Camtasia Studio 3 Now a Free Download (Record Your Screen)
Camtasia Studio allows you to record a video of what’s happening on your computer and for use as a streaming video for video tutorials, product demos, etc. This is very useful when you’re recording “How To” videos (instructional or computer-based training): usually one records both video and audio so you can narrate the action. You can also use any graphics program as a “digital whiteboard” if you need one, or perhaps run a PowerPoint presentation in full screen and narrate while you record your voice narration. You can then upload these to YouTube, etc.
You can record any window or application, so you can show someone how to use the operating system, or how to use Photoshop or any other application, or do something in a web browser: the possibilities are only limited to your imagination — oh, err, they’re also limited by your operating system! Unfortunately Camtasia only runs on PCs, so if you’re using a Mac, you’ll need to look into paid alternatives like Snapz Pro X or ScreenFlow.
The latest version of Camtasia Studio is version 5, but version 3 is still pretty good and offers a lot of functionality, and now that it’s free, you can’t beat the price! This is NOT beta software: they sold many licenses at full price in fact. (more…)
