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Camtasia 7.1 giveaway and video review
Personally, I think TechSmith's Camtasia is the best screencast recording and editing suite available for Windows today. It's an extremely capable application, and one of its only potential drawbacks is the price – at $300, this is not a cheap piece of software. This is where the giveaway comes in!
TechSmith recently released Camtasia version 7.1, with several interesting new features. Since this is a screencasting application, I figured that the best way to show it off would be by recording a screencast. So I've created an 8-minute review that showcases some of the new features, and you can watch it after the jump. Here are some of the highlights:
- New callouts: There are several new types of callouts to draw viewer attention to where you want it, including animated "motion callouts."
- Shortcut key callouts: Camtasia now remembers what keystrokes you pressed while recording the video, and it can automatically show this in special callouts (shown in my review).
- A new playhead control: This new control makes it easier to select portions of the video. I've explained, in detail, how it works.
There are several other highlights, but I don't want to spoil any surprises. TechSmith has provided us with 10 licenses to give away to Download Squad readers, so go ahead and watch the video, and then leave a comment to take part in the giveaway!
- Open to legal US residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia and Canada (excluding Quebec) who are 18 and older.
- To enter, leave a comment below.
- The comment must be left by Monday, November 22 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time.
- You may enter only once.
- Winners will be selected in a random drawing.
- Ten winners will receive a Camtasia license, retail value of $300 USD.
- Click Here for complete Official Rules.
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Subscribe to commentsdaveNov 15th 2010 1:20PM
The ability to add pointer effects during editing and the motion callouts really does make Camtasia 7.1 the most powerful windows screencast recording applications out there! Many of the educational facilities I work for always use Camtasia to create distance learning modules and I can only see their work improving with the use of new features.
octoberasianNov 15th 2010 1:20PM
I'm definitely interested in this software.
dmitr77Nov 15th 2010 1:20PM
Awesome, I love camtasia
Raajiv RekhaNov 15th 2010 1:23PM
looks awesome!
nathan.stanford2Nov 15th 2010 1:25PM
This would be awesome! It would definitely up my screencasting ability and allow me to get them out faster than I do now :)
ChrisNov 15th 2010 1:24PM
Mmmmmmmmmmm....screencast.
Grant Pete GarberNov 15th 2010 1:26PM
This would be an awesome software to have for the company that I work for! Looking to engage more in this area!
VictorNov 15th 2010 1:26PM
I've always loved Camptasia and look forward to this new release.
JonNov 15th 2010 1:28PM
Screencaptastic!
BenNov 15th 2010 1:39PM
I'd love to use something like this instead of the knock-offs.
jason.w.farmerNov 15th 2010 1:29PM
I love Camtasia and some of these new abilities make it even more useful.
RollinsNov 15th 2010 1:29PM
I'll take one. :) We use it at the university I work at here. Wouldn't mind a personal license.
skarabNov 15th 2010 1:30PM
Best software for screencaps out there
RoelfNov 15th 2010 1:32PM
I love this applications... Have made close to 50 instructional videos with it and love how easy it is to package and publish vids...
Jared McLainNov 15th 2010 1:31PM
I've used older versions of Camtasia before and I would love to have the most recent update!
darrellNov 15th 2010 1:32PM
This would be a valuable asset for the on-line courses that I will be offering next semester . . . especially since my small institution is not able to afford to purchase software such as this.
Jose RiveraNov 15th 2010 1:34PM
Very impressive application.
Jeff KnouseNov 15th 2010 1:35PM
Great program. I have use a copy we have at work and this is even better. I can think of a lot of uses for version 7.1. The playhead control makes it very easy to edit the video now. I cannot wait to try out the new callouts. Thanks.
tobiasNov 15th 2010 1:35PM
Camtasia really is excellent.
AdamNov 15th 2010 1:37PM
In it to win it!