1. Recording and Editing in Camtasia Studio

2. Objectives  Introduce Camtasia Studio  Prepare  Record  Edit  Enhance  Producing  Kaltura/Drexel Streams  Next Steps

3. Notes and Notices  Pre-requisites  Desktop and Presentation Recording: Techsmith Relay  Enthusiasm about recording and editing video  Conventions  “Camtasia” = Camtasia Studio  Questions are encouraged  This is an interactive training; attendees set the pacing  This workshop is the beginning  What you learn here is a start; mastery takes time and practice  Links to additional resources at the bottom of some slides

4. Tools and Materials  If using your own laptop:  Go to http://www.techsmith.comhttp://www.techsmith.com  Go to Products  Camtasia  Click Free Trial  If using our laptop:  Log in (with your Drexel username and password)  In either case, to download Sample Media:  Go to http://www.pages.Drexel.edu/~ck76http://www.pages.Drexel.edu/~ck76  Click the “Camtasia Studio Materials” link

5. What is Camtasia?  A Screen Recorder  Nearly anything displayed on your computer screen can be recorded  Presentations, website walkthroughs, application tutorials, etc.  A Video Editor  Cut, copy, splice, enhance recorded content  Import other media (images, video, or audio)  A Production Tool  Export projects to video files for sharing  Publish directly to a number of destinations

6. Prepare and Plan  Consider what will be visible in your recording  Make sure that your computer desktop isn’t too cluttered and your wallpaper isn’t too distracting  List out what you’ll cover in the recording  At a minimum, have a bulleted list of steps  Even better, script out what you want to say  If you don’t make a list, you’re much more likely to…  Miss some crucial step or piece of information  Spend more time editing out those “umms” and “errs” later Techsmith Resource Link

7. Sound Check – Audio Sources  Microphone  Most laptop computers have built-in microphones  Most webcams also have built-in microphones  Most of those microphones are junk  Even a cheap USB microphone (standalone or headset) will provide better audio quality  System Audio  Application or presentation sound effects Techsmith Resource Link

8. Sound Check – Keep It Clean  Recording Environment  As much as possible, try to minimize ambient noise sources  Noisy fans, creaky door hinges, etc  Camtasia does have a Noise Removal function  It can help…to some extent  Your best bet is to minimize noise in the first place

9. Launching Camtasia & Setting Options  When you launch Camtasia, you’ll see the editing interface  Click the “Record the screen” button to open the Recording Bar  Click the Tools menu, then Options…  On the General tab, make sure that “Disable screensaver…” and “Disable Aero…” are both checked!  On the Inputs tab, make sure that your microphone and webcam (if you have one) are both recognized  Now that you’ve got those set, let’s record!

10. Recording Toolbar  Select area  Full Screen – Records entire screen  Custom (use a preset, select an area, or lock to an application) – Records content only within a defined region of the screen  When editing, you can crop, zoom and pan to change what’s displayed  Recorded inputs  Enable/select webcam  Enable/select audio source  Adjust audio input level – keep it in the yellow! Techsmith Resource Link

11. Record Your Screen  Click the red “rec” button when you’re ready  Alternately, you can press the F9 key  After a 3-2-1 countdown, you’re recording!  Whatever is on your screen and within the recording area will be captured  PowerPoint  View/edit a document (Word, Excel, PDF, etc.)  View/navigate a website  Use an application Techsmith Resource Link

12. While Recording…  Be mindful of your cursor  If it isn’t integral to what you’re presenting, keep it off-screen  If it is integral (e.g.: for an application tutorial), make movements slow, steady and deliberate  To use ScreenDraw, press Ctrl-Shift-D  Similar to PowerPoint’s in-presentation markup tools  Add shapes, lines, freeform drawings, etc. to the recording  Annotations are permanently part of the recording; they cannot be removed or modified during editing! Techsmith Resource Link

13. When You’re Done Recording…  To pause the recording:  Press F9, or  Open the recorder from the taskbar and click the pause button  To stop the recording:  Press F10, or  Open the recorder from the taskbar and click the stop button Techsmith Resource Link

14. Preview  After stopping the recording, the Preview window opens  At least scan through to assess audio/video quality  Identify edit points; if there are a lot, you might want to Delete and re-record  Click Save and Edit to save your recording file  Best Practice: Create a folder for each new project; save the recording file(s) and any other media (still images, audio files, etc.) used in that project  Recording files (Camtasia Studio 8.3 or newer) are.trec files Techsmith Resource Link

15. Recording Files vs. Project Files  Recording Files (in both Camtasia Studio 8.3+ and Camtasia for Mac 2.8+):  Use the.trec format/extension  Are cross-platform (Windows & Mac) compatible  Are only the raw recording  Project Files  Are NOT cross-platform compatible!  Contain links to recording files, other media that you import and an index of the edits you’ve made Techsmith Resource Link

16. May the Source be With You  It’s always a good idea to retain copies of your source materials  Easier to edit as a project than as a produced video  Helps avoid re-recording just to update content  For long-term archiving, or to move a project from one computer to another:  File  Export project as zip…  Creates a.zip file with all of the media and the.camproj file  Copy that file to a CD/DVD, external hard drive, cloud, etc. for safekeeping or to share with a colleague  NOTE: Flash Drives are not great for long-term storage!

17. The Camtasia Editing Interface Techsmith Resource Link The Clip BinThe Canvas The Timeline

18. The Clip Bin  Recordings are automatically placed there  Click the Import media button to add…  Any standard image format (.jpg,.png,.bmp, etc.)  Most audio formats (.mp3,.aac,.wav, etc.)  Most video formats (.mp4,.wmv,.avi, etc.)  Camtasia recording files (.camrec or.trec)  Drag objects to an open area of the timeline to add them to a project  More on that in a bit Techsmith Resource Link

19. More About The Clip Bin  The Library contains objects that you can easily drop into your project  Music  Themed callouts & annotations with pre-set animations  Title clips  Other buttons/links provide access to different effects, enhancements and tools  Callouts  Zoom-n-Pan  Audio  Transitions  More… Techsmith Resource Link

20. The Canvas  Think of this as the “Preview” of your project  Canvas Size = Dimensions of your finished product  Consider where you’re going to post/use the content  For Kaltura/Drexel Streams, 1280x720 is ideal  Scale content to fit the Canvas size as needed  Use the Canvas Zoom as needed while editing  Zoom in to make fine adjustments  Zoom out to get the “big picture”  Zooming does not affect the output of your project!  Click-and-drag to adjust the size, shape, position or placement of objects Techsmith Resource Link

21. The Timeline  Provides a visual representation of the sequence of your project  Tracks hold the objects (clips, images, etc.) that appear in your project  Tracks are “stacked” on the Canvas  Top track is “foreground”  Lower tracks are in the “background”  Use the Playhead to make point or range selections while editing Techsmith Resource Link

22. Working With Tracks and Objects  To hide a track, click the “eyeball” icon  Objects on the track no longer appear on Canvas  To lock a track, click the “padlock” icon  Prevents edits (cuts, trims, etc.) to the track  Select objects to make edits  Click a single object to select it  Control- or Shift-click to select multiple objects  Control-A selects ALL objects  Use the sliders to zoom in/out as needed Techsmith Resource Link

23. Editing Basics – Selection Types  Point Selection  Identify a specific point on the timeline  Used to split objects or provide a “snap” point  Drag and drop the playhead where you want to split  Click the split tool icon or right-click  Range Selection  Identify a range of time on the timeline  Used to trim, copy or insert time  Use the “wings” on the side of the Playhead to select the range Techsmith Resource Link

24. Editing Basics – Split, Cut and Trim  LOCK tracks that you DON’T want to edit!  To Split an object:  Make a point selection where you want the split  Click the Split icon:  To Cut media from the timeline:  Select the range you want to cut  Click the Cut icon:  Use Copy and Past icons to duplicate media Techsmith Resource Link

25. Editing Practice  Open a new project and import the “calculator- notepad.camrec” file  Add the clip to multiple tracks  Practice splitting, cutting and trimming  Try it with tracks locked

26. Enhancements  Enhancements should add value to your project  Callouts can direct the viewer’s focus or provide additional information  Transitions provide a visual bridge between objects on the timeline  Cursor Effects highlight cursor movement or clicks  Zoom-n-Pan and SmartFocus help you remove distractions

27. Adding Callouts  Open the Callouts panel  Position the Playhead where you want the Callout to appear on the Timeline  Click on the Callout you want to add  Click Remove Callout or the Cut icon to remove  Click and drag to move or lengthen/shorten  Edit the Text and Properties as desired Techsmith Resource Link

28. Adding Transitions  Open the Transitions panel  Click and drag the desired Transition onto the target object  Areas where you can add the Transition glow yellow  After adding a Transition, click and drag to draw it out or shorten it up Techsmith Resource Link

29. Captioning Tutorials Speech to Text Sync with Script Add Captions Manually Import and Export Make Videos Searchable

30. Interaction Introduction to Quizzing - Engage Your Viewers Receiving Quiz Results via Email SCORM Content Packages Quizzing - A Sample

31. Producing Your Project  To make your video available, you need to “Produce” it  Output choice depends on content  E.g.: If using a Quiz, you need to produce a SCORM package  Recommended (if video only): MP4 only (up to 720p)  This works best with Kaltura/Drexel Streams/Blackboard Learn

32. What is Kaltura (Drexel Streams)?  Kaltura/Drexel Streams is…  Integrated into Learn and DrexelOne  Easily allows you to upload and stream videos to your course  Can generate an embed link for playback outside of Learn

33. Camtasia Studio to Blackboard Learn  Produce as MP4 only (up to 720p)  Log in to you Blackboard course  Go to a content area where you want the video to appear  Click Build Content > Kaltura Media  Click Add Media > Upload Media  Enter Title, Tags, etc.  Provide a name for the Item in your course

34. Special Cases  Kaltura/Drexel Streams doesn’t have support for:  Table of Contents  Quizzing  If you’re using either of these  Screencast.com  Owned by TechSmith  Free accounts allow up to 2 GB of storage  Produce as SCORM Produce as SCORM

35. Why you should use Kaltura?  Built for streaming  Seamless playback  Across devices  Usage Reports  For media display within Learn  Per course

36. How To Get Camtasia Installed  Download and Install the Trial Version  http://techsmith.com http://techsmith.com  30-day free trial  All features available  Call the Online Learning Team for Licensing  215-895-1224  M-F (8am-6pm)

37. Q&A  What else?  Questions?  Comments?

38. Next Steps  Contact the Instructional Technology Group to get your copy activated!  itg@Drexel.edu itg@Drexel.edu  215-895-1224  Just Use It!  When you have a question or problem…  Consult the built-in help  Review Techsmith’s tutorials  Contact the ITG

39. Thank You ! Chad Kealey  chad@Drexel.edu chad@Drexel.edu  215-895-6926 Instructional Technology Group  itg@Drexel.edu itg@Drexel.edu  215-895-1224  Korman 109