CamtasiaScreen Capture Software

Dominic Bygate

D.Bygate@herts.ac.uk

Javiera Atenas

J.Atenas@herts.ac.uk

Camtasia

• What can it do?– Capture Screen– Narrated PowerPoint

• What can I use it for?– Demonstration– Tutorial video– Lecture

Camtasia Stages

• Record• Edit• Produce• Make available online

What about the pedagogy!

Pedagogy

• Probably not a good idea to migrate current practice to an online version

• Think about :– how do you want students to engage with the

material– How will active learning take place– What formative assessment is pertinent here

• What is an optimum video length?

Trial Version of Camtasia 7

http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia/

Links

• Short Video Tutorials available at: http://www.techsmith.com/learn/camtasia/7/record-full-screen/

• Exporting Real Video from Camtasia

http://tinyurl.com/6evnbst• Using the Video Portal;• http://www.studynet1.herts.ac.uk/videoport

al.nsf/

Record the Screen

Record the Screen

Camtasia Interface

3 Ways to Record PowerPointFrom within PowerPoint

From within Camtasia Studio

Setti ng Up for RecordingBegins recording your PowerPoint presentation.

Records audio for the PowerPoint slides.

Records camera with the PowerPoint presentation.

Displays the Camera preview during recording.

Click the Recording options icon to adjust specific settings for recording, including:

• Records the mouse cursor • Video and audio format• Audio source• Camera setup• Hotkeys for Record/Pause and Stop

Opens Help topic for more information.

The Camtasia Studio Recording Toolbar within PowerPoint.

During Recording

1. Click Record to launch the slideshow.

2. Check the microphone input level. When ready, select the Click to begin recording button or use the hotkeys.

3. Control the PowerPoint presentation, as you normally would, during the recording.

4. Press Esc to stop recording.

Aft er Recording1. At the end of the recording; choose

whether to Stop recording or Continue recording.

If you choose to Continue recording, click the Stop recording button in the PowerPoint recording toolbar.

2. After you save the file, choose whether to:

• Produce your recording. or

• Edit your recording before producing it.

 

Cancelling a Recording1. Press

2. When the Save Camtasia Recording As… dialog box appears,

click Cancel.

3. When the dialog box appears asking if you are sure you want to delete the current video capture, click Yes.

Workshop

• Create two videos– One screen capture: for example how to

perform a StudyNet task– A short narrated PowerPoint

Camatasia Examples

Callouts in PowerPoint

http://tinyurl.com/63brm9x

Simple Screen capture

http://tinyurl.com/3tyv6cs