Creating Video lesson with Camtasia Studio

Creating a video lesson with Camtasia Studio

Camtasia Studio is a software tool which we used for creating videos such as tutorial video to make our lesson effective in terms of teaching the lesson contents. 


Pros of Camtasia studio

a)  No limits on video length

The software does not have a limitation on the length of videos or any other project created using the software. This is a main benefit of Camtasia as certain projects such as sales presentations can be lengthy. I use the software for my product review videos and tutorials, so the length of my videos varies from a few minutes to hours.

b) Capable of recording anything

This software is capable of recording:

• Computer screens
• PowerPoint presentations
• Computer camera or webcam
• Voice narration
• Any other audio and so on.

When recording your computer screen or PowerPoint presentations, you can turn on your computer camera and be featured in the videos. 

c) Editing videos

With the help of Camtasia studio, we can do editing visual effects to adding animations, power-points records, videos, and other visual representation. We will be able to edit almost anything with Camtasia Studio.

d) Importing and exporting

Camtasia supports .camproj, camrec, and .avi file formats when importing and exporting projects. All projects can be shared and transferred to multiple computers and locations. Screen recordings can be transferred from a PC to a Mac or vice versa.

e) Camtasia integrates well with other products

Because of the screen recording capabilities, the software will be able to record the usage of any third-party software.

f) Publish and share to YouTube

Completed projects can be published and uploaded to YouTube, Google Docs, and Screen-cast right from the Camtasia dashboard. This is very convenient and much easier than the sharing options found on other software.

Cons of Camtasia studio

a) Camtasia requires software

Through recording videos and capture on our computer screen, we have to download the Camtasia software which requires specific system requirements for Windows and Mac operating system.

b) DV camera support

Camtasia does not support live recording from a digital video camera which may be a deal breaker for those that still use a DV camera.

c) Software updates

we are not allowed to updates software to a new version of our current version. For example, if we have Camtasia Studio 8  and version 8.2 comes out, we will be able to update for free. However, if version 10 is released, we will have to pay to upgrade to the new version.

Getting started with Camtasia Studio

1. click start menu
2. Type 'Camtasia studio' in the search bar
3. Select Camtasia studio
4. welcome Camtasia Studio screen will be displayed
5. Click on close button

Adding images

1. click to import media
2. insert any pictures from the folder
3. select the image and click open
4. drag the images to the storyboard

Text insert on image

1. click on a particular image
2. click to call out
3. click plus sign

capture video using the phone/online

1. Go to import media and select the files you want to import or insert
2. click to show storyboard
3. select all the images to insert once

How to add video on Camtasia studio

1. Go to import media and select the files you want to import or insert
2. Click to show storyboard
3. select all the videos to insert in between the images

Transition effects to the images

1. click on the image that you want to apply the effects
2. select any transition of your choice
3. Drag the effects in between the images and videos

Save the project to continue next time

1. click to save the project as
2. select the folder that you want to save
3. give the title of the project
4. click to save button to save the project 

How to post the online video/ready-made videos on the blog

1. Go to compose in blog
2. click the video icons
3. choose the topic you want to upload by typing the title of the book or anything you like to search on youtube

                       Tutorial Video lesson created by Camtasia Studio