Camtasia 2019 Essential Training: The Basics

Introduction

• Introducing Camtasia 2019
• What you should know before watching this course
• What's new in Camtasia 2019
• Following along

1. Getting Started

• Why use Camtasia?
• Understanding the interface
• Creating custom keyboard shortcuts
• Choosing a microphone
• Calibrating your microphone
• Recording your first screencast
• Editing your first screencast
• Sharing your first screencast
• Camtasia workflows

2. Creating Recordings

• Customizing Camtasia Recorder settings
• Creating a custom recording region
• Using the Camtasia PowerPoint add-in
• Recording mobile devices
• Importing mobile recordings with Fuse

3. Keys to a Successful Recording

• Using a custom recording account
• Preparing to record
• Using the PromptSmart teleprompter app
• Setting up your target application
• Handling mistakes
• Focusing on your content
• Focusing on the user experience

4. Editing in Camtasia

• Camtasia Editor basics
• Timeline overview
• Basic timeline editing
• Working with selections
• Canvas basics
• Setting visual properties
• Using annotations
• Using transitions
• Using library items
• Creating your own custom theme
• Challenge: Camtasia editing
• Challenge solution: Camtasia editing

5. Sharing and Collaborating

• Auto-normalize audio before export
• Sharing to YouTube
• Advanced export options
• Collaborating on Windows
• Collaborating between Mac and Windows

Conclusion

• Next steps