camtasia fall 17 resource slides
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“Chocolate Beet Cake” by Mike Chaput is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
• Write your script or storyboard: • What will you say?
• What will you do?
• Load images, videos, and other media
into Camtasia’s Media Bin:
From PowerPoint to Video:Two Options
Record presentation as a
screencast from within Camtasia.
Record presentation from within
PowerPoint using the Camtasia
add-in.
Read step-by-step instructions here.
Preparation Tips
• Simplify your background• webcam: eliminate visual clutter
• screencast: hide menus and bookmarks, turn off notifications
• Ensure quiet on the set• Mute phones, reminders, children . . .
• Set up your script• on your computer: teleprompter, landscape document
• placed near camera: large font size, eye level
Do a practice run first, and adjust your script as needed.
Remember: Your students want to hear from you—a real person who makes mistakes. Instructional videos don’t
have to be perfect!
• Select the area to record: one window or full screen?– Note: YouTube is widescreen (16:9). Best bets: 720p or 1080p
Standard 4:3: 320x240, 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768
Widescreen 16:9: 640x360, 800x450, 960x540, 1024x576, 1280x720, & 1920x1080
• Webcam and audio settings
Setting up the Recording
Recording Tips
Speak slowly and clearly.
Cursor and scrolling movements should be even and steady.
Say it before you do it.
Use a warm, inviting tone.
Express your personality!
Webcam video can be recorded as part of your
screencast or independently.
You can edit webcam video to use just the parts
you want, so just say it again if you make a
mistake.
Lighting should be even on both sides of face.
Remember to look at the webcam! The script should be at level of
camera.
Webcam Video
Adjust length of clips and add
transitions between them.
Add media to the timeline to
stitch together your video.
From the Visual Properties tab, you can add a border, shadow, or color
to your picture-in-picture video.
To layer webcam video on top of a screencast, simply add it to the timeline
and adjust the size.
Add transitions for a smooth entry and exit.
With cursor effects, you can
highlight where you point or click.
Add special effects: arrows, speech
bubbles, doodles, highlighting, spotlight,
etc.
You can play with color, border, and
other design elements.
Check out the Library for music,
backgrounds, and graphics.
Finishing Touches
Here’s how to make room on
your timeline:
When you are ready to share your video . . .Click “Share” and choose to save your video on
a computer or upload it to YouTube, Google Drive, or another site.
Instructional videos must be
captioned. Options for videos
you make:
• Caption yourself in YouTube
• Upload to 3C Media
Solutions and click
captioning box.
• Send the link to Darlene in
DSS: [email protected].
Captioning
Embedding gives students easy access to your video. All they
have to do is click!
1. Copy the embed code from your captioned video.
Embedding in your Course
Embedding in Canvas
2. Paste the embed code into your course.
Embedding in Blackboard
2. Paste the embed code into your course.