TechSmith Camtasia: Proxy Media

Proxy media has been available in Camtasia for a few years. However, with a recent update to Camtasia 2023, recordings created by the Camtasia recorder are added to the media bin and the timeline as proxies by default.

Using proxy media speeds up production by lowering your computer's processing requirements while editing within Camtasia. However, using the proxy feature results in a blurry video on the canvas. Learn to disable the proxy feature on demand.

After recording my screen in the recorder and clicking the stop recording button, the recording is automatically taken into Camtasia as expected. There is one notable change: I am now alerted that the media is being added as a proxy.

The proxy media on the media bin includes a yellow circle, which can also be seen on the timeline. Also, the proxy media is blurry on the canvas.

While proxy media reduces your computer's resource load, you may not like blurry media on the canvas. You can remove the proxy by right-clicking the media bin asset and choosing Proxy video > Delete Proxy Video. Deleting the proxy video does not delete the video from your project. Also, while the proxy video is blurry on the canvas, the video is not blurry in the exported project.

Here's a video showing the proxy feature in action: https://youtu.be/qIytcfJoiXY.

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Comments

[Trac Park]

You are the only one who correctly identified the problem I was having! I had no idea that my import was a proxy and could not figure out why it was blurry. Once I removed the proxy, it was crystal clear! Thank you very much.