By Wendy Stubbs

Using Camtasia 6 with PowerPoint

By Wendy Stubbs

Instructional Designer

NSU

What is Camtasia?� Screen Recorder

� Record your screen for showing others

� Record a PowerPoint for teaching or training

� Plug in add on with PowerPoint

� Creates videos simply with PowerPoint and your voice� Creates videos simply with PowerPoint and your voice

� Techsmith product

� http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.asp

3 Ways to Record PowerPoint

From within PowerPoint

From within Camtasia StudioFrom within Camtasia Studio

Setting Up for Recording

Begins recording your PowerPoint Presentation.

Records Audio for the PowerPoint slides.

Records Camera with the PowerPoint Presentation.

Displays the Camera Preview during recording.

Click the Recording options icon to set up specific

options for recording, including:

The Camtasia Studio Recording Toolbar within PowerPoint

options for recording, including:

• Records the mouse cursor

• Video and Audio Format

• Audio source

• Camera Setup

• Hotkeys for Record/Pause and Stop

Opens help topic for more information.

During Recording

1. Click record to launch the Slideshow.

2. Check the microphone input level. When

ready, select the Click to begin

recording button or use the hotkeys.

3. Control the PowerPoint presentation

normally during the recording.

4. Press Esc to stop recording.

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� Save as video or .avi file and NOT camrec file.

� It is this .avi file that will be played like a Flash or movie file – generally in Windows Media Player or Quicktime player. – generally in Windows Media Player or Quicktime player.

After Recording

1. At the end of the recording; choose

whether to Stop Recording

or Continue Recording.

If you choose to Continue Recording,

click the Stop Recording button

in the PowerPoint recording toolbar.

2. After you save the file, choose whether 2. After you save the file, choose whether

to:

• Produce your recording.

or

• Edit your recording before

producing it.

Cancelling a Recording

1. Press

2. When the Save Camtasia

Recording As… dialog box appears,

click Cancel.

3. When the dialog box appears

asking if you are sure you want

to delete the current video capture,

click Yes.

For D2L use:� Upload the .avi file into edit course – manage files – and upload and then link it accordingly.

� Then you have your own little movie clip for your class.