CamatasiaVideo Capture & Editing

Randa Jad-Moussa

• Camtasia is a simple screen recorder and sophisticated video editor software that allows you to record on-screen activity for all or parts of the screen. You can edit recorded video, add imported media of photos or videos and share and play the, on any device.

• Unit Video Tools

• Standards: Interpretive Communications, comparisons, culture

• Pedagogical Concepts using authentic material, making content comprehensible

• Duration 2.5 hr (including application and practice)

• Website http://www.techsmith.com/tutorial-camtasia.html

• Level Intermediate/ Advanced

• OS Mac/ PC

Overview

Session Goals

TELL Criteria Selection Evidence/ Product

LT1a: I provide my students with comprehensible input through the use of a variety of print and digital media.

Participants use Camtasia Studio to capture authentic texts and make them comprehensible

• IF you already have Camtasia Studio, open it now.

• If you don’t have Camtasia Studio, follow the instructions in PREVIEW below to learn how to download a free 30 day trial of Camtasia Studio.

Camtasia Studio

Preview

• To watch a video tutorial of the steps below, click on the video controls below

• Step by Step Instructions

Preview

• Type techsmith.com in your browser

Click on Menu, the click on PRODUCTS

• Click on CAMTASIA

• Click on FREE TRIAL

• Enter you EMAIL, click DOWNLOAD TRIAL

• Click on the DOWNLOAD ARROW , then DOUBLE CLICK ON the Camtasia File

• Click OK

• Click RUN

• Camtasia is installing on your computer

When the installation is complete, it opens on your

screen

• Download Camtasia Studio to your computer, please note that the instructions above and this tutorial are designed for PC users Instructions for Mac users are similar but not the same and they are not provided in this tutorial.

Activity 1: Download Camtasia Studio

Camtasia Studio

Capturing a Video

• To watch a video tutorial of the steps below, click on the video controls below

• Step by Step Instructions

Capturing a Video

Capturing Computer Screen/

Video• Launch

Camatasia by clicking on the Camatasia icon on your computer Task Bar

It opens on your screen

Click on Record the Screen button

• Camatasia minimizes and the recorder opens and Full Screen is selected By default but you can choose to customize your capture by clicking on Custom and sizing the capture to a specific area.

Recording Your Screen

• Camatasia minimizes and the recorder opens and Full Screen is selected By default but you can choose to customize your capture by clicking on Custom and sizing the capture to a specific area.

• Click on the audio button. Choose the audio source by clicking on the Audio menu arrow

• Click on the Record Button or F9

• 3/2/1 on your screen and then the recording starts

• Click F10 on your computer keyboard to end or stop recording

• After you stop recording, a preview of your recording appears, watch it and save it if you like it

• Click on the Save And Edit button to save your recording.

Save

& Edit

Preview

• Find a video to capture and capture it using Camtasia studio. You can review the steps above or watch the video tutorial above as needed.

Activity 2: Capturing a Video

Camtasia Studio

Editing a Project

• To watch a video tutorial of the steps below, click on the video controls below

• Step by Step Instructions

Editing a Project

• Your project is located in the CLIP BIN

Click o

n CLIP

BIN

• Grab your project and drag it to the Time line

Time Li

ne

• Drag the Zoom in Slider to expand your view of the project on the time. This will allow you to locate sections more precisely.

Zoom in

Slid

er

To select a section on the time line:

1. Place the paly head on the beginning of the section

2. Drag the red end of the play head

• Click on the space bar to preview your selection

• Click on the CUT button and the highlighted section is removed and the project shifts left

• If no more changes are needed, your movie is ready to produce.

• Even if you are fully satisfied with your video capture, try to review and edit it by using some of the editing techniques above.

Activity 3: Editing your Video

Camtasia Studio

Producing a Movie

• To watch a video tutorial of the steps below, click on the video controls below

• Step by Step Instructions

Producing a Project

• Click on Produce and Share

• Your project is now ready for editing or saving as a video. You can choose the file format that suits your needs.

• Give it a name and save it.

Save it in one of your folders for easy retrieval later

• Wait for the video to render.

• Find the the video in the folder you saved it to.

• Your video is now ready to use.

• Find your video were in you Camtasia folder

• Congratulations, your video is almost ready. Save your Camtasia video by following the instructions above.

Activity 4: Saving your Video

• Stay tuned for more tutorials on more sophisticated edits to video captures using Camtasia Studio.

Future Tutorials