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TechSmith Releases Camtasia Studio 6 So Customers Can Deliver Professional and HD-Quality Screencast Videos for the Web and Mobile Devices

Posted on: Wednesday, 5 November 2008, 09:00 CST

TechSmith Corp., the world's leading provider of screen capture and screen recording solutions, today announced the availability of Camtasia Studio 6, which allows customers to create professional and engaging presentations, demonstrations and marketing videos in HD-quality video to reach audiences online, on portable media devices, or on popular online video sharing sites.

"Our customers want awesome looking videos in a small file size. We've accomplished this in version 6 with HD-quality videos that play back beautifully online in Flash, on an iPhone, or on YouTube while keeping the file sizes down," said Troy Stein, Camtasia Studio product manager at TechSmith. "We also streamlined our video editing to significantly reduce the time required to create great looking content. And we've given a lot more control over the editing of audio and video so that anyone can create great looking content fast."

A brief Camtasia Studio-created screencast of what's new can be viewed here: http://www.techsmith.com/camtasiastudio-whatsnew.

Screencasts created in the new HD-quality video format for the Web and mobile devices are bandwidth-efficient and load quickly, especially when delivering rich screen recordings, so audiences have a better viewing experience. Every day, individuals in large corporations, small businesses and academic institutions use Camtasia Studio to create online screencasts for customers, colleagues and students that inform, persuade and educate.

"I've created more than 235 video tutorials teaching our communities how to use the virtual world of Second Life. With Camtasia Studio's ease-of-use and superior compression, my workflow efficiency and enjoyability has increased immensely," said Torley of Linden Lab, maker of Second Life. See: http://secondlife.com/video

"We used Camtasia to create three bite-sized mini-demos on the Learn More page for our unique travel itinerary service," said Peter Harrison, vice president of marketing at TripIt. "Those online videos have proven to be a great marketing tool as they have been viewed more than 100,000 times by people who are able to quickly see, hear and experience the benefits of TripIt." See: http://www.tripit.com/uhp/learnMore

"I have worked in video production and post production my entire life and I have to admit that Camtasia Studio is by far the best screencasting software I have ever used," said Martin Knapp, director of marketing and education, Pixologic Inc. "The amount of audio, video, and output choices that Camtasia Studio gives me makes it a breeze to create content and get it out to the public." See: http://www.zclassroom.com/zclassroom/homeroom/

"Screenshots of the desktop are one thing, but being able to produce quality video demos that actually show the products 'in action' have resulted in a tremendous amount of positive feedback from users," said Spencer Scott, technology evangelist, Stardock. "This year, I started creating a weekly screencast with Camtasia Studio that over 50,000 existing and potential customers have watched to see and hear about the unique features and functionality of our popular software tools." See: http://www.screencast.com/users/sscott/folders/Stardock%20Screencasts

Camtasia Studio records exactly what users see on their computer screens, what they say and how they interact with any website or Windows-based application, such as PowerPoint. Individuals can then edit the interactive content and share it online in all popular streaming media formats, including HD-quality video (MPEG-4 AVC, H.264+AAC) and Flash, on fixed media such as CD or DVD, or on Apple portable media devices.

In addition to support for HD-quality video for the Web and mobile devices, Camtasia Studio 6 has new recording and editing features including:

-- A recorder that easily captures full-screen videos and also remembers your settings for faster re-recordings.

-- Customizable editing hotkeys. Based on studies conducted with Camtasia Studio 6, by using the new editing hotkeys, users can edit larger projects 30-percent faster and have a better overall user experience.

-- The ability to edit audio and video independently and move audio from one track to another, making recording and editing faster and more efficient.

-- Advanced editing techniques with complete control over transition and callout fade durations down to 1/10 of a second to create more polished videos.

-- A new tilt feature that creates a 3D perspective that adds visual interest to videos.

-- The ability to import and edit any self-contained .MOV file to combine digital camera video with screen-recorded content to create more personal and engaging videos.

Camtasia Studio is integrated with TechSmith's Screencast.com hosting service for fast and easy video sharing. Camtasia Studio 6 trial users and customers now automatically receive for free 2GB of storage and 2GB of monthly bandwidth on Screencast.com. Unlike other online video hosting services, Screencast.com retains the original quality, size and professionalism of the uploaded screencast, and users retain complete ownership and sharing control over their content.

System Requirements and Availability

Camtasia Studio 6 supports Microsoft Windows XP and Vista with DirectX 9.0 or later. Additional digital video formats can be imported, including AVI, MPEG, MPG and WMV. Web cameras and microphones for capturing audio and video are available for purchase separately. Camtasia Studio 6 has a suggested retail price of $299 with a 30-day free trial. The software and recommended hardware can be purchased at http://www.techsmith.com.

About TechSmith Corporation

Founded in 1987, TechSmith Corporation provides practical business and academic software tools and services. TechSmith's solutions enable users to capture, record and enhance digital content from their computer screens so they can share information and knowledge in compelling multimedia formats, and allow others to observe, analyze and learn from their experiences. TechSmith products are used by 99 percent of the Fortune 500. Visit http://www.techsmith.com for more information.

TechSmith, Camtasia, Camtasia Studio, Camtasia Relay, DubIt, EnSharpen, Morae, UserVue and SnagIt are registered trademarks, and Screencast.com, Jing Project and Rich Recording Technology (RRT) are trademarks of TechSmith Corporation. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the properties of their respective companies. (C)2008 by TechSmith Corporation. All rights reserved.

Source: Business Wire

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