Camtasia Best Practices

Recording

Please read these tip sheets before recording: Tip sheet #1; Tip sheet #2.

Presentation

• If you are delivering the videos from your computer (e.g., for a presentation using your laptop):
  • If you have the Camtasia software on your computer:
    • Store the videos in a directory on your computer that makes sense to you
    • To watch the videos, simply double-click each video file
  • If you do not have the Camtasia software on your computer:
    • First, download the Camtasia plugin
    • Store the videos in a directory on your computer that makes sense to you
    • To watch the videos, simply double-click each video file
• If the videos will be delivered over the web:
  • Produce it yourself or
  • Production by Student Assistant
    • Create a new folder with your name on it
    • Put all of your videos in the folder you just created
    • Move the folder to Common\Departments\Education\Tutorials\Videos\
    • When your folder is in the "Videos" directory, send an email to hsled@u to arrange for production of the finished videos
    • Please allow at least a week for completion