LearningCraft: Interactive video Training Course for TechSmith Camtasia


Harness the Full Power of Camtasia right now! 20 Interactive Video Lessons get you up-to-speed quickly! Coming Soon! Learn to create interactive video training materials for web sites, training DVDs and even iPods! For anybody involved in marketing, education or day-to-day business, the ultimate goal for most of us is to find ways to effectively communicate with customers, students and even co-workers. Until recently, the tools to create effective training, presentations and simulations have been hard to learn, limited in their scope and, let's be frank, often dull. With TechSmith's Camtasia the true power of communication is given back to those who need to pass ideas and understanding to other people. And trust me, like you, I've tried doing it the hard way.
My name is Rob Graham and for the past 18 years my job has been to create interactive media tools used for education, marketing and entertainment. During this time I've produced over 25 CD-ROM titles, created over 500 interactive web ads and have taught nearly 1000 classes focused on the use of interactive technologies. Now I'm sharing that expertise and understanding with you. Camtasia gives media developers the power to create interactive video programs that tell the whole story. This isn't the same 'ol slide show but a fully-interactive online video experience that gets the user involved. In fact, all of the LearningCraft training modules use Camtasia as their foundations because it offers tremendous flexibility and ease-of-use to help get your audience to the 'good stuff' quickly and effectively. Featuring over 10 hours of instruction in 20 easy-to-follow lessons, LearningCraft's Foundational Camtasia course explores the Camtasia production environment and focuses on the development of interactive video programs that can be used to meet the needs of your audience whether online or in the classroom. This hands-on course has been created to get you up-to-speed quickly by offering self-paced, step-by-step interactive video lessons designed to give you the tools and understanding you need to create your own fun-filled animations and interactive programs. instruction designed to help you quickly understand how to use Camtasia to create your own interactive video programs. And like all LearningCraft training courses, the training materials for Camtasia have been created using Camtasia! You will be amazed at the power that this tool can offer you in the creation of interactive video. The course format also allows you to follow along closely as we go through each lesson offering a truly hands-on experience. You can also follow interactive links that will take you to video segments that zoom-in on specific features and functions within Camtasia.		To watch a short sample of a program created using Camtasia, click here. This course is coming soon. To be notified by email when it is available, please enter your email address. (All email addresses captured will be used exclusively for the purposes of notifying you of upcoming LearningCraft course postings and will never ever be sold or shared with anybody else. Period.) Email Address
Foundational Camtasia training Includes: Lesson One: Camtasia Overview Exploring what can be done with Camtasia 4 Planning for interactivity A walk-through of output options The Camtasia 4 portfolio Project: Practice screen capture Lesson Two: Camtasia Quickstart Setting Camtasia up to record Choosing video formats Capturing and playing back video Zoom and pan tools Adding call-outs Project: Haiku for Dogs Lesson Three: Editing captured video Importing media elements into a project Positioning assets onto the timeline Controlling zoom and pan effects Using the auto-pan feature Customizing callouts Project: Haiku for Dogs Lesson Four: Focus on Callouts Enhancing PowerPoint presentations Adding timeline markers Using multiple callout channels Using callouts to enhance understanding Using callout to control navigation Using callouts to link to URLs Project: Building a Tollhouse Cookie Lesson Five: Enhancing Clarity Adding transitions Toggling storyboard views Adjusting audio playback Adding backgrounds Adding Titles Setting fonts and formatting Project: DPTE Presentation Lesson Six: Exploring the Camtasia Recorder Using custom cursors Annotating projects Using highlights and notation Adding system sounds Using ScreenDraw Assigning ScreenDraw hotkeys Using ScreenPad to create custom screen features Project: The Enhanced Presentation Lesson Seven: Enhancing the PowerPoint Presentation Extending the timeline Auto-adjusting final frame settings Swapping audio tracks Project: The Enhanced Presentation Lesson Eight: Adding Captions to Videos Creating and using titles Adding screen captions Editing caption parameters using XML Project: Benson's Widgets Lesson Nine: Recording video camera input Enhancing projects using Picture-in-picture PiP capture in real-time PiP using existing video Creating loops and interactive hotspots Project: Benson's Widgets Lesson Ten: Adding project audio in real-time Enhancing audio levels Editing audio externally Project: Building a Toll House Cookie	Lesson Eleven: Adding Quiz and Survey elements Adding Quizzes Formatting quizzes Adding surveys Formatting surveys Emailing results to yourself Project: Mock Survey Lesson Twelve: Creating menus Using Camtasia Theatre Creating custom menus Project: Navigation Menu Lesson Thirteen: Sharing with the world Creating blogs and podcasts Recording projects to DVD Using 'Pack-and-Show' Formatting for iPod playback Creating horizontal menus Project: Project output Lesson Fourteen: Creating Email attachments Exporting Camtasia movies Email considerations Adding interactivity Project: Benson's Widgets Email Lesson Fifteen: Art for art's sake Creating custom tracking and panning Controlling movements Project: Pumpkin Fest Lesson Sixteen: Precision Editing tips and tricks Making production pre-sets Timeline control Telling a good story Project: DPTE Training Lesson Seventeen: Using other applications Helping Camtasia 4 partner with other video editing packages Sharing Avid Adobe Premiere Final Cut Pro Windows Movie Maker Project: Video editing workshop Lesson Eighteen: Getting final projects online Using FTP and file servers Using ScreenCast.com Project: Publishing content Lesson Nineteen: Recording Webinars Setting record options Planning ahead Project: Sample Webinar Lesson Twenty: Creating a custom screen loader Creating graphic overlay Editing XML options Project: Custom screen loader This series of self-paced interactive video lesson will get you up to speed on how to use Camtasia in no time!