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Camtasia Studio Editor's Review

With video becoming more readily available everywhere, computer users find that they have to dabble with videos of various types more frequently than ever before. Even a mid- range smart phone can shoot HD quality video and high speed web access has ensured you can stream and download large video files with ease. At times, you may feel like using a handy app to edit or trim a video shot at a party or personal event. For such casual needs, investing in a heavy duty and expensive video editor like Final cut Pro or Adobe Premiere pro seems overkill. For casual to moderate video editing needs, you can try Camtasia Studio. It is actually more than just a video editor since users can record all activities on their screen using this app and edit that as a video file. This makes it ideal for users who need to develop tutorials as well.

The software can be installed on PCs running Windows XP and later editions. While it can run on single core CPUs with minimum 1.5 GHz clock speed, you will definitely get better performance with a dual core CPU. The same thing can be said about RAM. Overall, its system requirements are decent compared to more popular and mainstream video editors. The installation is not much tedious or time consuming either. The pricing can be steep for individual users though.

The app comes with a user friendly UI. There are separate timeline, library, preview and sections. There are options to add text and transitions as well. The new version comes with several useful enhancements. The Media library is spruced up and 64 bit codec support is bliss. With enhanced copy and paste feature, you can reuse effects and transitions in a project faster. Now uploading videos is a simple process and you do not have to go outside the app for it. Audio editing has been spruced up in the new release and it is easier to apply several audio effects to tracks. Inclusion of a noise reduction tool is also prudent and you can work on single sound tracks with ease.

The clips bin acts as a holder for media content when you work in Camtasia Studio. It is useful when you work in a project with a multitude of audio and video tracks. Once you import all content and keep them in the bin, they can be accessed and used as and when you need. However, the bin of a project is meant only for that. When you close it and start a new project, you can assemble fresh content in it.

Nearly all video editors work in either Timeline or Storyboard view. The timeline in Camtasia Studio is pretty intuitive and a first timer would not face hiccups learning its nuances. The clips placed on timeline can be marked for beginning and ending points and you can trim the clip accordingly. You can choose to lock a particular clip so that it does not get removed accidentally, especially when you deal with multiple clips.

When it comes to screen capture, the app offers you a multitude of choices. You can record entire screen activities or specify an area of the screen to be recorded. It also offers the option to record uisng picture in picture mode. The audio options include microphone and system sound recording. After you are done with recording, the video editor kicks in. After video editing is done, there is an option to add Voice Narration. This is again beneficial for tutorial creation. A number of callouts and speech bubbles can be used. You may resort to zooming and smart panning to stress on a particular region of screen and enlarge it. You may also set a custom resolution for video output.

Positive Points:
 - Modest hardware requirement
 - Extensive Screen recording options
 - Good audio editing features
 - Easy to Use UI, low learning curve

Negative Points:
 - Not easy on pocket

Conclusion:
Camtasia Studio is an app that can cater to needs of various types of users. For entry level to moderate video editing needs it can be suited for home users and small studio users will not be disheartened either. While it may lack some bells and whistles present in more popular and expensive video editors it comes with oodles of screenshot recording features. These features make it handy for presentation or tutorial creation. Overall, it offers great value for money.

Rating: 3/5








Camtasia Studio Publisher's Description

Camtasia Studio is the complete professional solution for recording, editing and sharing high-quality screen video on the Web, CD-ROM and portable media players, including iPod.

Camtasia Studio 6 will slash your editing time, provide more editing control, and make you look great with HD-quality video.

Features:

Record

Precision Recording
Record all or any portion of the screen.
Record webcam video.
Record voice narration and system audio.
Record all elements of a PowerPoint presentation, including slide timing, animations and voice narration.
Record mouse clicks and keystrokes.
Record layered windows and application interaction.
Capture single frames for still image AVI slideshow.
Step through the recording process with the aid of a Recording Wizard.
Use TechSmith TSCC Codec to get high-performance video compression for fast and smooth recording.

Add Emphasis

Highlight and alter cursor with onscreen visual effects.
Add multiple-choice quizzes.
Draw on the screen with pens, highlights using ScreenPad.
Cycle through ScreenPad tools and layouts with Hotkeys.
Use Hotkeys to zoom in and out.
Zoom in on a smaller portion of the window and have the video window follow the cursor.

Pre-Production

Preview audio levels prior to recording narration.
Record audio input from microphone.
Use time-lapse recording.
Add time stamps and text captions to videos.
Record annotation drawings with ScreenDraw.
Add text notes while recording.
Add and change text in ScreenPad shapes.
Add a watermark

Edit and Enhance

Add, Cut, Splice and Join Clips
Add video from digital video files, for personal video introductions, in WMV, MPEG and AVI formats.
Add audio clips (WAV, MP3).
Add still images (BMP, JPG, GIF).
Select and cut portions of a video clip or multiple video clips.
Select a single frame of a video to separate one video file into two.
Zoom in and out on the timeline to edit with frame-by-frame precision.
Select a single frame to export as a BMP file.
Extend the duration of the exported bitmap file or video file to accommodate more lengthy explanation.
Edit, review, cut and join AVI clips.
Preview your edits and transitions in real-time.
Resize and detach the video preview window.
Chose from 18 new video transitions between clips.

Add, Edit Audio

Narrate an entire timeline.
Use microphone to record new narration while viewing video clips.
Record audio from applications (sound card driver dependent).
Add a second audio track, including background music or second language tracks for international audiences.
Record and/or edit audio for a single image (BMP, JPG, GIF).
Narrate a series of still images to create a slideshow playable in standard media players.
Trim and attach WAV audio files from video clips.

Add Emphasis

Add Flash Hot Spots to simulate applications and add onscreen navigation.
Provide users with clickable areas to either continue video, jump to another frame or go to a URL.
Zoom-n-Pan in over time or cut immediately to a focused area of the screen to make full-screen recording playable on the smallest PC and handheld screens.
Add callouts, annotations and text notes to AVI videos after recording.
Customize the callout text, font face and size.
Customize the callout color, shape and location.
Customize the callout duration and speed of the fade in and out.
Use timeline bar to choose where and when annotations appear in videos.

Free download from Shareware Connection - Program that creates videos of on-screen activity from any application

Publisher: TechSmith Corporation | License: Shareware | Price: 299.00
Version: 8 | Platform: WinOther
Released Date: 09-06-2012 | Rating: 5 | Title: Camtasia Studio

Author Url: http://www.techsmith.com/
Program Info Url: http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.html
Download Url: http://www.techsmith.com/download/camtasia/
Screenshot Url: http://thephotofinishes.com/images/camtSlideUI.gif

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