Camtasia Studio - Colorado State University · Camtasia Studio . How to add items to the Clip Bin Any file, picture, video, that you would like to add to your timeline, has to first

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How to add items to the Clip Bin Any file, picture, video, that you would like to add to your timeline, has to first be added to the Clip Bin within Camtasia. To add items into the clip bin, click on the Import media icon on the top of the Camtasia screen. Navigate to the folder containing the file(s) to select the file(s) you would like to add to your video and click on Open.

Tip: To select all items in a folder, use the Select All shortcut of Ctrl-A. To pick various files in a folder, click on the first file, then press and hold the Ctrl key while clicking on all other files you want to import. The selected files are now added into the Clip Bin and can now be added to the timeline to be included in your video.

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Adding Files to the Timeline The Timeline is located at the base of the Camtasia window. The Timeline is where the images, audio and video get blended together in order to complete the video. When importing a file, you will need to Add the file to the Timeline in order to make further edits. To add an item to the Timeline, navigate the playhead to the location on the timeline where you would like to add the file. Right click on the item and select “Add to timeline at Playhead” You may select multiple files within your Clip Bin to add to the timeline as well. Make sure the files are selected, then right click and choose Add to Timeline at Playhead, or you may also click, hold, and drag the files onto a track. The file will be placed on the same track in the timeline in the location of the playhead.

When the file is on the timeline, you are able to move the file to a new location, edit the amount of time the file is on the timeline, add transitions, etc. The amount of time an item is on the timeline is determined by the settings in Tool, options. If you know you want Images to be on the timeline longer than the default duration, you are able to change that duration in the Options menu.


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Tracks A track is the sequence of clips and elements (callouts, cursor, zoom) that are included in a video.

To add a new track, click on the Tracks button on the timeline toolbar and select the track that you would like to include on your timeline.

Tracks work like transparencies. If a file is placed on a higher track, that file will lay over the files below it.

Choosing Editing Dimension size When adding multiple files to a track, your preview window may display dashed lines in different sizes. What this is showing is that there are multiple different file sizes, images in this example, and the lines indicate how much of the screen those images take up.

Typically Camtasia does a good job to fit images on the screen, but you may need to adjust your editing dimensions in order to get every image to display as you’d like. To change the Exiting Dimensions, click on the editing dimensions button on the top left of the preview screen and select the Dimensions dropdown.

It is best to pick the option that will display the most images in the max screen area. Remember, you are able to adjust each images size individually in order to make it fit on your screen


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Resizing Images When adding images to your timeline, make sure the images are at least the same size or larger than your editing dimensions so they fit on the screen. When you are creating a video with multiple images, it is best to resize the resolution before putting them into Camtasia. The ideal image resolution should be at least 72dpi, which will greatly reduce the size of the image, and will still keep an image that is viewable on a computer screen, webpage, or projector.

When you have images on your timeline, you are able to resize and rotate them. To do this, move the playhead in the timeline over the image you want to adjust. Click on the image in the preview window and you will see circles along the edges and a couple in the center of the image. Click, hold and drag on these circles to adjust your image.

You can use this to display two or more files at the same time within your video by dragging the files on top of each other in different tracks on the timeline.


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Once the images have been added to the timeline, you can adjust the time that the images appear on the video selecting the right or left edge and dragging the image to adjust the duration.

You can also rearrange the files by selecting and clicking and dragging to a new location. The selected file is highlighted in blue.

To select multiple files, click on the files while holding down the Ctrl key.

Grouping Items on Track To Groups items on multiple tracks, click on the first item, and then press and hold the Ctrl key while clicking on the remaining items. When all of the items are selected, right click on one of the items that is selected (they will be highlighted in blue) and select Group. Ctrl-G is the shortcut.

All of your tracks will now be included in the group.

You are able to edit each piece if necessary by clicking on the + sign next to the group name.


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Moving items on a Track It you want to rearrange items on a track, you first have to make room for the items. If you have multiple items on the track, this can be a bit cumbersome. It is best to select the items to the right of the location where you want to insert the new item. Click on the first item, and then press and hold the Ctrl key, while selecting each item to the right.

When you have all of the items selected, click, hold and drag on one of the items to move them to the right to make room for a new item. After you have inserted a new item, you may need to reselect the moved items to butt them up against the newly inserted item so there is no break in your video.

Adding Transitions Transitions will add a visual effect between different items on your Video section of the timeline. To access this option, select the Transitions tab from the Task Tab. If you double click on any of the Transitions icons, a preview will show in the preview window. When you have found the transition that you want to use, left click and hold that transition and drag it to the track where you want the transition to go. Transitions can go onto the front or back end of any yellow area on the track.

If you want to use the same transition on multiple files, select the files that you want to add the transition to by holding down the Ctrl key, then right click on the transition you would like to use and select, Add to selected media. This will add the transition to the beginning and the end of the file


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Adding Audio to the Timeline Audio can be added to your timeline to have music playing in the background. It is best practice to have the Audio on its own track. A track for your audio can be placed anyplace within your track order since the audio file will not display anything in the Preview Window.

To add an audio track to the timeline, you will need to add a new track to the timeline. To add a track to the timeline, click on the + button on top of a track.

You may also right click on an existing Track and select Insert track above, or Insert track below.

To add a file to the timeline, the file must first be added to the clip bin. After adding the file to the clip bin, drag and drop the audio to a blank track on the timeline. If you are using an MP3/4 file, the file may be longer than you need it. You can always adjust the file by going to the beginning or the end of the file and clipping it. Your cursor will change to a double arrow. You can click hold and drag to adjust the length of the file.

Audio Properties If you have an audio clip selected, you can click on the Audio tab to make some adjustments to that audio file.

If you preview your video and your audio is a loud, you can use the Volume down button to dampen the volume of the file. You can also do this if you have multiple files. Just make sure you select both filed and click on the Volume down button.

If you are using two files that you clipped so they aren’t starting at the beginning or ending at the end of the song, you are able to make a nice transition between the two files by using the Fade in or Fade out button. To use these features, select the file you want to fade, then click on either Fade in or Fade out.

By default, when you Fade out, the sound will go completely silent. You can change this by dragging the bottom circle up so the volume doesn’t quit completely.


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Lining up files on the Timeline To make sure your files like up accurately on the timeline, you can go to the end of your video and click, hold and drag a file in relationship to another file. Camtasia will show a yellow line when the files are lined up. This works really well if you are using an audio file so the audio stops when the video is done.

TIP: If you are using an audio file, remember to add a Fade out to the end of the file.

The next page will give you options for the format of your video. You can select from the options, or go with the Recommended setting which is a Flash / HTML5 format, and then click Next.

Quizzing Camtasia includes a quizzing feature that can be a part of your video. Quizzes can be used to survey your viewers or to see what your viewers have learned. These quizzes have to option to be scored as well.

Quizzing can be added to any Camtasia project, and is best to be added after all of your editing is done.

These two pieces must be met for Quizzing 1. Editing dimensions must be at least 640 x 480. 2. The quiz must be hosted on a website to work.

A Camtasia may have many questions on a single quiz, or a project may have many quizzes, with one or many questions. After you have finished editing your video, click on the Quizzing tab to add a quiz question to your video.

if you do not see the Quizzing tab, it may be located under the More Tab.


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To add a quiz, navigate your playhead to the position on the timeline where you want your first quiz question to be. Click on the Add quiz button on the top of the quizzing tab.

When you click Add quiz, Camtasia will show the Quiz View, which will be on top of your timeline and will place a Quiz placeholder at the location of your playhead. If you want the quiz located in a different location, you are able to click and drag the quiz bubble to a new location.

Another way to add a quiz is to make sure the Quiz view is shown by selecting the Show Quiz View option from the gear on the top left of the timeline. You may also use the shortcut of Ctrl-Q.

With the Quiz View shown, you are able to move your mouse over a piece of media on your timeline where you will see a purple diamond that will appear on top of the media. When you click your mouse, you will create a quiz that is tied to that piece of media. If a quiz is tied to a piece of media, if the media where to move within your timeline, the Quiz would move to that new location within your video as well.


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Once you have added a quiz, you will see all of the options for the quiz. You are able to;

• Name the quiz • Add multiple questions from 4 different question types • Allow for scoring • Allow users to see their answers

Quiz Name This is the name of the quiz. Each quiz may have a single question, or multiple questions. You may have multiple quizzes on a video.

Scoring a quiz You are able to allow your quiz to be scored. All of the scoring can be emailed to you in excel format if you decide to score the quiz. We will cover this when we produce the video.

Allow users to View their answers If this option is selected, the user will be able to see how they answered the questions after taking the quiz. They will not be able to answer the questions again.


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Question Types Camtasia has the option for 4 different question types; Multiple Choice, Fill in the blank, Short Answer, True/False. To add a new question, click on the Add question button.

Multiple Choice With Multiple Choice, you are giving the user different options for the correct answer to the Quiz Question. You are able to enter up to 30 options for the correct answer, but there may be only 1 correct answer.

Remember to check the checkbox with the correct answer.

You will enter the Question in the Question text box, and then enter in the Answer’s in the Answers text box.

Once you have enter in your question and answers, you may click on Add question to add another question to the same quiz, preview the question by clicking on the Preview button, or navigate to another location on your timeline to enter in another quiz or quiz question.


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Fill in the Blank Fill in the blank questions will allow for the user to enter in their own answer to the question. You as the quiz designer must enter in a list of acceptable answers to the question so the scoring is correct when you get the results from Camtasia.

Click the Add question button to insert a new question. Change the question type to Fill in the blank and then the Question in the Question text box. In the List of acceptable answers, make sure to allow for different variations in your acceptable answer.

For example, if you answer is supposed to be Fort Collins, make sure you allow for Ft Collins, Ft. Collins, Fort Collins, etc.

True/False True/False questions have either True statements or False statements.

To enter a True/False question, click the Add question button, then select True/False from the question type dropdown. You will enter the Question in the Question text box, and then select either True or False as the correct answer.

Short Answer Short Answer questions allow the user to enter in anything they want and as much information as they want.

Note: If you are scoring your quiz, Camtasia will accept any answer as correct for Short Answer questions. These questions will have to be looked at by the grader to make sure the answers are acceptable. The only way a user would not get any points is if they were to leave this question blank.

To add a Short Answer question, click the Add Question button, and then change the Question type to Short Answer. There isn’t an option for any answers, so all you will enter is your question.


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Producing your Video with Quizzing Remember, your editing dimensions must be at least 640 x 480 for quizzing to work appropriately.

When you have finished adding quizzing to your video, you are ready to Produce your video. To do this,

click on the Produce and Share button on the top of your Screen.

There are a couple of options here that will not work with quizzing. You must select an option with MP4 and a video player, Share to Screencast.com or select Custom Production settings for your quiz to work within your video.

Note: Screencast.com will host your video for you, but you must create an account with Screencast to do this.

Tip: Quizzing DOES NOT work if the video is hosted on YouTube.

Tip: By going through Custom production settings you are able to choose the look of your video player, as well as add a watermark if you would like.


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We will show the Custom production settings in this example. Select Custom production settings, and then click the Next button.

IMPORTANT: Your file format MUST BE the recommended setting of MP4-Flash / HTML 5 player for quizzing to work. If you select any of the other options, your quiz will not display.

On the next window, click on the Options tab to make sure Quizzing is checked. If it is not checked, make sur e you check it.

You will also have the options to change the look of display that the video appears on.

• Controller: displays play, pause, stop, volume

• Size: What size do you want your video to be. It is best practice to keep this the same as your editing dimensions

• Options: If you have used Captions, always check to make sure Captions is checked.

Click next when you have finished with your selections.


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The next page will give you a couple more options, one which we are going to look at, being the Watermark. You are able to add a watermark that will display throughout the entire video if you would like. To add a watermark, click on the options button under the Watermark heading.

The Watermark window will allow you to browse to the location of the file that you want to use. There are also options on the location of the watermark, effects of the image, and scaling. A preview will also appear so you can see what the watermark will look like on your video.


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The Production Wizard window is where we have options for our quiz results.

If you are scoring the quiz, click on the Report quiz results through email. Enter in the email address where you would like the results to be sent. The results are sent once a day if anyone has taken a quiz.

You will have an option to require the users to input their name and email address or to allow users to take the quiz anonymously.

Quiz Appearance Options On the Quiz Appearance button, there will be a few options as far as labeling in your quiz is concerned. One item you may want to look at is the Allow to replay last section. What this means is when the user gets to a quiz question, are they able to replay the last section of the video before answering the quiz question. By default, the user is able to replay the section.

On the last window, give your video a name, and make sure the Show production results checkbox is checked. These will be the files that are needed in order to display our video with quizzing.

Your video will not be produced and the folder containing the results will open.


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Uploading to a website There will be multiple files that are produced for your video. All of these files will have to be uploaded onto the website where you are hosting your video, but you will only link to the .html file with the name of your video. In this case, it is Quiz.html.

TIP: do not confuse this with the other .html file, Quiz_player.

Receiving Quiz Results Quiz results are sent to the recipient email address, once a day, whenever there is new data to report. Remember, if you ever need to change the email address, you will have to reproduce your Video and change the recipient email address.

Emails fill come from TechSmith and will include a summary of the number of New Responses since the last report, and the total number of responses on the Video. It will also show the Average Score, Low Score, and High Score.

The email will also include two .csv files. These can be opened with Microsoft Excel. The two files include a Detailed Quiz Report and a Summary Quiz Report.

The Detailed Quiz Report will include the Name and email address of the people taking the quiz, if you selected that option when producing your video. It will also show the Question Text, The Viewer Answer, and the correct Answer for each question on the Quiz. The report will also show the percentage of the video viewed by the user, and tie time it took them to complete the quiz.

The Summary Quiz Report included the Name and Email address of the people taking the quiz, as well as the percentage correct of the quiz questions that were answered, followed by the Number Correct and the Number of Scored Questions answered. Short Answer questions are not graded, but the answers are provided in the Detailed Quiz Report.

Note: Viewers are only given a score for attempted questions. If they do not attempt a question, they are not graded on that question.


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Summary Quiz Report

Detailed Quiz Report

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