CAMTASIA SET UP GUIDE for UICCAM COMPETITION

 

Download Camtasia Studio Version 4.0

 

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Use the following steps to setup Camtasia so that is most convenient for recording and sending while still following Interleague Camtasia Rules:

Setup Full Screen Recording (Required):

  1. Open Camtasia Studio and click "Record the Screen". This will open the Camtasia Recorder.

  1. Click Capture, then Wizard.

  2. Select "Screen", Or Choose the Wizard and Click on Screen, then click Next. Make sure that all boxes are unchecked, then click Next once again.

  1. Make sure that "Disable display acceleration during capture" is checked. Click Finish.

Setup Timestamp (Required):

  1. On the Camtasia Recorder, click Effects, then Options.

  1. Under the Annotation tab, check the "Time/Date" and then Proceed to click options button, right across from "show stamp for" (do not click show stamp for, if you do wile recording your time stamp will disappear if you progress past the time you placed in the box, plus kills a little lag as well). Now inside of Options You will see a box on the right side with 9 boxes inside of it, click on the "Top Right" box, requirement is so your time stamp is directed to the top right hand side of your tape, we want to see everything in task bar, Then Click Ok, Click on Font, and Make size "20" Now To the text section, make the text green, once your are done in here Click Ok, Make sure everything else in this tab is as exactly as described. Then click OK.

  1. Click Effects, Annotation, and make sure that "Add System Stamp" is checked.

Adjust Camtasia Settings for Optimized Performance (Highly Recommended):

  1. On the Camtasia Recorder, click Tools, then Options.

  2. Under the General Tab, check "Save as AVI".

  3. Under the General Tab, click "File name options". Check Automatic File Name and type YOUR name followed by a hyphen (-) in the prefix field (e.g. Judge666-). Click OK.

  4. Under the Streams Tab, uncheck "Auto configure" and enter "1" in the frames/sec field.

  5. Under the Capture Tab, make sure that only the following boxes are checked (the rest should be unchecked):

    • Minimize before starting capture

    • Hide capture rectangle

    • Round frame size to a 4 pixel boundary

    • Disable display acceleration during capture

  6. Click OK.

When wishing to record your game, open the Camtasia Recorder, then press F9 on your keyboard. This will begin the recording. If the Camtasia icon in your taskbar is blinking, it signifies that it is recording. Once the eight ball has been made, press F10 on your keyboard. This will stop the recording and bring the Camtasia Recorder back to the front of the screen.

If the settings for optimizing performance (mentioned above) were not followed, you must choose where to save the tape. This is the location from which you email the tape to your opponent, TD, or Admin. If the above setting were followed, then the tape will be automatically saved when the recording is stopped. Usually, the tape is automatically saved to the "Camtasia Studio" folder under "My Documents". If the tape is not there, open the Camtasia Recorder, click Tools, then Options; under the General Tab, click "File name options". The Output Folder is the location to which your tapes are automatically saved.

Your tape should look similar to this:

Note that the timestamp in the top right corner is shown, as well as the full screen. This is the requirement for all Interleague Camtasia Tapes.

In any case where a Camtasia situation arises that is not covered in the rules or the guide, the TD or Admin will have the final decision.