Flipped Classroom Tutorials .... how long will it take a beginner to use camtasia effectively? In other words, what’s the learning curve like with the software? Thanks so much...
Thanks loads partner, this was the most informing video that I've seen in months . I bought Screen Flow months ago and didn't know it could do all of that. Thank God I came across your video among the dozens of other demos. You have a new subscriber man.
I used to screencast with quicktime but my laptop sounded like it was about to takeoff! 😂 Once I got on screenflow it was better and has changed so much for my biz! I'm definitely going to share this with my audience since I've never used Camtasia and they ask me a lot! Thanks for the thorough video!
Great information, I only have experience in Camtasia 8 but as far as creating animations, camtasia can do it 3 ways: 1) Transition same as Screenflow (wipes, flips, fades, rotates) 2) The new behaviors that you have demonstrated 3) Visual Properties "add animation" where you can essentially keyframe changes Such as scale, position, opacity.
Nice Video Steve, great lighting, I use both of these apps and it really is hard to choose between them. I think it's a case of whichever one you use first will be your favourite but I think Screenflow has it for its easy to use interface, Camtasia still feels windowsque but is still an "Editors Choice" for screencasting. I wish Camtasia would give the option for a lighter interface because I'm not a fan of the dark GUI.
We've been using CAMTASIA for a while now, love it..no complaints on any of it. We also use SNAGIT for a few things, the combination of the two makes a great tool kit.
Came across your video by accident this morning - really good information and explanation! I shall be taking a look at your other videos for sure. Thanks :)
I´m most sincerely grateful. You have a great gift of communication. I´m a university teacher looking up to complement my online courses. One of these 2 apps may just be the ticket! Thanks!!
Thanks Steve - great overview of the key features. I was really only interested in Screenflow but helpful to know the comparison with Camtasia as well, thanks! - Dane
Rob Sharp Humble Bundle is the name of the vendor. They do tiered group buys. The current $20 tier has Camtasia 9 and Snagit 13 and you'd get the six applications on the under $20 tiers. It's called the Up Your Game bundle as they're targeting the package at the Twitch/Game casting users. There's a display manager app and a VPN one in there too. They always do really nice bundles and sales. www.humblebundle.com/
There are 5 days left on the bundle sale mentioned above [7-31-18 expiration], for anyone reading this in that duration, or anyone reading the comments in the future once the deal has passed.
Ended up going Camtasia for myself since I mostly do my screen capturing on PC. If I where to ever go Mac for a majority of my work them Screenflow would for sure be my choice I like the UI and layout on there better. So for me it came down to the OS I use.
I tried Screenflow and had nothing but issues on my Mac Pro - seemed it had a problem with my graphics card and kept on presenting me with a blank screen. I also didn't like the fact that it buried the media files somewhere. Camtasia, on the other hand, works like a dream. No issues whatsoever and a great piece of software.
great video, your videos have helped immensely in developing our new online training curriculum.... one question, is it possible to record two different screens at once using Camtasia? or do we need to record the second screen using a screen capture software?
Hey Steve....I am using headphone listening to this and I can hear a noticeable hissing coming from your mic, perhaps your gain on that channel is too much.... just a tip.
I am now using Office Mix from microsoft (A free plugin to PowerPoint) which is much easier to use and although not offering everything the screen casting application do, for most of what I do it is great.
No need to respond. Found out very quickly how that is done by watching the excellent tutorials for Screenflow. www.telestream.net/screenflow/resources.htm#tutorial I can see now how you did the reflection and the tilting of the image. Great effect and very simple in Screenflow. Thanks again for your vid.
I’d like your opinion on Camtasia’s video and audio assets vs Screenflow’s extended that includes video/audio assets. Which one has a better library of assets? Perhaps this could be a topic for a new video?
Steve: That was an excellent video you did comparing the two programs. Have you ever used Active Presenter? If so I was wondering how that program compares to Camtasia & Screenflow?
Hi Steve, can you please tell me if you had one time this kind of problem with Screenflow : I cannot see the control screen above my timeline anymore... I can see the clips at the right, the timeline, but nothing in the control panel. I'm already looking for more than an hour... HHHEEEELLLPPPP Please ;-)
I am not sure I know where the issue is, but you can change the way the clips are shown, look at the very bottom of the editor, 3 new icons, check there.
Thank's for your answer. It's not that. But, I tried on the MacBook of my wife who is still running MacOS Hight Sierra and all is OK with the same version of ScreenFlow. I'm running Mojave and it's a beta version, so maybe it as something to with that. I think I'm gonna wait for an update.
Can you tell me a bit more about your setup? That's a really cool background, do you mind if I ask what it is and where/how I can get that effect? Thanks.
Yes I can the tools I use are here www.amazon.com/shop/dottotech and here is a 3 part series on how we create our videos dottotech.com/make-youtube-video-tutorials/
Impressive and very helpful video. Thank you. Screenflow seemed more intuitive to me. Just the way my brain works I guess. I think I remember that Screenflow is about half the price of Camtasia. For Mac owners this may be a deciding factor.
Wow! Killer difference. Thanks again for the super video. It has made me confident that purchasing Screenflow is the right thing for my needs. Love what you do to me...no, not the beard...the tech. :-)
I am a teacher and my use of Screenflow is for creating lessons. Price is always a factor for me as my "tech budget" is extremely limited. B/c of that, I thought I would add that Screenflow does offer a 10% discount to educators in K-University level. So, the $99 cost of the software drops to $89.10. This may not seem like a lot, but every little bit helps! Cheers.
I thought you did a great job of discussing these tools as video editing options - but you didn't discuss screencasting. By definition this is not screen casting. If so, Adobe Premiere would be considered screencasting. Otherwise I thought the presentation was good. Now back to my search for screen casting software.
I thoroughly enjoyed the video and found it very informative. Quite impressed. Thanks so much for giving an inside look to these two programs. I tried Camtasia and loved the text effects and the ease of use. I purchased it immediately but had problems with choppy video. I am running an HP laptop that I believe to be a little under powered for this use. I returned the software but honestly I think/hope it was my machine because I haven't seen any other options that worked as well and easy. I am thinking of of buying a Mac soon and will consider buying the Mac version. One quick question. Have you had any problems with choppiness or lag with Camtasia. Again, awesome video appreciate the info.
thanks for the video, very helpful :) I wonder which app would be best for just recording? as I do post-production in (free) DaVinci Resolve, I don't need a recording app with fancy editing features...
So I have Camtasia but my video's need a bit more editing options. So I use Final Cut Pro for that but if I put camtasia files into final cut pro the quality is quite poor (screenflow is even worse) Can you or anyone else help me?
Hey Steve, I'm wanting to screen cast while implementing 2 different web cams (1 normal view and a 2nd angle side view) that I would cut back n forth from when editing. I want to be able to look over at camera number 2 to call attention to important statements. Is this possible?
Yes, but you need to record the 2nd angle in a separate file and import it into the screencasting document. You can't multitrack record into a single document.
So you are saying to make it simple just roll another camera for the b angle angle, snip n trim the clips from it, and drop them in my timeline where I want them? I dont know why I didn't think of that first. Seems simple enough. You gotta admit it would be sweet if they added multi cam functionality though.
Thanks man I will check that out out of sheer curiosity. I went ahead and got Screen Flow and I like it so far but think I think I will only use it for screen recording and call outs of the Cursor as well as on screen keystroke display. After experimenting with it I am thinking about pulling my screen grab clips into Final Cut Pro X after doing any animation or call out effects and then doing my trimming etc on there. I'm just quicker with Final cut Pro X because I have all the short cuts locked into my brain. lol
Steve, you are a great presenter, teacher, and video editor. Well done and informative.
I like that video style where it goes from an intro to the opening and onwards. Perfect touch , I'm going to use that.
I have been using Camtasia and Snagit together and have yet to find something I couldn't do to create my Screencasts. Very solid products indeed!
Flipped Classroom Tutorials .... how long will it take a beginner to use camtasia effectively? In other words, what’s the learning curve like with the software? Thanks so much...
I'm a big fan of this channel, so I guess I'm indirectly a fan of screencasting. No real comment, but just wanted to say I enjoy your uploads!
Thanks loads partner, this was the most informing video that I've seen in months . I bought Screen Flow months ago and didn't know it could do all of that. Thank God I came across your video among the dozens of other demos. You have a new subscriber man.
Yet another great, no nonsense, informative video. Thanks!
I used to screencast with quicktime but my laptop sounded like it was about to takeoff! 😂 Once I got on screenflow it was better and has changed so much for my biz! I'm definitely going to share this with my audience since I've never used Camtasia and they ask me a lot! Thanks for the thorough video!
Glad to help!
dottotech have you been informed of my situations and how long and they have burned me out, it took over 3 years but I think this is what has happened
Great information, I only have experience in Camtasia 8 but as far as creating animations, camtasia can do it 3 ways:
1) Transition same as Screenflow (wipes, flips, fades, rotates)
2) The new behaviors that you have demonstrated
3) Visual Properties "add animation" where you can essentially keyframe changes Such as scale, position, opacity.
Hands down, tNice tutorials is THE best beginner video I've watched. Others want to brag about all the sample, loops, etc they have. You keep
you have a fantastic talent to teach . totally amazing the way you administrate time and knowledge in this format. Thank you so much !
Yes David ..there is something that just makes you want to watch this video
Correction, it's the Humble Store that sells software. Here's the link: www.humblebundle.com/store
Not sure if the deal is still on.
Nice Video Steve, great lighting, I use both of these apps and it really is hard to choose between them. I think it's a case of whichever one you use first will be your favourite but I think Screenflow has it for its easy to use interface, Camtasia still feels windowsque but is still an "Editors Choice" for screencasting. I wish Camtasia would give the option for a lighter interface because I'm not a fan of the dark GUI.
I tend to agree, Screenflow feels lighter and faster to create content in.
Excellent looking video quality.
We've been using CAMTASIA for a while now, love it..no complaints on any of it. We also use SNAGIT for a few things, the combination of the two makes a great tool kit.
Came across your video by accident this morning - really good information and explanation! I shall be taking a look at your other videos for sure. Thanks :)
I´m most sincerely grateful. You have a great gift of communication. I´m a university teacher looking up to complement my online courses. One of these 2 apps may just be the ticket! Thanks!!
Thanks Steve - great overview of the key features. I was really only interested in Screenflow but helpful to know the comparison with Camtasia as well, thanks! - Dane
Nice video Steve! Just picked up Camtasia for Mac for $20 On Hubble. Looking forward to using it.
Hey Richard, what is Hubble? Would love Camtasia for $20 also :)
Rob Sharp Humble Bundle is the name of the vendor. They do tiered group buys. The current $20 tier has Camtasia 9 and Snagit 13 and you'd get the six applications on the under $20 tiers. It's called the Up Your Game bundle as they're targeting the package at the Twitch/Game casting users. There's a display manager app and a VPN one in there too. They always do really nice bundles and sales. www.humblebundle.com/
There are 5 days left on the bundle sale mentioned above [7-31-18 expiration], for anyone reading this in that duration, or anyone reading the comments in the future once the deal has passed.
Legendary!! Thanks :) Massive respect
Your face lighting is PERFECT. Can you tell me the solution you are using for desktop lighting to appear so natural ?
Awesome video found this to be extremely helpful as I was just battling out which of these I should get.
Which did you chose?
Ended up going Camtasia for myself since I mostly do my screen capturing on PC. If I where to ever go Mac for a majority of my work them Screenflow would for sure be my choice I like the UI and layout on there better. So for me it came down to the OS I use.
Superb highly engaging and informative and balanced review of both products.
WIth screenflow do I need to setup a green background in order to take out my background from the webcam?
Yes
thanks. Excellent presentation. Learned a lot.
Thank you! This video is very helpful and informative! I appreciate you taking the time to help us : )
I tried Screenflow and had nothing but issues on my Mac Pro - seemed it had a problem with my graphics card and kept on presenting me with a blank screen. I also didn't like the fact that it buried the media files somewhere. Camtasia, on the other hand, works like a dream. No issues whatsoever and a great piece of software.
great video, your videos have helped immensely in developing our new online training curriculum.... one question, is it possible to record two different screens at once using Camtasia? or do we need to record the second screen using a screen capture software?
Hey Steve....I am using headphone listening to this and I can hear a noticeable hissing coming from your mic, perhaps your gain on that channel is too much.... just a tip.
really well produced video....
thanks you answered my questions
No problem!
Love you sir, great information
What camera did you use for this video. The video quality is AMAZING!!!
I am now using Office Mix from microsoft (A free plugin to PowerPoint) which is much easier to use and although not offering everything the screen casting application do, for most of what I do it is great.
Does it work on Mac, or only on PC? Many Microsoft applications and plugins are only for PC.
Just out of curiosity, why don't you use Final cut pro or premier? And do you still have your screen flow course available?
excellent explanation!!! Congrats.
Excellent vid and just the information I needed. Many thanks. How did you do the graphic with the reflecting text?
No need to respond. Found out very quickly how that is done by watching the excellent tutorials for Screenflow. www.telestream.net/screenflow/resources.htm#tutorial I can see now how you did the reflection and the tilting of the image. Great effect and very simple in Screenflow. Thanks again for your vid.
I’d like your opinion on Camtasia’s video and audio assets vs Screenflow’s extended that includes video/audio assets. Which one has a better library of assets? Perhaps this could be a topic for a new video?
You're the man!
Excellent video as always. Thank you
Steve: That was an excellent video you did comparing the two programs. Have you ever used Active Presenter? If so I was wondering how that program compares to Camtasia & Screenflow?
Hi, Steve: I am glad you liked my comment. But, do you know anything about Active Presenter? ? (I would use Screenflow, but I only have a PC).
bro thanks so much. dis video is tiless 3 years ltr n still great
Do you edit in FCPX, where do you get your lower thirds from, those were cool.
Thanks for this video....but how did you get the video so clean??
Hello there thanks for your help! Are there more text animations and effects in Camtasia?
Hello, Great video. Thank You
Great information. Thanks!
Hi Steve, can you please tell me if you had one time this kind of problem with Screenflow : I cannot see the control screen above my timeline anymore... I can see the clips at the right, the timeline, but nothing in the control panel. I'm already looking for more than an hour... HHHEEEELLLPPPP Please ;-)
I am not sure I know where the issue is, but you can change the way the clips are shown, look at the very bottom of the editor, 3 new icons, check there.
Thank's for your answer. It's not that. But, I tried on the MacBook of my wife who is still running MacOS Hight Sierra and all is OK with the same version of ScreenFlow. I'm running Mojave and it's a beta version, so maybe it as something to with that. I think I'm gonna wait for an update.
Can you tell me a bit more about your setup? That's a really cool background, do you mind if I ask what it is and where/how I can get that effect? Thanks.
Sorry, I posted this question before I had watched through and I note that you have more than answered my question. Lol
PG Tips
What camera did you use for this video? Great video!!
Really Helpful. Thanks
Thank you, dottotech! Could you share what camera and mic and editing software you use for your videos? Thank you!
Yes I can the tools I use are here
www.amazon.com/shop/dottotech
and here is a 3 part series on how we create our videos
dottotech.com/make-youtube-video-tutorials/
Thank you, dottotech!!!
Wow, how can you jump from left to right of the screen, and zoom in and out when you are instructing? Sorry but I'm just a beginner.
It's a trick - it's done in edit. So you can use both hands and be eating at the same time.
Great job! Definitely signing up to to you TH-cam channel
Thanks for sharing buddy! you're the best!
Impressive and very helpful video. Thank you. Screenflow seemed more intuitive to me. Just the way my brain works I guess. I think I remember that Screenflow is about half the price of Camtasia. For Mac owners this may be a deciding factor.
It is closer to1/3 the price!
Wow! Killer difference. Thanks again for the super video. It has made me confident that purchasing Screenflow is the right thing for my needs. Love what you do to me...no, not the beard...the tech. :-)
I am a teacher and my use of Screenflow is for creating lessons. Price is always a factor for me as my "tech budget" is extremely limited. B/c of that, I thought I would add that Screenflow does offer a 10% discount to educators in K-University level. So, the $99 cost of the software drops to $89.10. This may not seem like a lot, but every little bit helps! Cheers.
what video camera did you use for this?
For this I used the Logitec c920, I have upgraded and am now using the Logitec Brio
Great vid. Which tool did you use to build this video?
Just subscribed to your channel. Great stuff you're making.
I thought you did a great job of discussing these tools as video editing options - but you didn't discuss screencasting. By definition this is not screen casting. If so, Adobe Premiere would be considered screencasting. Otherwise I thought the presentation was good. Now back to my search for screen casting software.
It was really usefull thanks a lot! , I really learn and enjoy wathching
Thank you, very productive 17mins of learning. TNice tutorials program is super intimidating from soone who doesn't even play an instrunt.
I thoroughly enjoyed the video and found it very informative. Quite impressed. Thanks so much for giving an inside look to these two programs. I tried Camtasia and loved the text effects and the ease of use. I purchased it immediately but had problems with choppy video. I am running an HP laptop that I believe to be a little under powered for this use. I returned the software but honestly I think/hope it was my machine because I haven't seen any other options that worked as well and easy. I am thinking of of buying a Mac soon and will consider buying the Mac version. One quick question. Have you had any problems with choppiness or lag with Camtasia. Again, awesome video appreciate the info.
Hi Steve. Great video! How did you create your lower third graphics and the nifty text on angled background toward the beginning of this video?
They were created in Photoshop and inserted as a graphic
i love your video! so easy to understand
Steve, where's the best place to get Screenflow (the disk version)?
Camtasia is on sale right now...got it for $160.
Hi Peter, did you find it on the site? I guess it's back to regular price now. Unless you had a code? Thanks!
Hi thanks for sharing, please can you tell me what webcam are you using and what mic are you using they both are great quality thanks
dottotech.com/toolkit/
Thank you very much I appreciate the reply
Hi I typed in my details but not sure how to access the tools
You should be redirected to a page with all the tools, and also receive an email, did you not get it?
Very cool teacher , thanks .
You are welcome!
Have you considered doing a series of Camtasia (9) tutorials. I'd love to see you do them!
I am not really the expert on it, Check out Lon Naylor.
Thank you! This was very helpful!
You are great!!!!!!! Can you please refer me to a link that shows how can I key out the background in FCPX?
Nice video..... Screenflow vs Camtasia? From my experience the fact that Camtasia works on Mac and PC gives it a BIG advantage.
For many it is the difference maker, bot get the job done very well!
What mic are you using for this video. I am in the market looking for a mic for my videos. What mic did you use for this video?
What about Filmora by Wondershare? Does it compare to these?
thanks for the video, very helpful :)
I wonder which app would be best for just recording?
as I do post-production in (free) DaVinci Resolve, I don't need a recording app with fancy editing features...
Up to you, Screenflow works for me, but there are lots of other options.
Thank you very much. You are hero!
What kind of webcam are you recording from?
dottotech.com/toolkit/
I thought Screenflow and Cam where used strictly for recording the screen. Final Cut can handle the rest.
which one are you using in this video?
Nice vid, thanks!
So I have Camtasia but my video's need a bit more editing options. So I use Final Cut Pro for that but if I put camtasia files into final cut pro the quality is quite poor (screenflow is even worse) Can you or anyone else help me?
Hey Steve, I'm wanting to screen cast while implementing 2 different web cams (1 normal view and a 2nd angle side view) that I would cut back n forth from when editing. I want to be able to look over at camera number 2 to call attention to important statements. Is this possible?
Yes, but you need to record the 2nd angle in a separate file and import it into the screencasting document. You can't multitrack record into a single document.
So you are saying to make it simple just roll another camera for the b angle angle, snip n trim the clips from it, and drop them in my timeline where I want them? I dont know why I didn't think of that first. Seems simple enough. You gotta admit it would be sweet if they added multi cam functionality though.
steve: I am using a PC. Try OBS Studio to achieve what you are looking for. You have more options if you are on a MAC.
Thanks man I will check that out out of sheer curiosity. I went ahead and got Screen Flow and I like it so far but think I think I will only use it for screen recording and call outs of the Cursor as well as on screen keystroke display. After experimenting with it I am thinking about pulling my screen grab clips into Final Cut Pro X after doing any animation or call out effects and then doing my trimming etc on there. I'm just quicker with Final cut Pro X because I have all the short cuts locked into my brain. lol
What camera are you using??
What do you use to make the slides?
does one ned to use a green screen or can one use any colour for the background
Can I also screen record a keynote lecture with me in front of it
Agreed. All the others just turn your brain upside down. Nice tutorials is simple.
Hi there. Could I use Camtasia for live, interactive tutoring sessions or will it only work to record videos?
Camtasia is really for recording and editing. For live look to a tool like Zoom.
Thank you for your response. Would Zoom accommodate screencasting?
Thank you
5:04 still shot is worth a thousand words...
And I love your beard
Hi! What did you use to edit *this* video?
I use Screenflow, Here is how I make my videos
dottotechu.thinkific.com/courses/publishing-online-video-in-less-time-than-a-blog
Screenflow!!!
what annoying with camtasia is file save i need to save the camrec file out as mp4 avi with audio grrrrrrrrr
Eric Bridge do you know it’s na? Pure curiosity lmao
it suck if you had green eyes
Are they free?
thumbs up and subscribe, thank you!
thx a lot!
I LOVE YOU
what about screencastomatic?
It is a good starting point
I use Camtasia which is awesome... I just thought Screencastomatic was worth a mention for beginners on a tight budget... Love your video's/channel...