Camtasia Studio 8 Help File

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Camtasia Studio®
Help File Document
Release 8.0
June 2012
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents 1
Recorder 1
Record PowerPoint 1
Your First Recording—Use the Default Settings 2
Recorder's Preview Window 5
Change the View 5
Post-Recording Options 6
Camtasia SmartFocus Recording Tips 7
Record 8
The CAMREC Recording File 9
To Change the Recording File Format 9
Extract the AVI or WMV from a CAMREC Recording 9
Move or Resize the Recording Area 11
Lock the Recording Area to a Window or Application 12
Record the Entire Screen 13
Record at Standard or Widescreen Dimensions 14
Record a Region or Window 16
Record a Webcam in Camtasia Recorder 18
Add a Cursor Effect While Recording 19
Highlight the Cursor or Mouse Clicks 19
Record with a Custom Cursor 20
Show or Hide the Cursor 20
Add Mouse Click Sounds While Recording 21
Add Mouse Click Sound Effects 21
Draw on the Screen While Recording (ScreenDraw) 22
Use ScreenDraw While Recording (Custom Dimensions) 22
Use ScreenDraw While Recording (Full Screen) 23
ScreenDraw Hotkeys 23
Add a Caption While Recording 25
Add a System Stamp While Recording 26
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System Stamp Options 27
Add Markers While Recording 28
Show or Hide Recording Toolbars 29
Full Screen Recording Minimizes the Recording Toolbar 29
Show or Hide Recording Toolbars 29
Audio Toolbar 30
Webcam Toolbar 30
Statistics Toolbar 30
Effects Toolbar 30
Change the Recorder Hotkeys 32
Default Hotkeys 32
Record Audio in Camtasia Recorder 33
To Record Audio 33
Troubleshoot the Volume Level 35
Audio Recording Tips 37
Record a PowerPoint Presentation 39
PowerPoint Add-In Hotkeys 39
PowerPoint Recording Tips 40
Enable the PowerPoint Add-In 41
PowerPoint Add-In Options 41
PowerPoint Add-In Watermark Options 43
Advanced Video and Audio Setup Options 44
Save PowerPoint Slides as Images 45
Pixels to Inches Conversion 46
Record a PowerPoint Presentation Without the Add-In 46
Recording Equipment 47
Edit Your Video 48
Camtasia Editor Overview 50
Preview Window and Canvas 54
Editing Dimensions and View Options 55
Working on the Canvas 56
Canvas Keyboard Shortcuts 60
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Playback Controls 60
Editing Dimensions 62
Editing Dimensions Overview 62
Welcome Window 64
Manage Video Projects 66
Create a Camtasia Studio Project 66
Import a Zipped Project 67
Back up a Project Automatically (AutoSave) 68
To Change the AutoSave Interval 68
Export a Project as a Zip File 69
Create A Zipped Project 69
Clip Bin 70
Change the Clip Bin View 71
View Media Properties 71
Sort Media in the Clip Bin 72
Remove Unused Media in Clip Bin 72
Import Media into Clip Bin 74
To Import Media into the Clip Bin 74
Library 75
View Media Properties in the Library 75
Sort Media Assets in the Library 76
Add Media to the Library 77
Add Library Media to the Timeline 77
To Add Media to the Library 77
How do you want to add assets to the Library? 77
Copy Content into Library 78
Link to Content 79
Manage Library Content 80
Change an Asset Name 80
Create a Folder 80
Add Assets to a Folder 80
Delete an Asset from the Library 81
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Delete a Library Folder 81
Clean Up Library 82
Create Library Asset from Timeline Selection or Timeline Media 84
Add a Timeline Sequence 84
Add Timeline Media 85
Export Library Assets as a ZIP File (LIBZIP) 87
Export Assets or the Entire Library as a ZIP File 87
Import a Zipped Library File (LIBZIP) 89
Import from Editor 89
Import from Windows Explorer 89
Timeline 91
Timeline Toolbar 94
Navigate the Timeline 95
To Move Through a Video on the Timeline 95
Timeline Navigation Hotkeys 96
Media and Effects Hotkeys 97
Timeline Tracks 99
Tracks Overview 99
Make a Timeline Selection 102
To Make a Selection 102
Cut a Timeline Selection 104
Mark-In or Mark-Out a Video Clip 105
Split a Clip 106
Extend the Frame of a Video Clip 107
To Extend a Frame of a Video Clip 107
Adjust Clip Speed 108
To Adjust the Clip Speed 108
Markers 110
Add a Marker While Marker View is Closed 111
Add a Marker While Marker View is Open 111
Pin a Timeline Marker to a Media Clip 112
Turn a Media Marker into a Timeline Marker 113
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