Camtasia: Step 2 - Edit
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If you are creating a
podcast episode or
uploading to Blackboard,
enter 480 in the Width and
320 in the Height box.
Click “Change the
video dimensions.”
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Before you get started, go to File and select SAVE AS to save your Camtasia
Project file. Save often!
Edit Goal #1:
Split your recording at every
marker (green diamond).
1. Click on a marker.
2. Select the SPLIT icon in
the Timeline Toolbar.
Edit Goal #2: Insert a transition at each split
1. Under “Edit” click on Transitions (this will
reveal the screen you see here).
2. Select a transition from the menu.
3. Drag it onto one of the arrows below (these
are the “splits” you just inserted).
4. Continue this process for all splits,
experimenting with different transitions.
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Edit Goal #3: Record a screen movie!
1.Click on “Make a Recording.”
2.A new Camtasia Recording panel screen
will open.
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1. Click on the corner of the cross-hair and
draig it across the area you want to
record.
2. Now the “Camtasia Recorder Selection
Area” box will appear.
3. Enter the Width and Height of your
Camtasia recording.
4. Click on the icon of the lock to “Lock the
Aspect Ratio.”
5. You may now grab the corner of the box
and enlarge it without changing the
dimensions of your recording.
6. When the size of the recording box is
set, click RECORD.
7. Click F10 to stop recording.
Tip! Prepare your screen for recording before beginning the next step.
When youʼre ready, just locate the red Camtasia Recording box in your
application toolbar at the bottom of your screen and click on it.
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After you stop recording, you will see a playback of
your screen recording.
If you are happy with it, click SAVE. If youʼd like to
start over, click DELETE and return to Camtasia
Studio to repeate the “Make a Recording” steps.
After you click SAVE, save your file as
“YourInitialsScreenRecording.camr