Due to the increased demand of Internet users for various video courses, the demand for new items such as a program for creating films is growing proportionally. And the undisputed leader among them is the Camtasia Studio 8 manufactured by TechSmith.
This program is designed to create movies. It doesn’t matter at all. what - training videos, music videos or for the home archive. Compared to Microsoft's MovieMaker
, Camtasia is more often used as a program for creating movies from photos. A huge collection of effects allows you to create original transitions from one photo to another.
Below is a more detailed description of the program.
1. Editing video materials (editing). Camtasia Studio 8 allows you to create high-quality video editing of various formats along with such well-known video editors as Adobe Premier Pro and Sony Vegas Studio. With its help, you can "cut" the frames you need and combine them in the order in which you consider it necessary. After all, in addition to films from photographs, Camtasia Studio 8 to a greater extent positions itself as a program for creating films from videos.
2. Record. Unlike other editors, in this program you can shoot video directly from the monitor of your computer. This just became a chip for the stormy popularity. Many media businessmen use Camtasia as a program for creating educational films.
3. Effects. During the editing of the film, you have the opportunity to diversify it due to various visual effects. But this was already mentioned at the very beginning, so we will not describe this possibility in detail. It is only worth mentioning that you can rotate frames, if the script of your film requires it, twist them, achieving a three-dimensional image (conditionally, of course). There are many other features of this property.
4. Preview of the video material. Camtasia Studio 8 is a movie making program. Therefore, during installation, it is necessary to ensure that there are no "jambs". This feature provides the so-called preview. When you have done something - added or deleted a frame, applied an effect or background music - you can always see the result of work even before you start mixing the film.
5. Audio. Another feature of the program is the recording of sound using a conventional microphone. In this case, you yourself decide whether it will be just a sound recording or commenting on your actions (for example, what is happening on the monitor).
6. Video formats. When your film is shot and edited, you begin to make the mix (this is also called rendering), i.e. save it in the format and quality that you need. Camtasia Studio 8 supports many video formats: .mpeg, .wav, .flv and others.
Another feature worth mentioning is saving and instant publishing on your YouTube channel. To do this, you need to enter the username and password for your account on this service.
Camtasia Studio 8 has already established itself as a program for creating films. Its capabilities for beginner video bloggers are simply invaluable. To experience all the charms of this product yourself, go to the manufacturer’s website and download the sampler. The trial version is active for 30 days. This time is enough to create your first film.