Using Camtasia: Start and Save a Video Recording
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This video walks you through starting a Camtasia 8 recording.
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Video Transcript
- Double-click the Camtasia icon.
- When the Camtasia main screen comes up, click Record the screen.
- In the controls at the bottom right of your desktop:
- Set the audio control to record your audio.
- Do not turn on system audio.
- Adjust the video recording area.
- Click rec
- When your recording completes, press F10 (or click the white rectangle with the C ).
- Save the .trec file using some identifiable name. Copy the name.
- In the main Camtasia screen, use the file name you copied to save this project (in this case, as a .camproj).
The next step is to edit the recording—but you do that next unit.
Complete This Unit
To reassure your instructor that you have gotten through this unit successfully:
- Generate an MP4 of your Camtasia project.
- E-mail the MP4 to your instructor at admin@mcmassociates.io (click this link). If your MP4 is over 25 MB, use the Google Drive option.
Return
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Note: If you are using free Camtasia 2018, see Camtasia 2018 Help, for this unit, "Record the Screen and Audio."
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