TechSmith Camtasia Studio 6

TechSmith Camtasia Studio 6: screen recording and video editing for training videos

Camtasia Studio 6 from TechSmith combines a screen recorder with an editing program. It is used to create software tutorials, presentation recordings and learning videos that are enhanced with callouts, zoom effects, captions and quiz questions. Camtasia Studio 6 is an older version that TechSmith documented for Windows XP and Windows Vista. It is suitable for users who want to use exactly this version on a compatible system.

Recording with Camtasia Recorder

Camtasia Recorder records the entire screen or a freely selected area, optionally with sound from the microphone and with the image from a USB webcam. During recording, ScreenDraw lets you draw markings directly on the screen and set markers for later editing. The PowerPoint add-in records a presentation including narration; a marker is created automatically for each slide, which makes later editing by slide easier.

Editing and enhancing in the editor

In the editor, recordings are cut and split on a timeline and enhanced with title clips, voice narration added afterwards and audio editing. Callouts place graphical notes in the picture; a blur callout can be used to obscure confidential content such as email addresses or customer names. SmartFocus automatically creates zoom and pan points so that a small area of the screen is shown enlarged in the video; with Zoom-n-Pan, additional points can be set manually.

For learning videos, captions are available that are synchronised by matching text and audio or manually. With Quizzing, multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank and short-answer questions are built into the video; the results can be evaluated via a SCORM-compliant learning management system.

Output and sharing

Finished videos are output as Flash (MPEG-4, FLV, SWF), as AVI or as audio-only files (MP3, WAV). Presets are available for iPod and iPhone, CD, DVD, web, blog, Screencast.com and YouTube, among others. With Camtasia Theater and MenuMaker, several videos or documents can be combined in one menu for the web or CD-ROM.

Buy TechSmith Camtasia Studio 6: licence and scope of delivery

You receive a product key to activate Camtasia Studio 6 on Windows. Licence type: full version as a perpetual licence, usable without time limit. The scope of delivery includes:

• the product key for Camtasia Studio 6
• the download link for the installation file (all downloads are also available under Software Download)
• instructions for installation and activation (see also Guides and FAQ)
• the invoice with VAT shown separately

Once your payment has been received, your product key is displayed directly on the order confirmation page and also sent to you by email. After that, you can retrieve it again at any time: with a customer account under My Product Codes, without a customer account via the Guest Portal.

If you have any questions about installation or activation, our Support team is available around the clock by email. You will find further programs in the category Video Software and under PC Software.

System requirements

Minimum requirements according to TechSmith (online help for Camtasia Studio 6.0.2). TechSmith does not state that version 6 is approved for Windows 7, 8, 10 or 11.