Camtasia 2019 for Windows

User Reviews

• Decent software but lacks performance.

  zakhary-videoDecember 15, 2016

  Pros

  - Many options - looks not bad

  Cons

  - low performance on my PC - It also costs so much i wont bother to buy.

  Summary

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• Program freezes after editing & don't have codecs

  InstantReviewJune 9, 2015

  Pros

  Used versions 6,7 & now 8. Good editing options, speed editing, own presets, magnet links clips em together. Sony vegas pro series is way better option anyway. Go pro, go Sony!

  Cons

  Wasn't responsing when editing, constant freezing and crashing. Weakly made version update. Won't let add mp3s into library, mp3 codec & flac codec missing. Weakly made program (editing program is not supposed to freeze everytime after editing timeline. Timeline is not updating real time while editing. HD presets are not really HD and you have to make your own preset modifications. Program makers probably never heard of good quality. Won't allow making own moving text scripts. (After effects cc).

  Summary

  The program has gone downhill from version 7. No mp3s 320 (kbps), no flac (2000 kbps) codecs, no value for money. Don't buy it, its too weak, just try 30 days trial. I want to see program which never crash or freeze when editing and this program failed to do so.

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• If it was a car it would be in the body shop everyday.

  savipFebruary 6, 2015

  Pros

  This program crashes every 5 minutes forcing me to restart it over and over while editing. Its not a bad program if it works. Keeping it working is the challenge.

  Cons

  I have been begging the support guys to call me to fix my problem. Its been 6 month or more that I have been dealing with the system crashing right in the middle of editing. NO help at all.

  Summary

  As of right now I don't recommend this system. If the company actually cares and contacts me to fix the problem I am having, and I can actually work without the constant system crash, maybe then I will.

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• Crashes, crashes and more crashes.

  November 20, 2014

  Pros

  -Looks very good -Works on some computers -Auto-recover feature

  Cons

  -Crashes all the time -Can't work with big files -Too slow -Doesn't work on most computers -Terrible-looking results -Almost never renders anything big correctly -Horrid screen recorder [Bad sound quality, absolutely no syncing, and laggy footage] -Demo only lasts a month -Slows down and crashes when doing simple tasks like raising audio volume -Costs $300!!!!

  Summary

  Don't get this. It's a bad experience with horrid results. It, also, only works when you're doing astonishingly simple tasks with the program. I have a great Windows 8, 1 TB memory, 6 GB ram, AMD Graphics Card Computer and this almost never works well on it.

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• FILL YOUR BROWSER WITH BANNERS

  ruicmaiaSeptember 10, 2014

  Pros

  FILL YOUR BROWSER WITH BANNERS

  Cons

  FILL YOUR BROWSER WITH BANNERS

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• On of the best solutions for creating screencast videos

  Anne_SJuly 15, 2014

  Pros

  - Allows to create, edit and share screencast videos - Easy-to-use - Multiple editing features - Nice tutorial to help one master the software

  Cons

  I'm not sure if it's still not fixed, but when I used it a while ago, I had problem working with big files. It would close up unexpectedly, and I was on the constant look-up for pressing the save button.

  Summary

  I've tried several more similar tool, but should say that Camtasia definitely rocks. Highly recommended! It's desktop, and it costs $299 (one-time fee). The cost is pretty high, yet if you create videos regularly, you're likely to feel that it's good value for money.

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• Great Software!

  AlgerochApril 29, 2014

  Pros

  1) Fantastic screen recording, I lose absolutely 0 frames when I record 2) Easy to use editing 3) Uploads directly to YouTube quickly

  Cons

  LOTS of errors. I know it's good software, and I would definitely recommend it, it has too many errors. Just today I tried to record my webcam, and got "An unexpected error has occurred. Capture cannot be started". I have searched for answers and typically could not find any. Sometimes when I edit clips they crash the software and then I lose sometimes hours of hard work.

  Summary

  It is fantastic, however the errors and bugs and crashes really need to be ironed out. Also, the price is about £200 - Jesus Christ! It is a shame when I try to use it and it either crashes, lags or doesn't work. And if you reply, don't say I mush have a bad computer, I have one of the best computers going.

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• Works great with almost anything.

  alexmonteMarch 15, 2014

  Pros

  So far I have been able to record and edit almost anything I needed to. It works perfectly with all but one program I have. I have been able to edit just about any video file. Better than any other editor I have found.

  Cons

  Sometimes it will crash but usually you can recover your work. The only program I cannot record is GTA 4. I have tried EVERYTHING I could find to get it to record it and ended up having to use OBS instead to record GTA 4. Other than that, it works like a charm!

  Summary

  Very few problems and it works well. I have yet to have found anything that works better.

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• Excellent package for academic & business presentations

  CNET-W4CHLJanuary 1, 2014

  Pros

  - Fantastic support, both from live people and forums supported by TechSmith - Wide variety of tutorials for Camtasia Studio, both on the internet and in many colleges and in many companies for many uses - Excellent add-ons to recorded presentations via hot spot link "callouts" to web links, closed captioning, or interactive quizzes - Good stable of associated products which work well with Camtasia Studio especially SnagIt and ScreenCast - Large following in businesses that create short multimedia "YouTube advertorial" style presentations - Excellent integration with PowerPoint for quick capture of the audio and video which allow creation of true indexed presentations usable as online reference material - Even CS8 output that includes - Professional license is not bound to one PC, though it is a "single user" license. - simple to export entire working session (CAMPROJ + all current working files), so easy to move a project to another machine for rendering

  Cons

  - updates are only available as a complete reinstall image, though settings are preserved - using the more advanced features of CS8 such as interactive quizzes requires rendering using a custom Adobe Flash output that requires a true file server to host a "folder" created by the CS8 rendering tool

  Summary

  Other reviewers have featured the standard multimedia video capabilities in Camtasia Studio, this review includes some of the capabilities that we found valuable in producing educational and business partner videos. Though university I graduated from (and one my daughter currently attends) have limited academic licenses available, I chose to purchase an indvidual pro license that I could use for my personal and professional use in 2011. I am glad I did! At the time I purchased Camtasia Studio 7 (CS7), but at a time when Camtasia Studio 8 was being previewed and was a no cost upgrade. There have been some growing pains with Camtasia Studio 8 (CS8), but the current 8.2 release seems to have stabilized and all major features I seek now have more function and are as fast or faster to render as the old reliable CS7. I am especially impressed with the support I have received over these past 3 years from TechSmith. With one exception they have been able to provide a fix, or pointers to a fix for my problems within at most 2 days. The licensing of the Professional level package is great! I am the only user on several PCs, and have CS8 installed on my laptop but also on a backup laptop and a home machine with more memory (12gb) and faster processor (quad core vs laptop dual core) so I often render on the faster machine after syncing the exported directories.

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• Can't Import MTS or AVCHD Video

  stejayVADecember 11, 2013

  Pros

  Sweet, smooth editing interface. Great tutorials. Multiple output formats with HQ encoding

  Cons

  Cannot directly import MTS or AVCHD format videos!

  Summary

  As a prosumer-level video producer, I was keenly disappointed that Camtasia does not permit the direct import of MTS or AVCHD video, a standard with many mid-range Sony and Canon HD video cameras. A search of the TechSmith knowledge-base shows this issue has been known for at least 3-years, with promised made of adding this functionality, but alas, no action taken. Full thread here: https://feedback.techsmith.com/techsmith/topics/mts_files?topic-reply-list[settings][filter_by]=star_promoted Hence, if you record source video in either of these formats, be ready for an extra, time-consuming step (transcode to AVI) if you wish to use this otherwise very nifty program!

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