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Camtasia... Zoom me baby! Huh? Sure... HOW?

by Tsnyder
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Man... I can't believe I can't figure this out... so I am forced to
put my lack of knowledge on display for all the Warrior world to see... lol

A while back I got the free download of Camtasia 3... have never used it.

So... after watching all you Camtasia pros with your cool zoom and pan
presentations I decided maybe I should dust off that freebie and putz around
until I can actually produce something worthy of public consumption.

Seems simple enough...

Well... not so much... lol

After messing with the settings and options I can get the capture box to move
to the area of the screen I want to focus on but I can't seem to get the damn
thing to zoom in on that area... bringing it to full screen in the box.

I've looked on the Techsmith site for tutorials but all I can find is info for
Camtasia 5. I've also searched You Tube... I've even googled Camtasia 3
tutorials.

I've found nothing!

"Hook a brotha up!"

Can someone PLEASE point me to a tutorial on how to zoom and pan
in Camtasia 3?

Thanks... you rock! (assuming you know the answer... lol)

Tsnyder
#baby #camtasia #huh #zoom
  • Profile picture of the author KenJ
    I'm sorry to dissappoint you but I think there is no zoom feature on camtasia 3.

    I use camtasia 5 and the zooming is integrated and easy to use
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    • Profile picture of the author Tsnyder
      Originally Posted by kenj View Post

      I'm sorry to dissappoint you but I think there is no zoom feature on camtasia 3.
      On the recorder menu bar I click on effects and find a zoom and pan
      category... when I click that I find autozoom and autopan... I have
      tied with and without both.. still no zoom!

      I also have a zom and pan toolbar. When I double click the zoom icon
      on the toolbar I get a tip box that says: Autozoom automatically applies
      a smooth pan and zoom transition effect whenever you change zoom levels.
      (no explanation on how to do that... lol) The autozoom transition effect
      is added to your capture but does not show on screen when it is applied.

      So far no zoom.

      Tsnyder
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  • Profile picture of the author Adeel_Chowdhry
    Did you try the ZOOM & PAN feature?

    You can zoom into any area you want and have it full screen!

    Adeel
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  • Profile picture of the author jbsmith
    Sure can - start by placing the play head on the position on the timeline you would like to begin your zoom, then select "Edit - zoom and pan" to define your zoom locations and options.

    Here's a training video from Camtasia -

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    • Profile picture of the author Tsnyder
      Originally Posted by jbsmith View Post

      Sure can - start by placing the play head on the position on the timeline you would like to begin your zoom, then select "Edit - zoom and pan" to define your zoom locations and options.

      Here's a training video from Camtasia -

      Jeff
      Hey, Jeff...

      Thanks... I was just hoping I could set it to zoom and pan while
      capturing so I wouldn't have so much editing to do.

      Tsnyder
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      • Profile picture of the author Mike Hill
        Originally Posted by Tsnyder View Post

        Hey, Jeff...

        Thanks... I was just hoping I could set it to zoom and pan while
        capturing so I wouldn't have so much editing to do.

        Tsnyder
        It should zoom and pan automatically but if you keep moving the mouse then it won't do it... I mention this because I've done that and wondered why it wasn't working. then I noticed that I was continuously moving the mouse while I was talking.

        Move your mouse cursor to the area you want to zoom in on and then leave it there until you want to move along. That should work...

        Mike Hill
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