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TechSmith Camtasia: Reducing the Size of Video Output

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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.

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How to Extract Text From An Image: The Definitive Guide

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Imagine there was an easy way to get text out of an image and quickly paste it into another document. The good news is that you no longer have to waste time typing everything out because there are programs that use Optical Character Recognition (OCR) to analyze the letters and words in an image, and then convert them to text.

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Understanding Video File Types: Codecs, Containers, and Outputs

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While the word “compression” can conjure images of pixelated video, the process is both necessary and efficient with modern digital cameras. It gives you much smaller file sizes with minimal quality loss. In order to compress a video, your file must also have a corresponding codec. What video format has the lowest size?

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Preventing Blurry Pictures: The Keys to Clear Images

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While you can try tinkering in a photo editing program, or shrinking the image and crossing your fingers in hopes that no one looks too closely, the best strategy is to start with crystal clear pictures. The following articles will help ensure you don’t end up with blurry pictures or images. How to Resize Your Image.

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Why is My Video Blurry? – TechSmith Tips

TechSmith Camtasia

For example, here at TechSmith, we know we will be most often exporting videos to 720p for YouTube and our website; so when we record, our screen dimensions are usually 1080p. There are a ton of stock image sites that offer both types for purchase. Finally, the last topic I want to cover is file formats. 264) whenever possible.

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The new Camtasia Studio 8, the Flipped Classroom and Mobile Learning [Review]

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This is precisely where I see TechSmith bringing a lot to the table, especially with the new release of Camtasia Studio 8. I have been a Camtasia fan for a long time, as well as a SnagIt and Jing fan and I’m also very impressed with the work TechSmith is doing on Mobile. All the interactivity works on multiple screens.

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Frame Rate: A Beginner’s Guide

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Essentially, it was a series of still images (one per page) that, when you flipped the pages quickly, would appear to animate or move. All video, whether digital or old-school film, is simply a series of still images that, when viewed in order at a certain speed, give the appearance of motion. Each image is a frame.

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