Camtasia+7.0+Lab+Activity

Camtasia 7.1 Lab - 60 minutes
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If you are a Macintosh person feel free to try out the [|Camtasia Mac Lab]!


 * 1. Now it's time to learn about Camtasia! Get started by watching this overview video:**
 * Video: Camtasia Studio 7 Overview (Length: 4:05)


 * 2. Now that you have an overview of how Camtasia works, watch this video on recording:**
 * Video: Recording your Screen (Length: 3:43)


 * 3. After watching those two videos, practice recording your own screen:**
 * Open a web browser as well as Camtasia Studio 7
 * Begin recording - select your entire web browser as the recording space and adjust the window size as needed
 * Record yourself going to Google Maps and finding your school. Switch to Satellite view and see how close you can zoom in!
 * Mimicking what you saw in the video, when you are finished recording
 * Click "**Stop**"
 * Click the "**Edit**" button (which will open your recording in Camtasia Studio)
 * **Save** your project when prompted (** we will be using it later on in the day **)


 * 4. Before going any further, learn about the editing features in Camtasia**
 * Video: Editing your Video - Cutting Video and Audio in the Timeline (Length: 3:12)


 * 5. There was a lot of information in that video, but for now just practice some basic edits. Switch back to Camtasia and...**
 * Select your desired project settings in the pop up window from the previous step (the defaults are fine)
 * **Save your project** in the same location you saved your recording (remember: your recording is the .camrec file)
 * Preview your video to see what the automatic zoom and pan points look like
 * Try **splitting** your video into chunks using the "split" tool
 * Try selecting and **cutting** out a short portion of your video


 * 6. Now that you know how to cut and move video clips, lets look at how to save movies for the web:**
 * Video: Editing your Video Dimensions and Saving (Length: 3:45)


 * 7. Now you try it**
 * Click "**Produce video as**"
 * Use the "**Web**" preset for this run-through, and leave the other settings as they are
 * When your video is done rendering, take a look and see what you think!


 * 8. There are many ways to share your videos. To see what your options are watch the final video:**
 * Video: Sharing your Video to Screencast.com (Length: 3:45)
 * If you are comfortable sharing the video you've created then try uploading it to YouTube, Screencast.com, or another web server you have access to