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Camtasia Studio 7 Questions

Postby Ron Hunter » Thu Nov 03, 2011 4:16 pm

I am trying to use Camtasia Studio 7 (CS7) and PowerPoint to create a narrated presentation that is posted to YouTube, and I have some questions about the best way to do this. My current workflow is as follows:
- Use CS7 to capture the PowerPoint presentation with mic audio as a "camrec" file.
- Use CS7 to add stuff to the camrec file (callouts, zooms, etc), then produce the audio/video to an AVI file.
- Create PRE9 project with HDV 1080i settings, import the CS7 AVI file, and "share" the timeline with a QuickTime "YouTube Friendly" preset.

Questions:
- After recording the PPT presentation with CS7, what CS7 resolution should I use when I first import the camrec file into the project?
- When ready to produce the CS7 project, what output resolution should I specify for the output AVI file?
- After CS7 produces the AVI file, should I use one PRE9 project to re-render and share the AVI file as another AVI file, then import that AVI file into another PRE9 project for final editing and YouTube export?

When I first tried this yesterday I noticed that the PPT slide images were scrunched within PRE9, so I selected "Interpret Footage" and "HD Anamorphic" within the Clip window. The video was great but the audio sounded like whales mating! (Well, I don't really know what mating whales sound like, but you get the idea.) I ended up adjusting the Scale property and things worked well.

Thanks a bunch!
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Re: Camtasia Studio 7 Questions

Postby Chuck Engels » Thu Nov 03, 2011 5:33 pm

When you import the file into Camtasia you should use the resolution closest to your actual video size, that is based on your screen resolution. For output you should not go larger than the actual video size that you imported. At least that is what I have always done with version 6.
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Re: Camtasia Studio 7 Questions

Postby Ron Hunter » Fri Nov 11, 2011 8:30 am

I need more help! I am trying to create a high-def YouTube video (PRE9 "Share"=QuickTime with YouTube custom preset) and the videos thus far are blurry once loaded to YT. (I've loaded HV30-based movies using this preset and the quality was good.)

I use Camtasia Studio 7.1 to record a 30fps, 1920x1080 PowerPoint presentation. I edit in Camtasia Studio using "recording dimensions", and then I export as 1920x1080 AVI file with the intention of tweaking the video in PRE9. I use the same dimensions throughout the process in the hopes of keeping quality high, and I output in AVI format because I thought it would be best for PRE9 editing purposes.

But now I'm confused. I watched Steve Grisetti's tutorial on why video formats should never be mixed, so I created a Widescreen DV project that would accept an AVI file without rendering. My plan was to "Share" the Widescreen DV timeline as a M2T file, which I would then import into a HDV project for final editing. However, when I imported the 1920x1080 AVI file onto the Widescreen DV timeline, the red line appeared over the clip and the video is clearly much larger than the Monitor window.

What is the best workflow to create quality high-def YouTube videos with PowerPoint>Camtasia>PRE9? Can it even be done?

Camtasia Studio has a facility where it will export directly to YouTube, but I have to send the video to someone else in my company who then uploads it to YouTube, so that facility is not available to me.

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Re: Camtasia Studio 7 Questions

Postby Chuck Engels » Fri Nov 11, 2011 8:53 am

HI Ron,
I think you are causing yourself some problems with all of the conversions, exporting and importing into various tools, projects and settings.

HDV is not AVI it is MPEG, so when you export from Camtasia the proper format would be HDV MPEG to create a m2t file for import into a Premiere Elements HDV project without a red line. I don't know if Camtasia has that export option or not.

DV Widescreen is only 720 x 480 to your High Definition Video is going to choke that project probably.
The video size in your AVI 1920 x 1080, does not match the project's 720 x 480 size, that is why you have a red line.

Can you tell us what your end goal is, what format you are trying to end up with?
Also please mention exactly what you are doing with the video after the capture and edit in Camtasia.
That should help us to try and determine the best method and formats :)
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Re: Camtasia Studio 7 Questions

Postby Ron Hunter » Fri Nov 11, 2011 10:03 am

Thanks Chuck. I am sure I am making things more complicated than they need to be. That seems to be a talent of mine...

What I want is to create a 6 minute high-def YouTube video of a narrated PowerPoint slide show. I want the YT video to be as crisp and clear as possible.

I want to use Camtasia to record the presentation because it gives me the ability to add callouts, arrows, and other things to increase visual interest.

After the Camtasia editing, I want to use PRE9 to do final editing and create the file that will be uploaded to YT. The video must be approved by someone else before it is uploaded.

Again, the goal is a good quality YT video of a narrated PowerPoint slide show. With these points in mind, how would you do it?

Thanks for any help you can provide!
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Re: Camtasia Studio 7 Questions

Postby Ron Hunter » Mon Nov 14, 2011 11:19 am

No one has a better workflow for me?
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Re: Camtasia Studio 7 Questions

Postby Steve Grisetti » Mon Nov 14, 2011 12:41 pm

Unfortunately, for a project like this, the hard way is pretty much the only way. Sorry.
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Re: Camtasia Studio 7 Questions

Postby Ron Hunter » Mon Nov 14, 2011 12:45 pm

Thanks Steve. I just wanted to be sure I wasn't missing something.
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Re: Camtasia Studio 7 Questions

Postby Chuck Engels » Mon Nov 14, 2011 4:25 pm

I can take a little closer look in a couple of weeks Ron, but for now I don't know of an easier/better way.
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Re: Camtasia Studio 7 Questions

Postby Ron Hunter » Tue Nov 15, 2011 9:26 am

Chuck, I appreciate you taking the time to consider this. Any assistance you can provide, whenever you can provide it, will be wonderful!
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