Camtasia Studio 5.1 Training Course

This two-day Camtasia Studio training course teaches participants how to professionally record, edit, import and publish software simulations or technical videos in multiple formats. Through hands-on exercises, participants will learn how to create full-motion software recordings with narration and screen highlights, how to create and edit video clips, and how to add interactivity, personalize video and zoom-n-pan screen information with callouts and text boxes. Camtasia enables the user to distribute professional software recordings in Flash or streaming video for online help projects, CDs, web-menus, PowerPoint Presentation and Flash components.

Six months of support is provided to all participants at no extra cost. Participants can communicate with their instructors by telephone or email, and receive immediate support through online training sessions and instruction.

Course Outline of Camtasia Training

Module 1 - Course Overview
- Welcome!
- Course Goal
- Assumptions

Module 2 - Introducing Techsmith's Camtasia
- Analyzing your Audience
- Bandwidth Considerations
- Analyzing your Resources
- Analyzing your Constraints
- Size Considerations

Defining your Objectives
- Creating a Content Outline
- Creating Modules
- Chunking Content
- Understanding Linear and Interactive Paths

Writing a Two-column Script
- Writing to be Heard
- Associating Narrative and Screen Actions
- Writing for Team Development

Creating a Storyboard
- When to use Storyboards
- Identifying Keyframes
- Communication Transitions and Actions

Creating an Interactive Flowchart
- Understanding Linear and Interactive Content
- Maintaining a Users Attention
- Planning to Create Multiple Paths - Branching
- Structuring your Camtasia Movies

Module 3 - Manually Recording a Simulation
- Describing your Movie Assignment
- Describing the Working Environment
- Introducing Camtasia Recorder
- Understanding the Recorder Interface

Manually Recording a New Movie
- Previewing a Movie
- Practice
- What you have learned

Module 4 - Manually Recording Audio
- Describing your Audio Assignment
- Describing the Working Environment
- Introducing Camtasia Audio Editor
- Understanding the Audio Editor Interface

Recording Audio
- Editing Audio
- Viewing Video in Audio Editor
- Synchronizing Video and Audio
- Saving your File
- Practice
- What you have learned

Module 5 – Producing your Movie – Importing Content
- Describing your Production Assignment
- Describing the Production Environment
- Introducing Camtasia Studio
- Understanding the Studio Interface

Importing Media Content
- Adding and editing AVI files
- Adding and editing Audio
- Adding Images

Module 6 – Producing your Movie – Editing Media
- Describing your Editing Assignment
- Describing your Editing Tools
- Adjusting Video
- Adjusting Audio
- Using Transitions
- Adding Callouts
- Flash HotSpots
- Zoom-n-Pan

Module 7 – Producing your Movie – Producing Content
- Describing your Production Assignment
- Describing your Production Options
- Understanding the benefits of Various Outputs

Producing Content
- AVI video file
- Flash (SWF) movie file
- Flash Video (FLV) file
- QuickTime (MOV) movie file
- Windows Media (WMV) streaming media file
- RealMedia (RM) streaming media file
- Camtasia for RealPlayer (CAMV) streaming media file
- Gif animation file
- Custom Production Profile

Module 8 – Creating an Interface – Camtasia MenuMaker
- Describing your Interface Development Assignment
- Describing your MenuMaker Interface Development Environment
- Introducing Camtasia MenuMaker
- Understanding the MenuMaker Interface
- Creating a Menu
- Exporting the Interface
- How does it Work

Module 9 – Creating an Interface – Camtasia Theater
- Describing your Interface Development Assignment
- Describing your Theater Interface Development Environment
- Introducing Camtasia Theater
- Understanding the Theater Interface
- Creating a Menu
- Exporting the Interface
- How does it Work

Module 10 – Course Review
- What you have learned
- Tips and Tricks
- Communicating with your instructor for support
- Certificates and course assessment