The timeline is a handy tool that serves as an overview of the items added so far to the project, and adjusting the timing of each of them is as easy as moving a slider.

Each of these features might initially take some time getting used to, but the output is worth every minute spent experimenting. Once the source video is captured, users can add callouts, audio effects, transitions, cursor effects and title clips along with voice narration and picture-in-picture functions. In fact, this is a mandatory thing because Camtasia thus leaves resources to other applications whose activity on the screen must be recorded. The recording process goes incredibly smooth and although one would expect such an application to be a bit heavy on computer resources, Camtasia works fine.

Once complete, the user can preview the recording and choose if they want to keep it or begin another one. When starting a new recording, users get the chance to choose if they are interested in the desktop (either full screen, or a custom region) or PowerPoint. The interface seems overwhelming at first sight, since it throws all kinds of tools to the user, but this is precisely the way functions are typically organized in such a powerful application. The application will take a while to download, since the setup kit has almost 200 MB, and to install, because there are a lot of files to be copied on your computer. The most powerful software solution that can do such a thing is called Camtasia and works on any Windows version out there. The Internet is filled with tutorials and all kinds of videos in which the uploaders record some activity on their desktop, leaving their viewers wondering about the tools they used to create the tutorials in the first place.

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