Mobile Design: Painless Pixel Perfection

If you’ve ever had to create art assets for both Android and iOS at the same time, you know how much effort it can actually be. We’ve learned some tricks over the last few months which have saved us weeks worth of effort. We’re pretty geeked about these discoveries, and wanted to share what we’ve learned. Before we knew about these techniques, we would often spend countless hours tweaking each graphic, at each size, then saving each out separately, and finally naming them over and over... Continue reading

Exciting Announcement: Coach’s Eye is now on Android!

We are very excited to announce that the wait is over....Coach's Eye is now available on Android! Download it in Google Play and discover all of your favorite Coach's Eye functionality on your Andriod tablet or phone.     What Android devices will Coach's Eye run on? Coach's Eye for Android device requirements: Operating System – 2.3.3 Requires a rear-facing camera Will Coach's Eye Android have the same features as Coach's Eye for iOS? There are some differences, Continue reading

Calling all Android Users… Project Cyclops

Raise your hands... how many of you are Android users out there? If so, TechSmith needs your help beta testing a new mobile app for your Android phone, Project Cyclops! What is Project Cyclops? It's a video analysis app, With TechSmith Cyclops you can record and review video footage using your Android phone. After you've recorded a video, you can add voice and annotation analysis over the top of that footage to give instant feedback. Space is limited in the beta program. Request your spot Continue reading

UPDATED: The Forge – Beyond Bullet Points & How to Record the Screen of a Mobile Device

UPDATE: Recording of this episode is below and posted to YouTube. UPDATE (3/21/2013): Don't feel like watching the video? Want more information? Check out this updated post about screen capture for tablets! The Twitter hashtag is #tscforge. Guest post today from Matt Pierce, host of The Forge. It's almost time for the next episode of the TechSmith's webshow The Forge (episode 18)! We'll be live at 2 PM ET (April 19) right here on the Visual Lounge blog and we've got two great segments. Continue reading

FastTrack for iPad – Learn Camtasia Studio 7 on the Go

Have an iPad and Camtasia Studio? TechSmith just released an app called FastTrack that lets you take the complete series of Camtasia Studio 7 tutorials anywhere your iPad can go. Get FastTrack for iPad Some of the cool things you can do: View Camtasia Studio tutorials offline Follow along in Camtasia (use iPad as extra screen) Search across videos Skim video transcripts (Tip: rotate iPad to portrait mode to see transcripts) Give on-the-spot feedback to TechSmith tutorial creators The app was Continue reading

Boom! Coach’s Eye and T-shirt Cannons

At TechSmith we're gearing up for something new. We're kicking off a new app called Coach's Eye. What is Coaches Eye? It is a way to record an athlete, point out problems, and review as needed. And, have you ever thought to yourself... "Gee, I could really use a t-shirt cannon!"? If you're like me, the thought crosses your mind often. There's a least a situation once a week where I could use a t-shirt canon. I mean, who doesn't want, no, need a t-shirt cannon?! It's your lucky day! Want a chance Continue reading

Capturing Video from Your Tablet

Hi everyone, my name is Kelly and I'll be your guest blogger for today! Recently, I read a feature request in our online discussion community asking TechSmith to develop a Camtasia-like product for capturing tablet video. This got me to thinking of a few things: Most tablets have a way to push video out from the device (either directly through HDMI on many Android tablets, or through the use of an adapter with the iPad). I do video capture through HDMI all the time (we use it for every episode Continue reading