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eLEARNING DEVELOPMENT: Dude, Watch Your Aspect. Ratio!

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

When creating eLearning in TechSmith Camtasia, Adobe Captivate, or Articulate Storyline, one critical consideration is the physical width and height of your project (also known as the canvas size). For that reason, I think the eLearning canvas should be set up to use a 16:9 aspect ratio as opposed to 4:3.

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Time Estimates for E-Learning Development

Experiencing eLearning

This project is on the low end of a Level 2 by Chapman’s study, so the ratio for development is 127:1 (that is, 1 hour of e-learning takes 127 hours to develop). Adobe Captivate, TechSmith Camtasia Studio, Articulate Storyline: Production Times by IconLogic. For 3 hours, that’s 127 * 3 or 381 hours total work.

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5 IconLogic Mini-Courses That Need to Be on Your Radar

eLearning Brothers

Because there are so many different devices on the market with no set-in-stone standard aspect ratio for all these screens, some fancy programming has to come into effect. TechSmith Camtasia Studio. This course is designed to give you the knowledge you need to work smarter, not harder, at programming your courses.

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How to use Aspect Ratio for Videos

TechSmith Camtasia

Learn common aspect ratios, how to choose the one that’s right for you, and tailor your aspect ratio to get professional results. The post How to use Aspect Ratio for Videos appeared first on The TechSmith Blog. No more black bars!

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Pumpkin Carving for Geeks with Snagit.

TechSmith Camtasia

Carving pumpkins is serious business at TechSmith! Keep aspect ratio maintains the correct proportion when changing the width or height. And, I have some pics from the 2005 pumpkin carving contest at TechSmith here. Activities like this make TechSmith a truly fun place to work!

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24 Screencasts About Camtasia in 24 Hours!

TechSmith Camtasia

I'll also have a variety of prizes to give away on our LiveStream Channel and on Twitter - @techsmith. So, brush up on your Camtasia and TechSmith trivia! Aspect ratios and alternate dimensions. We'll hit on a variety of topics including: The History of Camtasia. Use Cursor data to change the cursor AFTER you record.

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An Easy Way to Scale Embedded Video on Screencast.com

TechSmith Camtasia

If you had non-standard dimensions, you may have had to do a little cross multiplication to keep the aspect ratio the same. (If If you don’t keep the aspect ratio the same the video will be squashed or stretched.). Enter the height or width you want, and Screencast.com will update the other field to maintain the aspect ratio.

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