Camtasia is an all-in-one screen recorder and video editing suite targeted at people creating any kind of tutorial videos.
Functionality
Camista can also be used for recording presentations through PowerPoint, or simply as a standalone video editor.
Camtasia is more approachable than advanced video editing software, it has a focused feature set and straightforward layout, designed around those creating tutorial style videos.
The recorder and PowerPoint add-in let you directly import clips into a project where you can use specialised tools to work with them, such as the ability to highlight your cursor in a screen recording. You can also add in any other media files, add annotations, capture from a webcam, or add interactive elements.
Camtasia allows exporting of projects into standard video formats, or directly online to platforms like YouTube.
Tips for using this tool at Kent
One of the best tools available for creating tutorial videos due to its specific features and integrated recorder.
Many guides are available for Camtasia online and with an approachable interface, this also makes it a good choice if you don't have much experience with video editing software.
Help & how to get started
Purchase and Download from TechSmith website
Available for Windows and MacOS
Quick start user guide: https://www.techsmith.com/tutorial-camtasia.html
Cost
£147.07 for Camtasia 2021 Education (available to students and staff) £216.29 for Camtasia 2021 (commercial license) Free 30-day trial
Terms of use, copyright and licensing
Single-License per user, for up to 2 devices (one-time purchase). Education versions may not be used for any commercial purpose.