Camtasia was a very exciting tool to use and I found it full of rich features that could support online learning, tutorials, and simple video production. I can see the usefulness of this type of program in videos that I personally want to create and share. The Pros to Camtasia is that it takes the simple screencast to a new level. It was simple for me to record a video and make edits to the playback with ease. The Zoom feature was easy to add and move through the timeline of my screen shot so I could place it where I wanted the emphasis. Using the callout feature was very straight forward, and I had no difficulty with that. TechSmith had very easy tutorials and good instructions on how to use all of the features of their product. I have enjoyed using Jing Pro and this is an advanced version with editing capabilities that are useful. Camtasia also has an add-in to PowerPoint and can be accessed to record a PowerPoint slideshow. Uploading to the web was very simple, allowing to send to screencast, blog, YouTube or other web media. I created a quick screencast and included the link below. Cons were that there were some features that I was not able to integrate into my presentation. The custom backgrounds contained images and videos, but I was never able to overlay my presentation on top and integrate. Also, the cost to the software could be a drawback to some school districts or companies that have invested in other programs already.
Camtasia has a 30 day free download, and I look forward to practicing with the features it offers.
http://www.screencast.com/users/soulfull/folders/Default/media/2cc487f4-41df-44ce-ba24-94e30feb072a
Thank you,
Brooke
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