The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JULY 24, 2018

A self-paced, hands-on workbook that teaches the core TechSmith Camtasia 2018 skills! Using TechSmith Camtasia, you can quickly create software demonstrations, software simulations, and soft skills eLearning. Your content can be hosted on a web server, Learning Management System, YouTube, Vimeo, TechSmith’s Screencast.com, and more.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

APRIL 12, 2023

I received an email from someone who recently attended my TechSmith Camtasia virtual classes. To begin, TechSmith says that "larger videos (in resolution) will dramatically increase file size. " I completely agree with what TechSmith is saying. You can reduce the file size by compressing the audio upon production.

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TechSmith Camtasia

MARCH 24, 2021

Ryan first discovered his passion for accessibility while working with the Michigan Department of Education’s Office of Special Education and now uses his skills to create valuable, accessible content at TechSmith. How to make images more accessible. It should briefly describe the important parts of the image for your audience.

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TechSmith Camtasia

MAY 19, 2021

Humans understand information better when it’s presented visually, which makes communicating with images and videos extremely important. A recent TechSmith study found 67% of people absorb information faster when it’s presented visually. We love to see our coworkers’ faces at TechSmith, especially if we’re working remotely!

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MARCH 12, 2013

How about TechSmith's Camtasia Studio? I have extensive experience using Adobe Captivate and TechSmith Camtasia Studio. Writing an Audio Script. If you're going to include voiceover audio (and I highly suggest that you do since audio has been shown to improve the learner experience), you should create an audio script.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JULY 31, 2015

by Kevin Siegel      As you add assets to your Camtasia Studio project (such as images, animations, and audio), those assets appear in the Clip Bin. TechSmith provides access to several additional assets online. In the image above, did you notice the  Get more media  link?

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TechSmith Camtasia

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Don’t get me wrong, there are still a lot of great reasons to do traditional screen recordings, but if you want something a little more polished AND that takes some of the pressure off of making it perfect, then Snagit’s new ability to create video from images can be a lifesaver. A new way to create screen recording videos.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JULY 12, 2016

by Kevin Siegel        Closed captioning (CC) allows you to provide descriptive information in your published eLearning project that typically matches the voiceover audio contained in your Camtasia project. In the image below I've opened a project that already has audio on the Timeline.

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DECEMBER 23, 2020

TechSmith is proud to present the ultimate gift guide for the video creator, audio editor, or remote worker in your life. If you want to level-up your video or audio production, or want to know what products the TechSmith team recommends to make truly great videos, then your Christmas has come early! Microphones.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JULY 15, 2016

In the image below, notice that I've already added the closed captions to my project.   After adding the captions, I ensured the captions and the voiceover audio were synced via the Timeline.   In the image below, I've opened the SRT file in Notepad. Here's how. There are two choices: SRT and SMI.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

APRIL 3, 2020

While working on a recent eLearning project in Articulate Storyline 360, there was a delay in getting the voiceover audio back from our voiceover professional. The dealy was particularly problematic because several slides had image builds that had to be synchronized with the voiceover audio. Kevin spent five years in the U.S.

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TechSmith Camtasia

APRIL 14, 2021

You could be talking into it completely the wrong way and then be left wondering why your audio isn’t great. Pay attention to your equipment and check that things like the audio, lighting, and framing are all suitable as these are almost impossible to fix later on. The image is broken up into three columns and three rows (thirds).

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TechSmith Camtasia

JUNE 28, 2018

Audio Best Practices. Nothing turns off viewers faster than a video with bad audio. Unless you have a higher end camera that has a built-in shotgun mic, you are going to want consider recording audio separately from your video. Here is the lav mic that we use at TechSmith for interviews. Selecting an Audio Recorder.

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TechSmith Camtasia

JULY 26, 2011

I'm happy to share with you a new iPad app that we've been working on at TechSmith. We're also launching TechSmith Labs. TechSmith labs will be the place where we can foster innovative products and features. Nitty gritty details, features and capabilities of ScreenChomp: Record and share audio and video presentations.

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TechSmith Camtasia

MAY 29, 2014

Bring Citelighter and TechSmith into your repertoire of teacher tools. But it wasn’t just Citelighter that was transforming my classroom, it was the inclusion of TechSmith tools – Snagit and Jing – that rounded out our expertly exercised process. I started using Snagit to take images of students’ Citelighter outlines.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

AUGUST 8, 2016

by Kevin Siegel        While producing a Camtasia project, assets such as videos, images, and audio clips can be imported from your hard drive, a network drive, or other external resource. Backing up a project can be as simple as dragging the project folder from your local drive to a network drive.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MAY 30, 2019

In the image below, I've created a poll within GoToTraining. In the image below, I've created the same poll as shown in the first image but it's in my PowerPoint presentation and certainly more visual. You can then display the poll to your virtual students on the fly. Kevin spent five years in the U.S.

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eLearning Brothers

MAY 1, 2015

TechSmith Camtasia Studio. As such, Camtasia is an excellent tool for creating good eLearning using PowerPoint presentations, images, video, audio, and even quizzes. Why write countless lines of code for one course on several devices when you can simply write one responsive code? Jun 26 at 1pm-4pm ET.

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TechSmith Camtasia

JULY 18, 2017

“Mixing” as it’s referred to in video production, is the art of blending your audio tracks to deliver a seamless audio experience, which can be achieved when you edit video. Many people take sound production for granted as it’s not as noticeable as moving images on a screen. Yet, sound carries you through the video experience.

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TechSmith Camtasia

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

Snagit, Camtasia, TechSmith Fuse, TechSmith Relay - we’ve updated them all! The OneDrive for Business integration allows you to import and export content such as images, audio, and video. TechSmith Fuse. If you haven’t already tried our mobile app, TechSmith Fuse, today is a great day to start! Snagit Mac.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JUNE 25, 2019

However, what I'm loving is the addition of Icons , more 360 Assets , Images , Videos , Audio , and Buttons.   In the image below, I searched for "checkmark" and was presented with two options.   I selected the image I wanted, clicked the Insert button and the image appeared on my slide.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MARCH 22, 2016

  At one point, I wanted to delete part of an audio clip on the Timeline. I'd   It wasn't until much later that I realized, much to my horror, that while I had deleted the selected audio as intended, I'd also deleted video segments, images, and other parts of my project. .  Shown below.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JANUARY 29, 2014

by Kevin Siegel       If you have already created a presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint, it's very easy to re-purpose the presentation as eLearning content using either TechSmith Camtasia Studio or Adobe Presenter. TechSmith Camtasia Studio 8 and PowerPoint. Is TechSmith Camtasia Studio more your style?

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TechSmith Camtasia

JULY 19, 2021

It can digitize and compress an audio or video signal for transmission and convert an incoming signal to audio or video for reception. While the word “compression” can conjure images of pixelated video, the process is both necessary and efficient with modern digital cameras. Audio actually uses its own codecs.

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TechSmith Camtasia

MARCH 2, 2021

Our screen capture software for Mac is TechSmith Snagit. Step 1: Select what type of image you want to capture. From there, to capture your screen, click either All-In-One or Image. All-In-One will give you the option to choose image, video, or panoramic capture after you select your capture area. Yes, you can!

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JANUARY 18, 2018

We used Adobe Captivate, but any eLearning tool will work including Articulate Storyline and TechSmith Camtasia. In the image below, you can see the demo I captured as it appeared in the Camera app on my iPhone. I didn't make any edits to the video but could have easily added audio, music, callouts, animations, you name it.).

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TechSmith Camtasia

MARCH 2, 2021

When it’s time to go beyond basic screenshots, TechSmith Snagit combines powerful features with an easy-to-use interface. Step 1: Select what type of image you want to capture. Then, select either All-In-One or Image to capture your screen. Need to record a video of your screen instead of a still image in Windows?

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TechSmith Camtasia

MARCH 2, 2021

When it’s time to go beyond basic screenshots, TechSmith Snagit combines powerful features with an easy-to-use interface. Step 1: Select what type of image you want to capture. Then, select either All-In-One or Image to capture your screen. Need to record a video of your screen instead of a still image in Windows?

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FEBRUARY 10, 2020

You could add a static image of text onto the screen, but it’s really much easier and more efficient to do it right in your video editor. One of the best things about TechSmith Camtasia is that, unlike other video editing tools, it’s super quick and easy to add text to a video. Lower-Thirds from TechSmith Assets for Camtasia.

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TechSmith Camtasia

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

From quick and easy cuts and annotations to more advanced editing, TechSmith Camtasia takes the guesswork out of creating beautiful, rich, and professional-quality tutorial, explainer, and training videos. Why clear audio is even more important than clear video. For recording voiceovers, we recommend TechSmith Audiate.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JANUARY 18, 2018

We used Adobe Captivate, but any eLearning tool will work including Articulate Storyline and TechSmith Camtasia. In the image below, you can see the demo I captured as it appeared in the Camera app on my iPhone. I didn't make any edits to the video but could have easily added audio, music, callouts, animations, you name it.).

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TechSmith Camtasia

APRIL 21, 2021

You can use video image thumbnails, titles, descriptions, and other features to signal to your audience if the video is relevant to them. To learn more about how to unlock the power of storytelling in your videos, check out the Basics: Writing and Using Scripts course at the TechSmith Academy. Have good audio quality.

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 18, 2014

Audio Production: 6%. If the client has a standard template and a large library of images for me to use, this might be 20 hours. Audio will be created by someone else, so I won’t include that in my estimate either. Adobe Captivate, TechSmith Camtasia Studio, Articulate Storyline: Production Times by IconLogic.

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TechSmith Camtasia

APRIL 5, 2021

TechSmith Camtasia makes it easy to blur any element of your video, no matter how big or small. You can choose to record your microphone , computer screen , webcam or other video source, and system audio at the same time if you prefer. How do I blur out an image in a video? However, some video editing software can be tricky.

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TechSmith Camtasia

JULY 28, 2021

Chandra Owen, Instructional Designer at TechSmith, joined this episode of The Visual Lounge to share her processes and insights behind planning to scale your videos. Chandra’s work as an Instructional Designer means she creates content for TechSmith’s customer education team, including video, written tutorials, and webinars.

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TechSmith Camtasia

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Cropping is the process of moving or adjusting the edges of an image or video clip. Step 1: With a video clip or image selected on the canvas, you can select the crop tool button. Step 2: With the crop button selected, select the video clip or image that you want to crop. The crop tool can help! What is scaling?

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TechSmith Camtasia

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Many people now have to communicate almost entirely online, using virtual tools such as email, and audio and visual communication like video calls. The three aspects of the “Visual” stage of the SVS model are: metaphors, images, and characters. You can use images and characters to draw your audience in.

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