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How to Use Camtasia Table of Contents How Do I Get Camtasia on my Computer?.............................................................................. 2

Accessing Camtasia................................................................................................................ 2

Recording .............................................................................................................................. 2

Producing your Recording ...................................................................................................... 4

Uploading to Kaltura ............................................................................................................. 7

Setting Up Camtasia for Speech Recognition ........................................................................ 11

Adding Words to Speech Recognition Dictionary Part .......................................................... 15

Editing a Lecture to Add Captions ........................................................................................ 18

Adding a Quiz to your Camtasia Lecture ............................................................................... 24

Producing a Recorded Lecture with Quizzing ........................................................................ 29

Uploading a Recorded Lecture with Quizzing to Blackboard ................................................. 34


How Do I Get Camtasia on my Computer?

• Request access on your personal or university-owned computer

• Put in a ticket to customer service to install the software on your computer

Accessing Camtasia

• Click on the start menu and type Camtasia in the search box to reveal

Camtasia Studio 8 and Camtasia Recorder 8

Recording

1. If you want to provide captions, see p. 12-24 first for steps.

2. Click on Camtasia Recorder 8 to open the Camtasia Recorder toolbar.

Ensure your microphone is plugged in with Audio On.

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3. Open the file you want to record from (Word, PowerPoint, Website, etc…)

4. When ready to record, click the red Rec button on the toolbar.

5. A countdown will appear (3, 2, 1) and then recording begins.

Note: You can also press F10 on your keyboard to stop recording

6. Once you are finished with your capture, a preview window will appear.

Once your preview is complete click Produce.


7. A window will appear asking where you would like to save the recording. The

default save location is C:\Users\Documents\{your username}\Camtasia

Studio. Due to the size of the file, it is recommended you keep it under My

Documents > Camtasia Studio.

Producing your Recording

1. After you save your recording, the Production Wizard should automatically

appear. Select MP4 Only (up to 480p) and click Next.


2. Under File name and folder, enter a Production name. This will be the title

of the video. Save it in the preferred folder, and click Finish when done.

3. A pop-up screen titled, Rendering Project will appear which displays a

percentage of completion. This can be minimized while you work on other

tasks.

o Note: The rendering time frame is dependent upon the length of your

video. For example, if you have a 45-minute recording, it will take 45

minutes to render.


4. Once the rendering process has finished, the Production Results window

will appear. Click Finish to proceed.

5. The Camtasia Studio will now open with your video. Nothing needs to be

done in this screen.


6. When exiting, it will ask you to save changes to Untitled.camproj. Select No.

Your recording was already saved at the beginning of the rendering process.

Uploading to Kaltura

1. Go to the course menu item where the file will be located (i.e. Learning

Materials, etc.…)

2. Click Build Content and select Kaltura Media.


3. Scroll over to the upper right hand part of the screen and select Add New >

Media Upload > Choose a file to upload

4. Once your file is uploaded. Click Save and Back when finished.


5. The most recent video upload will be displayed at the top. If you see a picture

of a camcorder, this means the video has not yet been uploaded into Kaltura.

a. Note – Uploading your media into Kaltura can take anywhere from 5 to

20 minutes, depending on the size of your file. You may need to exit

this screen and repeat the above steps to complete the upload.

6. Your video is ready when you see the play icon, click the blue Select button


7. The title you input on this screen will be strictly for the benefit of the students (i.e. Lecture 1 Recorded Video). The description provides further details regarding where to find the notes, etc… is a good place to indicate where to find notes that go along with the video. Click Submit when complete


Setting Up Camtasia for Speech Recognition

Note: Make sure that you have your microphone or headset plugged into the computer.

Otherwise, you will not be able to perform the steps in this guide.

1. Open Camtasia Studio.

2. Click Tools, move the mouse over Speech…, and select Improve speech to

text….

3. On the Tips for Generating Accurate Speech-to-text Captions window that

appears, under Set up your microphone, click Start the audio setup wizard.


4. On the Set up Speech Recognition window, select what type of microphone

you have. Most likely, you will have either a Headset Microphone or a

Desktop Microphone. The screen provides examples of each. Click Next

after making your selection.

5. Click Next on the next screen after reading the instructions.

6. On the next screen, speak the words on the screen, and click Next. Click

Finish on the next screen to end the wizard.


7. You will be returned to the Tips for Generating Accurate Speech-to-text

Captions window. Under Train your computer to understand your voice,

click Start voice training.

8. On the Speech Recognition Voice Training window that appears, read the

instructions and click Next.

Note: Make sure you are in a quiet area for this portion of the guide. Any noises besides your

voice will reduce speech recognition accuracy.

9. You be required to speak several sentences of text. As you speak each

sentence or portion of sentence, the program will advance to the next. When

you reach the end, the screen will read Speech Recognition Training is

complete. Click Next.


10. On the Share Speech Data with Microsoft screen, click Don’t Send.

11. You will be returned to the Tips for Generating Accurate Speech-to-text

Captions window. Basic speech recognition is now complete. If you do not

need to add specific words to the dictionary, click OK.


Adding Words to Speech Recognition Dictionary

1. On the Tips for Generating Accurate Speech-to-text Captions window, under

Add words to speech recognition dictionary, click Start adding words to the

dictionary

2. On the Speech Dictionary window that appears, click Add a New Word.

3. On the next screen, type the word you would like to add to the dictionary in

the box labeled Word or Expression. For this guide, we will be adding the

word “Camtasia”. Click Next after you have typed your word.


4. Under Pronunciation, check the box labeled Record a pronunciation upon

Finish.

5. Under Capitalization, choose either This word is always capitalized or This

word is sometimes capitalized.

6. Click Finish.


7. Under Record a pronunciation, click Record when you are ready to speak

your word.

8. After you have spoken your word, the screen will change to indicate that the

recording was successful. Click Listen to listen to the recording and ensure

that you have spoken the word clearly. You may repeat step 7 as many times

as necessary to record your word.


9. If you have more words to record, leave the checkbox labeled I want to make

more modifications to the Speech Dictionary upon Finish checked.

Otherwise, uncheck the check box.

10. Click Finish. If you left the box checked in the previous step, repeat steps 2-9.

Editing a Lecture to Add Captions

1. Open Camtasia Studio 8.

2. Click Import Media (or File > Import Media)

3. Click Captions on the toolbar in the middle of the screen.

Note: If you don’t see the Captions button, click More and select Captions.


4. On the Captions toolbar, click Speech-to-text….

5. On the Speech-to-Text window that appears, click Entire Timeline to create

captions for the entire video.


6. On the new window that appears, click Continue.

7. A small progress window will appear and process the audio. After it finishes,

the captions will appear in the upper left area of the screen. Review the

generated captions and make any necessary changes. To do so, click inside

the box with the caption you want to modify and make any changes.

Note: Make sure the ADA compliant button is always blue. This ensures that the font

style, size, and color are ADA compliant. If the button ever changes to gray, click it to

return to ADA compliant settings.


Exporting captions to a file will allow you to upload the video and captions

separately, giving students the ability to turn captions on and off.

8. Click Captions on the toolbar in the middle of the screen. (If you don’t see the

Captions button, click More and select Captions).

9. On the bottom of the Captions area, click Export captions.


10. A window will appear asking where you would like to save the

caption/subtitle file. It is recommended to save it in the same location where

you saved your recording file. Click Save.

11. On the bottom of the Camtasia window, locate the track that has the captions.

Usually, this will be Track 2. If you are unsure, move the mouse over the

track and it should display Media type: Caption.


12. Right click on the heading for the caption track that you located in the

previous step, and select Remove track.

13. On the window that appears, click Yes.


Adding a Quiz to your Camtasia Lecture

1. Click the Quizzing button.

Note: If you do not see the Quizzing button, click More and select Quizzing.

2. In the preview window on the right side of the screen, click Play to preview

your video. Click Pause when you reach the spot in your video that you

would like to add a quiz question.


3. Click Add quiz. By clicking Add quiz, you can create a single question or a set

of questions. You will change quiz options and preview questions under Quiz

options. You will create questions under Question options.


4. Under Quiz options, enter a name for the quiz. If you are only asking a single

question, you can title the quiz Question 1.

5. Again under Quiz options, make sure the check box labeled Score quiz is

checked. Optionally, check the check box labeled Viewer can see answers

after submitting.


Under Question Options, you can add three types of questions that will be automatically

scored in Blackboard: Multiple Choice, Fill in the Blank, and True/False.

Multiple Choice

1. Click the Question type dropdown box and select Multiple Choice.

2. Enter your question text.

3. Enter your answer(s). Click Default Answer Text and type one of your possible

answers. When you are done typing that answer, hit Enter on the keyboard and

type the next answer. Continue this process until you have all your possible

answers entered. Check the check box next to the correct answer.


Fill in the Blank

1. Click the Question type dropdown box and select Fill in the Blank.


3. Click Default Answer Text and type a correct answer. If there are multiple correct

answers (for example, if the answer can be an acronym or spelled out completely),

enter them all.

True/False

1. Click the Question type dropdown box and select True/False.


3. Select either True or False as the correct answer.

4. If you would like to add more questions at this point in time, under Quiz options,

click Add questions. Then, repeat the steps for the question type you would like.

5. Repeat steps 2-5 to add questions at other points in the lecture.

6. To preview your question(s), click Preview under Quiz options.

Note: The actual questions you enter will not show in the video preview on the right

side of the screen.


Producing a Recorded Lecture with Quizzing 1. Near the top of the screen, click Produce and share.

1. On the Production Wizard window that appears, select Custom production settings

from the dropdown box. Then, click Next.


2. On the next screen, make sure MP4 – Flash / HTML5 Player is selected – it

should be by default. Then, click Next.

3. On the next screen, select the Options tab. Make sure that the check box

labeled Quizzing is checked. Then, click Next.


4. Click Next again.

5. On the Quiz Reporting Options screen, make sure the radio button labeled

Report quiz results using SCORM is selected. Then, click SCORM options….

6. Under SCORM Package options, make sure the radio button labeled

Produce zip file is selected. Then, click OK.

7. After returning to the Quiz Reporting Options screen, click Next.

8. Under Output file, enter a Production name. This will be the name of the

file that you will upload to your course.


9. By default, Camtasia will save the project in C:\Users\{your

username}\Documents\Camtasia Studio\{Production name}. To change

the save location, click the folder icon next to the current location.

Note: If you changed the save location for the recording file earlier in this guide, it is

recommended that you change to the same location here.

10. Under Post production options, make sure the check box labeled Show

production results is checked.

11. Click Finish.


12. The video will render. When it completes, the Production Results window

will appear. Click Finish.

13. On the top toolbar, click File and select Save Project.

14. A window will appear asking where you would like to save the recording.

The default save location is C:\Users\Documents\{your

username}\Camtasia Studio. Click Save.

Note: If you changed the save location for the recording file earlier in this guide, it is

recommended that you change to the same location here.

15. In the location where you chose to save the files, you should now see the

recording file from before, the project file from the previous step, and a new

folder that contains the finished zip file that you will upload to Blackboard.


Uploading a Recorded Lecture with Quizzing to Blackboard

1. Log on to Blackboard at https://mycourses.purduecal.edu.

2. Enter the course you where you would like to add your lecture.

3. On the left side of the screen, click Customization and select Tool Availability.

4. Scroll down the list until you see Content Package (SCORM). Make sure the

check box in that row is checked, and click Submit.


5. Navigate to the content area where you would like to place your lecture.

6. In the content area where the lecture will be, hover your mouse over Build

Content and select Content Package (SCORM).

7. Under SCORM Information, click Browse My Computer.


8. Locate and select the zip file created earlier, and click Open.

9. Click Submit.

10. Under SCORM Information, enter a Title and, optionally, a Description.

11. Under SCORM Availability, change Make SCORM Available to Yes. This will

make the lecture available to students. Optionally, you may also change

Number of Attempts, Limit Availability, and Track Number of Views to

suit your needs.


12. Grading, change Points Possible to whatever value you would like. Next,

change the Title to what you would like the name of the column to be in the

Grade Center. Blackboard will divide this value by the number of questions,

giving each question in the lecture equal value. Then, change Grade Timing

to When SCORM is completed, display score in Grade Center.

13. Click Submit. The following is what a student will see in Blackboard after

watching a video with a quiz: