12 Top Camtasia Tutorials and Resources
Posted on May 6, 2008
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I know a lot of people are looking for references on how to use Camtasia Studio software. As a new user, you would want to know the basic features of the product. As an experienced user, you want to know if there are product upgrades or new tricks for you to use. I have stumbled on a few good websites that should be good sources for Camtasia tips.
Please include any other references you find helpful in the comments section below and I will be sure to include them.
This list is in no particular order. OK, here we go - websites that offer Camtasia Studio tutorials and tips.
1) Help may be closer than you think. Just bring up Camtasia Studio on your desktop and press your [F1]-key. Up pops the Camtasia help file. It covers many of the topics we get questions on a day to day basis.
2) Camtasia Forums - a great way for fellow users to interact. Users could help each answer each others questions by discussing it here at TechSmith forum.
3) TechSmith FAQ Page - Check this page out for some common questions that users ask about the product.
4) Camtasia Video Tutorials - Step by step video tutorial about the software.
5) The Visual Lounge - A Camtasia community. Great source of information.
6) Camtasia Guide - Not a complete guide if we didn’t mention yours truly 
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7) Camtasia Tutorial Video Compilation - A video compilation uploaded by different users. It has a lot of great videos on how to use Camtasia.
8 ) Video tutorial from webreference - A video tutorial from webreference site. Very detailed video tutorials divided in 6 parts.
9) E learning at Virginia Tech - An online distance education. Offers lessons on How to use Camtasia Studio.
10) Instructional Technology Development Program - More on Camtasia tutorial topics
11) Camtasia Tutorial by Joe Liaw - A detailed tutorial made by a high school teacher. It is an audio and video tutorial.
12) Pierce College Tutorial on Camtasia - Another informative site about Camtasia.
Camtasia Studio is screen recording software with full-motion recording capability. It records the screen, voice and camera video. It is a great tool for making tutorials, presentations and advertisements and really good demonstrations.
If you don’t have this software you can buy Camtasia here.
I hope this information is helpful to all Camtasia users. If you have additional references and other websites that have great Camtasia Tutorials/Guides, please include them in the comment area below.
Until next time
Peter - Your Camtasia Guide
Camtasia 5.1
Posted on April 16, 2008
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Camtasia version 5.1 was just released. It includes some great new features.
Read on to find out all the details…
Camtasia 5.02 and other News
Posted on January 30, 2008
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Camtasia 5.02
TechSmith just released a new minor upgrade - Camtasia 5.02. If you have version 5 you can upgrade to this new version from while running Camtasia Studio. Just choose Help / Check For Upgrade in the menu to download the new release.
Camtasia 5.02 fixes a production crash that can occur at the end of production when you are producing to SWF with MP3 audio in version 5.0.1.
Camtasia 5.01
Posted on January 9, 2008
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A new maintenance release for Camtasia Studio 5 has just been released - maintenance release 5.01.
This is a minor release with some 34 minor bug fixes. I have used Camtasia Studio 5.0 a lot so far and have come across very few problems, but it’s always nice to see that TechSmith is on top of things and are releasing these minor upgrades.
Read on to find out what the upgrade is about.
Camtasia 5 New Features
Posted on October 9, 2007
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Just downloaded my new Camtasia 5 
Oh boy does it look nice. The new version 5.0 was released today.
Here are a few of the many new features:
Camtasia 5.0
Posted on October 2, 2007
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“Pssssst…I’ve got a secret to share” says Betsy Weber, TechSmith’s Chief Evangelist.
The Camtasia Studio team has been hard at work and we’re gearing up to release Camtasia Studio v5 on October 9th!
Want to read more?
The Definitive Camtasia Guide
Posted on September 24, 2007
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Well, I would like to say that Camtasia-Guide is the definite Camtasia Guide.
But there is another guide: “Camtasia Studio 4: The Definitive Guide“. The definitive guide is the second book by Daniel Park that goes into depth on how to get the most out of using Camtasia Studio. It’s well worth a read.
Reader reviews
“A valuable book for those interested in getting the most out of Camtasia 4.”
Ken Circeo “Media Specialist
“If you’re using Camtasia Studio to produce instructional or sales videos - or considering using it - this is the book you need.”
Jane Fleming
“I bought several books and read “how-to’s” on the internet, but this book turned out to be my savior.”
J. Ellis
Read more about Camtasia Studio 4: The Definitive Guide here
SketchCasting
Posted on August 16, 2007
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Ever long for some variation to all the Powerpoints in your Camtasia presentations?
Longing back to the Whiteboard or even the Blackboard if you’re as old as I am?
Camtasia 4.02 Released
Posted on July 22, 2007
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18th of July a new maintenance edition of Camtasia Studio was released - Camtasia Studio 4.02.
Camtasia in User Group Meetings
Posted on June 4, 2007
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Camtasia Studio is an incredibly versatile software and every day I read about different and creative ways to use Camtasia. I will try to cover many of the different Top uses of Camtasia Studio and have set up a Category covering that same topic.
Roy Osherove describes one way to use Camtasia in his blog ISerializable. He tells us how you can improve User Group Meetings by recording the sessions using a lapel microphone.
“Record your sessions! Use Camtasia and lapel microphones to record it. The problem is you still need to sync up the audio with the video, but if you do a lot of people will find value in this.”, he says. He also describes several other ways to improve group meetings.
Other exiting ways to use Camtasia as a Slide Show creator, but more on that shortly.
Until next time
Peter - Camtasia Guide