The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JUNE 1, 2021

Learn to Use TechSmith Camtasia 2021 Skills in Just One Day! " TechSmith Camtasia 2021: The Essentials " is a hands-on, step-by-step workbook that will introduce you to the essential TechSmith Camtasia skills you need to quickly get up and running with this fantastic eLearning development tool.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JUNE 19, 2018

TechSmith recently announced the release of Camtasia 2018 and there’s much to cheer.   TechSmith made huge strides in Camtasia 9 when it improved the free assets in the Library.   Camtasia has never had a way to quickly apply the look and feel of one object across a large project. . There’s   Themes.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

While recording a software demonstration using the Camtasia Recorder, you have two choices when it comes to the file format for your video capture: TREC and AVI. AVIs can be imported into the Camtasia Editor or other eLearning development tools and multimedia editors. It plays nicely on multiple devices and operating systems.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

I'm excited to announce that my newest book, "TechSmith Camtasia 9: The Essentials" has gone to my beta team for testing and proofreading. Camtasia version 9 is an awesome upgrade to Camtasia and I give it two hearty thumbs up! During this step-by-step book you will learn how to: Create projects.

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Experiencing eLearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Camtasia Several people use Camtasia for captions, likely because it’s a tool many of us already own. I use Camtasia myself for screencasting and video editing/creation. I have used the method described here to automatically add subtitles in Camtasia based on an existing transcript. Thursday, April 25, 10:00 EDT.

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 14, 2021

This post includes links on games for learning, video captions, and how to handle “pick your brain” requests. Games for learning. 6 Things Video Games Can Teach You About Writing Engaging Scenarios – E-Learning Heroes. Just make sure that the majority of the fun serves to reinforce the project’s learning goals.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

DECEMBER 20, 2017

  Deleting a portion of an object on the Camtasia Timeline (a few seconds from the end of a video for example) is simple: drag the red in- and/or green out-point on either side of the Playhead, right-click, and then choose Delete. by Kevin Siegel, COTP, CTT. Check out these live, online, and highly interactive classes.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

While recording a software demonstration using the Camtasia Recorder, you have two choices when it comes to the file format for your video capture: TREC and AVI. AVIs can be imported into the Camtasia Editor or other eLearning development tools and multimedia editors. It plays nicely on multiple devices and operating systems.

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eLearning Brothers

JUNE 6, 2017

Building an eLearning course in Camtasia requires a few knowledge basics, including the use of hotspots , a mastery of the timeline , and judicial implementation of the quizzing feature. If you combine these three you can build a strong and independent video learning course. There are many supplemental tools as well.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

OCTOBER 19, 2016

by Kevin Siegel        It's been years in the making but TechSmith has finally updated Camtasia.   First and foremost, Camtasia for Windows (version 9) and the Macintosh (version 3) are now very similar allowing you to share projects across platforms. and boy is this upgrade worth the wait.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

by Kevin Siegel    I'm hard at work on my newest Camtasia Studio book (for version 8,  which was recently released by TechSmith ). In Camtasia, I played around with some of the program's available settings (such as Font, Font Size, Color, etc) but I didn't want to keep any of those changes.

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TechSmith Camtasia

APRIL 6, 2022

Cristi Cotovan joins The Visual Lounge to take us through some of the ‘out of the box’ work he’s been doing on Camtasia. One of Cristi’s core focuses is Camtasia, which he uses to produce some advanced-level material that can only be described as “out of the box.”. Sure, using Camtasia for the first time can feel daunting.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MARCH 31, 2016

  If you attend my introduction to TechSmith Camtasia mini course , you learn how to use the Camtasia Recorder tool to create a software demonstration pretty early.     To add Cursor Effects, record a video using the Recorder and add it to a Camtasia Studio project. by Kevin Siegel. How cool is that?

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MARCH 12, 2013

How about TechSmith's Camtasia Studio? I have extensive experience using Adobe Captivate and TechSmith Camtasia Studio. If you use Camtasia, your labor will go down a bit ( 1.5 In fact, I'd put the development time in PowerPoint at about the same development time as working within Camtasia (1.5 60 minutes?

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JULY 24, 2018

A self-paced, hands-on workbook that teaches the core TechSmith Camtasia 2018 skills! Using TechSmith Camtasia, you can quickly create software demonstrations, software simulations, and soft skills eLearning. Your content can be hosted on a web server, Learning Management System, YouTube, Vimeo, TechSmith’s Screencast.com, and more.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JANUARY 29, 2014

by Kevin Siegel       If you have already created a presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint, it's very easy to re-purpose the presentation as eLearning content using either TechSmith Camtasia Studio or Adobe Presenter. TechSmith Camtasia Studio 8 and PowerPoint. Here is how the workflow compares in both tools.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JANUARY 30, 2017

  I've written about the TechSmith Camtasia Library before. If you find yourself confused about the role of Media Bin (formerly known as the Clip Bin in older versions of Camtasia) versus the Library, check out  this article on the IconLogic blog. by Kevin Siegel, COTP , CTT.   Only not so fast.

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LearnDash

JANUARY 6, 2013

One great way for instructional designers to create effective learning material is to include screenshots and videos in their e-learning modules. Adobe Captivate and the new Articulate Storyline), but some prefer a third party program – and for years the standard bearer has been Camtasia Studio.

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mLearning Revolution

JULY 2, 2012

Perhaps this is why in eLearning we have always gravitated toward using tools that publish learning in the Adobe Flash format in order to create engaging desktop experiences. This is precisely where I see TechSmith bringing a lot to the table, especially with the new release of Camtasia Studio 8. Here’s an example. Welcome back.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MARCH 11, 2015

by Kevin Siegel      When Camtasia developers need to add attention-grabbing visual affects to a software demonstration created using the Camtasia Recorder, the work is typically accomplished by editing the recording in Camtasia Studio. Start the Camtasia Recorder.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JULY 12, 2016

by Kevin Siegel        Closed captioning (CC) allows you to provide descriptive information in your published eLearning project that typically matches the voiceover audio contained in your Camtasia project.   Looking for Camtasia training? Check out  this live, online class.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JULY 24, 2018

A self-paced, hands-on workbook that teaches the core TechSmith Camtasia 2018 skills! Using TechSmith Camtasia, you can quickly create software demonstrations, software simulations, and soft skills eLearning. Your content can be hosted on a web server, Learning Management System, YouTube, Vimeo, TechSmith’s Screencast.com, and more.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JULY 24, 2018

A self-paced, hands-on workbook that teaches the core TechSmith Camtasia 2018 skills! Using TechSmith Camtasia, you can quickly create software demonstrations, software simulations, and soft skills eLearning. Your content can be hosted on a web server, Learning Management System, YouTube, Vimeo, TechSmith’s Screencast.com, and more.

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TechSmith Camtasia

AUGUST 11, 2021

In this episode of The Visual Lounge, we invited Jayne Davids, Camtasia Trainer, Video Editor at her company, Raiveon Video Specialists to share with us her tutorial video advice. Jayne has been involved in learning and development for over 20 years now, designing and delivering training systems. Jayne’s Camtasia tips.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

DECEMBER 20, 2017

  Deleting a portion of an object on the Camtasia Timeline (a few seconds from the end of a video for example) is simple: drag the red in- and/or green out-point on either side of the Playhead, right-click, and then choose Delete. by Kevin Siegel, COTP, CTT. Check out these live, online, and highly interactive classes.

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eLearning Brothers

DECEMBER 27, 2016

This last year our love for Camtasia has grown quite a bit. We saw a new version of Camtasia be released, and it included some eLearning Brothers assets. Over 300 Camtasia templates were created and added to our library. So in case you missed it, here are the top 10 eLearning Brothers Camtasia blogs of 2016. #10

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MARCH 3, 2015

by Kevin Siegel      When I  teach Camtasia , one of the activities that garners the largest "that's cool" factor is how easy it is to animate any object. Here's how to do it: Insert an object onto the Camtasia stage (you can animate anything. Sound awesome?

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MARCH 20, 2013

I received an email from a Camtasia developer inquiring about the apparent demise of Camtasia's Picture-in-Picture (PIP) feature. You displayed the PIP Track and then dragged an asset from Camtasia's Clip Bin to the PIP Track on the Timeline. " This text is a holdover from my Camtasia 7 book. it's gone.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

by Kevin Siegel    When you are ready to make a Camtasia project available to your learners, you need to Produce it. Arguably, the most common way to publish a Camtasia project is as a Flash SWF. If you'd like to produce content for the Apple mobile devices from Camtasia, hope is not lost.

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eLearning Brothers

OCTOBER 11, 2016

The long wait is over, and the New Camtasia 9 was released today! In addition to the 8 things we learned about it when they announced the new editing software , we are excited about a few additional things. First of all, all of the Camtasia 8 templates made by eLearning Brothers will still work perfectly in Camtasia 9.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JULY 10, 2015

by Kevin Siegel        If you select portions of a video clip on the Camtasia Studio Timeline and cut, you have historically ended up with multiple clips. I've always found that shortcoming to be an annoyance when working with Camtasia.         Looking to learn all things eLearning?

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

.  Using multimedia from other applications such as Camtasia used to be much harder. A recent patch for RoboHelp 2015 makes using media from Camtasia and other applications easy. Use  Camtasia to create an MP4 file.     Looking to learn RoboHelp?    Click the  OK  button.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

DECEMBER 7, 2015

Using Techsmith Camtasia Studio, you can quickly create videos of just about anything (computer software or PowerPoint presentations) and post your completed lessons on the web, YouTube, Vimeo, or Screencast.com. By the time you have completed this course, you will be able to record screen actions on your computer using the Camtasia Recorder.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JUNE 1, 2016

by Kevin Siegel        To maximize the effectiveness of your Camtasia Studio projects, you can add interactivity via a hotspot.     Looking for Camtasia Studio, Articulate Storyline, or Adobe Captivate training?   To begin, open the Markers panel via  View > Show Marker View.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MARCH 7, 2018

And, because there are no reporting features or provisions for SCORM or AICC, you cannot effectively integrate PowerPoint presentations with Learning Management Systems.  Attend this action-packed session and learn how PowerPoint works with the top eLearning tools of the day. TechSmith Camtasia. Learn more or sign up.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JULY 31, 2015

by Kevin Siegel      As you add assets to your Camtasia Studio project (such as images, animations, and audio), those assets appear in the Clip Bin. Each Camtasia project contains its own Clip Bin and the Clip Bin moves with the project as you back up the project to a server or other drive. .

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

DECEMBER 9, 2011

Camtasia Studio 7.1 Review  this video  to learn how to use the speech to text feature. can convert (transcribe) speech to text. an awesome feature that will help make quick work out of creating closed captions.

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