Camtasia

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Screen recording, video making, and editing tool

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Mae
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  • Industry: E-Learning
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Monthly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Easy to use

Reviewed on 29/04/2024

I started using Camtasia in the early 20 teens. It was a struggle because I was new to learning...

I started using Camtasia in the early 20 teens. It was a struggle because I was new to learning tools like this. I have used others, but remained with Camtasia. When updated versions came out they did not interrupt my ability to work or cause problems as updates can sometimes do. The tutorials make learning easy as they are clear and concise. And there are many of them!

Pros

Ease of use always!!! Even if I don’t use it for awhile when I return to using it there’s no huge learning barrier to become reacquainted.

Second would be price. It was not cost prohibitive like some others.

Cons

I don’t have anything. There are no dislikes from me.

Aaron
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Monthly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

If You're Serious About Video You Need To Get Camtasia

Reviewed on 16/04/2024

I've been using Camtasia for years and while I have looked at other systems, I always come back to...

I've been using Camtasia for years and while I have looked at other systems, I always come back to Camtasia because it remains constant, even when the latest versions are released.

Pros

The best thing I like about Camtasia is that it always stays up to date with video creation trends, so that you can always create relevant videos.

Cons

If there's a failing, it's simply the learning curve. But really, that's not a failing. It's only because there are so many cool features that it can take a while before you get into the swing of video creation. Once learnt though, it becomes a breeze.

Paul
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  • Industry: Translation & Localization
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

Using Camtasia on new fast hardware

Reviewed on 21/05/2024

It does what it says on the tin and whilst the UX is terrible on a new computer with hi-res screen...

It does what it says on the tin and whilst the UX is terrible on a new computer with hi-res screen it's still the software of choice for me until I find something better... or they address the hi-res issues and make me stay forever ;-)

Pros

It's the only tool I've tried that is easy to use and has all the features I'm ever likely to need.

Cons

Since moving to a faster computer I also have a Hi-Res screen. It's very disappointing that Camtasia has not been updated to support hi-res screens and user experience was better for me on the old computer even if it was slow.

Jack
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Monthly for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

Camtasia video editor

Reviewed on 27/08/2024

Very positive experience using Camtasia most of the time, though I came across a few bugs and...

Very positive experience using Camtasia most of the time, though I came across a few bugs and glitches when using the renderer the video editing process was great once you got used to where all the buttons are keyboard shortcuts etc.

Pros

Camtasia offer Perpetual Licenses, along with a decent support team, though the wait time for support was a few hours, once I got through they was extremely helpful

Cons

Software can be a little clunky and unituitive at times and rendering can often take a long time. It has been known to crash my computer on the odd occasion

Andrew
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  • Industry: Professional Training & Coaching
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Monthly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Best for software training videos

Reviewed on 16/04/2024

I've made demo videos of software in under a day with Camtasia. Editing them and adding callouts is...

I've made demo videos of software in under a day with Camtasia. Editing them and adding callouts is a breeze.

Pros

It's optimized for creating videos in which screen recordings of software usage predominate.

Cons

Little things, like the inability to reverse a clip (i.e. play it backwards on the timeline). The ability to export the audio to an external program, edit it there, then bring it back in, would be amazing too.

gary
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  • Industry: Computer Software
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Camtasia Video/Audio Software

Reviewed on 25/01/2024

I have been using Camtasia since 2014. Each year, as presentation methods change the team at...

I have been using Camtasia since 2014. Each year, as presentation methods change the team at Camtasia has upgraded the software to meet the market demand. The software is updated as needed, and if you add the maintenance package, the following new version is included. My decision was based on getting by or having a professional presentation.

Pros

I especially like the ease of use, professional product look, and impact. You can find free online products that say they produce professional results, but it isn't true. The other issue is the optional add-ons like symbols and photo libraries. You can save your photos and logos within the library.

Cons

Short learning curve but like anything that looks professional it takes a bit of time to become proficient.

David
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  • Industry: Health, Wellness & Fitness
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Camtasia for projects

Reviewed on 22/04/2024

I work with this program a lot and overall satisfied with it

I work with this program a lot and overall satisfied with it

Pros

Ease of use and fair to good outcomes. Converts easily to videos I can post

Cons

The options and performance of the color, hue, saturation and sharpening of video images

Alternatives Considered

Adobe Creative Cloud

Reasons for Choosing Camtasia

Better performance and better integration with other media. Screen recording and multiple input editing

Switched From

iMovie

Reasons for Switching to Camtasia

Better priced, easier to use and much more suitable for my needs
Alexa
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  • Industry: Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Great tool!

Reviewed on 22/04/2024

Overall, it’s an excellent tool. One of the things I wish the company would do is allow users to...

Overall, it’s an excellent tool. One of the things I wish the company would do is allow users to select their own premium assets instead of paying $199 for assets you may not use or need.

Pros

The more you use it the easier it becomes!

Cons

Sometimes moving items around on the timeline isn’t easy.

Alternatives Considered

Adobe Premiere Pro

Reasons for Switching to Camtasia

I create instructional videos. Because the learning curve with Camtasia is not steep, you spend less time learning how to use the software
Margaret-Anne
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  • Industry: Marketing & Advertising
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Preferred over Adobe Premiere

Reviewed on 25/04/2024

Intuitive and easy to get a quality project pulled together.

Intuitive and easy to get a quality project pulled together.

Pros

I like Premiere, but it's just too much mojo for the average project and the more intuitive user.

Cons

I don't have any complaints, honestly. Just wish I could get a list of best peripherals to use to set up my home studio. I do a lot of trial and error.

Casey
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10

New Changes from 2022 to 2023 Frustrating

Reviewed on 22/04/2024

I really loved it at first and promoted it to others to start using it. Now, it drives me crazy...

I really loved it at first and promoted it to others to start using it. Now, it drives me crazy that it takes me longer to create than it ever did before because of these design and UX changes.

Pros

It was pretty easy to learn and could do the basics with no problem.

Cons

The additions of Proxy and other editing features made it cumbersome to get the normal editing completed that 2022 had.

Hueala
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  • Industry: Arts & Crafts
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Camtasia Pro's and Con's

Reviewed on 17/04/2024

Overall is a good experience. It seems like a solid product built by solid people.

Overall is a good experience. It seems like a solid product built by solid people.

Pros

I find Camtasia afordable and overall functional - and having a permanent license is something I enjoy a lot - for short ownership of product is something I like a lot - and I think that is some of the coolest things about Camtasia.

Cons

In general, Camtasia is a great software, if it would not be laggy anymore, I think this would take over a lot of other products out there, so if there would be someone on product - defineltly focus on the functionality aspect of things, make it work smooth. If Camtasia would work smooth I think the number of users would start growing, other features I would keep on hold - do small improvements here and there. I would prioritize smoothness of editing - loading of assets and overall day to day operations on it. I would also probalby split the Camtasia Software as a base for editing and I would create a monetizeable library of assets for it - powered by community - with microtransactions where Camtasia keeps a certain percentage and commnunity can make money as well. This way there would be community engagement and new assets or even add-ons for editing different things.

Nathalie
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  • Industry: Higher Education Software
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10

Editing videos and creating videos is very easy

Reviewed on 16/04/2024

I feel comfortable with it. I appreciate the overall UX and the functonnalities match my needs.

I feel comfortable with it. I appreciate the overall UX and the functonnalities match my needs.

Pros

Camtasia has been improving a lot over the years and is still offered at a reasonable price. For me, this is a very good mark of quality in a company. I want to be able to trust and rely on a company when I invest time and money to learn their product and get comfortable with. Camtasia is a company that offers me that.
Some online tools might have become more intuitive and easy to use but they don't offer reliable technical support and other services so critical to my work. I like working with Camtasia and I trust the product.

Cons

A few years ago, the software was not so stable and was crashing on a regular basis. This very rarely happens now and I never loose anything. So again, they have invested effort in improvement and they listen to their customers' needs.

Noah
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Great Product, One Minor Flaw

Reviewed on 16/04/2024

Really good! Great product if you're doing screen capture videos, and the editor interface is...

Really good! Great product if you're doing screen capture videos, and the editor interface is intuitive. Customer service is good. Fair warning on the mobile Capture app, but that's more of a nice to have than an essential feature, and other than that this is a fantastic product that's very reasonably priced.

Pros

It's easy to use, and it does a great job of all the basic things you need it to do.

Cons

The only quibble I have at all is that the mobile app (Capture) is buggy. When it works it's super useful, but it frequently doesn't work for me, which has caused me major heartache at times. It's gotten to the point where I no longer use it, as I can't afford to lose work. The downside of this is that, while I can use my iPhone's native screen recording feature, 1) that has its own bugs, namely that if I record for longer than a few minutes it'll freeze, and 2) it doesn't record sound. The only reason the sound recording aspect of Capture is useful to me when the app is working is that it allows me to visually sync my desktop and mobile Capture tracks. Basically, when I'm including mobile content in a video, it's usually overlaid on top of a desktop background. I use a condenser mic to capture high quality audio, so I don't even use the audio from the Capture app in the finished product, but it's useful to have, because I can separate the audio and video from the Capture track and visually line up the audio with the audio from my condenser mic. So this just makes my editing process a little easier. It's not that big a deal, definitely not a deal-breaker, but it would be nice if they'd address it at some point.

Jamie
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

It does most the things awsome.

Reviewed on 22/04/2024

It does what I need most of the time, and when I put in the effort to learn, almost all the time. I...

It does what I need most of the time, and when I put in the effort to learn, almost all the time. I wish the audio part was not so expensive. I just need some basic audio editing. I hate having to export it edited in a free tool and then bring it back. I would like to stay in one tool.

Pros

It is easy to install and get up and running. I think some of the limits are from not spending time learning. Each time I goto a FREE training I learn a lot but I really need to invest more time into learning the software. I think my videos are getting a lot better.

Cons

It doers not import video from other sources very well. I have to use handbrake to reencode stuff, which sometimes does not even work. I don't know how to import a video shot on my iPhone. It used to work, but now I get a glitchy mess.

James
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  • Industry: Financial Services Software
  • Company size: 5,001–10,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Long time Camtasia user

Reviewed on 16/04/2024

Great experience over the many years using Camtasia. When I started with the company I currently...

Great experience over the many years using Camtasia. When I started with the company I currently work for (8 years now), I made sure they got Camtasia for me and now I am mentoring other IDs on my team to use Camtasia.

Pros

Camtasia is very easy to use. The software delivers on my needs to create system simulations and video creation.

Cons

The only Con is when using it on a Windows machine, the processing slows down. But On my Macbook Pro, is works really well.

Erin
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  • Industry: Professional Training & Coaching
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Monthly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Camtasia Personal and Professional Use

Reviewed on 22/04/2024

Pros

I have used this product for years and love the ease of use. I also enjoy how easy it is to import assets.

Cons

I struggled with storage for a while causing Camtasia to quit unexpectedly as well as clipping my recordings to 1 minute without notifying me. It took me awhile to determine what the issue was. It would be nice to have a more clear alert for issues like this.

Monica
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  • Industry: Oil & Energy
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Monthly for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Easy and intuitive for creating software demo videos

Reviewed on 14/11/2023

Overall a very easy and affordable program to use for video creating and editing.

Overall a very easy and affordable program to use for video creating and editing.

Pros

Very easy to understand how to record and edit basic videos.

Cons

The audio recording is terrible, I don't like how the license is tied in with a version so in order to collaborate across teams, everyone has to be on identical versions, I also don't love having to edit an old Camtasia project as a project file has a ton of directories associated and can get corrupted very easily.

Thomas
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  • Industry: Computer Software
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Monthly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Simple, Easy, Effective

Reviewed on 22/04/2024

It allowed me to do what was needed right "out of the box" and yet has the functionality for me to...

It allowed me to do what was needed right "out of the box" and yet has the functionality for me to grow in the tool and exploit its features.

Pros

Camtasia is the perfect tool for those who need to make high-quality videos, yet are not video production/editors by trade. Ramp-up is quick and production is straightforward allowing you to go from install to satisfied product in short order.

Cons

The layering of tracks can get confusing if you are working on a big project or one that has a lot of data/content.

Paul
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  • Industry: E-Learning
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Perfect for Screen Recording

Reviewed on 22/04/2024

Overall it's been a very easy to use piece of software that meets the needs I bought it for.

Overall it's been a very easy to use piece of software that meets the needs I bought it for.

Pros

It just works for capturing screen recordings and custom zones. I also love that I can select to record the system audio if I want to also capture that.

Cons

Having to install plugins or other things to record system audio on my Mac.

Michael
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  • Industry: E-Learning
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Effective and easy

Reviewed on 16/04/2024

I've used Cam for years and have upgraded to newer versions often. I love it!

I've used Cam for years and have upgraded to newer versions often. I love it!

Pros

Easy to pick up and produce good quality videos. As you progress, it's easy to improve and better utilise the many features.

It's very cheap for what it can do.

The user interface is intuitive, which cannot be said of other video editing software I've used.

Cons

It has lots of built-in features, making it ideal for beginners, but sometimes I want to customise more than it will allow.

THOMAS
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Making Videos of Academic Powerpoint Presentations

Reviewed on 22/04/2024

Excellent -- I first used this to capture and render as video many medical presentations created in...

Excellent -- I first used this to capture and render as video many medical presentations created in the University of Kentucky's Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine. Later I found Camtasia very helpful in preserving, updating, and sharing my own academic/scholarly presentations; many of these from years ago were in old Powerpoint formats, which I showed at academic meetings.

Pros

I love the ease of capturing AND then modifying or enhancing my old academic or scholarly Powerpoint presentation. Once I create them in Camtasia, they are easy to share on YouTube or Vimeo or in other ways, allowing some of my older but still significant or important work to be preserved and shared!

Cons

Initial learning curve was significant, but that's true of all powerful video capture and editing platforms I have used.

Manny
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  • Industry: Marketing & Advertising
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 5.0 /10

Worth Trying

Reviewed on 16/04/2024

Pros

Cost
Easy of Use
Templates
Basic Features

Cons

Lack of assets
Cost of using their assets, better off, buying from another service.

Katy
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  • Industry: Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Monthly for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Very happy occasional user

Reviewed on 22/04/2024

Very good -- easy to ramp up, easy to learn.

Very good -- easy to ramp up, easy to learn.

Pros

- I do not need to be a professional video editor
- I can jump in 'cold', even if I have no use d the tool in many months
- It's easy to create good quality videos.
- It's stored on my machine, not in the cloud, so I can even use older versions

Cons

- license model is getting more expensive

Gordon
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  • Industry: Graphic Design Software
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
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  • Value for Money
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Camtasia 2024 is a high quality product.

Reviewed on 09/03/2024

I am happy with Camtasia and have used their products for many years.

I am happy with Camtasia and have used their products for many years.

Pros

Camtasia is fairly easy to use, with practice and plenty of tutorials online.

Cons

A bit more pricey than other software but does a lot for the video or social media editor or producer.

John
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  • Industry: Financial Services Software
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Monthly for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Camtasia easy to learn and use.

Reviewed on 17/04/2024

I’ve used Camtasia while I was working to produce quality training videos. Retired from that job...

I’ve used Camtasia while I was working to produce quality training videos. Retired from that job and now use it to do post production editing on my personal videos.

Pros

The improved export function. Techsmith’s continuously improving Camtasia where most needed.

Cons

Can’t think of anything I didn’t like. Can’t think of anything I didn’t like.