can only record one window at a time You can’t add effects or callouts You can’t record your audio simultaneously You can’t add music or background audio.

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TechSmith Camtasia

APRIL 16, 2012

Using music can add an extra element to your video or end up distracting the viewer. Don't let the latter be true when trying to enhance a video with music. This week's video is posted below and presents three tips that will help you effectively use music in screencasts. Not seeing the video?

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TechSmith Camtasia

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

Screencasts are an effective teaching tool that offer instructors greater versatility in developing lesson plans. Students can watch a screencast video at their convenience, pausing and reviewing as often as needed. Students can watch a screencast video at their convenience, pausing and reviewing as often as needed.

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TechSmith Camtasia

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Tom’s also a screencasting pro, and he frequently puts video content on his YouTube channel or on Screencast.com. Having the videos accessible via Edmodo is also nice in case students are absent or need to review in the future. I made a video that goes into detail on this topic. How do you make your videos?

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TechSmith Camtasia

MARCH 19, 2019

For many businesses and marketers, this means creating an animated explainer video. Marketers aren’t the only ones saying video makes a difference. Consumers agree – 68 percent say they prefer to learn about a product or service by watching a video. How to make an animated explainer video in 5 easy steps.

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TechSmith Camtasia

APRIL 2, 2014

When we asked new customers about what they were looking for, they overwhelmingly responded that video tutorials were the place to start. When I first started at Unbounce, we had a healthy Knowledge Base filled with mostly text-based support articles, but people were primarily responding to the ones with video. tweet this ).

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TechSmith Camtasia

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

With the aim to reimagine and rebrand old tip videos, social media intern Kelly Turner decided to take advantage of this opportunity and create new content too. Screencasting is all about process. In order to achieve this, it’s important to put some forethought into the moves you’ll make in the video. Record your audio.

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Edume

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

So now you know why video is so effective as a content format, and what kind of videos to make to reduce churn and improve new hire productivity. You’ve bought your inexpensive tripod online, and you’ve shot your new hire welcome video using your smartphone, now what? But with a little guidance, anyone can edit videos.

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TalentLMS

MAY 14, 2021

What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the phrase “ voice-over video? ”. Voice-over is an extremely versatile type of video and can be used on anything from movie trailers to college lectures to, of course, corporate training. Using video for learning is very popular nowadays. Inspirational/introductory videos.

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TechSmith Camtasia

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Professional trainers likely know all about making employee training videos, but what if you’re not a training pro? While you may not consider yourself a trainer, knowing how to create instructional videos can help you teach, train, and explain whatever you need to share easily and efficiently. Employee training videos work better.

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TechSmith Camtasia

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

You’ve had a year to develop a new screencasting masterpiece…some practical pointers on how to level up, courtesy of our ScreenChump to ScreenChamp series of video critiques …so now it’s time to round up your best work and submit it to the ScreenChamp Awards 2013 ! May the best screencasters win!

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TechSmith Camtasia

MARCH 18, 2013

Having good, quality audio is one of the keys to a successful Camtasia project. In fact, audio quality can directly affect how viewers respond to your video. Poor audio recordings — like those with a lot of white noise, or varying volume levels — can distract viewers and detract from the content.

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TechSmith Camtasia

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Guest post by German video producer and author Andreas Zeitler. I started with a long history of screencasting. I discovered over the years, that in education as well as in advertisements, screencasts are just not good enough on their own. Basically, at which scene does it make sense to use which video tool.

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TechSmith Camtasia

FEBRUARY 28, 2010

I'm always amazed at the screencasts I see Camtasia users create. And, you're in for a treat with this week's Screencast of the Week! I heard from Anthony Osborn, at Red Gate Software about a recent screencast they made. This video is just a little different. in a good way for many reasons!

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TechSmith Camtasia

APRIL 12, 2009

This week's Screencast of the Week comes to us from a professional screencaster, Ian Ozsvald of ProCasts ! I liked this screencast for several reasons. The audio quality is great on this screencast which is important as viewers are generally intolerant of poor audio. And, Ian has a great voice for narration!

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TechSmith Camtasia

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

TechSmith Capture is an iOS recording app that lets you create high-quality mobile demos and how-to videos right from your phone or tablet. These tips will help you get great results the first time you dive into iOS screencasting. You should be aware, however, that your video recording can randomly stop during very long recordings.

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TechSmith Camtasia

JUNE 16, 2022

From making a quick video walkthrough explaining a process to a coworker to creating a formal software demo for clients, the choices are endless. But the best tools have the power to capture your entire screen and easily create professional-level videos that have much more polish, even if you don’t have much video creation experience.

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TechSmith Camtasia

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Screencasts are an effective teaching tool that offers instructors greater versatility in developing lesson plans. Students can watch a screencast video at their convenience, pausing and reviewing as often as needed. Students can watch a screencast video at their convenience, pausing and reviewing as often as needed.

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TechSmith Camtasia

MAY 16, 2010

After a short hiatus, 'Screencast of the Week' is back! And, we've got a fantastic screencast this week from Red Gate Software. This screencast has everything! I love, love, love this screencast for so many reasons! Curious about how screencast was made? Nominations are open for next week's Screencast of the Week.

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Rapid eLearning

JUNE 1, 2010

I’m no audio engineer. So I won’t get into all of the nitty gritty details of audio editing. If you want more details, one of the community MVPs shared some tips on how to improve your audio quality. Today I want to share some free or inexpensive ways to work with the audio in your elearning courses. Do the Basics Right.

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Fly Plugins

MARCH 18, 2024

Mind maps aren’t the best solution for getting into the nitty-gritty details like writing scripts for individual videos, but they’re perfect for quickly adding lesson ideas as you think of them and then organizing them into the most logical order.

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TechSmith Camtasia

AUGUST 9, 2011

These are all useful items for new or veteran screencasters. This is perfect for screencasters! Cliff Atkinson - Cliff's book, " Beyond Bullet Point " is a great one for screencasters. Boring content leads to boring screencasts. DapperText - Daniel Park got his start making screencasts at TechSmith over 10 years ago.

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TalentLMS

MAY 22, 2017

Creating courses takes skills in videography, instructional design, animation, screencasting, video editing, and that’s to say nothing of the skills needed to deliver or promote a course to students. Let’s start with the video camera. The more pixels a screen can display, the better quality the video will appear.

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TechSmith Camtasia

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

Recently, I’ve noticed vintage television show “effects” coming back in vogue for use in screencasting and online videos. For example, in the old Quincy series, the introduction sequence to the show had circle cutouts populated with several videos. I also have three other smaller videos to use for examples.

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Rapid eLearning

OCTOBER 13, 2009

A few weeks ago we launched Screenr, a free screencasting application that is easy to use and great for quick tutorials and elearning courses. Today, I’d like to share some tips and tricks that are going to help you create the best screencasts possible. You want good quality audio and the right work flow. Have some water handy.

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TechSmith Camtasia

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

Recently, I’ve noticed vintage television show “effects” coming back in vogue for use in screencasting and online videos. For example, in the old Quincy series, the introduction sequence to the show had circle cutouts populated with several videos. I also have three other smaller videos to use for examples.

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TechSmith Camtasia

JANUARY 20, 2012

And you can still view all 15 finalist videos if you haven't seen them yet. Film, TV, and Video editors, creators, and enthusiasts. Clear audio. Mix of live action and screencast content helped me engage with the people and content. Kept it short, picked great music. Aussie Football ScreenCast Presentation.

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TechSmith Camtasia

JANUARY 26, 2015

Trim, cut, zoom, pan, callout, transition – the difference in a quality video is how you use the editing tools available to you. Smoothly integrate music and narration, cleanly transition from one idea to the next, and call attention to your most important points. Reinforce audio instructions by inserting a callout.

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TechSmith Camtasia

OCTOBER 25, 2009

This week's Screencast of the Week is a great one! What if you took those pics, added some background music and turned it into a video to share with your friends and family? I asked John how he created the screencast with Camtasia for Mac. I brought the audio into Camtasia for Mac, along with all the images (as JPGs).

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TechSmith Camtasia

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

This week each business created their first (or in some cases, second or third) screencast and sent us an exmaple. They also shared with us a little about their process, how they prepare and edit their videos, what challenges they faced, etc. Our screencasts tend to be done in takes. CiesaDesign. www.ciesadesign.com.

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TechSmith Camtasia

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

We’re locking ourselves into the studio for 24 hours straight, to record 48 interviews that will help you become a better screencaster and visual communicator…and will give you an inside look at the people who make the magic at TechSmith. Topic: Callouts, resources for video and presentations. Topic: Bacon and sporks.

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TechSmith Camtasia

MARCH 5, 2012

What's been the initial reaction to their finished screencasts, both internally and from their clients? Have you thought of new ways you might use screencasting in your business? Have you thought of new ways you might use screencasting in your business? I see adding screencasting to our list of tactical communication vehicles.

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TechSmith Camtasia

MARCH 26, 2012

In the final week of the Camtasia test drive, Netvantage Co-Founder Adam Henige reflected back on their month of screencasting. For me, there was a bit of an initial learning curve for editing, as my background is using Avid/Final Cut Pro/Media 100 in the video editing world. Netvantage. www.netvantagemarketing.com. netvantage.

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TechSmith Camtasia

MARCH 19, 2013

For March, we’ve created two new stamp sets: Audio and Milestones stamps. Along with the new theme sets you can also download three new music tracks that work perfectly with Camtasia Studio. If you haven’t tried it, adding music to your videos can really make your content pop and add a whole new dimension to your screencasts.

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