

To complete the lessons presented in this book, you will need the following software and hardware: TechSmith Camtasia Studio version 8, Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8, Microsoft DirectX 9 or later version, Microsoft. This book will introduce you to the essential Camtasia Studio 8 skills you need to know to get up and running with Camtasia as quickly as possible. Your lessons can include videos of actions taken on your computer, animations, audio, quizzes and surveys. On the flip side, if you don't mind paying it or simply can afford it without worry, are serious about recordings for professional or other purposes, you won't go wrong, but I still feel it's far too high priced even with it's options and stability.Using Camtasia Studio 8, you can quickly create videos just about anything (computer software or PowerPoint presentations) and post your completed lessons on the web, YouTube,, or burn them to a CD. Again, it's likely the best of it's kind but hey, I can figure out free options to get along if need be so I think they should cut the price down considerably.


The downside is that it's very pricey, in my opinion, too pricey. Camtasia has never, ever crashed during a recording, that said, it's well worth a try. Some freebies I've used tend to crash after X-amount of time, ruining a tutorial completely and causing me to start over. It's very easy to create a tutorial with, as I've done with Gimp so many times. I found the recording level clarity is great compared to most. There are free alternatives but for functionality and flexibility,I would suggest using Camtasia. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to capture some games when playing, well, many but it's still great for all other recording needs. I was lucky enough to get a free license for this and yes, it's everything you want in a screen recorder.
