A lot of times (especially when we demo software), we want to zoom into a particular part of a Camtasia recording to show greater detail of what we are doing. Normally, that’s fine. Show the detail…and zoom back out. Well, sometimes that is a problem when you want to zoom in BUT…still be able to […]
Continue readingI’ve mentioned repeatedly in our weekly Screencast Video Coaching webinars how poor my graphic skills have always been and, as a video developer, how badly I (Michelle) wish I’d been born with a better eye for visual design. But over the years I’ve been able to compensate for this lack of natural talent by studying […]
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PowerPoint is a great tool for creating visual content we can kick out as video. It’s excellent at combining text & graphics with animations to engage the viewer and keep them interested in watching. But many folks try to animate multiple images and text bullets on a single slide which is just…overly complicated! You can […]
Continue readingOn many occasions I’d like to add some full motion video of myself at the beginning and end of my Screencasts, but I find it very hard. If I write, then read, a script I feel unnatural and stiff. If I try to memorize what I want to say I’ll stumble and only remember part of […]
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I was asked last week about: Creative Commons Licensing for using other people’s content (video, images, music, etc.) in our video projects. The thing is… it can be VERY useful… but equally as confusing! Fortunately, awhile back I created a nifty little Creative Commons (CC) “Primer” video to help at least lay the groundwork for […]
Continue readingWhile it’s true that Lon and I are huge Camtasia Studio fans, you might be surprise to learn that about 90% of the content here on LearnCamtasia.com was originally created during live webinars. Camtasia is our tool of choice for recording and editing them (and creating all our marketing videos, professional tutorials and demos) but when it […]
Continue readingI got an email today, from a video creator, asking me the following: “I need to create a series of videos for my customers, training videos, and then I also want to create a series of video sales letters. To date, I’ve been using power point with animations and voice overs. What is the difference in […]
Continue readingDid you know there are TWO kinds of markers you can use in Camtasia Studio? Here’s a very short Camtasia Quick Tip Tutorial: Timeline markers are great for marking a point in time for creating things like a Table Of Contents or being able to “jump to” a specific point in a video. Media markers […]
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