Camtasia

Camtasia helps you to create powerful, yet easy-to-use professional videos without having any prior experience with video editing.

Camtasia allows you to easily record your on-screen activity or upload high definition quality videos, customize and edit content, and share your videos with viewers on nearly any device.

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Some common uses of Camtasia are:

Creating tutorials on software
Providing new users a tour of a website
Narrating a PowerPoint
Creating online course lectures

Resources

Video Tutorials

TechSmith provides basic to intermediate tutorial videos on features such as recording, editing, quizzing, and much more.

Tutorial videos can be found for both Windows and Mac versions of Camtasia below:

Workshops

Many of our Camtasia workshops are now presented in an on-demand video format! Please use the to request a video. Feel free to reach out to eCampus@sjsu.edu for any questions or assitance after viewing the on-demand videos.

Please view the Workshops and Events page to register for any live workshops on Camtasia.

Mastering Camtasia Online Canvas Course

The Mastering Camtasia Online Canvas Course provides self-paced access to tutorial videos and resources, and guidance on how to efficiently teach yourself how to use Camtasia. To register, please fill out the request form: Mastering Camatasia Online Canvas Course.

The link above will take you to the page where you can learn more, watch the overview video, and sign-up to get enrolled.

Camtasia Request Form

Please fill out the below if you would like to receive a copy of Camtasia. Licenses are only available to current faculty and staff members here at San Jose State University.

- Please make sure to review Camtasia's system requirements before installing it on your computer.