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FREE Alternative to Camtasia Studio

LearnDash

One great way for instructional designers to create effective learning material is to include screenshots and videos in their e-learning modules. Cam Studio is a free open source screen capture and recording tool for Windows with the accolades to back up the hype. Many programs have this feature build in (i.e.

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Advanced Screencasting: Editing Narration in Audacity Tutorial

TechSmith Camtasia

For most TechSmith tutorials, the narration track is actually recorded first with a handheld microphone or a podcaster USB microphone that feeds straight into Audacity (an open-source audio editor). How to use the Amplify effect in Audacity. How to repeat an effect. How to adjust the volume of words or phrases.

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DevCorner: Seam Carving for Content-Aware Image Re-Sizing

TechSmith Camtasia

Once a year, TechSmith holds an internal developer conference for the devs to talk about various interests they have. I wanted to implement a proof-of-concept program using vanilla C++ and an open source image library ( png++ , a C++ implementation of libpng ).

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The Ultimate Screen Recorder Comparison Guide (Free and Paid Options)

TechSmith Camtasia

Some tools can only capture a small part of your screen and have limited value-added features, while others can record multiple screens, record your webcam, and even add on-screen effects to increase user engagement. You’d need to purchase a separate video editor to accomplish any additional edits or effects, such as captioning.

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Free learning & development webinars for August 2023

Limestone Learning

PT: How to Leverage AI for Storytelling: The Secret Formula to Better Training Videos Storytelling is proven to significantly improve the effectiveness of training, but people often hesitate to use it because they don’t know where to start or how to create a story. Thursday, August 3, 2023, 9 a.m.–10 Tuesday, August 8, 2023, 12 p.m.–1

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E-Learning Screen recording and video solutions – Should b simple, so why isn’t it?

eLearning 24-7

There is something wrong when a free and open source product like Audacity can do it, yet a product that costs hundreds of dollars cannot. Ability to add basic transitional effects – for those that want to use it . Take Techsmith’s latest version of Camtasia. Best of all, they are cheap to buy.

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Visual Communication, Camtasia Studio and Bacon

TechSmith Camtasia

We had a chance to catch up with Renaun Erickson , a RIA developer at Adobe and who is also the driving force behind Structured Log Testing , an open source project for RIA Flash platform developers. We recorded the video with a Flip HD Mino camera and Brooks edited and produced the video using Adobe Premiere and After Effects.