Learning Center

Editing Basics

Project File Overview

Learn about Camtasia Studio project files (.camproj) and how to get started in Camtasia Studio.

Project Settings and Presets

Learn how to select a preset to preview your video during editing and to optimize your final video for the desired distribution method.

Camtasia Studio Hotkeys

Save time during editing by using the new hotkeys in Camtasia Studio.

Audio Editing

Audio Editing

Learn how to include multiple audio tracks, such as background music or voice narration, edit the audio and video tracks independently, and other audio editing tips.

Record Voice Narration

Learn how to add voice narration to video on the Timeline in Camtasia Studio.

Improve Audio Quality with Audio Enhancements

Learn how to use audio enhancements to automatically enhance the audio on the Timeline. Includes how to remove background noise, even out the volume levels, and enhance for a male or female voice.

Effects

Title Clips

Learn how to add a graphic and/or text to introduce a video, to set chapters within a video, or to end the video with important information such as credits or resources.

Picture-in-Picture (PIP)

Learn how to change how the Picture-in-Picture (PIP) displays in the video. Includes how to preview the Picture-in-Picture as a side-by-side video or as an embedded video over the main video.

SmartFocus and Zoom-n-Pans

Learn how to automatically apply Zoom-n-Pan keyframes to clips on the Timeline to improve viewing at smaller dimensions.

Edit a Zoom-n-Pan Keyframe

Use Zoom-n-Pan effects to allow your audience to see important screen movement or actions. The Zoom-n-Pan option inserts keyframes that direct Camtasia Studio to zoom in and zoom out.

Tilt

Learn how to tilt the view of your video by enabling this feature in the Zoom-n-Pan properties window.

Callouts

Learn how to add a graphic on top of the video to draw users' attention to important objects or processes.

Flash Hotspots in Callouts

Learn how to add a Flash hotspot in a callout to add interactivity within a produced Flash video.

Custom Callouts

Learn how to create personal callouts by importing images.

Transitions

Learn how to add a transition between two clips on the Timeline.

Captioning

Learn how to add captioning to a video by pasting a prepared script and synching the text with the video playback.

Flash Quiz or Survey

Add a Flash quiz or survey to test a viewer's knowledge or to obtain feedback. Choose to receive the results by email or by a SCORM-compliant LMS.

Markers

Learn how to insert markers to mark points on the Timeline or to set navigation points for the video's table of contents.