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Understanding Video File Types: Codecs, Containers, and Outputs

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A container is the file that contains your video, audio streams, and any closed caption files as well. MOV (QuickTime Movie) stores high-quality video, audio, and effects. FLV, F4V, and SWF are flash video formats designed for Flash Player, but they’re commonly used to stream video on YouTube. Containers (file extensions).

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Become Better at Screencasting: Tips from Anton Bollen

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We had just replaced the computer we use for streaming and recording, plus we hadn’t tested the audio system. So you’ll see a little rust in this episode, but regardless, our guest, Anton Bollen, TechSmith German Evangelist, provides some great tips about becoming a better screencaster. The show wasn’t without incident though.

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Curated Insights: Using Video to Drive Learning

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consume more than 10 hours of media every day when you take into account television, movies, and the rest of the internet. TechSmith on YouTube featuring Matt Pierce. When it comes to simple, nifty tricks to improve video production quality, Matt Pierce from TechSmith is my go-to recommendation. Adults in the U.S.

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How To Edit Video: Reducing File Size

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Codecs encode or compress streams of data for storage, playback and video editing on a variety of platforms. Other common video file types include: MOV (Apple Quicktime Movie).AVI The post How To Edit Video: Reducing File Size appeared first on TechSmith Blogs. Learn more about codecs here. You may have heard of the h.264

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New version of Camtasia for Mac bends time and space

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So you're watching a movie and there's a scene where the clouds are racing overhead at an impossible rate.and cars are streaming along the freeway like a solid river of light. Daniel Foster is the "social media guy" for TechSmith. Get Camtasia for Mac 2.1: Download a free trial | Upgrade free if you own Camtasia for Mac 2.0.

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Going from 0 to 60 - 6 Jing Videos in 60 Minutes

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Ah, one of my favorite quotes from the movie, Top Gun. If you'd like to tune in live, we'll be streaming from Ustream.TV I will also post updates on Twitter ( TechSmith and BetsyWeber ). "I feel the need. the need for speed!" Remember that scene? Last weekend was the Indianapolis 500. That got me thinking about speed.

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Guest Post: You can teach an old teacher new tricks

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They talked TechSmith into giving all of the attendees of the conference a copy of Camtasia to get us started on the right track. Since this time, I have learned that I can burn an entire semester of MP4 movies onto one DVD. The post Guest Post: You can teach an old teacher new tricks appeared first on TechSmith Blogs.

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