Emerging Technologies Camtasia Studio By Darryl Spradley

Definition Camtasia is Tech Smith product that allows people to record onscreen activity, turn it into a polished video, and share it with the world.

History Tech Smith, who makes Camtasia, was founded in SnagIt was its first success in 1999 even though it was ahead of its time. SnagIt’s screen capture ability was the basis for Camtasia being created in Camstasia is evolving and is now on version 6.

Benefits Recording Editing Sharing

Recording Captures video of anything on your screen Compresses the file without compromising quality Easy to use tool bar that puts all options in one spot Allows for narration at a later time Easily converts PowerPoint to video Webcams can be used to capture the presenter and is automatically synced with the screen recording Creates podcasts Gives the ability to draw on the screen to illustrate or make a point

Editing Allows the a preview of the final result before it’s published Gives us the ability to cut, splice, and move video or audio Zooms in and out automatically or manually The screen can move vertically or horizontally and can even be tilted. Has the ability to add videos, photos, animations, and music Title clips and transition effects make it look professionally done Closed captioning can be added for the hearing impaired or for people who speak another language. Webcam video can be embedded on the screen. Static presentations can be enhanced with callouts and flash hot spots. A measuring tool such as a quiz or survey can be placed anywhere in the presentation.

Sharing Can be shared in any format and size( widescreen or Ipod) One click to change format for any publication Produces HD quality in all formats A preview in all formats is available before finalizing. One production can be produced in multiple formats. Blends with any website or media Customizable playback controls Includes an interactive table of contents Seamless publication to Tech Smiths video sharing site screencast.com

Implications on Business and Industry Implications on Business and Industry Cuts costs (Microsoft saves 250,000 a year) Easy to use IBM uses it to record conference sessions for later viewing ( the last conference had 50,00 downloads of sessions) Microsoft publishes tutorials on the most asked questions to there website Tutorials and sessions can be viewed anytime anywhere

Implications on Education Students can learn at their own pace They can catch up when absent Teachers can record a lesson for days they are out of school Remediation of students with special needs Good teachers can model difficult lessons for new teachers Makes learning fun Students and teachers can publish their work for their peers to see ( e-learning on demand)

What’s New? Camtasia Studio 6 HD video production to the web H.264 format Three new presets ( YouTube, HD display, and Screencast.com) FLV format is replaced by H.264 The ability to decouple the audio and video tracks and edit them independently Seven customizable hot keys ( need a transition? Hit t on the keyboard. More video formats (.MOV from a digital camera can be edited) New 3 d tilt effect Finer control over effects with timing down to a tenth of a second Free screencast.com account with 2gb of storage Recorder remembers your previous recording so you can start a new one quicker The ability to launch camtasia at startup and record by touching the F9 key

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