How many TechSmithies does it take to plan ScreencastCamp?

There are only three days left until ScreencastCamp and boy, we’ve been busy. As you’re packing up your tent, getting an oil change, and calling the babysitter…we’ve been doing a few things ourselves to prepare for your arrival. Prep For most of you, this’ll be like a first date… and TechSmith is dressing to impress! Picking up in the offices, spraying for mosquitoes, cleaning up goose poop, turning off sprinklers, setting up the food tent & tables, marking off campsites, posting Continue reading

Meet Camtasia Studio 7 plus Camtasia for Mac 1.1!

The day is finally here! And, I'm excited to report two good pieces of news! Not only do we have a new version of Camtasia Studio 7 available today, but we also have a new release for Camtasia for Mac 1.1! You can download trials of each here. Over the past few days, I've shared with you some of the new features coming in Camtasia Studio 7. The last one I wanted to share with you was Camtasia Studio's new library. The library makes your videos look awesome - it comes stocked with a range of professionally-designed Continue reading

Camtasia Studio 7 – Overview Video + Behind The Scenes

In less than 24 hours you'll be able to kick the tires on Camtasia Studio 7! In lieu of a sneak peek video today, I thought I'd share an interesting time lapse overview video that we created for Camtasia Studio 7. It's a quick video that runs just over 2 minutes. One of the common questions we hear at TechSmith is "How do we make our videos?" I asked Kelly Rush, our marketing video producer, to give a short overview of the process... "Hey everyone. For the Camtasia Studio 7 overview video, Continue reading

Camtasia Studio 7 – Sneak Peek, Audio Enhancements

I'm writing this post from Lansing GiveCamp tonight... one handed! I had minor surgery yesterday on my hand and I'm in a cast now. I've been having fun decorating the cast with some TechSmith stickers - geek chic! So, if you notice that the next few blog posts are short, you'll know why! :-) Today's sneak peek video is about the audio enhancements coming in Camtasia Studio 7. The screencast runs less than a minute long. Sound good?! :-) In just a few days, you'll be able to kick the tires on Continue reading

Camtasia Studio 7 – Sneak Peek, YouTube

YouTube is the world's leading video community on the web. In fact, in 2008 it became the number 2 search engine. Plain and simple... if you want your screencast in front of millions of people, YouTube is the place to be! With Camtasia Studio 7, you'll be able to produce and upload HD-quality videos to YouTube without even leaving Camtasia Studio! It's even easier to share your screencasts with the world. Check out today's sneak peek screencast below. It runs less than a minute long. Just Continue reading

Camtasia Studio 7 – Sneak Peek, Keystroke Callouts

When making a screencast, you want to make sure your viewers are easily able to follow along. I've noticed in the past, sometimes I leave details out of narration. Maybe a task is routine to me, like using hotkeys shortcuts, and I forget to mention it. This makes my video harder to follow, less engaging and can confuse viewers. A new feature coming in Camtasia Studio 7 is the option of making your keystrokes visible to viewers! We've added 'Keystroke Callouts'. Camtasia Studio 7 automatically takes Continue reading

Camtasia Studio 7 – Sneak Peek, Cursor Effects

Coming in Camtasia Studio 7 are editable cursor effects! A nice, new feature in Camtasia Studio 7 is that you'll be able to help viewers follow along by enlarging the mouse pointer, making it a spotlight, or visualizing clicks... while you're in editing mode. The cursor now has it's own track on the timeline. You control how (and whether) the cursor appears at any point on the timeline! Check out today's screencast below. It's a quick one that runs just under a minute long. Thanks for tuning Continue reading