Camtasia is more flexible and powerful than Jing or Screenr, but it certainly comes with a price tag to match -- the current version of Camtasia Studio retails for $299. What that gets you is the ability to record video from the screen or webcam, to import video and audio streams from other files, to create closed captions for the video (either imported from Powerpoint notes, or captured through speech-to-text from the audio feed), and to edit to your heart's content. Camtasia also allows you to produce in a variety of file formats that you can host yourself, or upload directly to Screencast.com (this storage site is owned by TechSmith, the same company that produces Camtasia and Jing) or to YouTube.
Take a look at this EmergingEdTech blog entry about the advantages of Camtasia over some of the free alternatives.
Take a look at this EmergingEdTech blog entry about the advantages of Camtasia over some of the free alternatives.
Here is an intro to Camtasia from TechSmith:
Want to see a sample of this tool in action? Click here for an example of an online lecture that was created using Camtasia (be sure to click on the closed captions).
These videos just scratch the surface of Camtasia's capabilities, but again, that power comes with a hefty price tag. Try checking with your college to see if the software is already licensed; alternatively, the TechSmith online store or other sources have Camtasia Studio available with an Education discount, bringing the price down to $179.
If you decide that you are interested in trying Camtasia, OIT (Office of Information Technologies) UMass Amherst has some great reference material:
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