The Logical Blog by IconLogic

OCTOBER 29, 2023

TechSmith has integrated some fantastic assets with Camtasia update 23.3.2. You will need to ensure that you are running the latest Camtasia update. To check your version, choose Help > About Camtasia. (I I f you’re on a Mac, choose C amtasia 2023 > About Camtasia. There are videos, images, and sound assets.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

When I teach my TechSmith Camtasia vILT classes , we spend a lot of time working on the the Timeline. If you need to select a small amount of time between two media objects or position the playhead in a very specific area, things can get tedious because of Camtasia's snapping feature. Check out the video here.

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Fly Plugins

MARCH 14, 2024

In recent years, video courses have surged in popularity as an effective way to deliver engaging and interactive online learning experiences. With advancements in technology and the increasing demand for flexible education options, video courses have become a preferred medium for both educators and learners.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

OCTOBER 25, 2023

AI comes to TechSmith Camtasia, making enhanced video creation as easy as click, click, click! Ensure that you're using the latest Camtasia build and then start the recording (either by starting the Camtasia Recorder 2023 app or clicking the Record button from within a Camtasia project).

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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. 6 Things Video Games Can Teach You About Writing Engaging Scenarios – E-Learning Heroes. So what’s the best way to avoid clunky 90’s video game dialogue in your scenarios? Video captions.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

AUGUST 2, 2023

When I lead my live, virtual TechSmith Camtasia classes , previewing and editing are one of the most important skills that I teach. And a recent update to Camtasia makes previewing a lot faster. Check out a video demonstration by Andy at TechSmith here. Press L again and you're at double playback speed.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

APRIL 11, 2019

After adding a video asset to the Timeline in Camtasia, it's likely you'll want to freeze a specific part of the video to allow for other Timeline objects to appear (such as annotations or images).   In the image below, I've added a video to Track 1 on my Timeline.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

When recording short videos with the Camtasia Recorder, it’s most efficient to record your voiceover audio at the same time. However, it may be necessary for you to add the audio to the video later while working in the Camtasia Editor. You didn’t think you’d like audio in your video but now you’ve changed your mind.

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Experiencing eLearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Like many of us in L&D, I spend a fair amount of time adding closed captions to elearning and videos. My question on closed caption tools and process Here’s my original question explaining my current processes and problems: What is your workflow for generating closed captions for elearning and videos?

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Fly Plugins

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Corporate training has evolved significantly over the years, with learning and development departments, however, corporate video-based training has emerged as an effective and engaging method as well. We will also introduce some helpful software, resources, and tools for seamless video delivery within the online video course.

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TechSmith Camtasia

AUGUST 11, 2021

Want some video creation and editing tips? 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. Of course, we love video at TechSmith. I think everyone should be making videos.

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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

APRIL 12, 2023

I received an email from someone who recently attended my TechSmith Camtasia virtual classes. She wanted to know some best practices for reducing the size of exported Camtasia projects. To begin, TechSmith says that "larger videos (in resolution) will dramatically increase file size. That is an excellent question!

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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. Audio Video Interleave ( AVI ) is a popular Microsoft format that can contain both video and audio. It plays nicely on multiple devices and operating systems.

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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.   Themes.   Themes.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JUNE 3, 2019

Of course, too much coffee can lead to the jitters and, by extension, a jittery mouse while recording a video demonstration. I was recording a series of clicks in a client's software using Camtasia Recorder. Fortunately, the recently released Camtasia 2019 has a solution: Cursor Smoothing. not smooth at all.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JULY 17, 2018

TechSmith recently released Camtasia 2018.   At first glance, there’s little difference between Camtasia 9 for the PC and version 2018. While I do like the tools separated (this is how they were listed in older versions of Camtasia), this minor change isn't anything to get overly excited about.

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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! Create both videos and SWF/HTML5 output. Add videos. Add images.

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eLearning Brothers

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

This is as true about your home and your mind as it is with your eLearning video project. If you’re familiar with several video editing softwares, you may be used to using bins within the video editor to organize your assets. However, bins are not available in Camtasia 9, so you have to come up with alternatives.

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eLearning Brothers

MAY 23, 2017

You are probably perfect when it comes to your video production, so you don’t have to make many edits in post production. To see examples of some of these practices, check out this Advanced Camtasia Users blog. The post 6 Tips For Correcting Video Errors With the Camtasia Timeline appeared first on eLearning Brothers.

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TechSmith Camtasia

APRIL 5, 2024

Let’s just say it: Large video files are a hassle. Then, your video takes forever to render, leaving you twiddling your thumbs. And, just when you think you’re finally done, Google says ‘video file too large to email’ UGH! There […] The post How To Reduce Video File Size appeared first on The TechSmith Blog.

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TechSmith Camtasia

JUNE 25, 2021

Whether you’re creating training videos or an instructional YouTube video, there’s a good chance you’ll find yourself needing to merge videos together. Merging videos occurs when you combine two or more clips to make one cohesive video. What to consider when merging video clips. Trimming and cutting.

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eLearning Brothers

MAY 1, 2017

You’ve probably noticed it at the movies; we’re using more and more green screen in video these days. You no longer have to pay flight and hotel costs to have a video in France; you just need a green screen and some stock footage. And don’t forget to check out the extremely affordable Camtasia Template packages !

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eLearning Brothers

APRIL 20, 2020

eLearning Brothers is developing new templates for Camtasia 2019 that we’re excited to release soon. Webinar attendees got a sneak peek of the latest one, called Borderline, in Andrew’s demonstrations as he shared tips on managing libraries in Camtasia 2019.

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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. Audio Video Interleave ( AVI ) is a popular Microsoft format that can contain both video and audio. It plays nicely on multiple devices and operating systems.

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eLearning Brothers

MARCH 21, 2017

Thinking of how to use a Camtasia template with your project may take some time. This is a great example of mixing and matching to get the look and feel you want with your video. You can view Andrea’s full video here. We would love to see what you are doing with your Camtasia templates !

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TechSmith Camtasia

APRIL 6, 2022

Want to take your video editing skill to the next level (we’re talking ‘coloring outside the line’ levels)? 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 the many great things about Camtasia is that there’s so much you can do with it.

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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. I've already made a selection with the in- and out-points.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JULY 17, 2018

TechSmith recently released Camtasia 2018.   At first glance, there’s little difference between Camtasia 9 for the PC and version 2018. While I do like the tools separated (this is how they were listed in older versions of Camtasia), this minor change isn't anything to get overly excited about.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JULY 17, 2018

TechSmith recently released Camtasia 2018.   At first glance, there’s little difference between Camtasia 9 for the PC and version 2018. While I do like the tools separated (this is how they were listed in older versions of Camtasia), this minor change isn't anything to get overly excited about.

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eLearning Brothers

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Last week we had a great webinar focused on our new Camtasia video templates. We had our senior designer, Nic Brown, show us how to edit and re-brand one of our Intro templates in Adobe Illustrator, and then input it back into Camtasia.

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eLearning Brothers

JUNE 20, 2017

When you download an eLearning Brothers Camtasia template you’ll not only get a template that is ready for use in Camtasia, but you’ll get all of the source files so that you can make it work for you. In a recent webinar , our Senior Graphic Designer Nic Brown showed how to edit these template files outside of Camtasia.

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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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eLearning Brothers

JANUARY 31, 2017

He talked about one of the most useful Camtasia essentials that was made available in later versions of Camtasia Studio 8 and continues to be useful in Camtasia 9/3: closed captions. This is an easy-to-use tool that allows you to make your videos more accessible for the hard of hearing or for those who do not have speakers.

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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.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JUNE 27, 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.   Need Camtasia Training?

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Instancy

MARCH 19, 2024

Introduction: In the evolving digital education landscape, video-based training modules have become indispensable tools for instructional designers and eLearning developers. The dynamic nature of video allows learners to engage with content actively, making it an ideal medium for software application training.

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