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.
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 if they are out of frame.
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.
Place the playhead at the beginning of the recording.
Open the Caption tool.
Click Add Caption.
Type your captions.
Open your video in Camtasia.
Drag Remove a Color Effect from the tools panel to the clip/timeline.
Open the Properties panel.
Navigate to Remove a Color Effect and select a color to remove.
Adjust the properties as needed.
Tolerance: Increases/Decreases ranges of tints and shades.
Softness: Smooths out pixilation and rough edges.
Defringe: Makes any remaining color less noticeable.
Hue: Adjusts color to match the background.
Invert: Reversse the color removal and hides everything besides the color.
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Click the Export button in the upper right corner of the editor.
Select a destination.
Save as your desired file type.