TechSmith Camtasia

MARCH 24, 2021

Ryan first discovered his passion for accessibility while working with the Michigan Department of Education’s Office of Special Education and now uses his skills to create valuable, accessible content at TechSmith. How to make images more accessible. It should briefly describe the important parts of the image for your audience.

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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. To begin, TechSmith says that "larger videos (in resolution) will dramatically increase file size. " I completely agree with what TechSmith is saying. That is an excellent question! Set your project size right away.

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TechSmith Camtasia

APRIL 7, 2021

It’s no secret that videos and images win on social media channels. If you’re using social media to engage with customers, images and videos are a fantastic way to communicate. Jessie O’Donnell, TechSmith’s Social Media Coordinator, explains how visuals can enhance how you connect with your customers on social media.

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TechSmith Camtasia

MAY 30, 2014

DevCorner is where we talk about all things software development-related from inside TechSmith. We want projects to catch on and I’ve been fortunate to see that a few times while I’ve been at TechSmith. If Jing could upload images to Screencast, then Snagit should be able to as well. Successful projects are the tricky ones.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JUNE 10, 2014

Those two features are arguably the top changes you'll see if you're upgrading from Captivate 5, 5.5, Take Image Buttons for example. You've always been able to insert image buttons in Captivate. Instead, I either use  Smart Shapes as buttons , or I use Image buttons. 6, or 7 to Captivate 8.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

You didn’t think you’d like audio in your video but now you’ve changed your mind.   In the image below, notice that there are a few tracks in the project, and I’ve selected the audio asset in Track 3 (you can tell that an asset is selected thanks to the yellow border). This is the perfect use-case for splitting audio.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JANUARY 23, 2019

  In the image below, I've positioned four objects on the canvas (each of the objects shown below are available for free via Camtasia's Library).     I'd like to change the behavior of the two people on the canvas.

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TechSmith Camtasia

JANUARY 23, 2018

When it comes to image editing, you can let your imagination run wild with amazing effects and filters. Many effects only adjust the light and color in your image to create stunning results. These contrasting images show how a lens flare effect can add warmth and vibrancy. The trick is to balance the two to enhance your images.

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TechSmith Camtasia

APRIL 4, 2017

And it’s no secret that we’re big fans of screen capture and screenshots here at TechSmith. Screenshots (also known as a screen grab or screen capture) are great to grab images from web pages, capture desktop applications, and create program how-tos. The complete guide on how to capture screen images.

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TechSmith Camtasia

DECEMBER 23, 2020

TechSmith is proud to present the ultimate gift guide for the video creator, audio editor, or remote worker in your life. If you want to level-up your video or audio production, or want to know what products the TechSmith team recommends to make truly great videos, then your Christmas has come early! Good tech isn’t just for Christmas.

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TechSmith Camtasia

JUNE 6, 2017

But how do you decide when to use text, images, or video for your product assistance? Is the use of images or video forbidden by law? Most regulations don’t say whether or not it is legal to use video and/or images, but using these mediums can be hard sometimes because of applicable laws which could cause problems.

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TechSmith Camtasia

MARCH 10, 2021

You need to carefully evaluate which asset, such as plain text, image, or video, will effectively communicate what the user needs to do. “If But it’s going to be very difficult to communicate that successfully using images.”. If all you need is plain text, then don’t overcomplicate it with images or videos.

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TechSmith Camtasia

JANUARY 31, 2013

Some images have a natural border, while others require you to decide where an image begins and ends. With a Region capture, you decide where an images borders are. Consider these three images. The difference in framing changes the information each image presents. This image provides context of the desktop.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JUNE 25, 2019

However, what I'm loving is the addition of Icons , more 360 Assets , Images , Videos , Audio , and Buttons.   In the image below, I searched for "checkmark" and was presented with two options.   I selected the image I wanted, clicked the Insert button and the image appeared on my slide.

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TechSmith Camtasia

APRIL 14, 2021

You could build your own checklist of things to consider when creating your videos or get our free one in the Making a Video Tutorial for Beginners course from the TechSmith Academy. The image is broken up into three columns and three rows (thirds). It’s often not enough to rely on natural light as it changes all of the time.

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TechSmith Camtasia

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

You could add a static image of text onto the screen, but it’s really much easier and more efficient to do it right in your video editor. One of the best things about TechSmith Camtasia is that, unlike other video editing tools, it’s super quick and easy to add text to a video. Lower-Thirds from TechSmith Assets for Camtasia.

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TechSmith Camtasia

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Our users have opened the flood gates and told us that they love the capture capability, but wanted more options in terms of annotating the images. Fixed a bug where annotations could be created outside of the image area. If you missed our Google Hangout on Air announcing the changes, here’s the video! Watch it on Youtube!

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TechSmith Camtasia

MARCH 28, 2017

The images all had different background colors, and I needed them to all have a uniform look. You have a logo, icon, or other image that you’re trying to design with, but you need to remove the background of the image. You may need to add your company logo to a new image, or add an icon to a PowerPoint presentation.

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TechSmith Camtasia

JUNE 30, 2015

This change was made to accommodate distance learning students, working students, and the growing need for online learning options. They found what they were looking for in TechSmith Relay. Increased faculty usage of TechSmith Relay has lead to over 2,400 videos created in the system for class use, tutorial videos, and more.

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TechSmith Camtasia

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

By now you know that images are essential to creating great content and communicating clearly. Whether you’re trying to explain something, show how something works or just adding elements to help grab a reader’s eye, images add interest and can help get your point across better and faster. Images can even help you save time.

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TechSmith Camtasia

DECEMBER 23, 2014

The Quick Styles gallery is a collection of preset styles for the Editor’s Drawing Tools and Image Effects. In this tutorial you’ll use one image to create and save custom styles to the gallery. Then, use these presets to quickly create the other images for your stacked graphic. Don’t have any images to use?

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TechSmith Camtasia

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Need to change the focus of your video clip but you don’t want to re-shoot your footage? Cropping is the process of moving or adjusting the edges of an image or video clip. With cropping, you can remove unnecessary or distracting portions of a video clip or change its dimensions to fit within a certain area. How to crop a video.

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TechSmith Camtasia

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

What messages will you need to include in order to change their behavior? And, crucially, can you change their behavior? Perhaps there’s more than one message that will help or a powerful narrative that you can use to instigate change. You can use images and characters to draw your audience in. Jesse’s final thoughts.

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TechSmith Camtasia

MARCH 30, 2020

We want to give you insight into what training is, where to start, thoughts about measuring success, and how to use images and videos to effectively train your customers and coworkers. So, we created an entirely free course in TechSmith Academy that walks you through just that. What behaviors do you want to change or introduce?

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TechSmith Camtasia

MAY 3, 2021

I work on the TechSmith website. Like any website, it has numerous pages made of content chunks, images, videos, and other elements. It’s often in need of changes or updates to reflect the progression of our business and products. How does it need to change?” “Is Plan and execute work. Is it in multiple places?”.

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TechSmith Camtasia

DECEMBER 5, 2017

A color picker is a feature of virtually all software or online image and text editing tools. Nowadays, the color pickers in most image and video editing software include a feature that will identify a color in an image based on its RGB or hexadecimal (HEX) values. Step 1: Open the image with the color you need to match.

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TechSmith Camtasia

MARCH 2, 2021

Our screen capture software for Mac is TechSmith Snagit. Step 1: Select what type of image you want to capture. From there, to capture your screen, click either All-In-One or Image. All-In-One will give you the option to choose image, video, or panoramic capture after you select your capture area.

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TechSmith Camtasia

MARCH 2, 2021

When it’s time to go beyond basic screenshots, TechSmith Snagit combines powerful features with an easy-to-use interface. Step 1: Select what type of image you want to capture. Then, select either All-In-One or Image to capture your screen. Need to record a video of your screen instead of a still image in Windows?

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TechSmith Camtasia

MARCH 2, 2021

When it’s time to go beyond basic screenshots, TechSmith Snagit combines powerful features with an easy-to-use interface. Step 1: Select what type of image you want to capture. Then, select either All-In-One or Image to capture your screen. Need to record a video of your screen instead of a still image in Windows?

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TechSmith Camtasia

APRIL 5, 2021

TechSmith Camtasia makes it easy to blur any element of your video, no matter how big or small. You can also use this method to import other assets, such as images, presentation slides, or video clips as needed. You can also change the intensity of the blur to make it more or less difficult to read. Easily blur your videos!

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TechSmith Camtasia

JUNE 10, 2019

We use the engagement metric at TechSmith to determine if our intros are doing their job. The goal is simply to show users they’ve come to the right source for TechSmith tutorials and then move into the content. Now, take a look at the engagement graph of the Snagit tutorial for Combine Images. Customize your template.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

OCTOBER 29, 2019

and draw a few shapes similar to the image below.     Using the Properties Inspector, change the appearance of one of your shapes (for instance, change the fill color). The change you made to the object is not part of the object style and the formatting was not applied to any other objects using the same style.

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TechSmith Camtasia

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

As workplace technology advances, though, it can seem like it changes so fast that we’re constantly learning a new system or teaching someone else how to use it. No need to export or move images to another program or application. Then, click Create and chose Image in Template. How do you keep up? This is seriously super-easy.

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TechSmith Camtasia

JULY 25, 2014

An example of SUI (pronounced “sue-ee” by the TechSmith User Assistance team). As an instructional designer at TechSmith, my job is to create and deliver helpful content for anyone that wants to learn our software. I should note that you don’t have to be particularly creative or a “graphics pro” to make SUI images.

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Learning Rebels

MARCH 2, 2022

Change may be difficult. Be open to understanding why your SME feels strongly about certain content, images, or processes. Be open to changing your mind if you discover you made a mistake and apologize quickly. This post was originally written for TechSmith and adapted to call out SME barriers). Click for the details.

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TechSmith Camtasia

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

The world of work and learning has changed. At TechSmith, we’re making a new commitment: to help you derive real benefit from all those devices and connection points. TechSmith Fuse app for iOS and Android. TechSmith Snagit for Google Chrome. Watch it on our YouTube channel. Google Drive integration.

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TechSmith Camtasia

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Easy to understand written or spoken instructions Relevant images or video A consistent, clear design. With images, text, and other design elements to arrange, you can spend longer on the formatting than collecting the assets or creating the instructions. Use the ‘All in One’ feature to capture your first screen image.

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