TechSmith Camtasia Studio Version 7

by TechSmith

Product Features

• Record: Don't worry about the final product, just relax and record your whole screen. TechSmith's exclusive SmartFocus technology keeps track of where the action happens during your recording.
• Edit to perfection: Camtasia Studio makes it easy to cut the sections of your video you don?t want and rearrange the sections you do. Add, cut, splice, join, and move sections of video or audio.
• Share Widely: Want to produce a video at the right size and settings for YouTube? Just click the YouTube preset. Want video optimized for iPods, iPhones, or your blog? It's only a click away.
• Sketch motion callouts: Call attention to the important bits with animated shapes that appear to be hand-drawn right onto the video.
• ExpressShow ? The silver bullet for simple sharing: The TechSmith ExpressShow template puts your video into a sleek package that can be easily embedded into any website, blog, or multimedia project.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B003F4XPW8
• Item model number: CAMS01-7
• Date first available at Amazon.com: February 2, 2010
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,651 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)

Product Description

Camtasia Studio Powerful screen recording and editing for high-quality videos. Delight audiences near or far with training videos, presentations, demos, and screencasts that get results and look fantastic. Camtasia Studio software is smart, powerful, and makes you look like a pro. Easily record onscreen activity in front of a live audience or from your desk. Capture PowerPoint presentations, webcam video, audio and more. Produce and share high-quality videos at any screen size instantly to YouTube, Screencast.com, your webpage or blog, portable devices like the iPhone and more. Make them wonder how you did it.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding product December 26, 2010

By Dennis

Amazon Verified Purchase

After reading your reviews particularly the negative one I decided to write this one on the basis of my experience with this product over the last month or so. I have used it on 2 computers the one is a Mac when I am using windows under Boot Camp with an Intel core Duo from last year and also as Sony with the double core; quad core so-called i7 low energy chip. I installed Camtasia with ease on both machines and I have used it extensively both editing video software as well as capturing PowerPoint slides. I would have to say that it is one of the most impressive pieces of software that I have had the pleasure of using. I cannot understand how things have gone so badly with a person with a negative review.

I have been using captivate 5, the Adobe product and also Sony Vegas pro and surprisingly I must say that this is an extraordinary piece of excellent software. Even audio filters which I would not have expected, removed hiss and hum. It produced even an excellent warm sound on a much lower quality microphone then I would otherwise use. It is not often that I would have to say that I have been surprised by the excellence of a piece of software which is so easy to use and produces such a good level of product. When you look at many of the you Tube demonstrations you can clearly see that it is a widely used and conveniently used piece of software. I was surprised that it was even useful as video edit software. It captured readily all kinds of screen activity and has done for me well every task that has been set for it. I have also recently had a bad experience with a particular product but when one looks at the other outstanding reviews on that product I am sure that I had one that was a faulty product. In general I can say that this is an easy to use surprisingly superb piece of software that deals with the production of high-quality educational material and podcasts and easily integrates with the web and with our learning management systems.

I invested similar amount of time and effort into captivate 5 and must say that I found it a much more difficult product to use and struggled to find the benefits. We have a simple set of tasks way we produce PowerPoint-based videos and integrate them with videos and other screen captures we we demonstrate software. This product does exactly what we need to produce small web-based versions as well as much larger high-resolution videos for in-house use. Everything that you need is included and if you do need some extra bits and pieces of a sound and video type the partner provider of that material delivers an excellent product.

In summary I have found it to be high-quality stable product that has exceeded my expectations and operates perfectly on two different PC and a Mac system. I have tested the trial version on a Mac and also found that it works just as well. I would say do not be distracted by the singular negative experience as this is a widely used tool and it clearly a major mode of demonstration of software on you Tube. If you need to capture screenshots Snagit is used. I have it but have not yet tested it.

Statement of interest:

I have no financial interest in this product nor am I attach to the company or any of its subsidiaries in any way. I have had no sponsorship nor any encouragement to write this review. This review is simply written in the spirit of assisting others in making a decision about to purchase a product for the uses that I have defined and tested for above.Camtasia Studio Version 7Camtasia Studio Version 7

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Camtasia a life saver for HS computer teacher October 13, 2010

By Andrew Drozd

I've been teaching graphic design for the last 5 years and Camtasia has completely transformed my practice. Prior to this year, if a student missed class or was confused with a concept, I would have to go to their computer and teach them individually. With class sizes of 25-30 students, this was quite challenging and an inefficient use of my time. Now I simply direct them to my website where my Camtasia created tutorials are available. This program looks like it has a lot to offer and to be honest, I haven't explored all the features. I will say that it runs smoothly, is user friendly, and does exactly what I needed it for: helping my students learn.

Feel free to check out a few examples I've created here:[...]

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Camtasia 7 works fine October 13, 2010

By William Steinberg

Having started with Camtasia 6, Camtasia 7 offers a more polished product.
The audio filtering has setting for Male or Female, the Zoom-n-Pan is much smoother.
It is a pleasure to use this tool.