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Recorder Página 1 de 32 Recorder Recorder WithCamtasiaRecorder,yourecordexactlywhatyouwant:theentirescreen,specificdimensions,aregion,window, orapplication.And,Recorderisdesignedtobesimpleandeasy-to-usestartingwithyourfirstrecording–justclickthe Recordbuttonandbeginyouronscreenactivity. Recorderautomaticallyrecords: Microphoneaudiorecording Systemaudiorecording(NotavailableforusersoftheXPOperatingSystem) SmartFocuszoomandpankeyframestoautomaticallyoptimizetheviewingexperience KeyboardshortcutdatathatgeneratesautomaticcalloutsinEditor CursordatathatallowsyoutocustomizethecursorinEditor RecordPowerPoint Sharemorethanjusttheslidesfromapresentation,usetheCamtasiaStudioPowerPointAdd-intorecordandshare PowerPointpresentationsforattendeestowatchagainorforpeopleunabletoattendthepresentation. WiththePowerPointAdd-in,youcan: QuicklyrecordandproduceaPowerPointpresentationasaninteractivevideotoappearonaWebpage. IncludeaudioorcameravideotoincludeasaPicture-in-Picturerecording. SavethePowerPointrecordingasaCamtasiaStudioprojectfile(.camproj)toeditorproduceintoavarietyoffileformats. Automaticallyaddmarkerstotherecordingfileforeachslideinthepresentation.Ifyouincludeatableofcontents inthefinalvideo,themarkersappearastableofcontentsentries. Recorder:YourFirstRecording–UsetheDefaultSettings file://C:\Users\Ebert\AppData\Local\Temp\~hhF20B.htm 02/08/2011
Recorder Página 2 de 32 Your First Recording – Use the Default Settings CamtasiaRecorderisdesignedtobesimpleandeasy-to-usestartingwithyourfirstrecording-justclicktheRecord button.ThedefaultsettingsfoundinRecordergivesyouahighresolution,masterrecordingfilethatincludes: Fullscreenrecording Microphoneaudiorecording Systemaudiorecording(NotavailableforusersoftheXPOperatingSystem) SmartFocuszoomandpankeyframestoautomaticallyoptimizetheviewingexperience CursordatausedtoenhancethecursorinEditor KeyboardshortcutdatausedtogenerateautomaticcalloutsinEditor file://C:\Users\Ebert\AppData\Local\Temp\~hhF20B.htm 02/08/2011
Recorder Página 3 de 32 Recorder:LearntoUseRecorder Learn to Use Recorder Bydefault,SmartFocus™keyframesareautomaticallyrecordedandwillappearduringtheeditingprocessonthe Zoomtrack.SmartFocuszoomsinonareaswithintherecordingtooptimizetheviewingexperienceforvideos produceddimensionssmallerthantheoriginalrecording.SeeCamtasiaSmartFocusRecordingTips. Inadditiontoscreenrecording,CamtasiaRecorderallowsyoutodrawonthescreenandaddeffectswhilerecording. 1. Chooseareatorecord: Fullscreenrecordingisthedefault. Recordwithcustomdimensions Recordaregion RecordfromaWebCamera 2. 3. RecordAudio Microphoneaudioisrecordedbydefault. SystemAudioisrecordedbydefault(optionnotavailableifusingWindowsXP) ClicktheRecordbuttontobegin. ClicktheStopbuttonorpress<F10>.Therecordingpreviewappears.See: Edittherecording 4. 5. Produceintoashareableformat Seealso: The.CAMRECRecordingFile ChangetheRecorderHotkeys ShoworHideRecordingToolbars RecordaPowerPointPresentation RecorderTips RecordingEquipment Recorder:LearntoUseRecorder:RecordtheEntireScreen file://C:\Users\Ebert\AppData\Local\Temp\~hhF20B.htm 02/08/2011
Recorder Página 4 de 32 RecordtheEntireScreen SelectFullScreentorecordlarge,maximizedapplicationsorallactivityonyourcomputerdesktop. 1. 2. 3. OpenCamtasiaRecorder. ClicktheFullScreenbutton. Optional:RecordfromaWebCamera.Thisbecomespicture-in-pictureinthemainvideo. 4. 5. 6. RecordAudio.Bydefault,bothmicrophoneandsystemaudioarerecorded. ClicktheRecordbutton. PressF10tostoprecording.ThePreviewWindowappears. ClickSaveandEdittoopenyourvideoinEditorwhereyoucanenhanceandeditthevideo. ClickProducetoopentheProductionWizardtocreateashareablevideo. Seealso: RecordwithWidescreenorStandardDimensions RecordaRegion,Area,orWindow MoveorResizetheRecordingArea LockRecordingAreatoWindoworApplication Recorder’sPreviewWindow RecordAudioinCamtasiaRecorder Recorder:LearntoUseRecorder:RecordwithWidescreenorStandardDimensions RecordwithWidescreenorStandardDimensions file://C:\Users\Ebert\AppData\Local\Temp\~hhF20B.htm 02/08/2011
Recorder Página 5 de 32 SelectCustomtorecordusingpresetdimensionsbasedonWidescreenorStandardaspectratios. Forbestresultswhenrecordingatcustomdimensions,usedimensionswiththesameaspectratiotoeditand producethefinalvideo. OpenCamtasiaRecorder. ClicktheCustombutton.Thecustomoptionsexpand. 1. 2. 3. ClickthedownarrowtoselectfromalistofWidescreenorStandardoptions.Or,enterdimensions(inpixels)into theWidthandHeightfields. WhenenteringdimensionsintheWidthandHeightfieldsclickthelockicontomaintaintheaspectratio 4. Optional:RecordfromaWebCamera.Thisbecomespicture-in-pictureinthemainvideo. 5. 6. 7. RecordAudio.Bydefault,bothmicrophoneandsystemaudioarerecorded. ClicktheRecordbutton. PressF10tostoprecording.ThePreviewWindowappears. ClickSaveandEdittoopenyourvideoinEditorwhereyoucanenhanceandeditthevideo. ClickProducetoopentheProductionWizardtocreateashareablevideo. Seealso: RecordtheEntireScreen RecordaRegion,Area,orWindow MoveorResizetheRecordingArea LockRecordingAreatoWindoworApplication Recorder’sPreviewWindow RecordAudioinCamtasiaRecorder file://C:\Users\Ebert\AppData\Local\Temp\~hhF20B.htm 02/08/2011
Recorder Página 6 de 32 Recorder:LearntoUseRecorder:RecordaRegion,Area,orWindow RecordaRegion,Area,orWindow Recordaspecificareaofthescreen,awindow,oranapplication. 1. 2. OpenCamtasiaRecorder. ClicktheCustombutton.Thecustomoptionsexpand. 3. ClickthedownarrowandchooseSelectareatorecord. Movethecursoraroundthescreentohighlighttheareasthatcanberecorded.Clickonareatoselect. Torecordaregionthatyouchoose,clickanddragthemousecursortomaketheselection.Releasemouse whendone. Optional:RecordfromaWebCamera.Thisbecomespicture-in-pictureinthemainvideo. 4. 5. 6. 7. RecordAudio.Bydefault,bothmicrophoneandsystemaudioarerecorded. ClicktheRecordbutton. PressF10tostoprecording.ThePreviewWindowappears. ClickSaveandEdittoopenyourvideoinEditorwhereyoucanenhanceandeditthevideo. ClickProducetoopentheProductionWizardtocreateashareablevideo. Seealso: RecordtheEntireScreen RecordwithWidescreenorStandardDimensions MoveorResizetheRecordingArea LockRecordingAreatoWindoworApplication Recorder’sPreviewWindow RecordAudioinCamtasiaRecorder file://C:\Users\Ebert\AppData\Local\Temp\~hhF20B.htm 02/08/2011
Recorder Página 7 de 32 Recorder:LearntoUseRecorder:MoveorResizetheRecordingArea MoveorResizetheRecordingArea WhenyouclicktheRecordbutton,agreen,dashedlineappearsaroundyourrecordingarea. Clickthecompassiconinsidetherecordingareaanddragittoanewlocationonthescreen. Clickanddragahandleonacorneroftherecordingareatoresizetherecordingarea. Seealso: RecordtheEntireScreen RecordwithWidescreenorStandardDimensions RecordaRegion,Area,orWindow LockRecordingAreatoWindoworApplication Recorder’sPreviewWindow RecordAudioinCamtasiaRecorder Recorder:LearntoUseRecorder:LockRecordingAreatoWindoworApplication LockRecordingAreatoWindoworApplication file://C:\Users\Ebert\AppData\Local\Temp\~hhF20B.htm 02/08/2011
Recorder Página 8 de 32 TheLocktoapplicationoptionallowsyoutoselectaWidescreenorStandardrecordingdimensionandlockthearea toberecordedtothatexactdimension. Iftherecordingareaischanged,thewindoworapplicationautomaticallyresizestostaywithintherecordingboundaries. WhenusedinconjunctionwiththeLockAspectRatiooption,properaspectratioismaintainediffurtherresizingisneeded. 1. 2. 3. Clickonthewindoworapplicationtoberecordedtoforegrounditonthedesktop. OpenCamtasiaRecorder. ClicktheCustombutton.Thecustomoptionsexpand. 4. 5. 6. ClickthedownarrowtoselectfromalistofWidescreenorStandardoptions. Dragtherecordingareaontopofthewindoworapplication. ClickRecorder’sCustomdownarrowandselectLocktoApplication.Thewindoworapplicationwillberesizedto fitthedimension. ClicktheLockAspectRatioicontoensureproperaspectratioismaintainediffurtherresizingisneeded. 7. Seealso: RecordtheEntireScreen RecordwithWidescreenorStandardDimensions RecordaRegion,Area,orWindow MoveorResizetheRecordingArea Recorder’sPreviewWindow RecordAudioinCamtasiaRecorder Recorder:LearntoUseRecorder:Recorder’sPreviewWindow Recorder’sPreviewWindow Thepreviewwindowappearsonceyoustoparecording.Thisallowsyoutopreviewanyaudio,cameravideo,and effectsrecorded. file://C:\Users\Ebert\AppData\Local\Temp\~hhF20B.htm 02/08/2011
Recorder Página 9 de 32 ChangetheView ClicktheShrinktoFitbuttontoviewtheentirerecordingwithinthepreviewwindow.Inthisview,therecordingpreviewisscaleddowntofitwithinthewindow.Thepreviewmayappear fuzzyorpixilated.Thisdoesnotreflectthequalityofthefinalrecordingfile. ClicktheViewat100%button(Recommended)toviewthefullrecordingvideo.Ifyourecordedthefullscreenoratlargedimensions,scrollbarsmayappearinthepreviewtoallowyoutoviewtheentirevideo. Post-RecordingOptions SaveandEdit Savetherecordingasa.camrecfile,closethePreviewWindow,openEditorwith thevideointheClipBinandonthetimeline.CamtasiaRecorderremainsopen. SaveAs Savetherecordingfileasa.camrecor.avifileandclosethePreviewWindow. CamtasiaRecorderremainsopen. Produce SavetherecordingfileandopentheProductionWizardtoproducethefileintoa shareableformat. Delete Permanentlydeletetherecordingfile. Seealso: RecordtheEntireScreen RecordwithWidescreenorStandardDimensions file://C:\Users\Ebert\AppData\Local\Temp\~hhF20B.htm 02/08/2011
Recorder Página 10 de 32 RecordaRegion,Area,orWindow MoveorResizetheRecordingArea LockRecordingAreatoWindoworApplication RecordAudioinCamtasiaRecorder Recorder:LearntoUseRecorder:RecordAudioinCamtasiaRecorder RecordAudioinCamtasiaRecorder Itisimportanttocreateyourrecordingswiththebestpossibleaudioqualitysinceaudiocodecsusedinproducingthe finalvideomaycauseaudioqualitytodegrade. Iftheaudiosourceisonandsetupproperly,thesourcemeterappearsactiveinRecorderandforallactivesourcesin theAudiodropdown. NoAudio?SeeNoSound?TroubleshoottheVolumeLevelandAudioRecordingTips. TheliveaudiometersinthedropdownarenotavailableofusersofMicrosoftXP. ToRecordAudio 1. EnabletheAudiooption. 2. ClicktheAudiodropdowntoselecttheaudiosource.Availablesourcesshowanactiveaudiometer. file://C:\Users\Ebert\AppData\Local\Temp\~hhF20B.htm 02/08/2011
Recorder Página 11 de 32 3. AdjusttheInputlevelsothehighestvolumedisplaysinthegreentoyellowrange.Audioclippingmayoccurinthe mid-orangetoredrange. 4. ClickOK. YoucanalsorecordaudioatalatertimewiththeVoiceNarrationoptioninEditor. Seealso: RecordtheEntireScreen RecordwithWidescreenorStandardDimensions RecordaRegion,Area,orWindow MoveorResizetheRecordingArea LockRecordingAreatoWindoworApplication Recorder’sPreviewWindow Recorder:LearntoUseRecorder:RecordAudioinCamtasiaRecorder:NoSound?TroubleshoottheVolumeLevel NoSound?TroubleshoottheVolumeLevel Speakintoyourmicrophoneorturnupthespeakeraudio.Youshouldseetheaudiometerrespond.Ifitdoesnot,use thetablebelowtotroubleshootasolution. Level Issue Audiolevelisinthegreen rangeandrespondstochangesintheaudio. Action Nochangeneeded. Audioleveldoesnotchange whenaudioispresent. Verifythattheselectedaudioinputsource isconnectedandturnedon. Verifythatthecorrectaudioinputsourceis selected.Toverify,clicktheAudiodropdownandselectOptions. file://C:\Users\Ebert\AppData\Local\Temp\~hhF20B.htm 02/08/2011
Recorder Página 12 de 32 Verifythatthevolumeisnotmuted. Audiolevelistoolow. (i.e.Audioisnotinthegreen toyellowrange.) Dragtheslidertotheright. Audiolevelis intheyellowto orangerange whereclippingmightoccur. Dragtheslidertotheleft. Audiolevelis intheorange to redrangewhereclipping willoccur. Dragtheslidertotheleft. Recorder:LearntoUseRecorder:RecordAudioinCamtasiaRecorder:AudioRecordingTips AudioRecordingTips UseaUSBmicrophone USBmicrophonesuselesscomputerresourcesandrecordbetteraudiothanananalogmicrophoneconnectedto yourcomputer’saudiocard. Practiceusingamicrophone Experimentwithdifferentvolumelevelsanddifferentmicrophoneplacement.Sixinchesfromthemicrophoneis usuallygoodtorecordfulltones,butnottooclosethatothernoisesinterfere. Recordinaquietlocation Anymicrophonecanpickupnearbynoises.Mostofficeareashavealotofbackgroundnoisethatyoumayormay notnotice.Takeasecondandlisten.Whatdoyouhear? Blockthecomputer’shummingsound Buildasmallboxlinedwithfoamtoputyourmicrophoneinasyourecord,usepillowsorblanketstomufflethe noise,orcoveryourheadwiththeblanket. Useascript Ascripthelpsyouproducethebestaudiobyallowingyoutoavoidmistakesorsayingumoruh.Ifyoudonotwant aformalpresentation,anoutlinecanhelpreducesomemistakes. Projectandenunciate Speakasthoughyouareaddressingasmallaudienceinalargeroom. Monitortheaudiolevelasyourecord Thegreentoyellowrangeindicatesnormal.Orangetoredwarnsyouaretooclosetotheover-modulatedinput. file://C:\Users\Ebert\AppData\Local\Temp\~hhF20B.htm 02/08/2011
Recorder Página 13 de 32 BestaudioqualityoccurswhentheAudioInputmeterisinthegreentoverylightorangerange. UsetheEditor’sAudioEnhancementsafteryourecord Audioenhancementshelpyouautomaticallyimprovethequalityoftheaudiotracksbyeveningoutvolumelevels andbyremovingnoise. Recorder:LearntoUseRecorder:RecordaWebcaminCamtasiaRecorder RecordaWebcaminCamtasiaRecorder Recordcameravideosuchasavideoofthespeaker,withyourscreenrecording.InCamtasiaStudio,addthecamera recordingtothePIPtracktoembedasaPicture-in-Picture(PIP)cliportoincludeasaside-by-sidevideo. CamtasiaRecorderonlysupportscamerarecordingwhensavingtothe.camrecfileformat.Tochangethefile format,selectTools>Options>Generaltab. ClickontheWebcambuttontoenablewebcamrecording. 1. 2. Clickthedropdowntoselectthecameradevice. CamtasiaRecorderdoesnotsupportDigitalvideo(DV)cameras. AlivepreviewoftheWebcameraappearstotherightoftheWebcamoption.Toviewalargerpreview,hoveryour cursoroverthepreviewthumbnail. 3. 4. Tochangethecameraoptions,selectCameradropdown> Options. YoucanrecordcameravideoatalatertimewiththeRecordcameraoptioninCamtasiaStudio. file://C:\Users\Ebert\AppData\Local\Temp\~hhF20B.htm 02/08/2011
Recorder Página 14 de 32 Recorder:LearntoUseRecorder:The.CAMRECRecordingFile The.CAMRECRecordingFile CamtasiaStudiorecordsinoneoftwofileformats;asaCAMRECorAVI.Bydefaultscreencastrecordingsaresaved asaCAMRECfile. TheCAMRECisacustomfilecontainerthatholdsmorethanjustavideofile.Othervideoeditingsoftwarecan'treador openaCAMRECfile.ThedatacontainedintheCAMRECallowsyoutoedityourvideowithinCamtasiaStudioafter recordingiscomplete. TheCAMRECfilemaycontain: AVIscreenrecording WebcamvideotouseasaPicture-in-Picture Cursordata SmartFocuszoomandpankeyframedata Keyboardshortcutdata Audiofromamicrophone Systemaudio Markerdata ToChangetheRecordingFileFormat CamtasiaRecorder,Tools>Options>Generaltab>Savinggroupbox>Recordtooption. Selectoneofthefollowingformats: CamtasiaRecordingFile(.camrec): Defaultrecordingfileformat.ProprietaryTechSmithfileformatusedtostorescreenandcamerarecordingplusmetadataaboutvariousstreamsintoasinglepackage.Toaddmarkers,applySmartFocus,orrecordaWebcamera,youmustrecordwiththisformat. AudioVideoInterleave(.avi): Use.avifilestosharetherecordingoutsideofCamtasiaStudio. Youcannotaddmarkers,applyCamtasiaSmartFocus™,orrecordaWebcamera withthe.aviformat. file://C:\Users\Ebert\AppData\Local\Temp\~hhF20B.htm 02/08/2011
Recorder Página 15 de 32 ExtracttheAVIorWMVfromaCAMRECRecording TheExtractCamrecContentsoptionallowsyoutoextractthescreen(.avi)andcamera(.wmv)recordingfilesfrom the.camrecfile.UsethisoptiontoeditthemainvideoandPicture-in-Picture(PIP)clipsseparately. Or,usetheAVIfileextractedfromtheCAMRECwithathird-partyvideoeditoraslongasyouhavetheTSCCor EnSharpencodecinstalledonthecomputer.WheninstallingCamtasiaStudio,theTSCCcodecisalsoinstalled. Ifyoudon'thaveCamtasiaStudioinstalledonthecomputeryouwillusetoeditthevideo,youcandownloadthe TSCCorEnSharpencodec. ToExtracttheAVIorWMV: 1. 2. 3. InCamtasiaStudio,right-clickona.camrecfileintheClipBin. SelectExtractCamrecContentsfromthecontextmenu. SelectthedestinationandclickOK. The.avi(screenrecording)and.wmv(camerarecording)filessavetothedirectoryselected. Recorder:LearntoUseRecorder:ChangetheRecorderHotkeys ChangetheRecorderHotkeys CamtasiaRecorder>Tools>Options>Hotkeystab. Toassignkeyboardhotkeys: 1. 2. 3. Selectarecordingfunction. Choosetheshortcutkeystrokes. ClickOK. DefaultHotkeys Option Hotkey Record/Pause StopMarker ScreenDraw SelectRegion F9 F10 CTRL+M CTRL+SHIFT+D None file://C:\Users\Ebert\AppData\Local\Temp\~hhF20B.htm 02/08/2011
Recorder Página 16 de 32 HideTrayIcon Mute None None Recorder:LearntoUseRecorder:ShoworHideRecordingToolbars ShoworHideRecordingToolbars Youcancustomizewhichtoolbarsappearonthetoolbarduringrecording.Bydefault,onlythebasicrecordingcontrols andaudiotoolbarappearwhenrecording. FullScreenRecordingMinimizestheRecordingToolbar Whenrecordingfullscreen,therecordingtoolbarminimizestothesystemtray.Clickthetrayicontoaccessthe recordingoptions.Clickthetrayicontohideitagain. Ifyouopenormovethetoolbarintotherecordingarea,thetoolbarwillbeincludedinthefinalrecording.To changewhenthetoolbarminimizes,selectTools>Options>Generaltab>Minimizetosystemtrayduring recording. ThefollowingimageshowsthedifferentstatesoftheRecorderseeninthetaskbar:Armedandreadytorecord, recordingispaused,andcurrentlyrecording. ShoworHideRecordingToolbars 1. InRecorder,selectTools>RecordingToolbars.TheRecordingToolbarsdialogboxappears. file://C:\Users\Ebert\AppData\Local\Temp\~hhF20B.htm 02/08/2011
Recorder Página 17 de 32 2. Enableordisablethedesiredtoolbars. TheAudioandCameratoolbarsareonlyavailablewhenrecordingaudioorcamera. ClickOK. 3. AudioToolbar TheAudioInputmeterdisplaystheaudiolevelfortherecording.ThebestaudioqualityoccurswhentheAudioInput meterisinthegreentolightorangerange.Audioclippingmayoccurinthemid-orangetoredrange.Dragthesliderto adjusttheaudio. WebcamToolbar AlivepreviewoftheWebcameraappearsontheCameratoolbar.Toviewalargerpreview,hoveryourcursoroverthe previewthumbnail. StatisticsToolbar Thestatisticstoolbarprovidesinformationabouttherecordingperformanceincluding:frames,framerate(inframesper second),andthedurationoftherecording. EffectsToolbar file://C:\Users\Ebert\AppData\Local\Temp\~hhF20B.htm 02/08/2011
Recorder Página 18 de 32 Option ScreenDraw ScreenDrawTools AddMarker Description ClicktoenableScreenDrawandtoexpandtheScreenDrawtools. Clicktoselectatool.Selectanoptionfromthedropdowntochangethedefaulttool. Clicktoaddamarker. Clicktoexpandthecursoreffectsoptions: HighlightCursor HighlightClicks CursorEffects Recorder:LearntoUseRecorder:AddMarkersWhileRecording AddMarkersWhileRecording Addmarkersduringa.camrecrecordinginCamtasiaRecorderorwhileeditinginCamtasiaStudio. Insertmarkersto: Createrecordingnotes.Forexample,markapauseintherecordingtocutoutduringediting. Setpointstosplitalongvideointomultiplevideos. Createnavigationpoints.Ifyouincludeatableofcontentsinthefinalvideo,themarkersappearastableof contentsentries. Toaddamarkerwhilerecording,press<CTRL+M>orclicktheAddMarkerbuttonontheRecordingtoolbar. Toviewmarkersaddedduringrecording,importthe.camrecfileintoCamtasiaStudio.Themarkersappearonthe Timeline. Seealso: RecordaWebcaminCamtasiaRecorder The.CAMRECRecordingFile ShoworHideRecordingToolbars AddaSystemStampWhileRecording AddaCaptionWhileRecording AddMouseClickSoundsWhileRecording AddaCursorEffectWhileRecording DrawontheScreenWhileRecording(ScreenDraw) file://C:\Users\Ebert\AppData\Local\Temp\~hhF20B.htm 02/08/2011
Recorder Página 19 de 32 RecordaPowerPointPresentation Recorder:LearntoUseRecorder:AddaSystemStampWhileRecording AddaSystemStampWhileRecording Asystemstampinsertsrecordinginformationsuchastime/dateandelapsedtimeintotherecording. CamtasiaRecorderpermanentlyoverlaysthesystemstamptextontotherecording.Thiscannotberemovedor editedwithinCamtasiaStudio. Beforerecording,choosethesystemstampoptions.SelectEffects>Options>Annotationtab>System 1. Stampgroupbox. ClicktheTime/DateFormatbuttontochangetheorderandlayoutoftheTime/Datestamp.ClickOKwhenfinished. IntheAnnotationtab,clickOKtoexit. TurnontheSystemStampoption.SelectEffects>Annotation>AddSystemStamp.Acheckmarkletsyou knowtheoptionisturnedon. 2. 3. 4. Thesystemstampappearsineachrecordingfileuntiltheoptionisturnedoff.SelectEffects>Annotation>Add SystemStamp. SystemStampOptions Stamp Option Description Example Time/Date ClicktheTime/DateFormatbuttontochangethe orderandlayoutoftheTime/Datestamp. UsetheTime/Datestampwhenyouneedtoknow exactlywhensomethingoccurredinthe recording,suchasforusabilitytesting. Showstheamountoftimepassedsincethe recordingstarted. Elapsedtime DisplayTime/Datefirst Options Determinestheorderwhenincludingboththe Time/DateandElapsedtime. Customizethefontandbackgroundforthesystemstamp. Seealso: RecordaWebcaminCamtasiaRecorder The.CAMRECRecordingFile ShoworHideRecordingToolbars AddMarkersWhileRecording AddaCaptionWhileRecording AddMouseClickSoundsWhileRecording file://C:\Users\Ebert\AppData\Local\Temp\~hhF20B.htm 02/08/2011
Recorder Página 20 de 32 AddaCursorEffectWhileRecording DrawontheScreenWhileRecording(ScreenDraw) RecordaPowerPointPresentation Recorder:LearntoUseRecorder:AddaCaptionWhileRecording AddaCaptionWhileRecording Usecaptionstoaddcopyrightinformation,specialinstructions,additionalinformation,etc. CamtasiaRecorderpermanentlyoverlaysthecaptiontextontotherecording.Addingcaptionsorcalloutsin CamtasiaStudiocreatesasimilareffect.However,captioningandcalloutsinCamtasiaStudiocanbeedited. Beforerecording,selectEffects>Options>Annotationtab>Captiongroupbox. EnterthecaptiontextintheCaptionfield. EnablethePromptbeforecapturetoshowthecaptiondialogpriortorecording. ClicktheCaptionOptionsbuttontocustomizethefontandbackgroundforthecaption.ClickOK. IntheAnnotationtab,clickOKtoexit. TurnontheCaptionoption.SelectEffects>Annotation>Caption.Acheckmarkletsyouknowtheoptionis turnedon. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Thecaptionappearsineachrecordingfileuntiltheoptionisturnedoff.SelectEffects>Annotation>Caption. Seealso: RecordaWebcaminCamtasiaRecorder The.CAMRECRecordingFile ShoworHideRecordingToolbars AddMarkersWhileRecording AddaSystemStampWhileRecording AddMouseClickSoundsWhileRecording AddaCursorEffectWhileRecording DrawontheScreenWhileRecording(ScreenDraw) RecordaPowerPointPresentation file://C:\Users\Ebert\AppData\Local\Temp\~hhF20B.htm 02/08/2011
Recorder Página 21 de 32 Recorder:LearntoUseRecorder:AddMouseClickSoundsWhileRecording AddMouseClickSoundsWhileRecording Withtheseoptions,themouseclicksoundsarepermanentlyburnedintotherecordingandcannotbechangedorremoved. TohaveRecordergathercursordatathatcanbeenhancedandeditedinCamtasiaStudio,leavetheMakecursor effectseditableinCamtasiaStudiooptionenabledwithintheCursortab. AddMouseClickSoundEffects Mouseclicksoundeffectsplayasoundwheneveryouclickthemousebutton. 1. 2. Beforerecording,selectEffects>Options>Soundtab. Tousedifferentaudiofilesthanthoseprovided,clicktheBrowsebuttons.Searchforandselecttheaudiofiles (.wav).ClickOK. IntheSoundtab,clickOKtoexit. TurnontheMouseClickSoundsoption.SelectEffects>Sound>UseMouseClickSounds.Acheckmarklets youknowtheoptionisturnedon. 3. 4. Thesoundsappearineachrecordingfileuntiltheoptionisturnedoff.SelectEffects>Sound>UseMouseClick Sounds. Seealso: RecordaWebcaminCamtasiaRecorder The.CAMRECRecordingFile ShoworHideRecordingToolbars AddMarkersWhileRecording AddaSystemStampWhileRecording AddaCaptionWhileRecording AddaCursorEffectWhileRecording DrawontheScreenWhileRecording(ScreenDraw) RecordaPowerPointPresentation Recorder:LearntoUseRecorder:AddaCursorEffectWhileRecording AddaCursorEffectWhileRecording Withtheseoptions,thecursorispermanentlyburnedintotherecordingandcannotbechangedorremoved. file://C:\Users\Ebert\AppData\Local\Temp\~hhF20B.htm 02/08/2011
Recorder Página 22 de 32 TohaveRecordergathercursordatathatcanbeenhancedandeditedinCamtasiaStudio,leavetheMakecursor effectseditableinCamtasiaStudiooptionenabledwithintheCursortab. HighlighttheCursororMouseClicks TheHighlightCursoreffectfocusestheviewer’sattentiononthemovementofthemousecursorandensuresthe cursordoesnotblendintothebackground.TheHighlightClickseffectaddsanimatedemphasistomouseclicks duringrecording. 1. 2. 3. 4. SelectEffects>Options>Cursortab>DisabletheMakecursoreffectseditableinCamtasiaStudiooption IntheHighlightcursorgroupbox,choosetheshape,size,color,andopacity. IntheHighlightmouseclicksgroupbox,choosetheshape,size,andcolorfortheleftandrightmouseclicks. ClickOK. Toenableeffectsbeforerecording,selectEffects>Cursor>HighlightClicks,HighlightCursor,orHighlight Cursor&Clicks. Toenableeffectsduringrecording,clickCursorEffectsontheRecordingtoolbartoexpandtheoptions.Select HighlightCursor,HighlightClicks,orbothoptions. RecordwithaCustomCursor 1. 2. SelectEffects>Options>Cursortab>DisabletheMakecursoreffectseditableinCamtasiaStudiooption IntheCursorgroupbox,selecttheUsecustomcursororUsecursorfromfileoption. CamtasiaRecordersupportscursor(.cur)oricon(.ico)filesforthecustomcursor.C:\Windows\Cursors includes severaliconsyoucanuseasthecustomcursor. ClickOK. Toenableeffectsbeforerecording,selectEffects>Cursor>HighlightClicks,HighlightCursor,orHighlight Cursor&Clicks. Toenableeffectsduringrecording,clickCursorEffectsontheRecordingtoolbartoexpandtheoptions.Select 3. HighlightCursor,HighlightClicks,orbothoptions. Duringrecording,thesystemdefaultcursorshows.Thecustomcursorisburnedintotherecordingfileand appearsduringtherecordingpreview. ShoworHidetheCursor Tonotrecordthecursor,selectEffects>Cursor>HideCursor.Duringtherecording,thecursorappearsonthe screen.However,thecursorwillnotappearintherecordingprevieworrecordingfile. Seealso: RecordaWebcaminCamtasiaRecorder The.CAMRECRecordingFile ShoworHideRecordingToolbars AddMarkersWhileRecording AddaSystemStampWhileRecording file://C:\Users\Ebert\AppData\Local\Temp\~hhF20B.htm 02/08/2011
Recorder Página 23 de 32 AddaCaptionWhileRecording AddMouseClickSoundsWhileRecording DrawontheScreenWhileRecording(ScreenDraw) RecordaPowerPointPresentation Recorder:LearntoUseRecorder:DrawontheScreenWhileRecording(ScreenDraw) DrawontheScreenWhileRecording(ScreenDraw) Withtheseoptions,thedrawingispermanentlyburnedintotherecordingandcannotbechangedorremoved. AddingarrowsorcalloutsinCamtasiaStudiocreatesasimilareffect.However,arrowsandcalloutsinCamtasia Studiocanbeedited. AdddrawingeffectslikearrowsandcirclesoverthescreenasyourrecordwithScreenDraw. UseScreenDrawWhileRecording(CustomDimensions) 1. 2. 3. 4. OpenRecorder. SelectTools>RecordingToolbars>Effectstoolbar. ClicktheRecordbuttontobeginrecording.Afterthecountdown,theScreenDrawoptionappears. ClicktheScreenDrawbuttonontheEffectstoolbar. 5. 6. TheScreenDrawtoolsexpand.Selectatoolandclickanddragtodrawonthescreen. Tochangethedefaulttools,selectanoptionfromthedropdownlistnexttoatoolontheEffectstoolbar. file://C:\Users\Ebert\AppData\Local\Temp\~hhF20B.htm 02/08/2011
Recorder Página 24 de 32 7. 8. ToundothelastScreenDrawaction,press<CTRL+Z>. ToexitScreenDrawmode,press<ESC>or<CTRL+SHIFT+D>. UseScreenDrawWhileRecording(FullScreen) 1. 2. 3. OpenRecorder. SelectTools>RecordingToolbars>Effectstoolbar. ClicktheRecordbuttontobeginrecording.Afterthecountdown,press<CTRL+SHIFT+D>toenable ScreenDraw. UsetheScreenDrawhotkeystoselecttools,toolwidth,shape,andcolor. 4. 5. 6. 7. Clickanddragwithtodrawonthescreen. ToundothelastScreenDrawaction,press<CTRL+Z>. ToexitScreenDrawmode,press<ESC>or<CTRL+SHIFT+D>.. ScreenDrawHotkeys Whenrecordingthefullscreen,usetheScreenDrawhotkeystoenableScreenDrawandtochangethetools.Youcan changethetool,color,orwidthofthedrawingtools. Option EnableScreenDraw ToolWidth Shape Frame Highlight Ellipse Pen Line Arrow Color Black Blue Cyan Green Yellow White Magenta Red Undo Redo ExitScreenDraw Hotkey CTRL+SHIFT+D 1through8 F H E P L A K B C G Y W M R CTRL+ Z CTRL+ Y ESC Seealso: RecordaWebcaminCamtasiaRecorder The.CAMRECRecordingFile file://C:\Users\Ebert\AppData\Local\Temp\~hhF20B.htm 02/08/2011
Recorder Página 25 de 32 ShoworHideRecordingToolbars AddMarkersWhileRecording AddaSystemStampWhileRecording AddaCaptionWhileRecording AddMouseClickSoundsWhileRecording AddaCursorEffectWhileRecording RecordaPowerPointPresentation Recorder:RecordaPowerPointPresentation Record a PowerPoint Presentation UsetheCamtasiaStudioPowerPointAdd-intorecordandproducePowerPointpresentationsfromwithinMicrosoft PowerPoint®. 1. InCamtasiaStudio,chooseRecordPowerPointfromtheRecordtheScreenmenu: 2. 3. MicrosoftPowerPoint®opens.OpenaPowerPointpresentationtorecord. SelecttherecordingoptionsfromthePowerPointAdd-inToolbar. Torecordvoicenarration,enableRecordAudio . Torecordcameravideo(Picture-in-Picture),enableRecordCamera . Topreviewthecamerastreamwhilerecording,enableCameraPreview . ClickCamtasiaStudiorecordingoptions tochangethesettings.SeePowerPointAdd-InOptions. 4. 5. ClicktheRecordbutton . Thepresentationopensinpresentationmode.ACamtasiaStudiodialogopensinthelowerrightcornerofthe screen.ClicktheClicktobeginrecordingbutton. file://C:\Users\Ebert\AppData\Local\Temp\~hhF20B.htm 02/08/2011
Recorder Página 26 de 32 6. 7. ProgressthroughthePowerPointpresentationslides. Tostoptherecordingbeforethelastslide,press<ESC>.Tostoptherecordingattheendofthepresentation,click Stoprecording. EnterafilenameandlocationandclickSave.ThepresentationrecordingsavesasaCamtasiaStudiorecording file(.camrec). 8. PowerPointAdd-InHotkeys Option Hotkey Record Pause Stop CTRL+SHIFT+F9 CTRL+SHIFT+F9 CTRL+SHIFT+F10 SeePowerPointRecordingTips. PowerPointRecordingTips UsethefollowingtipsforbestresultswhenrecordingandsharingaPowerPointpresentation. BestFont:32Arial UseSansseriffonts Usehighcontrasts:Eitheralightbackgroundwithadarkfontoradarkbackgroundwithalightfont Usesimplebackgrounds Spellcheckbeforerecording UsetheNotesoption–importslidenotesintoCamtasiaStudioascaptions UseTitleplaceholders–titletextimportsintoCamtasiaStudioastableofcontentsmarkers Usewell-croppedimages Usesimpleanimations AddtransitionsbetweenslidesinPowerPoint,notCamtasiaStudio.Usethesametransitionthroughouttheentirepresentation. Seealso: RecordaWebcaminCamtasiaRecorder The.CAMRECRecordingFile ShoworHideRecordingToolbars AddMarkersWhileRecording AddaSystemStampWhileRecording AddMouseClickSoundsWhileRecording AddaCursorEffectWhileRecording DrawontheScreenWhileRecording(ScreenDraw) RecordaPowerPointPresentation file://C:\Users\Ebert\AppData\Local\Temp\~hhF20B.htm 02/08/2011
Recorder Página 27 de 32 Recorder:RecordaPowerPointPresentation:EnablethePowerPointAdd-In EnablethePowerPointAdd-In UsetheCamtasiaStudioPowerPointAdd-intorecordandproducePowerPointpresentationsfromwithinMicrosoft PowerPoint®. IntheCamtasiaStudioinstallation,theadd-inisenabledbydefault.Youcanenabletheadd-inatalatertimeby selectingCamtasiaStudio>Tools>Options>PowerPointtab>EnablePowerPointAdd-in. PowerPointAdd-InOptions MicrosoftPowerPoint®2007>Add-instab>PowerPointAdd-intoolbar>Optionsbutton MicrosoftPowerPoint®2003andearlierversions>PowerPointAdd-intoolbar>Optionsbutton Seealso: PowerPointAdd-InWatermarkOptions AdvancedVideoandAudioSetupOptions Recorder:RecordaPowerPointPresentation:EnablethePowerPointAdd-In:PowerPointAdd-InWatermarkOptions file://C:\Users\Ebert\AppData\Local\Temp\~hhF20B.htm 02/08/2011
Recorder Página 28 de 32 PowerPointAdd-InWatermarkOptions MicrosoftPowerPoint®2007>Add-instab>PowerPointAdd-intoolbar>Options>enableIncludeWatermark>Watermarkbutton MicrosoftPowerPoint®2003andearlierversions>PowerPointAdd-intoolbar>Options>enableInclude Watermark>Watermarkbutton Addawatermarkto: Identifythevideoowner/creator. Protectintellectualproperty. Brandavideowithacompany’sorinstitution’slogo. YoucanalsoaddawatermarkintheProductionWizardinCamtasiaStudio. SeePowerPointAdd-InOptions. Recorder:RecordaPowerPointPresentation:EnablethePowerPointAdd-In:AdvancedVideoandAudioSetupOptions AdvancedVideoandAudioSetupOptions MicrosoftPowerPoint®2007>Add-instab>PowerPointAdd-inToolbar>Options>Advanced MicrosoftPowerPoint®2003andearlierversions>PowerPointAdd-intoolbar>Options>Advanced file://C:\Users\Ebert\AppData\Local\Temp\~hhF20B.htm 02/08/2011
Recorder Página 29 de 32 Option VideoCodec Description Displaystheselectedvideocodec.ClicktheVideoSetupbuttontochangethecodecsettings. Selectanaudioinputdevice. DisplaystheaudiocodecselectedintheAudioFormatdialogbox. Audio Device Audio Codec Audio Format AudioSetup Wizard SaveasCAMREC SaveasAVIwith aprojectfile DisplaystheaudioformatselectedintheAudioFormatdialogbox. OpentheAudioSetupWizardtosetupandadjusttheaudiofortherecording. SavethePowerPointrecordingasaCamtasiaStudioRecordingfile(.camrec). Saveasan.avifiletoimmediatelysharetherecordingoutsideofCamtasia Studio.UsetheCamtasiaStudioprojectfile(.camproj)toeditandproducethe recordingfile. RestorethePowerPointAdd-indefaultsettings.Thedefaultsettingsare recommendedformostrecordings. Defaults SeePowerPointAdd-InOptions. Recorder:RecordaPowerPointPresentation:SavePowerPointSlidesasImages SavePowerPointSlidesasImages YoucansavePowerPointslidesasimagestoimportintoCamtasiaStudio.Ifyoumakeamistakeinthevoicenarration orfindatypoinaslide,youcaneasilyfixtheerrorwithoutneedingtorecordtheentirepresentationagain. 1. 2. OpenthePowerPointpresentation. IfyouknowthedimensionsyouplantoproduceyourCamtasiaStudiovideoas,resizethePowerPointslidesto match.Usethechartbelowtoconverttheheightandwidth(ininches)totheoutputdimensions(inpixels)forthe finalvideo. Forexample,ifyouplantoproducethefinalvideoat640x480pixels,enter6.67intheHeightfieldand5in theWidthfield. InMicrosoftPowerPoint®2007,selectDesigntab>PageSetup. InMicrosoftPowerPoint®2003andearlierversions,selectFile>PageSetup. Tosavetheslidesasimages: InMicrosoftPowerPoint®2007,selectOfficebutton>SaveAs>PowerPointPresentation. InMicrosoftPowerPoint®2003andearlierversions,selectFile>SaveAs. TheSaveAsdialogboxappears.FromtheSaveastypedropdown,selectanimageformat(.bmp,.gif,.jpg,.png) andclickSave. ClickEverySlideorCurrentSlideOnlyfromthedialogthatappears. 3. 4. 5. PixelstoInchesConversion Pixels Inches Height Ratio Width Height Width W/H file://C:\Users\Ebert\AppData\Local\Temp\~hhF20B.htm 02/08/2011
Recorder Página 30 de 32 320 400 480 640 720 800 936 1008 1024 1080 1280 240 300 320 480 480 600 624 672 768 720 720 3.34 4.17 5 6.67 7.5 8.34 9.75 10.5 10.67 11.25 13.34 2.5 3.13 3.34 5 5 6.25 6.5 7 8 7.5 7.5 1.33 1.33 1.5 1.33 1.5 1.33 1.33 1.5 1.33 1.5 1.77 RecordaPowerPointPresentationwithouttheAdd-in AfteryousavethePowerPointslidesasindividualimages,youcancreatethepresentationinCamtasiaStudio. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. InCamtasiaStudio,selectImportMedia. SelecttheimagefilessavedfromthePowerPointpresentationandclickOpen. TheimagesoftheslidesimportintotheClipBin.DragtheimagesontotheTimelineinthedesiredsequence. TheProjectSettingsdialogappears.EnterthedimensionsintotheWidthandHeightfieldsandclickOK. IntheTaskList,selectVoicenarration. Beginrecordingvoicenarration.ClicktheExtendCurrentFramebuttontoextendtheslide’sdurationtomatch thevoicenarration. ClickFinished. 7. Recorder:RecorderTips Recorder Tips PlanYourRecording Considerthefollowingbeforecreatingavideo: Whoisyouraudience? Whatconnectionspeedisthemajorityofyouraudienceon? Doesyouraudiencehaveaccesstoaudio?Doyouneedtoincludecaptioning? Willthisgotoaworldwideaudience? Doesyouraudiencehaveanyvisionimpairments? Whatisthepurposeofthevideo? Commontroubleshootingissueforemployees Recordedlectureforstudentswhomissedtheclassorwanttoreviewlater SoftwareDemonstration Marketingpromotionalvideo Howdoyouplantodistributethevideo? WillyoudistributethevideoonaWebsite,blog,companynetwork,CD-ROM,DVD,iPod/iPhone,specific mediaplayer,mediahostingsite,etc.? Itisimportanttoselecttheappropriatesettingstooptimizeyourvideoforthedesireddistributionmethod. Settingssuchasvideodimensions,filesize,andfileformatareimportantwhencreatingavideo.Usethe presetsintheProjectSettingsdialogboxandintheProductionWizardtohelpyouselecttheappropriate settingsforthedesireddistribution. file://C:\Users\Ebert\AppData\Local\Temp\~hhF20B.htm 02/08/2011
Recorder Página 31 de 32 RecordingTips CreateaRecordingStandard Whatdimensionswillyourecordat:FullscreenorCustom?Willyourvideoshighlightthecursor? Practice,Practice,Practice Practiceisthekeytocreatingprofessionalvideos.Ittakespracticetolearnhowtomovethecursororopen applicationssotheyappearintherecordingarea.Also,practicetogetthepositioningoftheRecorder,Web browser,orapplicationjustright. BePatient Aoneminutevideocantaketwoorthreeminutestorecordforanexperienceduserwhileabeginnermayneed30 minutesorlongertogetitright. Clean-Up Camtasiarecordsanythingonyourscreen.CleanupyourWebbrowseranddesktopbyclosingorremoving nonessentialapplications,browsertoolbars,anddesktopicons.Aplainbackgroundonyourdesktopisbetterthan busywallpaper. NoPop-Ups! Ifyoudonotwanttorecordpop-upwindows,makesuretoturnoffpop-upsbyusingapop-upblockeroryour browser’sbuilt-inpop-upblocker. MakeMultipleShortClipsUsingCamtasiaRecorder Then,importtheshortclipsintoCamtasiaStudiotojoinintoalongerproduction.Usethesamedimensionsfor eachclip.Leaveplentyoftimeforextratakes. WatchtheMouse Normalmouseandcursormovementcanappearjerky,hesitant,ortoofastintherecording.Toeliminatesomeof theseissues,practiceusingthemousearoundthescreeninaslow,fluidmotion. Recorder:RecorderTips:CamtasiaSmartFocus™RecordingTips CamtasiaSmartFocus™RecordingTips ApplyCamtasiaSmartFocus™duringtheeditingprocessinCamtasiaStudio.SmartFocusautomaticallygenerates Zoom-n-PankeyframesforclipsontheTimeline. WhenrecordinginCamtasiaRecorderversion5.0orlater,SmartFocuscollectsdataabouttheactionscompletedand thecursormovementintherecording.SmartFocuspredictswheretoaddZoom-n-Pankeyframesintherecording, savingyouthetimeittakestomanuallyaddZoom-n-keyframes. IfyouplantoapplySmartFocusduringtheeditingprocess,usethefollowingrecordingtipstohelpSmartFocuspredict wheretoapplythezoomeffects: Slowdown.Useslow,deliberatemousemovements.Donotclickaroundthescreentoofast. Recordatfullscreendimensionsandproduceatsmallerdimensions.SmartFocusisidealforcaseswhenyou needtorecordatfullscreenorlargedimensions,butwanttoproducethefinalvideoatsmallerdimensions(640x 480orsmallerisrecommended).Forexample,ifyourecordafullscreenapplicationandthenproducethefinal videofordistributiononaniPod,thefullscreenrecordingisnotviewableatiPoddimensions(320x240)without zooming. Recordclipslongerthan30seconds.SmartFocusisoptimizedforrecordingslongerthan30seconds.For shorterclips,youcanmanuallyaddZoom-n-Pankeyframes. Hoverthecursorwhereyouwanttheviewertolook.Keepthecursorstillontheareaoffocusintherecording. Forexample,ifyouwanttheviewertofocusonahyperlink,placethecursoronornearthatareaasyouspeakand thenclick. Donot“talk”withthecursor.Donotmovethecursoraroundthescreenasyouspeak.Trytokeepthecursorstill intheareaoffocusintherecording. Keepthecursorclosewhenenteringtext.SmartFocusmaynotpredictthecorrectactionifyouclickinatext box,movethecursortotheothersideofthescreen,andthenstarttalking.If youwanttheviewertoseewhatis typedintothetextbox,keepthecursorinthetextbox. Usethemousescrollwheel(ifapplicable).Tryusingthemousescrollwheelinsteadofclickinganddraggingon thescrollbar.SmartFocusmayzoominonthescrollbarinsteadofthecontentscrolling.Forexample,usethe file://C:\Users\Ebert\AppData\Local\Temp\~hhF20B.htm 02/08/2011
Recorder Página 32 de 32 mousescrollwheelwhenscrollinglongWebpages. Recorder:RecorderTips:RecordingEquipment RecordingEquipment Iwanttorecord… Audio Equipment Microphone RecommendaUSBmicrophone.Alapel microphoneworkswellforpresentationswhen youdonotwantthemicrophonetoappearinthecamera. Soundcard Webcameraorotherrecordingdevice. Cameravideo(Picture-in-Picture) file://C:\Users\Ebert\AppData\Local\Temp\~hhF20B.htm 02/08/2011