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Entries from Visual Lounge tagged with 'Tips and Tricks'
Camtasia Saves the Day! Guest Blog Post - Nick Beaugeard
Have you ever been to an event only to see a presentation break down and fail due to technical problems? It's not fun to watch and it's not fun to be the presenter. The other day, this tweet caught my...
Choppy Video? Improve Camtasia Studio Recordings...
No one likes to watch a choppy screencast, a flashing mouse cursor, or jerky video. If you're having problems getting smooth recordings, fear not fellow screencaster! There are a couple different ways you can avoid these problems and get...
Getting the Most from your Screencast.com Account
Are you new to Screencast.com or want to learn how to go past the basics with your account? We have a few new resources to help you out. You can find 3 new PDF guides that you can download...
Snagit, Hockey and Playoff Beards
As you know, TechSmith is headquartered in lovely Okemos, Michigan. And, lately, I've noticed many men walking around town in beards. Now, what do Michigan and beards have in common? Well, our 'local' hockey team in Michigan, the Detroit...
Going from 0 to 60 - 6 Jing Videos in 60 Minutes
"I feel the need... the need for speed!" Ah, one of my favorite quotes from the movie, Top Gun. Remember that scene? Last weekend was the Indianapolis 500. I was watching the news and found out that those cars...
Jing - The Missing Manual
"You learn something every day if you pay attention." I always like this quote from Ray LeBlond. And, in keeping with this theme, I learned something the other day on Twitter that I wanted to share with you! A tweet...
Share a Camtasia Studio Video in the iTunes Store...
Ever since I started at TechSmith in 2000, we've had an all-staff Monday morning meeting. It's our time to get to know each other and share what we did over the weekend, hear company news, see product demos of upcoming...
Microphone Round-up!
Ever heard the saying, 'Audio is King'? One of the most difficult parts of a screencast is getting quality audio, in my opinion. And, there have been studies that show that the quality of your audio affects your audience's perception...
Camtasia Studio Walkthrough
Remember those math story problems you had to do in school growing up? I know, I'm trying to forget them too. :-) They'd walk you through a scenario (A freight train leaves the station traveling 30 mph... ) and...
Snagit and OCR Functionality
One request I hear is to add OCR (Optical Character Recognition) functionality to Snagit. There is a work-around if you'd like to do this with Snagit. Why would someone want OCR functionality? Well, say you need a list of all...
Fences Make Better Screencasts
My computer's desktop is often like my desk. Messy! Which is fine for every day work. But when you're making a screencast, a messy desktop can be an ugly sight and major distraction to your viewers. Stardock released a new...
Camtasia Studio and the HD option in YouTube
YouTube is hot - there's no doubt about it. Last year it was reported that YouTube is the Number 2 search engine, right behind Google. In August 2008, YouTube had over 2.6 billion search queries! And, I know a lot...
Get Better Webcam Video for your Camtasia Screencasts!
I have an apology to make to you. I've subjected you to bad webcam video in some of our screencasts. Remember back when Brooks Andrus and I made a screencast at PF Changs? Check out a screenshot of the...
PDF and SnagIt Trick from Kathy Jacobs
PowerPoint and OneNote MVP, Kathy Jacobs, recently wrote a blog post with a great SnagIt trick that I just had to share! Ever need to fill in fields on a PDF? I have to do this periodically for contracts or...
Protect the Bandwidth of Your Camtasia Studio Screencasts
Bill Myers has done it again! I got an email from Bill about a tool he created for his Camtasia Studio videos...and he has made the tool free for everyone! Bill has developed a 'video bandwidth protection' tool for use...
The Definitive Guide to Camtasia Studio 4 Book is Available!
Last week, I was excited to see a package waiting for me in my office! In it was my copy of Daniel Park's new book, Camtasia Studio 4: The Definitive Guide. This book is over 500 pages of Camtasia Studio...
Troy's Tips and Tricks at Screenast Central
Troy Stein, the Camtasia Studio Product Manager, was recently interviewed by Tom Cone over at Screencast Central. You can check out the interview here. You can hear how Troy uses Camtasia Studio 4 plus get his tips and tricks. You...
Camtasia Pros and ZoomIt
Speaking of resources, there's a great Google Group, Camtasia Pros all about Camtasia Studio run by John Kirk, a trainer at an insurance company. John recently posted here about a nifty little free tool from Microsoft called ZoomIt. It allows...
Screencast - New SnagIt Tricks from Kathy Jacobs
I ran into Kathy Jacobs at the APCUG Conference yesterday. You might remember her from this recent OneNote screencast. She sat down with me to do a quick screencast on how she uses SnagIt. She'll teach you new tricks and...
Tag - You're it! 5 things about me, SnagIt, Camtasia and Morae...
There's a meme working it's way quickly through the blogosphere. I've been tagged by Chris Haaker and I am suppose to share 5 things you don't know about me. So, I'll play along...with a twist.Prior to TechSmith, I worked at...
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