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TECHSMITH CAMTASIA: Sharing Projects with Fellow Developers

If you work with other Camtasia developers, it’s likely that you will be asked to share your project with team members so they can edit the project. Sharing projects among Camtasia developers is not the same as using the Export menu to create output for a learner. To share Camtasia production files with other Camtasia developers, follow these steps:

Mac to Windows: If you want to share a Mac-based Camtasia project with someone who is using Camtasia 2021 for the PC, choose File > Export > Project for Windows.

Windows to Mac: If you want to share a PC-based project with someone who is using Camtasia 2021 for the Mac, choose File > Export > Project for Mac.

Share Projects Mac to Mac: Sharing a project with other Mac developers is simple. When saving the project, ensure that you select Create standalone project.

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Send a team member the project file (the cmproj file), and you’re set. The cmproj file is a self-contained collection of all project assets. If team members have the same or newer version of Camtasia as you, they’ll be able to open and edit the project.

Share Projects PC to PC: When saving the Camtasia project, ensure that you select Create standalone project.

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Send the resulting folder to the other Camtasia developer. The folder will likely contain several assets so zipping the project is suggested. Those steps follow.

The steps below are for PC users only. Mac users can save and close the project and then skip ahead to the next module which begins on page 115.

  1. Choose File > Export > Zipped Project.
  2. Browse to an appropriate Save destination.
  3. Click the Save button

The resulting zip file contains the Camtasia project and all of the project’s assets. Assuming the recipient of the zip file has the same version of Camtasia as you, developers can extract the zipped contents, open, edit, and export the project as needed.

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HANDS-ON, LIVE ONLINE TRAINING: Creating eLearning Scripts for Software Simulations

We are proud to announce a new class: Creating eLearning Scripts for Software Simulations

If you create eLearning that includes software simulations and video demonstrations, you've likely heard about the need for a recording script. It's also likely you're not sure how to create an appropriate script.

Here's the only class you'll need: https://www.iconlogic.com/storyboarding-scripting-elearning.html

If you create software simulations or video demonstration eLearning in Adobe Captivate, Articulate Storyline, or TechSmith Camtasia, this class is for you!

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TechSmith Camtasia: A favorite new feature

 
While there's plenty to love about Camtasia 2020, the feature I'm highlighting this time is Favorites.
 
Camtasia is loaded with tools. If you think I'm exaggerating, here's a list of the tools available in Camtasia 2020, Mac:
 
There are so many tools, you might need to click "More" to see all of them (the "More" option automatically appears if your window size is too small to display all of the tools or your screen resolution is low).
 
And clicking a tool, such as Annotations, often leads to multiple categories leading to even more tools. In the image below you can see what I'm talking about when it comes to the Annotations tool. There are 6 related tools (Callouts) grouped with the main Annotations tool.
 
I am not suggesting that TechSmith should remove tools from Camtasia. I say bring on more tools, TechSmith (I look forward to seeing a dozen more tools in Camtasia 2021). However, if you're like me and you use several eLearning development tools, remembering where your "go-to" Camtasia tools are located can be a challenge.
 
Which brings me to Favorites.
 
Find a tool you use frequently (any tool). Right-click the tool and choose Add to Favorites.
 
Once a tool has been added as a Favorite, the tool gets a gold star. And from now on, the tool will be shown in the Favorites area of the toolbar.
 
 
Right-clicking a Favorite is going to be the easiest and fastest way to work with the tool. And should you no longer want a tool as a Favorite, a quick right-click allows you to delete the tool as a Favorite (but does not remove the tool from Camtasia).
 
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TECHSMITH CAMTASIA: From Mobile Device to Camtasia in a Snap!

I was recently tasked with creating some video demos of an app on my iPhone and using them in TechSmith Camtasia 2019. To make the process as seamless as possible, I visited the App Store while on my phone and downloaded TechSmith Capture. (The app is free.)
 
I started the Capture app and recorded several videos simply by tapping TechSmith Capture on the initial screen.
 
 
When I was ready to transfer the videos to Camtasia on my computer, I started Camtasia and chose File > Connect Mobile Device. There are four simple steps in the Connect Mobile Device dialog box. I had already completed step 1 when I downloaded Capture and then used the tool to record a video on my phone.
 
Step 2, as shown below, required both my computer and my iPhone to be on the same wireless network.
 
 
Back on my iPhone, I opened one of the videos using Capture and, from the bottom left of the app, tapped Share.
 
 
From the Export to area, I tapped Camtasia.
 
 
I pointed my iPhone's camera at the barcode in the Connect Mobile Device screen on my computer and a few seconds later, like magic, the video imported to my computer, into Camtasia, and into the Media Bin. From there, it was a simple matter to add the media to the Timeline, edit, and share.
 
 
I had similar good luck exporting regular-old videos and pictures from my roll from Capture (both videos recorded using Capture and other videos that I imported into Capture) to TechSmith SnagIt and TechSmith Relay.
 
Kudos to TechSmith for making this a truly simple and seamless process!
 
 
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TECHSMITH CAMTASIA: Out of Sight, Out of Mind

How often have you had multiple objects on the Camtasia canvas and found yourself moving one object out of the way so you could work with another object? If you're like most developers, I'm thinking it's a common occurrence. And while it's not difficult to move an object (just drag and drop), you'll likely have to put the misplaced object back where you found it.
 
In the image below, I've positioned four objects on the canvas (each of the objects shown below are available for free via Camtasia's Library).
 
 
I'd like to change the behavior of the two people on the canvas. However, I consistently found myself selecting the house by mistake and either moving it or accidentally applying behaviors to the wrong object. Also, when previewing the video, I wanted to hide the house and focus instead on the two characters.
 
Fortunately, the solution to both problems is incredibly simple. On the Timeline, click the Disable Track icon (the eyeball) for the Track containing the item that's in the way.
 
 
 
Not only are the items on the disabled track hidden from view on the Canvas, they won't preview nor will they publish.
 
 
If you'd like the hidden objects back, simply Enable the track.
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eLearning Development: Hide desktop icons while recording software simulations

When recording software simulations or video demos using Adobe Captivate, Articulate Storyline, or TechSmith Camtasia, you might need to record something that includes your desktop. Of course, that begs the question: how cluttered is your desktop?

Does the image below remind you of a desktop of someone near and dear to your heart? 

Look, your desktop is your desktop, so clutter away. However, including the clutter–the icons–in your eLearning project is not a good idea. Besides being a security risk, nobody wants to see your desktop icons.
 
Fortunately, you don't have to clean up your desktop before recording your screen. All you need to do is right-click your desktop and choose View > Show desktop icons. 
 
 
If the icons were there, they are gone. If they were hidden, they're back.
 
Remember this little gem the next time you're getting ready to click the Record option on your eLearning tool of choice, and you'll save yourself a bunch of work de-cluttering.
 
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