TechSmith Camtasia

MARCH 19, 2019

In a lot of cases, with just a little know-how, determination, and, of course, a video editor like TechSmith Camtasia , anyone can create a great animated explainer video. Step 3: Record and edit the audio narration. One option for recording audio is Adobe Audition. While that is always an option, it’s not a requirement.

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 18, 2014

I find it helpful to refer clients to these sources, especially if they think training development should take barely any time. Audio Production: 6%. Audio will be created by someone else, so I won’t include that in my estimate either. That’s not including writing a script or recording audio. QA Testing: 6%.

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TechSmith Camtasia

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Guest post by Ben Rhodes and Christina Melton of TechSmith. The steps reference Camtasia for Mac, but the process is really similar on Camtasia Studio. Right click on left side of the screen and select “Import Media” Then select your audio and video clips. Step 2: Drag the audio and first video clip to the timeline.

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Limestone Learning

JANUARY 26, 2021

Good job aids help people to be more successful in their work by reinforcing learning, providing just-in-time reference material and other types of guidance. Poor quality audio will result in learners paying less attention to the content and being more concerned about how inconvenient it is to hear and understand the narration.

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TechSmith Camtasia

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Instead of having just an audio recording of lecture material, including visuals allows students to put context behind the recorded lecture. Because lectures can be saved and archived, students can refer back to the materials as a study tool, instead of feeling like they have to process all the information during the class period.

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TechSmith Camtasia

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Instead of having just an audio recording of lecture material, including visuals allows students to put context behind the recorded lecture. Because lectures can be saved and archived, students can refer back to the materials as a study tool, instead of feeling like they have to process all the information during the class period.

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TechSmith Camtasia

JUNE 22, 2020

Audio is key to delivering results. Make sure you have great audio. Almost 90% of the videos that submitters rated four or five stars for “how accurately did the video achieve its goal” and “how did you personally rate the video” had clear audio. to ensure your audio quality hits the mark, invest in a stand-alone mic.

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TechSmith Camtasia

JANUARY 30, 2018

Once you’ve decided your camera work, it’s important to address how you will be picking up the audio, may that be through a boom mic or a voice-over. Refer to the chart below for more shot types, camera angles , camera moves , and audio. The post How to Edit Videos: Shot List appeared first on TechSmith Blog.

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TechSmith Camtasia

JULY 21, 2021

There’s producing, editing, camera equipment, audio equipment, and then distributing the content to think about. Lee refers to this practice as mise-en-place, which means everything in its place. For more expert advice and tips visit TechSmith Academy on YouTube or listen to the Podcast. The same goes for creating a video.

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TechSmith Camtasia

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Trimming usually refers to removing part of the beginning or end of a video clip. Sometimes, this is referred to as trimming the top or tail (beginning or end). The video cutter in Camtasia allows you to trim the video and audio files separately. The post How to Crop a Video appeared first on Welcome to the TechSmith Blog.

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TechSmith Camtasia

AUGUST 27, 2013

In our first series of blog posts on this topic, we showed some video resume examples that our interns here at TechSmith completed. In addition, I wanted to share some tips and best practices for shooting, capturing audio, lighting and editing a video resume. For the most part, built-in audio recorders on cameras are very limited.

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TechSmith Camtasia

APRIL 3, 2018

Whether you want to learn how to record a webinar for your own reference later, or to share the content with others, this tutorial will show you how it’s done. In the video toolbar, make sure that the system audio icon is green, as this means the video will capture the sound from your computer. Download a screen recorder.

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eLearning 24-7

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Happy post Valentine’s Day or as many refer to it, Happy Card Company who created this billion-dollar industry. Vendors use it to refer to online courses/content. Part of the issue is that Techsmith, isn’t great at pushing it beyond their web site, and the other issue is folks are unaware. Vendors who use it?

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TechSmith Camtasia

MARCH 31, 2021

Dave refers to himself as a “recovering perfectionist” and even calls this attitude his superpower. This could be audio-only or video. To learn more about creating content that helps your customers, head over to the TechSmith Academy ! You need to be comfortable with a lack of perfection. Dave uses a “time boxing” approach.

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Cinecraft

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

If you want to up your lighting game, check out How to Get the Perfect Lighting for Video from my friends over at TechSmith. Use professional audio techniques. If that last sentence sounded like a foreign language, then it’s time to dive into Audio 101. How to record better interview audio. Get B-roll.

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TechSmith Camtasia

JANUARY 10, 2019

A screencast is a digital video recording of your computer screen and usually includes audio narration. Screencasting allows you both refer to it again later. Give students audio-visual feedback (the next best thing to a 1:1 conversation). This will allow you to easily edit video and audio. Make a basic tutorial.

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TechSmith Camtasia

MARCH 29, 2010

One of the common questions we hear at TechSmith is "How do we make our videos?" When that was figured out, we recruited the services of Ann Morgan, graphic artist here at TechSmith, to begin more formally sculpting out the visual elements of the story (sans stick figures, thankfully). It's a quick video that runs just over 2 minutes.

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TechSmith Camtasia

MAY 2, 2017

Trimming is one of the most fundamental elements of editing.Trimming usually refers to taking off either part of the beginning or ending of a video clip. Sometimes this is referred to as trimming the top or tail (beginning or end). It can also be an opportunity to add a sound that allows you to sync your audio and video.

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TechSmith Camtasia

AUGUST 23, 2016

You may have heard the phrase video codec when referring to video files. Most often when talking about video file types, people are referring to file containers. A container is the file that contains your video and audio codecs and any closed caption files as well. Audio actually uses it’s own codecs.

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TechSmith Camtasia

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Knerr’s team evaluated a number of video production software suites and settled on Camtasia , the screen-recording and video editing tool from TechSmith. With Camtasia , the team could use templates, splice in video and audio, as well as special editing features to highlight or zoom to certain parts of the screen. The Results.

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TechSmith Camtasia

APRIL 18, 2017

Whether you want to record a webinar for your own reference later, or to share the content with others, this tutorial will show you how to record a webinar. In the video toolbar, make sure that the system audio icon is green, as this means the video will capture the sound from your computer. Download a screen capture tool.

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TechSmith Camtasia

APRIL 2, 2014

From the beginning, Ryan, our Director of CS recommended keeping audio and video separate. It allowed us to smooth out the wrinkles a little because we could manipulate the video separate from the audio. It wasn’t always smooth sailing, Learning be a harsh mistress (pirate reference: arrrrrgh). At first it took a lot longer.

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TechSmith Camtasia

MARCH 8, 2016

Nothing kills a video like poor audio quality. No amount of set design, camera effects, or lighting tricks will help your finished video if your audio sounds like an old cassette tape. Beyond seeming unprofessional, poor audio quality makes it difficult for your viewers to understand the video. Over and over again.

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TechSmith Camtasia

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Encoding takes care of the first step in production which is organizing the audio and visual data associated with a video. The container, often referred to as the file type, is displayed in the suffix of a file’s name (e.g. The post How to Edit Videos: The Not So Complex World of Video Encoding appeared first on TechSmith Blogs.

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TechSmith Camtasia

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Encoding takes care of the first step in production which is organizing the audio and visual data associated with a video. The container, often referred to as the file type, is displayed in the suffix of a file’s name (e.g. The post How to Edit Videos: The Not So Complex World of Video Encoding appeared first on TechSmith Blog.

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eLearning 24-7

JUNE 25, 2012

Audio Recording and Editing. The ability to record audio in real time or post time makes a lot of sense and eliminates the need for using Audacity (albeit it is a wonderful and free product). However, just placing the ability to record audio pre or post is not enough. Editing Audio. Audio conversion within the product.

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TechSmith Camtasia

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

Record a PowerPoint presentation with narration and add special effects, images, audio, and video. A bumper is a term borrowed from broadcasting and refers to the introduction and the end of a screencast video. Here is a general format to reference your YouTube video: Author, A. Screencast PowerPoint Model. Introduction Bumper.

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TechSmith Camtasia

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Which audio recording software is best for doing voice overs. The Easiest and Fastest Way to Record and Edit Voice Over Audio! Some might think that the audio portion of a video is less important than the visual portions, but that’s not true. So great audio isn’t just important. Audio clarity and volume.

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TechSmith Camtasia

DECEMBER 21, 2010

Also think about using mouse click colors too (viewers may not have audio enabled so your narrative does not help). Captions can also help overcome audio restrictions i.e. viewing in open plan offices. Make sure you anticipate what they need and use hotspots to link to other videos or reference/research sources.

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TechSmith Camtasia

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Encoding takes care of the first step in production which is organizing the audio and visual data associated with a video. The container, often referred to as the file type, is displayed in the suffix of a file’s name (e.g. The post How to Edit Videos: The Not So Complex World of Video Encoding appeared first on TechSmith Blog.

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TechSmith Camtasia

JUNE 3, 2019

Not only does the ADA Section 504-refresh highlight the need for audio descriptions in higher education videos, but it’s also an accessibility best practice that has the potential to benefit all students. Learn the different types of audio descriptions, how they work, and how to create them so your institution stays compliant.

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Spark Your Interest

JANUARY 26, 2021

Simply record a live webinar and use the slides and recorded video and audio as the basis for your e-learning. Examples of academies include software products and services such as Canva, Techsmith, and Miro. And four times more likely to refer your brand to friends and family. Podcasts – a growing trend is an audio channel.

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TechSmith Camtasia

DECEMBER 15, 2015

Microsoft PowerPoint and TechSmith Camtasia have long been friends. Make sure you refer to any charts, pictures, or other visuals in your script. Then you can tweak audio controls, or the area selected to record if they do not meet your requirements. There’s no benefit in adding visuals and then not explaining them properly.

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eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Screen capturing/recording with various audio/video tracks. Why let those guys at TechSmith have all the fun and money? Free web and audio conferencing tools – Lots of these leafy solutions are out there and I’m still amazed at the number of folks who are living and dying with outrageously fee based solutions.

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TechSmith Camtasia

JANUARY 26, 2021

You might hear this type of learning referred to as “synchronous” learning. You might hear of this referred to as “asynchronous” learning, but that’s really just a fancy way to say “on-demand.”. For the purposes of this article, recording and sharing your lectures will center around TechSmith Knowmia Pro.

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TechSmith Camtasia

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

Screencasts create a lasting resource that clients respond well to, and can continue to refer to long after the video has been shared. For more formal training videos, I might put 45 minutes to an hour or more into a polished three minute video (including setting up my mic and editing the audio in Pro Tools). Netvantage. netvantage.

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TechSmith Camtasia

APRIL 11, 2017

If you are recording voice overs, you will want to make sure you have your microphone, microphone stand, and other audio gear ready to go, and everything is working. To help you out, we’ve turned Part 1 and Part 2 of the How to Make Video series into a downloadable checklist for quick reference.

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