Camtasia 3 advice needed

TinkBD · 11-04-2009, 05:14 PM

I have just finished compiling a DimDim webinar with Camtasia 3. I have the Camtasia 3 manual and have been able to figure things out fairly easily (and yes, I DO read manuals! LOL) However, the manual doesn't really provide enough info on this topic.

I divided the webinar into 8 Camtasia projects.

Now I need to create 8 videos that can be zipped and provided for sale using DLG. My niche is not very computer savvy. Most are using PCs. What format should I convert/export the videos into?

Eventually I will also be using Kunaki and selling the webinars as physical porducts, but for now, I just want to sell digital DLs using DLGuard...

Suggestions gratefully accepted!

Tink

John Cabral · 11-04-2009, 05:43 PM

What format are the video's now? FLV? Since your customers are using PC's you have a few options such as MP4, WMV. I would go with MP4 format but am not a video expert and others might have better formats.

showbizvet · 11-04-2009, 05:53 PM

So they will not be streamed online, rather download and watched locally?

What I'd do would be make a test first, just resave one of your Camtasia tutorials as a different file name, cut out most of (this is just a test) then produce it in a variety of formats as a test.

At that point, send it to few (trusted) friends and get their opinion on how easy and intuitive the technical process is (or is not). This wouldn't be a critique on your content, just the end delivery.

That said, I normally let Camtasia (I'm using Camtasia 6) produce in streaming format, so that all the end user has to do is click the index.htm and (assuming they have flash installed) it plays in their browser.

If instead you only play to distribute the FLV or MP4, that's where the testing would come in as the end user would need to have a compatible player (easy to find these days), and if not, then you'd want to give them a download link.

Kevin Riley · 11-04-2009, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by TinkBD

I have just finished compiling a DimDim webinar with Camtasia 3. I have the Camtasia 3 manual and have been able to figure things out fairly easily (and yes, I DO read manuals! LOL) However, the manual doesn't really provide enough info on this topic.

I divided the webinar into 8 Camtasia projects.

Now I need to create 8 videos that can be zipped and provided for sale using DLG. My niche is not very computer savvy. Most are using PCs. What format should I convert/export the videos into?

Eventually I will also be using Kunaki and selling the webinars as physical porducts, but for now, I just want to sell digital DLs using DLGuard...

Suggestions gratefully accepted!

Tink

Tink

I render all my videos as mp4. These give me great quality and small file size. I'm using Kunaki (great service) and I load my videos on DVD or CD-ROM (depending upon the total size).

For a really professional product, I'm using AutoRunMAX to create a menu. I love this software. Easy to use and creates a beautiful menu (I've attached a screenshot of the menu on my latest product). I believe this software cost me about $150.

Now, creating the mp4 videos can be done in Cam 6, but not in the older Cam 3. However, if you're going to put them on a DVD you'll have lots of room and can probably render them as AVI. But, sometimes when you import an AVI (if that's what your webinar is in) then rendering again in AVI creates massive files, but years ago I circumvented this problem by then rendering as MOV, which also created a great video.

11-04-2009, 05:14 PM	#1
TinkBD With a Mastiff at my feet War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Kentucky,USA. Posts: 904 Thanks: 1,144 Thanked 188 Times in 108 Posts Social Networking	Camtasia 3 advice needed I have just finished compiling a DimDim webinar with Camtasia 3. I have the Camtasia 3 manual and have been able to figure things out fairly easily (and yes, I DO read manuals! LOL) However, the manual doesn't really provide enough info on this topic. I divided the webinar into 8 Camtasia projects. Now I need to create 8 videos that can be zipped and provided for sale using DLG. My niche is not very computer savvy. Most are using PCs. What format should I convert/export the videos into? Eventually I will also be using Kunaki and selling the webinars as physical porducts, but for now, I just want to sell digital DLs using DLGuard... Suggestions gratefully accepted! Tink

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John Cabral A.K.A MegaBiz War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: South Florida, USA. Posts: 1,302 Thanks: 25 Thanked 24 Times in 19 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Camtasia 3 advice needed What format are the video's now? FLV? Since your customers are using PC's you have a few options such as MP4, WMV. I would go with MP4 format but am not a video expert and others might have better formats.
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showbizvet Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 61 Thanks: 0 Thanked 18 Times in 17 Posts Social Networking	Re: Camtasia 3 advice needed So they will not be streamed online, rather download and watched locally? What I'd do would be make a test first, just resave one of your Camtasia tutorials as a different file name, cut out most of (this is just a test) then produce it in a variety of formats as a test. At that point, send it to few (trusted) friends and get their opinion on how easy and intuitive the technical process is (or is not). This wouldn't be a critique on your content, just the end delivery. That said, I normally let Camtasia (I'm using Camtasia 6) produce in streaming format, so that all the end user has to do is click the index.htm and (assuming they have flash installed) it plays in their browser. If instead you only play to distribute the FLV or MP4, that's where the testing would come in as the end user would need to have a compatible player (easy to find these days), and if not, then you'd want to give them a download link.