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OCTOBER 19, 2016

by Kevin Siegel        It's been years in the making but TechSmith has finally updated Camtasia. One common complaint from my students as I  teach Camtasia  is that the options such as Transitions, Audio Effects, etc. and boy is this upgrade worth the wait.   Check out the new interface.

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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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DECEMBER 2, 2013

Today’s guest post is by Robert Risdon, Technical Support Agent for TechSmith. In our drive to provide TechSmith users the ability to capture screenshots on their preferred system, last month we introduced TechSmith Snagit for Google Chrome. TechSmith Technical Support Specialist. appeared first on TechSmith Blogs.

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MAY 29, 2014

Bring Citelighter and TechSmith into your repertoire of teacher tools. They loved being able to capture content from websites to use as sources in their essays. That’s when I leveraged TechSmith, tools that enable capturing, recording, and editing screen content. My students began engaging with Citelighter immediately.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2015

Snagit, Camtasia, TechSmith Fuse, TechSmith Relay - we’ve updated them all! The OneDrive for Business integration allows you to import and export content such as images, audio, and video. TechSmith Fuse. TechSmith Fuse. If you haven’t already tried our mobile app, TechSmith Fuse, today is a great day to start!

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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. Here is the lav mic that we use at TechSmith for interviews. Selecting an Audio Recorder.

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TechSmith Camtasia

JULY 18, 2017

Mixing” as it’s referred to in video production, is the art of blending your audio tracks to deliver a seamless audio experience, which can be achieved when you edit video. Before starting your mix, you need to start by recording good audio! Make sure to have your tracks separated by type (audio, video, animations, titles etc.).

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TechSmith Camtasia

MARCH 19, 2019

According to Wyzowl’s State of Video Marketing report for 2019 , more than 80 percent of marketers say video helps them increase the number of time users spend on their website, generate more leads, and, most importantly, and help users better understand their product. Step 3: Record and edit the audio narration. I’ll show you how.

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TechSmith Camtasia

JULY 19, 2021

It can digitize and compress an audio or video signal for transmission and convert an incoming signal to audio or video for reception. A container is the file that contains your video, audio streams, and any closed caption files as well. Audio actually uses its own codecs. filename.mp4). F requently Asked Questions.

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TechSmith Camtasia

MARCH 16, 2021

This walkthrough will focus on TechSmith Camtasia , as it provides flexible options for creating interactive content that can be used on numerous platforms. They also should describe any other noises in the video that wouldn’t be heard by students who can’t access the audio for one reason or another, such as sound effects.

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OCTOBER 14, 2020

At TechSmith, we’ve been collecting data about why people stop and start watching YouTube videos for nearly a decade. Lousy quality audio is a big no-no, so invest in a microphone, and from there, you can invest in lights or a camera, but if you’re making screen recordings, we strongly advise investing in audio first.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Check out our webinar below: When it comes to software, each is a longtime user of TechSmith Camtasia , an all-in-one screen recording and video editing tool. And maybe later, one for their website, etc., Similar lighting , audio , and editing techniques will give you a cohesive look and feel throughout your content.

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TechSmith Camtasia

OCTOBER 9, 2018

User-driven marketing can be as simple as using a quote from them on your website or retweeting something positive they said about you. TechSmith Academy is available to watch free of charge. Good audio doesn’t necessarily guarantee your video will be better, but bad audio does make for a bad video, every time.

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JUNE 21, 2013

Camtasia Studio is a video capture software program available at the TechSmith website. Using the Camtasia screen and audio recording features can be the key to investigations in both the testing and production environments. The post Testing and Troubleshooting Software with Camtasia Studio appeared first on TechSmith Blogs.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2019

At TechSmith, while we may not be sandwich artists, we know a thing or two about making video tutorials — including the essential elements that help make any tutorial video, training video, or software demo a good one. Many people (me and most of my colleagues at TechSmith) prefer to record narration separately from screen recording.

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JUNE 12, 2018

Whether it’s for use on your website, in an email campaign, or for an advertisement on social media, getting video feedback will always make for a better and, ultimately more effective, final product. Here, you’re looking for the minor, more technical things, like audio glitches, words that got clipped, poorly balanced colors, etc.

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JULY 19, 2022

A software demo video is a marketing video that allows you to show customers what makes your software, website, or app stand out from the competition. Regardless of how you get it, you can import the audio into the Camtasia media bin and drag and drop it to the timeline as needed. appeared first on The TechSmith Blog.

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TechSmith Camtasia

AUGUST 13, 2012

Former TechSmith employee, Daniel Park, is holding a two-day boot camp to help users learn about Camtasia Studio v8, along with loads of useful information about screencasting productivity! how software, the right equipment, and know-how can magically combine to produce excellent studio-level audio, even on a budget. How to register.

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JANUARY 4, 2013

Dan Keith is, in my opinion, a creative powerhouse and someone TechSmith will be watching throughout 2013. We met Dan when he joined TechSmith’s Technical Preview Program, which allows participants to test the usability of new features in TechSmith software and report their findings. Cheryl & Dan Keith. Who is Dan Keith?

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NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Most video bumpers are made up of three elements: your logo or brand symbol, a graphics animation of that logo, and an audio track in the background. If you decide to include audio , you’ll want to make sure you use a song or sound effects that you fits the tone of your video, and that you are licensed to use.

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TechSmith Camtasia

JANUARY 20, 2012

Clear audio. People who use the website building tool "Jimdo" Purpose. Show users how to integrate and set up the Facebook module on their "Jimdo" website. This has been a ton of fun for us at TechSmith and, we hope, for screencasters everywhere. Daniel Foster is the "social media guy" for TechSmith.

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JANUARY 10, 2019

A screencast is a digital video recording of your computer screen and usually includes audio narration. Think of your apps, websites, IMs, emails, and everything that makes up your digital world. Give students audio-visual feedback (the next best thing to a 1:1 conversation). This will allow you to easily edit video and audio.

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TechSmith Camtasia

JANUARY 31, 2013

By recording their own audio, students are able to practice their Spanish-speaking abilities and instantly hear how they are doing. Her websites and blogs are continually updated with information that other teachers from around the world can apply to their own classroom challenges. You can find her there at @spanish4teacher.

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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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SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Knerr was inspired by Khan Academy , the non-profit website with thousands of different types of videos for learning and education, but he wasn’t sure how he’d be able to pull off that sort of accomplishment. The post How to Make A Thousand Training Videos for YouTube FAST (Customer Story) appeared first on Welcome to the TechSmith Blog.

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TechSmith Camtasia

APRIL 2, 2015

Technology that relies on users seeing visuals or hearing audio cues isn’t always accessible to users that are visually impaired or hard of hearing. However, there have been leaps and bounds made in the areas of accessibility across websites and web applications. She then recorded herself following the steps using Camtasia.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

After your Facebook Live is over you can export only the audio and upload to an RSS feed (I use Libsyn ). Use Camtasia to make edits or even add simple audio bumpers to make it sound like a podcast. Simply export the audio from the 3 smaller YouTube videos. Website: [link]. Here’s how mine sound. No problem!

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TechSmith Camtasia

OCTOBER 3, 2017

A better way: Make a point of checking your audio levels before you start recording. A better way: Know all your passwords before you begin recording (and make sure you know the URLs of the login screens, too – especially for websites that you have open indefinitely and don’t readily know the “start screen” URL. before you start.

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TechSmith Camtasia

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

By splitting the audio and video of the recording, making multiple copies of the video, and cropping each copy to a different element (ie. Separate audio and video. Choose “Separate Video and Audio” Click on video and drag above audio. appeared first on TechSmith Blogs. Right-click on track.

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OCTOBER 3, 2017

A better way: Make a point of checking your audio levels before you start recording. A better way: Know all your passwords before you begin recording (and make sure you know the URLs of the login screens, too – especially for websites that you have open indefinitely and don’t readily know the “start screen” URL. before you start.

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TechSmith Camtasia

APRIL 19, 2013

Write an audio script to guide viewers through the information. Record the audio portion from your script. And to learn more about BravoSolution, visit their website. The post “It’s Like Writing a Play:” Make Screencasts Painless with Storyboards, Scripts appeared first on TechSmith Blogs.

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TechSmith Camtasia

MAY 3, 2010

It has all been self-taught; surfing the web and using the TechSmith website to get a lot of how-to information. Then one day, one of our PC Techs came by my office and said "Hey Dave, you need to check out this website called TechSmith; they have video editing software". His information was invaluable to me.

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OCTOBER 17, 2013

Camtasia Audio. Everything you need to know about audio in one presentation. Best way to have a navigable website to find your training videos. Creating Good Audio Kari & Rob & Shannon. Useful tips and tricks on creating great audio. Show Notes. Karl Schulte and Rob Graham @robwgraham . Show Notes.

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TechSmith Camtasia

JUNE 16, 2022

Availability of help articles, tutorials, and other self-guided learning Ability to record your full screen and webcam Audio editing features Ability to make on-screen callouts, annotations, and cursor enhancements Sharing and export options Additional features tailored to fit your specific needs. Audio editing. Easy to set up.

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TechSmith Camtasia

JULY 11, 2017

Plus–if it’s loud enough, it may even pick up on the audio. Outdoors – Shooting outside can cause a variety of issues for audio, lighting, and distractions. Website: [link]. The post How to Look Professional On Camera appeared first on TechSmith Blogs. I’ve actually had people walk right through my set!!

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JANUARY 11, 2018

Explain Everything is a whiteboard app where you can show step-by-step actions, add videos, images, voice-overs, audio files, notes, annotations or whatever else is necessary to clarify the message, and then export as a video or an image. There are a lot of reason for the choice of screencasting as a delivery method. Here’s a small sampler.

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APRIL 20, 2015

Cut out any parts that your audience won’t care about, check the audio levels to make sure it’s not too quiet or too loud, and include a clear call to action for your viewers. Then produce or export your videos so you can post them to your company website, blog, or YouTube channel. Can’t see the embedded video?

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