Tips to Great Camtasia Videos on YouTube

[anna1caroline2]

Can I download that software?

[guerillabill]

@anna1caroline2 You can download the 30 day trial. After that, you have to purchase it. Find it with a google search.

[anna1caroline2]

@guerillabill I was hoping that I could find one that I could download but not for trial..

[guerillabill]

@anna1caroline2 Try camstudio. It's a screen capture program and it's free. Search google for it.

[notsocomicaltv]

seriously, are you dr phil?

[PokemonMasterJT]

lol I know

[TPrideeee]

Your quality was terrible in the video. :o

[guerillabill]

I made that video 30 months ago. Check out my newer YouTube videos to see HD quality from Camtasia

[spikebram]

my computer lags too when im recording with camtasia

[guerillabill]

That can happen if you capture large areas of the screen, have a slow computer, low ram or slow disk drives

[rudolph502]

when I am recording with camtasia my computer lags. Am I the only one with this, is there a way to fix this, or does my computer suck (I think number 3)

[guerillabill]

I record hours of video with Camtasia every week - on many different computers - and never see any lagging problems, even on slow laptops.

You probably have something else going on on your computer slowing things down.

Try doing a full virus scan first.

[rudolph502]

I will, thanks for responding

[Blooberry95]

make sure theres a lot of memory in your computer. Mine used to lag, and then I put in more memory, and it runs smoothly :)

[MIKAEL454]

haha you sound like dr.phil

[AntiErix]

Good video my friend on youtube lol good video indeed helped me a lot

[ikcti]

Good video, thanks!

[SuicidalBadgerz]

thank you very muchly :)

[EpidemicTutorials]

Hi Bill, I tried out the settings you used to get great quality for Camtasia but whenever I record now, I see that the text becomes "deluded," that is, in the preview. This started happening before I switched my settings to this. Any mentions on how to fix this problem?

Thanks in advance.

[guerillabill]

I don't know what you mean by 'deluded'

[EpidemicTutorials]

Hm, well I can't find the right word to describe it, but the text quality (not the writing text, the text that's on there (i.e. "media generators") is very hard to read once you see the video preview.

[guerillabill]

If you have adjusted the text size using windows video preferences, you can re-adjust those if you like.

On my videos, I set the text size for windows to be large as these seem to give best results when recording computer screens.

[EpidemicTutorials]

Hm, I tried this method but I still got the same results. Could it be my screen resolution? When I first got Camtasia, the text quality was just fine. I have my screen resoultion at 800 x 600 pixels. Should I try re-installing Camtasia?

Anyways, I enjoy the support Bill.

[guerillabill]

My screen resolution is set to 1650X1050 to fit my widescreen monitor. I use sizer to size the window I record to 1024X768.

I render that to 640X480 for uploading to YouTube.

[1xxxxxxdreamxxxxxx1]

what would you render it to if you were going to put the AVI on dvd shortly after? really need to know, would love to hear back from you when you get a chance. thanks in advance.

[guerillabill]

For output to DVD, the screen needs to be recorded in 4:3 aspect ratio, then downsized to 640X480.

You will also need to adjust the clip's properties in your video editing program before you send to a DVD authoring program.

See my 'Camtasia to DVD' training DVD on my site for more details and the steps to take.

[1xxxxxxdreamxxxxxx1]

man thats perfect i'll prob order one soon when I have a bit of money, as long as ntsc wil play on my pc in uk which I assume it will. couldnt be more perfect thanks so much man.

[guerillabill]

I set my screen resolution to 1680X1050 because I have a large widescreen monitor.

I capture Camtasia videos at 1024 X 768.

If your screen resolution is set to 800 X 600, the resolution is quite low.

[MCCHelp]

this is pretty good but still blurry.

[Vargin6for4lif3]

I got a question :S I did exactly everything u said for the "produce Video" thingy as u said and it still doesn't work for utube when I try to upload it! wat do I do?

[guerillabill]

Be sure to upload the .wmv file and not the camtasia project file.

[BeatlesArUs]

how do you change the frames per second that it records? with camtasia 4...

[guerillabill]

In Camtasia Recorder, select 'options', 'video', and enter a value of 30 or less for frames per second.

15 is a good setting for computer screen captures.

[BeatlesArUs]

thanks

[QasimAnwar135]

Help are you meant to use sizer at 800by600 or 1024by768 and then upload the video at 640by480>>>>?

[guerillabill]

When using sizer, size 800X600 if the area to be recorded will fit. Otherwise size to 1024X768.

Then produce the video as 640X480 and upload that for best results with youtube.

[OutlandishEmpire]

is also more frame/sec better? like is 1000 the best?

[guerillabill]

30 frames per second is the best, but with Camtasia, recording at 15 frames per second, and rendering at 5 or 10 fps, will give good results.

[OutlandishEmpire]

dude can u help me with something? I want to lets say record a video... just on the screen or something like that. what should i set the Video Configuration to? Manual or to Automatic... and if it's for manual what frame rate? and also what video compression should i use from the Video Confguration Window? there are more compressors, also some of them use key frame every ____ frames. Please tell me :DDDD

thanks a lot

[guerillabill]

Generally, setting the recorder to automatic will get excellent results.

Use the techsmith screencapture codec for best results when capturing and producing computer screen activity.

[250lespaul]

how do i change frame rate the most i get when i record is 2.5 - 3.0 even though i have it set from 33 - 60

[guerillabill]

In Camtasia Recorder, select 'tools', then 'options', then 'video' tab, then set video configuration to manual, and enter frame rate number. 15 is a good start.

The ability of Camtasia to capture at the entered frame rate will depend on your computer processing power, cpu speed, ram, and disk space.

[WSummers1994]

Where can i change the dimnensions of the recording?

[guerillabill]

In Camtasia 5, as soon as you import the Camtasia recording for editing, you will be asked whether to change the dimension of the recording.

[WSummers1994]

Thanks, when i made my video, it didnt have as good quality as yours, but i followed everything in the tutorial... Why is this?

[guerillabill]

The problem could be related to the display settings of your video card.

Be sure the card is set to display at native resolution of the card.

Also, record at a 4:3 aspect ratio - 800X600 or 1024 X768, and have camtasia recorder save the file as .avi format, not camrec format.

[willie708]

yeah but when i convert it to .wmv it looks green red and yellow..

[guerillabill]

Sounds like you may need to update your wmv encoder. It is free from Microsoft.

[akonfan111]

whatrs the best and free i mean free like hyper cam not like some kind of trail

[guerillabill]

The best is Camtasia, but it is not free.

There are others, but they do produce as good video, nor do they have as many editing features.

If you are just doing it to play with, free is good. If you are producing training products to resale, Camtasia is the way to go.

[ck9russell]

Excellent video - brief to the point. Thanks!

[karuk7575]

is there a way to make the panning to be faster? if not ill just use the zoom effects in sony vegas to a certain spot.

[guerillabill]

In the Zoom window, you can set the speed of the zoom, starting at 'instant' up to several seconds.

The default is 2 seconds.

[mgibson6833]

Camtasia is a really neat program, I'm still learnig the ins and outs, but what I know so far is really cool!

[bthetomato]

i like editing my video from that in sony vegas

[jonhwolf]

its really hard to use zoom-n-pan

[guerillabill]

I disagree. The Zoom and pan feature of Camtasia Studio is extremely easy to use.

You simply click 'zoom', then resize the window to size and location you want, and click 'finish'.

It takes less than 10 seconds.

I include many zoom and pans in my Camtasia movies, and they are very easy to do.

[nuttyinc]

Hey Bill thanks for the vid. But i uploaded my vid and set the format to 640x480 and it's still blurry and I didn't get the "watch in high quality" button. Can you help?

[guerillabill]

To view your video in high quality, add &fmt=18 to the end of the Youtube URL for your video.

To always view videos in high quality, log into your YouTube account, and under the 'video playback quality', set it to always play high quality.

The 'view high quality' link will not normally show on YouTube videos - even if they are in high quality.

[Zachzach103]

how do you get "watch in High Quality" under your video?

[guerillabill]

Upload your videos in 640X480 resolution, and YouTube will enable the 'view in high quality' link (when it becomes active at YouTube).

[r4ng3d0wner]

When i upload with wmv, it says invalid format. please help

[guerillabill]

wmv is Windows Media Video and is one of the formats recommended by YouTube.

Be sure you actually uploaded the wmv file and not the camrec file.

If it still doesn't work for you, download and install the latest version of Windows Media Encoder (free from Microsoft) and try again.

[wargutz70]

This was really helpfull

5/5

[4zion4life]

PLEASE! how do we get rid of teh green border around the zoom-in? i dont mind it in the preview, but in the actual final cut - you dont have it and i dont want it either, i checked the settings and removed all the check marks, but the green border is still there! plz plz how do we remove it??

thx!

[guerillabill]

Here is how to get rid of the green zoom rectangle . . .

In the Editor, go to Tools, then Options, then Zoom Tab and then uncheck 'Apply Zoom-n-Pan Hints'.

[4zion4life]

this worked! THANK YOU!!

[jagglex]

thanks dude!

[jagglex]

OMFG! Thanks dude, helped alot... I'm subscribing!

[stupidlilaznkid17]

Can u Blur things with Camtasia?

[guerillabill]

Yes. To blur text (ie to hide a password), use the 'callout' feature in Camtasia, and use the 'blur' callout.

[connorb5]

it wont let me upload my vid it has format invalid..do you know whats going on?

[guerillabill]

Be sure to render the video to wmv, and upload the wmv file to YouTUbe.

Don't try to upload the camrec file.

[xhezairZ]

nice!!

[GeonTrinity]

Does it contain Filter like WMM?

[guerillabill]

Camtasia has cut, paste, zoom, add additional tracks, add call outs, alter volume, add titles, add transitions, PIP with live video, and more.

Camtasia is optimized for creating screen capture movies.

If you need to edit camcorder video, use Sony Movie Studio.

[connorb5]

when i try to upload vids it says invalid format do you know what i'm doing wrong?

[guerillabill]

Be sure to upload the .wmv file, and not the .camrec camtasia file.

[IMayoboeiI]

when I zoom there comes a green line over my zoom how can I fix that?? pls Reply.

[guerillabill]

Here is how to get rid of the green zoom rectangle . . .

In Camtasia Editor, go to Tools, then Options, then Zoom Tab and then uncheck 'Apply Zoom-n-Pan Hints'.

[ukulelemastaX]

omg ty so much..i almost was gonna throw my computer..i was getting so confused how to get it on youtube..tysm..u da man!!

[cHeMiCaLgAm3r]

I heard to do MOV...

[guerillabill]

Try mov. You'll see whether it works for you.

I've put 200+ camtasia videos on the web, and for me, wmv produces the best results.

[R2DIT2]

For QuickTime (MOV) movie file these settings gives u best results on Youtube:

Video Codec: H.264

Colors: True Color (24-bit)

Frame Rate: 15,00

Size: 320x240

Audio Codec: MPEG-4 Audio

Audio Format: 48000 Hz, 16 Bit, Stereo (mono if u dont use music)

Watermark: Enabled ( if u want to use it)

[JJTHESLAYJ]

whats better the quicktime way or the wmv way?

[guerillabill]

I tried both quicktime (mov) and wmv, and always getter smaller files and better resolution video with wmv files, when loading to youtube.

[JJTHESLAYJ]

thanks!

[awesomemillion]

Thank you.

[zuma5278255424]

how do u get it to zoom on demand? or after a wait or something

[guerillabill]

I do all my zooms in the edit mode. This gives my better control over the zooms, and less work while recording.

[raffles11]

do you have a video showing how to cut clips from videos ?

[egofatigo]

Thanks for the tips. Camtasia 5 automatically sizes videos, though.

[jlt1324]

640 height or width????????????????

[guerillabill]

640 wide, 480 high.  Which works out to a 4:3 aspect ratio.

[AffiliateTrainer]

put it in format you suggested but youtube says invalid format??

[guerillabill]

Be sure you uploaded the .wmv file - not the camtasia program file.

[antiviasoftware]

Bill, great tips. Keep up the good work. Cheers Mark

[JasonMoffatt]

Great tips Bill.

J-Mo

[yawnier]

what if you try to re download it after the trial?

[metalmel16]

omg!dude ty!i got camtasia studio and i made my first vid on youtube yesterday but the size got messed up!now i can edit ty!

[vodkasdabest]

do u gotta pay after your free trial ends cuz i dont wanna pay or buy it i just wanna use it

[guerillabill]

Camtasia is not a free program, but they do offer a free 30 day trial.

When the trial period ends, the software will no longer open.

You choose whether you wish to buy the program or not.

[0MrENigma0]

All of your Tutorials are very appreciated sir.

[deffx11]

thx man i love sizer ur awesome and so are ur vids

[Jawaune]

thank you very much! I did exactly what you said and my youtube video came out perfectly!

[lavavava]

Where can i download this Version of Camtasia? Could you tell me where the Link is,please. Thank you

[guerillabill]

You can download Camtasia from techsmith com

[johnny102marvin]

Bill you are an excellent teacher. Have you created any tutorial DVD's to sell to the public? If not, you should. Your explanations are better than anything I have come across.