CamtasiaScreen Capture Software
Version 7
Dominic Bygate Karen Mills
Aims of Workshop
• Get a sense of what Camtasia can do • Consider the pedagogical perspective • Use Camtasia for simple video
production• Think about how you might use it in your
teaching
Headset
green – earphonered - microphone
Mute and headphone
volume
Camtasia Sound Check
Camtasia
• What can it do?– Narrated Screen Capture– Narrated PowerPoint
• What can I use it for?– Demonstration– Tutorial video– Lecture
Camtasia Examples
Callouts in PowerPointhttp://tinyurl.com/63brm9x
Simple Screen capturehttp://tinyurl.com/3zfqbf6
Help Available From:• LTI Knowledge Exchange – Camtasia resources
• LTI Knowledge Exchange – short video tutorials
• Techsmith have a large bank of video tutorials
• Camtasia Studio Documentation
• How to create a Camtasia video to put on StudyNet
• How to upload your Camtasia video to the Video Portal:
Four Stages of Camtasia Production
1. Record2. Edit3. Produce
choose format eg MP4,real Player etc4. Make available online
StudyNet, Video Server, Internet
What about the pedagogy!
What about the 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– How long can students concentrate on a … zzzzzz
Video Editing
TimelineTimeline
ZoomCalloutAudio
Callouts
Transitions
Workshop tasks
• Produce a narrated screen capture video to show how to use a resource for example;– Use voyager search a journal database– Demonstrate how to add column of numbers in
Microsoft Excel• Produce a narrated PowerPoint presentation
– Add callouts and zooming• Edit your videos
Ways to Record PowerPointFrom within PowerPoint
From within Camtasia Studio
Setting 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 set up specific options 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 normally during the recording.
4. Press Esc to stop recording.
After 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.