Contents 3
Getting Started 7
Welcome to Camtasia Recorder Help 7
Getting Started 7
Installing Camtasia 8
System Requirements 8
Camtasia Performance 8
Performance Factors during Recording 8
Performance Results Tables 9
Performance Results Graphs 10
Performance Notes 11
Camtasia Player 14
Camtasia Recorder Overview 16
Video Capture Overview 16
Introduction 16
Uses of Camtasia Video 16
How Windows Video Works 16
Video Quality Tips 17
Quality Audio Recordings 18
Using Camtasia Recorder 20
Recording Video 20
Capture Options 20
Set Capture Input Options 20
Define a Fixed Region 21
Capture Menu > Record Options 21
Start a Recording 22
Pause a Recording 22
Stop a Recording 23
Delete a Recording 23
Capture Menu > Input Options 23
Capture Menu > Output Options 23
Capture Single Frames 24
Capture Menu > Quick Capture 24
Capture Automation 25
View Options 25
Program View Options 25
Toolbar View Options 26
View Menu > ScreenPad 26
Setting and Applying Effects 26
Overview 26
Annotation Effects 27
Effects > Settings > Annotation 27
Caption Options Dialog 28
Audio Effects 29
Effects > Settings > Audio 29
Cursor Effects 30
Effects > Settings > Cursor 30
Watermark Effects 31
Effects > Settings > Watermark 31
Zoom and Pan Effects 32
Effects > Settings > Zoom 33
Using ScreenDraw 34
Camtasia Recorder Toolbars 35
Annotation Toolbar 35
Audio Toolbar 35
Cursor Toolbar 36
Zoom Toolbar 36
Camtasia Recorder Menus 38
Options > Preferences > AVI 38
Options > Preferences > File 38
Audio Format Dialog 39
Time-lapse Capture Setup Dialog 40
Options > Preferences > Hotkeys 40
Advanced Hotkeys 41
Options > Preferences > Live 41
Live Output Feature Description 42
Options > Preferences > Program 42
ScreenPad Annotations 45
Using ScreenPad Annotations 45
Creating New Annotations in ScreenPad 45
Importing Background Images into ScreenPad 46
Editing Annotation Images 47
Editing Annotation Text 47
Image Editor Drawing Tools 48
Using ScreenPad Layouts 50
Creating and Saving Layouts 51
ScreenPad Layout Hotkeys 51
Distributing Movies 53
Distributing Your Movie 53
TechSmith Screen Capture Codec (TSCC) 53
Getting Help 55
Help Menu 55
Camtasia Capture Recovery Tool 55
Support (Help) 56
Camtasia Support 57
Legal and Miscellaneous 58
Software License Agreement 58
Acknowledgments 58
About TechSmith Corporation and Our Products 59
About DubIt 60
Panning the Video Capture Area 61
Interleave Audio and Video 61
Effects > Highlight and AutoHighlight 61
To Use the Highlight Feature 62
To Use the AutoHighlight Feature 62
Glossary 63
Index 68
Use this tool to record and present program action to be used in many creative ways: training videos, multimedia projects, demonstrations of all types, and recording abnormal events for support and testing purposes. The standard Windows Media Player, RealNetworks RealPlayer, or any AVI player (such as TechSmith’s Camtasia Player) can be used to view the captured files.