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Camtasia Mac 2.0 Out Now

TechSmith just launched Camtasia 2.0, a popular screen casting application for the Mac. The update adds many features. Some of the new nifty ideas are added annotation support, improved editor controls, and a nice blur effect to block out sensitive information.

Key Features:

  • Mobile and hardware device frames enable content to look as though it’s being played on a device such as the iPad, iPhone or Mac.
  • Graphic annotations such as speech bubbles, arrows, shapes, lines and text give users more options to create more engaging videos.
  • Blur functionality allows users to block out sensitive or private text or images.
  • Cursor FX highlights the mouse positioning and where it clicks on the screen to help viewers more easily follow the action.
  • Extend Frame saves time by enabling users to lengthen a video frame to give more time to highlight specific elements in that frame, or to provide more narration time.
  • Tilt and restore animations make it easy for users to manipulate video into a more effective display.
  • Effects timelines make it easier to create custom effects within a screen recording.
  • Great improvements to overall performance and user experiences.

In addition to the visual effects, the new version of Camtasia for Macintosh also offers mobile and hardware device frames that give your videos the appearance of playback on a mobile device, cursor highlighting so your videos automatically zoom in on the place where your mouse or cursor is on screen, and new frame and timeline extension tools that lengthen video frames or squeeze in some visual effects without losing audio sync.

Read more about Camtasia for Mac 2.0 software 

We also recommend SuperCallouts Professional video callouts as an accompanying product for Camtasia Mac.

Camtasia Relay 2.0 is a software that captures meetings, audio, video recordings and presentations for your educational organization or enterprise.  It lets your team capture important activities at the same time.  As an offsite manager, It makes me adjust to the needs of my growing workforce by providing recorded trainings and new hire orientation coming in left and right.

Being physically present in meetings where important decisions are made is just as challenging, so I attend them virtually by browsing through recorded meetings and conversations, and viewing them at my own convenience, and broadcasting my decisions through the server in the same manner. It leaves me up-to-date with the latest information and providing guidance to my leadership team.

Here’s a snapshot of Camtasia Relay features:

Flexibility - Camtasia Relay is packed with options that are simple and hassle-free.  You can also trim the idle time by using its customizable presets to make well-organized videos and lets you record without the using the internet.

Portability and Compatibility. It supports a wide variety of file formats that you can choose from in saving your videos.  This ensures that you can play it using your iPod, or saving it in a USB and view it in a different media.

Secure. It lets you administer the files that can be posted to avoid the threat of posting unofficial videos.  It also notifies the presenters through email when the processing and publishing of the videos are done.

Cost-Efficient. The full functionality of Camtasia Relay 2 reduces time and effort to get through most of the conference-related tasks and presenta-tions.  This lowers manpower and other equipment costs that impede a business’ development.

The Camtasia Relay 2’s functionality has helped me a lot in coping with the demands of my work, and participating/managing my group.   What’s best is it can also be used by students, faculty, and IT administrators in accessing information when they need it 24/7.

To find out more, visit: Camtasia Relay Lecture Capture and Presentation Recording Software

Camtasia for Mac Review


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Hello Friends,

Finally I am proud to give you some great news that many of you  have been waiting for or know someone who would appreciate that Camtasia for Mac has been released!

TechSmith  the leading provider of screen-capture and screen-recording solutions never disappoint their clients they are always ready to listen to you and provide what you the consumer needs.

If you are a Snagit fan no worries the Snagit for Mac is in development but in the mean time we have an alternative screen capture software that works with Mac ‘Voila‘. If you would like to be updated on the development of Snagit for mac you may subscribe here.

As a  Windows user who recently purchased an  iMac I downloaded the 30-day trial version to try Camtasia for Mac myself and truly it offers super cool things any Mac user would not want to miss.

I will give you a sneak preview of my findings…

SmartFocus®

TechSmith’s proprietary technology that keeps track of every detail that I use when editing, details such as window size, location, typing and mouse clicks – that sure saved me a “wholatta” time!

Camera Recording

Lets me capture a video from my iSight or a DV camera connected via firewire.

cammac-prod1Production Wizard

The Production Wizard allowed me to choose  which program I want to use to share, export or upload my work. With a bunch of options to choose including – upload to Screencast.com or Youtube.com, share export to iTunes, produce it into an MPEG-4, QuickTime Movie, AVI, DV Stream, 3G, and audio-only formats AIFF and AU.

Advanced Export

It gives me option to change the settings and export it to all standard formats.

camtasiaformaceditorFamiliar Timeline

Good thing, the timeline still looks and functions the way it is in Camtasia Studio for windows where I can add, rearrange and drag-and-drop videos and images. Thus, less confusion and no adjustment needed on this part (that is if you’re already a Camtasia Studio user).

So what didn’t I like about Camtasia for Mac.. it does not offer all the features that Camtasia Studio for windows offers but is still bound to create a stir among the top video recording mac software already available in the market.

Before I forget the price is another plus Camtasia for Mac is  currently offered at a very low introductory price of $97.00 . Apparently its a limited offer so be warned.

Peter – Your Camtasia Guide


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Hello Friends,

Camtasia Studio Guide is normally focused on Camtasia Studio.  With Camtasia Studio you can connect with your audience by creating interactive video tutorials, training, software demos and presentations.

Camtasia Studio has full-motion recording capability that records the screen, webcam video and voice, so you can produce professional-quality video presentations with small file sizes to post on the Internet, burn on CD-ROM, or deliver any way you choose in all the popular file formats.

However today I thought I’d step away from Camtasia Studio for a while and introduce you to a closely related but  more advanced title Morae Usability Software.

So what is Morae ? Morae is the premier software for deeply understanding customer experiences and sharing those insights clearly and powerfully.

From usability testing to focus groups and beyond, Morae helps you transform designs and marketing to make things that people will love.

Using these kind of software as an evaluation tool has been considered an essential part during the development process or even in improving a product, method, and many more, in relation to meeting the customer’s needs, wants and most importantly, their satisfaction.

What Can You Do with Morae?

With Morae 3.0 you can record exactly what customers do and say about a particular product, website, idea, etc., discover patterns in the data, key in significant moments, and build compelling presentation on how to improve the customer experience.

Doing Market Research?

Here is a clear and simple example to have a better understanding on what Morae can do:

Casts:

You – owner of a mobile device company.

Manager – the manager of the development process.

Developer – the person who develops your product which are mobile devices.

X, Y and Z – a customer/participant partaking in the testing/evaluation process.

*where a participant is someone of your target audience that you’ll be testing, interviewing, or otherwise observing.

You can then schedule a product try-out session with X, Y and Z. During the actual session, you capture the session automatically with Morae while X is using and talking about the product on a computer via webcam or perhaps right in front of you with a webcam. Meanwhile, Morae recorder is recording everything from the session and the manager and developer are watching them live using the Morae observer.

All the recorded sessions are put up with audio, computer data and notes into one file.

Using the Morae manager, you can view the recordings, do analysis of trends, gather insights and prepare to share your findings or study with others, like manager and developer.

As a result, the product goes through some changes and improvements that would eventually make X, Y and Z a very satisfied customer.

Do you still find it difficult what Morae is about and what it can do for you, your company, product and customer? Then read more about Morae 3.0 here.

Take your recording one step further with Morae Usability Software!

Until Next Time ;-)

Peter – Your Camtasia Guide