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Entries Tagged as 'Camtasia Studio'

Get the Best from Techsmith Camtasia Content Rendering, Part 1

July 24th, 2009 · No Comments

The reason for poorly-rendered content typically manifests itself long before a content developer clicks on the Camtasia Production Wizard ‘Finish’ button.

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Tags: Camtasia · Camtasia Studio · REL · content authoring · content development workflow · content production · e-learning delivery · e-learning development · rapid e-learning · rapid elearning

TechSmith turns to USERS to help enhance Camtasia

February 24th, 2009 · No Comments

This post is a little off-topic considering that I’m deeply involved in writing a series of articles on the subject of m-learning right now. Nevertheless, I think that it demonstrates the value and power of the read/write web so I’ll plow on.
As you’ll know if you’re a regular reader of the E-Learning Curve Blog, I [...]

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Tags: Camtasia Studio · FLV · MPEG4 · adobe connect · codec · read/write web · virtuous cycle · web 2.0

TechSmith turns to USERS to help enhance Camtasia

February 24th, 2009 · 1 Comment

This post is a little off-topic considering that I’m deeply involved in writing a series of articles on the subject of m-learning right now. Nevertheless, I think that it demonstrates the value and power of the read/write web so I’ll plow on.
As you’ll know if you’re a regular reader of the E-Learning Curve Blog, I [...]

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Tags: Camtasia Studio · FLV · MPEG4 · adobe connect · codec · read/write web · virtuous cycle · web 2.0

Capture that E-Learning Demo: Update

February 9th, 2009 · 2 Comments

I’ve been getting some very positive feedback about my recent series of blog posts reviewing TechSmith Camtasia and Adobe Captivate. Some contributors have also been kind enough to point out some deficiencies regarding the usability of the review – you may recall it was written over four days and four posts. One great [...]

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Tags: Camtasia Studio · adobe captivate · asynchronous · content authoring · courseware development · downloads · e-learning · e-learning toolkit · elearning content · online delivery · review · streaming media

Capture that E-learning Demo 4: Captivate and Camtasia, concluded

January 12th, 2009 · 4 Comments

Continuing my evaluation of Captivate and Camtasia Studio…
In my previous posting, I discussed the two applications’ user interfaces and audio capabilities. Today, I will look at workflow and usability.
Captivate Usability
Captivate offers three customizable capture presets – demonstrations, assessment simulations, and training simulations. If you choose an assessment simulation, Captivate won’t capture mouse [...]

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Tags: Camtasia Studio · adobe captivate · asynchronous · content authoring · courseware development · e-learning · e-learning toolkit · elearning content · online delivery · review · streaming media

Capture that E-learning Demo 3: Captivate and Camtasia

January 9th, 2009 · 8 Comments

In the previous two blog posts, I outlined – at a very high level – some of the features and functionality of TechSmith Camtasia Studio and Adobe Captivate, and in today’s post I will provide a equally high level assessment of these products, not so much in comparison to each other, but rather more at [...]

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Tags: Camtasia Studio · adobe captivate · asynchronous · content authoring · courseware development · e-learning · e-learning toolkit · elearning content · online delivery · review · streaming media

Capture that E-learning Demo 1: Camtasia

January 5th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Getting right back to basics here, but what a good way to start the new year! So, if you’re new to e-learning courseware development, read on…
Ever wondered how to capture demos for delivery online ?
I generally use two pieces of software to capture high-quality, post-produced demos. In this blog entry, I’ll give you a [...]

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Tags: Camtasia Studio · challenge to e-learning · online delivery · principle of demonstration · rapid elearning