Camtasia
Customize Recording Settings
Choose to record full screen or select the area to record
Choose inputs and outputs for the recording
Click Start Recording
Windows:
Quick Tip: Press “F10” to stop a recording, or “F9” to pause/resume a recording.
Mac:
Quick Tip: Press “CMD+OPTION+2” to stop a recording, or “CMD+SHIFT+2” to pause/resume a recording.
Add Titles, Annotations, and Effects
Annotations:
Navigate to Annotations
Select the Type of Annotation
Select the Style and Theme
Drag and Drop the Annotation to the Video
Export
Click the Export button in the Upper Right Corner of the Editor
Select a Destination
Getting a Clear Screen Video
Things to Know:
Recording Dimensions: Size of the Recording
Project Dimensions: Size of your canvas via Camtasia
Production Settings: Options for producing the video; includes the size of video
Match the recording dimensions with the project and production settings
Make sure to scale your recording properly
To get the highest quality: Zoom to the original size of the recording (100%) you can always pan around the video to focus on special parts of your recording
Adding Captions
Place playhead at the beginning of the recording
Open Caption Tool
Click Add Caption button
Type your captions in
Removing a Color (Green Screen)
Open video in Camtasia
Drag Remove a Color Effect from the tools panel to the clip/timeline
Open Properties panel
Navigate to Remove a Color Effect and select a color to remove
Adjust the properties as needed
Tolerance: Increase/Decrease range of tints and shades
Softness: Smooth out pixelation and the rough edges
Defringe: Move the slider to make any remaining color less noticeable
Hue: Adjust color to match the background
Invert: Reverse the color removal and hide everything besides the color