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- Price: Free to try (30-day trial); $299.00 to buy (Buy it now)
- Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows XP
- Date added: April 15, 2008
- Total Downloads: 474,113
- Downloads last week: 2,559
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 67 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
If programs were people, Camtasia Studio 5.1 would be a body builder. More screen recording, editing, and producing muscle is what you get with the latest version. The full-fledged screen recording studio has tools and settings extensive enough to make a newbie's head swim, but the tips, video tutorials, and preset options help anchor and guide novice users through the process of creating screencasts from start to finish.
Camtasia Studio makes it easy to record any PC and PowerPoint screen action with or without sound, adding little gems like cursor highlighting, resizing apps within the recorder, and drawing on the screen. Audio and video clips are compiled, trimmed, and bedecked with visual effects in a production studio accessible to a cross section of users.
Well-rounded production settings rely on presets and manual customizations, letting users quickly format their video for common outputs like iPod and blog uploading in addition to hardcore audio and video configuration. HTML embedding assigns your video a Web site for easy sharing.
If that weren't dizzying enough, Camtasia Studio includes additional applications, like a standalone audio editor and the CD MenuMaker. Luckily, there are included wizards, tips, tutorials, and templates for easy maneuvering.
The price of a creative screencasting license is steep at $300, or $150 for an upgrade, but if the trial leaves you wanting more, Camtasia is a worthwhile investment for frequent screencast producers requiring a lush feature set. Users looking to develop skills with prolonged use should start here too.
Publisher's description
From TechSmith :Camtasia Studio--Train. Present. Persuade. This is the power of screen recording. Delight audiences near or far with training, presentations, demos, and screencasts that get results and look fantastic. Camtasia Studio software is smart, powerful, and does the hard work for you. Easily record your screen, PowerPoint, Webcam video, and audio. Record in front of a live audience or from your desk. Edit for professional polish, enhance for emphasis. Share crystal-clear videos at any screen size on Web pages, blogs, CDs, or portable devices like the iPod. Make them wonder how you did it.
Version 5.1 Version 5.1 adds support for Apple iPhone and iPod Touch, plus enhancements to editing tools.
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Version 5.1 adds support for Apple iPhone and iPod Touch, plus enhancements to editing tools.
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User reviews of Camtasia Studio 5.1
- Average user rating: 3.6 stars out of 67 votes
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0 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Version: Camtasia Studio 5.1
Pros: Record your desktop and make training videos. You can save the files in avi format. Good quality results. Easy to use interface.
Cons: A little unstable in Vista. Have had to re-install once but works ok then.
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0 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Version: Camtasia Studio 5.1
Pros: this can do so much I don't know where to begin
Cons: worth 200 not 300
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0 out of 8 people found this review helpful
Version: Camtasia Studio 5.1
Pros: The best there is. I worked for a small software company last year and we needed to create video tutorials for new employees and customers. This product worked like a charm. A heck of a lot better than the previous screen recording software we were using. Top Notch!
Cons: My only complaint is the price. I can only really recommend this for business use only to justify the price.
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0 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Version: Camtasia Studio 5.1
Pros: With this new version, I can record the screen of most applications that I were not able in 4.x version. Nice update!
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0 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: Camtasia Studio 5.1
Pros: Simply great, just great.
Cons: FPS is a little bit low, but that's only noticeable during gaming.
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