TechSmith has released two updates to Camtasia in the past week. All updates are available on the Home screen, appearing automatically after the program starts.
2025.1.1, released May 1, 2025, fixes a startup crash that could occur when using a graphics processor that does not support Direct3D Feature Level 12_0.
2025.1.0, released April 29, 2025, adds new features and enhances others.
New Features
- Added Onboarding Tooltips that will appear on hover for specific controls to help guide your Camtasia experience. This setting must be toggled on.
- Added new Cursor Effects: Cursor Isolation, Gradient, Lens, and Negative.
- Added new Click Effects: Burst 1, Burst 2, Burst 3, Burst 4, and Zoom.
- New visual effects were added: CRT Monitor, Static Noise, and Torn Edge.
Feature Updates
- Added Angle property to Slide Right and Gradient Wipe transitions.
- Updated the placeholder look and text.
- The Camtasia free trial no longer has a time constraint: users can explore editing and features at their own pace, with watermarked exports.
- Smart Focus can now create animations for recordings with dimensions smaller than the canvas dimensions.
- Modifications were also made to Smart Focus's ability to add zoom and pan animations.