Camtasia Studio 8.5 Help

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Camtasia Studio Version 8.5 Help Table of Contents Table of Contents 1 Welcome Window 14 Recorder 16 Record PowerPoint 16 Your First Recording—Use the Default Settings 17 Recorder's Preview Window 20 Change the View 20 Post-Recording Options 20 Camtasia SmartFocus Recording Tips 22 Record 23 The Camtasia TREC Recording File 25 To Change the Default Recording File Format 25 Move or Resize the Recording Area 26 Lock the Recording Area to a Window or Application 27 Record the Entire Screen 28 Record at Standard or Widescreen Dimensions 29 Record a Region or Window 31 Record a Webcam in Camtasia Recorder 32 Add a Cursor Effect While Recording 33 Highlight the Cursor or Mouse Clicks 33 Record with a Custom Cursor 34 Show or Hide the Cursor 34 Add Mouse Click Sounds While Recording 35 Add Mouse Click Sound Effects 35 Draw on the Screen While Recording (ScreenDraw) 36 Use ScreenDraw While Recording (Custom Dimensions) 36 Use ScreenDraw While Recording (Full Screen) 37 ScreenDraw Hotkeys 37 Add a Caption While Recording 39 Add a System Stamp While Recording 40 System Stamp Options 40 www.techsmith.com - 1 - Camtasia Studio Version 8.5 Help Add Markers While Recording 42 Show or Hide Recording Toolbars 43 Full Screen Recording Minimizes the Recording Toolbar 43 Show or Hide Recording Toolbars 43 Audio Toolbar 44 Webcam Toolbar 44 Statistics Toolbar 44 Effects Toolbar 44 Change the Recorder Hotkeys 46 Default Hotkeys 46 Record Audio in Camtasia Recorder 47 To Record Audio 47 Troubleshoot the Volume Level 49 Audio Recording Tips 50 Record a PowerPoint Presentation 52 PowerPoint Add-In Hotkeys 52 PowerPoint Recording Tips 53 Enable the PowerPoint Add-In 54 PowerPoint Add-In Options 54 PowerPoint Add-In Watermark Options 55 Save PowerPoint Slides as Images 56 Pixels to Inches Conversion 56 Record a PowerPoint Presentation Without the Add-In 57 Recording Equipment 58 Edit Your Video 59 Crucial Steps for Success: Complete Your Video in this Order 59 Camtasia Editor Overview 61 Preview Window and Canvas 65 Editing Dimensions and View Options 65 Working on the Canvas 67 Canvas Keyboard Hotkeys 70 Playback Controls 71 Editing Dimensions 72 www.techsmith.com - 2 - Camtasia Studio Version 8.5 Help Editing Dimensions Overview 72 Manage Video Projects 73 Create a Camtasia Studio Project 73 Import a Zipped Project 74 Back up a Project Automatically (AutoSave) 75 To Change the AutoSave Interval 75 Export a Project as a Zip File 76 Create A Zipped Project 76 Clip Bin 77 Change the Clip Bin View 78 View Media Properties 78 Sort Media in the Clip Bin 79 Remove Unused Media in Clip Bin 79 Import Media into Clip Bin 81 Import Media into the Clip Bin 81 Import Media into the Clip Bin from Google Drive 81 Import Media into the Clip Bin from a Mobile Device via TechSmith Fuse 83 Import Media From a Mobile Device 84 Import images or videos from a mobile device 84 About Mobile Sharing For TechSmith Fuse 87 Troubleshooting TechSmith Fuse 89 Unable to Send Files from Fuse to Camtasia Studio 89 The QR Code is Missing 89 Connect to a Shared Network 90 Unable to Scan the QR Code 92 Import Media from My Places 94 Add or Remove a Place 95 Add a Place 95 Remove a Place 95 Library 96 View Media Properties in the Library 96 Sort Media Assets in the Library 97 Add Media to the Library 98 www.techsmith.com - 3 - Camtasia Studio Version 8.5 Help Add Library Media to the Timeline 98 To Add Media to the Library 98 How do you want to add assets to the Library? 98 Copy Content into Library 99 Link to Content 100 Clean Up Library 100 Manage Library Content 101 Change an Asset Name 101 Create a Folder 101 Add Assets to a Folder 101 Delete an Asset from the Library 102 Delete a Library Folder 102 Clean Up Library 102 Create Library Asset from Timeline Selection or Timeline Media 104 Add a Timeline Sequence 104 Add Timeline Media 105 Export Library Assets as a ZIP File (LIBZIP) 107 Export Assets or the Entire Library as a ZIP File 107 Import a Zipped Library File (LIBZIP) 108 Import from Editor 108 Import from Windows Explorer 108 Timeline 110 Timeline Toolbar 113 Navigate the Timeline 114 To Move Through a Video on the Timeline 114 Timeline and Media Navigation Hotkeys 115 Media and Effects Hotkeys 117 Timeline Tracks 118 Tracks Overview 119 Make a Timeline Selection 122 To Make a Selection 122 To Select More than One Media on the Timeline 122 Cut a Timeline Selection 124 www.techsmith.com - 4 - Camtasia Studio Version 8.5 Help Mark-In or Mark-Out a Video Clip 125 Split a Clip 126 Extend the Frame of a Video Clip 127 To Extend a Frame of a Video Clip 127 Adjust Clip Speed 128 To Adjust the Clip Speed 128 Markers 130 Markers on the Timeline 130 Add a Marker While Marker View is Closed 131 Add a Marker While Marker View is Open 131 Pin a Timeline Marker to a Media Clip 131 Turn a Media Marker into a Timeline Marker 133 Marker Options 134 Group Media 135 Group Characteristics 135 To Group Media 136 Name a Group 136 Open or Close a Group 136 Ungroup Media 137 Add Media to a Group 137 Remove Media from a Group 137 Edit Media within a Group 137 Resize Group 138 Add a Group to the Library 138 Save Current Frame as an Image 139 Callouts 140 Add Callouts 143 From Images on the Timeline 143 From the Callouts Tab 143 Copy and Paste a Callout on the Timeline 143 Move, Resize, Rotate, or Delete a Callout 145 Move a Callout 145 Resize Callout 145 www.techsmith.com - 5 - Camtasia Studio Version 8.5 Help Rotate Callout 146 Flip a Callout 147 Delete a Callout 147 Callout Properties and Effects 148 Turn Drop Shadow On or Off 148 Fade In or Out 148 Style 148 Border 149 End or Start Caps for Straight Line Callout 149 Text Box 149 Sketch Motion Callout 151 Highlight Callout 152 Add a Highlight Callout 152 Add a Hotspot to a Callout 153 To Add a Hotspot to a Callout 154 Hotspot Actions 154 Blur or Pixelate the Screen with a Callout 156 To Blur the Screen With a Callout 156 Spotlight Callout 158 Add a Spotlight Callout 158 Text-Only Callout 159 Add a Text-Only Callout 159 Keystroke Callouts 160 Add a Manual Keystroke Callout 160 Auto Generate Keystroke Callouts from a TREC Recording 161 Use Any Image as a Callout 162 To Use an Image as a Callout or Title Clip 162 Zoom and Pan 164 Add a Zoom Animation 164 Add a Pan Animation 165 Delete a Zoom Animation 166 Adjust the Timing of the Zoom Animation 167 Apply Easing to an Animation 167 www.techsmith.com - 6 - Camtasia Studio Version 8.5 Help Zoom-n-Pan Tab Options 169 Auto Zoom and Pan with SmartFocus™ 170 SmartFocus Options 170 Audio 172 Transitions 177 Add a Transition 178 Change the Duration of a Transition 178 Delete a Transition 178 Change a Transition 179 Use Trimmed Content In Transition 179 Visual Properties (Animations) 180 Voice Narration 188 To Record Voice Narration 188 Editor Audio Setup Wizard 189 Select the Audio Recording Source 189 Tune the Volume Input Levels 189 Advanced Audio Settings 190 Cursor Effects 191 Add a Cursor Animation 191 Cursor Effect Options 193 Hide the Mouse Cursor 193 Delete a Cursor Animation 194 Captions (Closed and Open) 195 Captioning Methods 196 ADA Compliancy 197 Camtasia Studio and ADA Compliant Captions 197 Restore ADA Compliancy 197 Tips for Creating Effective Captions 198 Manually Add Captions 199 Speech-to-Text Captions 200 Training for Speech Recognition Accuracy 200 Tips Dialog 200 Add Captions Using Speech-to-Text 201 www.techsmith.com - 7 - Camtasia Studio Version 8.5 Help Add Captions by Synchronizing Text and Audio 204 Speech Dictionary 206 Add Words Directly the Speech Dictionary from Within Camtasia Studio 206 Open the Windows Speech Dictionary 206 Import and Export Captions 207 Export Captions 207 Import Captions 207 Edit Captions 208 Change Caption Text 208 Change Font Attributes 208 Merge Synced Captions 208 Move and Size Captions 209 Change Caption Duration 209 Delete Captions 210 Hide Captions in Produced Video 211 Quiz and Survey 212 Example of a Quiz Hosted on Screencast.com 213 Example of the Quiz View Answers Screen 214 Camtasia Quiz Service 214 Quizzes on the Timeline 216 Add a Quiz While Quiz View is Closed 217 Add a Quiz While Quiz View is Open 217 Pin a Timeline Quiz to a Media Clip 217 Turn a Media Quiz into a Timeline Quiz 219 Question Types 221 Multiple Choice 221 Fill in the Blank 221 Short Answer 221 True / False 221 Add a Quiz or Survey 223 Add a Quiz or Survey 223 Record Camera

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