Rutgers University

Office of Instructional and Research Technology

Camtasia

What is it?

  • Camtasia is a screen capturing software for Windows and Macs
  • The user defines the area of the screen or the window that is to be captured or the whole screen can be recorded instead
  • It is possible to record audio from a microphone or your speakers and Camtasia Studio allows you to place your webcam’s video footage on the screen

Features

  • Recording:
    • You can choose to capture full screen, window or region
    • Add in music tracks, microphone, your computer’s audio, plus picture-in-picture with your video camera
  • Add a graphic over your video
  • Highlight cursor movements and mouse clicks to help viewers follow the action
  • Captioning Through Speech-to-Text
  • Quizzing
  • Share to YouTube and Screencast.com
  • Produces a variety of movie formats

Getting started

  • Download and install Camtasia Studio
  • Watch the Getting Started tutorial
  • Record and share your first video

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