What’s on your Father’s Day Wish List?

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TechSmith has some pretty amazing fathers roaming the halls and making your favorite apps and software. From single dads to fathers of five and everything in between, we're lucky to employ some truly great guys. We asked TechSmith dads to share what was on their Father's Day wish list. No surprise here, their responses had a decidedly tech flair. Read on to meet a few TechSmith dads and don't miss the reminder about our special sale! Chris Bawden, Search Marketing and Advertising Technical Coordinator Continue reading

A Passion for Video Realized

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Meet John Buechler, otherwise known as PapaJohn to the video world. John is a retired civil and nuclear engineer who, thanks to his retirement and advances in technology, can now fully delve into his passion for video.  John runs his own website where he provides training and support services, links to his new videos he’s produced, his toolbox and several other resources. From novice to expert While PapaJohn may have started out as a novice in movie making and editing, he has certainly achieved Continue reading

Remove Unwanted Elements From Your Recording with Freeze Region in Camtasia for Mac 2.4

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One of my favorite new features in Camtasia for Mac 2.4 is the ability to freeze a specified region for a period of time. Now, I could already do that by copying a section and cropping it down, but the Freeze Region video effect not only does that but it also doesn't cover up the cursor. Let me repeat that: you can freeze what's under the cursor while allowing it to keep moving. That's pretty fantastic. To give you an idea of why I'm so excited and to show you how it can help you in your editing, Continue reading

Give Dad the gift of geek – 25% off Snagit

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Are you hunting for a last minute Father's Day gift? If so, you've probably realized that dads—especially techie ones—are pretty tricky to buy for, huh? Surely, he'll appreciate whatever you end up getting him, but will it be something that simplifies his life and that he wants to use all the time? Here's a secret: it's totally possible to get him something that he will use every single day...without breaking the bank. No, we aren't talking about fancy ties and new watches. They're neat Continue reading

Inside a K12 Math Teacher’s Screencasts

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Interview with 5th grade teacher Mike Maffesoli, Allendale Elementary School (Melvindale, MI). Question: What type of Jing screencasts do you create? Answer: I have created 40 math tutorial videos which are aligned to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for Math. So far I have made one video for each of the 5th Grade Common Core Math Standards. I am gradually hoping to create similar tutorials for 4th Grade CCSS, followed by 3rd Grade, and so on. My screencasts are designed to supplement my Continue reading

ISTE 2013 Presenter Profiles: Dr. Roland Rios

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We're SO excited for ISTE 2013! The TechSmith Education team will be heading down to San Antonio this year for the Annual Conference and Exposition, and we're eager to hang out with all of our presenter pals at our booth. The four day conference begins on June 23rd and ends on June 26th, focusing on advancing and improving education through the use of technology. Not surprisingly, the whole concept is something that we're thrilled to be involved in. Will we be seeing you there? In the weeks leading Continue reading

Remove the Background & Improve a Photo Using Snagit 11

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Have you ever had a great photo except for that one annoyance in the background? Like someone's head or hand over a shoulder, or, in this case, a couple of people? Snagit can help you remove people, buildings, etc. from your images so you can focus on the area that is most important. Here is the same image after it has been retouched using Snagit 11. This video shows you how. Can't see the embedded video? Click here: http://www.screencast.com/t/a1i1I9aLZ Do you have an image that could Continue reading