Camtasia Studio was created by TechSmith and is used for capturing video from a PC screen along with sound in AVI file or Flash SWF formats. Before starting a recording, the user sets the capture area and recording parameters.
Camtasia Studio also provides recording of sounds from speakers or a microphone, and placement of video materials from a webcam onto the screen. The created video is converted into formats supported by the program. The recording quality of the program directly depends on the video/audio codecs installed in the system.
CamStudio has a wide variety of applications. Developers claim it can be needed in at least 50 cases. For creating interactive help files; demonstrating the capabilities of new programs; recording demonstration videos; computer games; creative projects; training; technical support; distance learning; sales presentations; product demonstrations, and more. The program has gained recognition among professionals and ordinary users, as it is one of the best for screen video capture and editing.
CamtasiaStudio includes 4 utilities: Camtasia Theater, CamtasiaPlayer, Camtasia Recorder, Camtasia Menumaker. The program interface enables working with them.
Main functionality:
- High-quality screen recording, as well as webcam, audio, etc.
- Video capture in a specific area or full screen.
- Playback of recordings.
- Publishing video and text notes.
- Video settings: selection of frame rate, codec, quality parameters.
- Recording sound from speakers or microphone. Audio settings.
- Cursor selection, display, hiding, and highlighting.
- Moving the active area with the cursor.
- Support for hotkeys when managing recordings.
- Adding visual effects.
- Adding, cutting, merging, and splitting video clips.
- Adding and editing audio.
- Adjusting expressiveness.
- Saving finished video in GIF, CAMV, FLV, MOV, AVI, SWF, WMV, RM formats.
- Numerous other functions.
Additionally, based on a video file, you can compile an exe executable file, which will contain a built-in player. The program provides overlay effects; high-quality recording, editing, and publishing of compressed high-precision video; works separately with frames;
When compressing video, Camtasia Studio developers recommend using their proprietary TSCC codec. It encodes images well at any color depth. The codec algorithm minimally loads the system, and it can be used for encoding on weak configurations.
