Channel Your Screen: Camtasia For Mac : TechSmith’s Camtasia for Mac

By Anthony Celeste , published on September 4, 2009 at 2:41 PM
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If you use a Mac, you already know that there are a variety of built-in options for taking screen shots. But what if you need more than a simple screen shot? For example, if you’re demonstrating how to use a new piece of software, you may want to record a series of mouse movements and control adjustments while adding audio narration. The Mac OS offers no built-in capability to create this type of recording, so Camtasia for Mac is a useful tool for these applications.

Cross-platform users have known about Camtasia for Windows for years. Many have been asking for a Mac version of Camtasia, as I discussed in my coverage of Macworld 2008, during which TechSmith said: “You talked. We listened. Every time we go to a show, people ask: ‘When are you coming out with Mac software?’ The answer is, as soon as possible.”  TechSmith made good on this promise last week, a year and a half after discussing the possibility, with the release of the first version of Camtasia for Mac. 

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AARRGGHHH 09/04/2009 11:25 PM
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What program is that in Picture 4? It looks kind of like Bryce, but it's not. I thought I knew of every 3D program that exists.

fancarolina 09/04/2009 11:39 PM
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Umm QuickTime X can do screen capturing to video now.

manjyomethunder 09/05/2009 4:09 AM
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[citation]For example, if you’re demonstrating how to use a new piece of software, you may want to record a series of mouse movements and control adjustments while adding audio narration. The Mac OS offers no built-in capability to create this type of recording
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... QuickTime X anyone?

nukemaster 09/05/2009 7:19 PM
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fancarolina :
Umm QuickTime X can do screen capturing to video now.


you may be seeing ArtMatic Voyager
http://www.uisoftware.com/Voyager/

nukemaster 09/05/2009 7:21 PM
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oppsy quoted wrong post....still

ArtMatic Voyager is the app in picture 4

zingam 09/05/2009 7:47 PM
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CUMTASIA

kikireeki 09/06/2009 12:02 PM
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Camtasia still one of the best screen capture apps on PC. So Mac users should be grateful to import one of our many luxuries they lack.

TCeleste 09/06/2009 2:22 PM
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The comments about Quicktime X are correct, basic video screen capture is available in Quicktime X, and the article should have mentioned this. I apologize for any confusion.

The only way to get Quicktime X is to upgrade to the new Snow Leopard OS. Like most Mac users, I have not installed Snow Leopard yet. Bad upgrade experiences have taught me to wait for the first service pack / maintenance release to be issued.

In regard to Picture 4, Nukemaster is correct, Artmatic Voyager is the 3D animation program seen in the image. It does have similarities to Bryce, and was developed by one of the Bryce programmers.

There's a different paradigm at play with Voyager. Unlike Bryce, where you develop scenes, Voyager is used to develop entire planets. It's powerful software, enjoyable to use, and renders beautiful 3D landscape animation quite fast on dual and quad core Macs.

Anonymous 09/07/2009 5:49 PM
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Was surprised to see no mention of Screenflow in the "competition" section. It's a great app.

excalibur1814 09/13/2009 11:12 PM
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Can we have a review of Cmtasia for the pc please?

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