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:

Pretty serious lookin’ dude, eh? Ya… serious about making better videos!

Here’s my tip and tutorial to help Todd out:

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Duration: 12 minutes

A little bit of an advanced technique but if you’re handy with software and have some creativity, you can do some really sweet stuff!

Leave A Reply (5 comments So Far)

Tanya Watson
771 days ago

Hi Lon,

I love that you show us how to use GIMP in the bonus video about the Lower Third. I’ve spent many hours trying to learn how to work in Gimp as I do not have any PS experience to build from.

You made it look easy! And now I can’t wait to add a lower third to my next video.
admin
767 days ago

Awesome Tanya! Let us know what you come up with!
Lee Williams
540 days ago

Very helpful! Thank you for the Gimp demo.
Peggy Duncan
179 days ago

Lon, Great video! I have a lower third in video format. Does Camtasia only do a graphic overlay? Thanks in advance.
Michael Hawker
64 days ago

Hi Lon,

Great! I downloaded GIMP a long time ago, used it once then forgot I had it until now. The demo has given me ideas as to how and where I can use it in our company web site. Thanks.