Camtasia 7 Review

I’ve been using Camtasia Studio since 2002 and I’ve searched over the years for a better video screen capture tool. Haven’t found one yet… Today, Techsmith has released Camtasia version 7 and these are my initial impressions after having been testing out the software for a couple of weeks with a pre-launch evaluation copy from [...]

Embed Camtasia Videos With IFRAME

Here I’m going to show you a fairly simple technique for embedding Camtasia into existing web pages. CLICK to Watch Duration: 8 minutes I host regular HTML pages on my Kiosk Web Hosting server but the video shows how to use an IFRAME that points to the web page that Camtasia produced (and all of [...]

Creating Lower Thirds for Camtasia

In this Screencast QuickTip, I address a member request for improving the look of a graphic he uses in his video called a "Lower Third". Check out Todd’s "Crappy Sample" here: Crappy Sample! Pretty serious lookin’ dude, eh? Ya…serious about making better videos! Here’s my tip and tutorial to help Todd out: CLICK to Watch [...]

Cool Graphics for Camtasia Videos

Ya know, images and visual "elements" are a big part of what makes a Camtasia video captivating and not…well…boring! Here’s a cool little resource I found and have used in several videos to add a bit of "Huh?" Don’t be fooled by the somewhat "cheesy" nature of some of these or the fact that it [...]

Remove the green rectangle from Camtasia Pan and Zoom

In this QuickTip, you’ll learn how to remove the default "Green Rectangle" that shows whenever you do a Pan & Zoom in Camtasia Studio during editing.   CLICK to Watch Duration: 21 minutes At first, I thought the green highlight was kinda cool but if you want to remove it from your Camtasia videos and [...]

Camtasia 7 Sneak Peek

Here is a sneak peek at a couple of the new features in Camtasia Studio version 7 from Techsmith. New Camtasia 7 Callouts Adding callouts to your videos is always a quick & easy way to add visual interest or emphasis to a talking point. Camtasia 7 has some new callout styles and, even cooler, [...]

Camtasia 7 is Coming

The rumors are true! The next version of Camtasia Studio from Techsmith is on it’s way and will be available March 30th. This new version is considered a major upgrade and we’re excited to see everything it has to offer! Check out a couple of teaser videos from Techsmith on the new release of their [...]

Google Search Story Tutorial

After the 2010 Google Super Bowl ad I was inspired to try my hand at making one of these very cool screencast videos. In case you missed the blog post about it, here is the Google ad that aired and my first attempt to do one: Google Search Video Post Check it out and leave [...]

A Google Search Story Video

Like a lot of folks, I was intrigued by the rare ad run by Google during the Super Bowl. Some people loved it, some hated it, some indifferent. Certainly, if loud action shots, side splitting humor, or just good ole’ fashioned big boobs are what float your boat as far as commercials go then this [...]

Some More Food for Video Thought

Whew! Quite of bit of information yesterday on the whole Planning process, eh? While you make your way through this very important stage in the process, here is some easy content that may help you “get your head around” why we place so much emphasis on all this stuff before we even show you how [...]

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