CAMTASIA 2022 is HERE: See all the new features in-depth

[@Graphicious]

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[@Ps_now]

I'm using Camtasia for 4 years now. I've just seen a tutorial that explains how to do it manually, cutting the video frame by frame and then reversing its order :) So I thought maybe you have a better way. Lol. Personally, I do it in Premiere Pro. Thanks in any way.

[@techsmith]

Great overview, Cristi! Thank you for digging into the new release to show it off. 🙌

[@Graphicious]

My pleasure!! I had a great time working on it.

[@wlinkletter]

Thanks, Cristi for taking the time to run through the new features, I have the maintenance so I will definitely be trying all this out. I think for anyone considering the upgrade it will definitely be worth it, be sure to subscribe to this channel and learn to take your videos to the next level with the tutorials here.

[@Graphicious]

Thanks a lot, I appreciate your support! Let me know if you have any questions or use-cases for the new 2022 version. Happy to make more videos expanding on particular workflows.

[@hhbadarin]

Hi Cristi, I just want to say Thank you so much for this thorough introduction of Camtasia 2022

[@Graphicious]

You're very welcome! Glad you liked it.

[@timmartin9989]

As always, you crushed it Cristi! Best camtasia coach out there

[@Graphicious]

Wow, thank you! I appreciate your comment. Did you watch the whole thing?

[@christophploedt]

Brilliant introduction into the new version of camtasia. Your practical tipps and inspirations are nuggets of gold. Really impressive work.

[@Graphicious]

Great to hear that, thank you!

[@rokk]

I have been looking forward to this video for days! Thanks my friend. As well as objects on a path, other things missing for me was not being able to create a click animation when creating a new path other than dropping a library item and pulling in external audio. Seems a solid miss. Also I was really hoping for a polygon tool to create custom masks or shapes.

[@Graphicious]

Thanks for sharing! The polygon or shape creator tool would have been fantastic. Or at least let me import vector files (other than LOTTIE which are hard to create)

[@chersnyder7491]

This is one of the most helpful tutorials ever - exactly what I needed when I needed it. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge and expertise. Can't wait to get started with Camtasia 2022!

[@Graphicious]

You're very welcome! Thanks for your feedback, it's appreciated!

[@thinking2010]

Christi, could you make a video or tell me if there is one, where texts can be highlighted while students are listening to it? It will be really helpful for the students.

[@Graphicious]

Camtasia doesn’t have that functionality. If you want automatic highlight of the current word, you should try Descript: cotovan.com/descript

[@thinking2010]

@@Graphicious I do appreciate you prompt reply. I think, Premiere Pro CC from Adobe does that too; right?

[@Graphicious]

I don't believe it does. And transcription editing is much harder in Premiere than Descript.

[@thinking2010]

Then I'll use Descript. 🙏

[@thinking2010]

Hi again, I have another question. If I use for example "Voice Dream Reader" to record texts, can I export that audio file to "Description" and be highlighted while students are listening to it, as well?

[@dr.mccallum2003]

Thank you for the review!

[@Graphicious]

My pleasure!

[@GregKleist]

Thanks for (as usual) the great video! I just watched the Techsmith video "Understanding Blend Modes." They ran through all the blend modes at light speed and my brain is fried. I'm sure there may be times when I might want to use a blend mode, but I (maybe all of us!) need a guru like you to do videos on each blend mode and show us practical applications for each one. If anybody can do it, I'm sure you can! Thanks again for the great instruction you give us on getting the most out of Camtasia.

[@Graphicious]

Glad it was helpful! I am still watching the blend modes video from Techsmith. It's a good and comprehensive one but I pause a lot. I kind of know the theory but Clint (I think) speaks quite fast in this one. I do like the blend modes in Camtasia, they open up a lot of possibilities, but while they are powerful, they can be a little intimidating and it takes experience to figure out which one would be best used in a specific situation or for a particular desired effect. Blend modes have existed in a lot of programs for many years (Adobe Photoshop, Premiere, Affinity, etc), and I admit, at first, I was just poking in the dark, selecting them randomly until I saw something I liked. I'll think of some cool examples for them and see if I can break it down into more digestible videos.

[@LookOutForNumberOne]

What you were talking about in 29:40 is to be able to make or build NODES PATH and assign an object to it. I think it is viable to do, they would just need to change parameters of the same video effect.

[@Graphicious]

Yeah, I mean the code is already there, it just needs a little tweaking to make it portable.

[@JamesRoughton]

Great work as usual

[@Graphicious]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@grahame8032]

excellent video Cristi

[@Graphicious]

I appreciate it!

[@JustinWheeler]

Great video. I have Camtasia 2022 from a maintenance upgrade to 2021. I think I will wait to 2023 or 2024 before I upgrade again, unless I can justify the cost of audiate anytime soon. I have subscribed to your channel and joined your facebook group, so will watch out for future videos. Thought this one was excellent.

[@Graphicious]

Thanks for sharing! I think there are some good features in this one, but I believe the biggest improvement before these was the Media Matte in 2021. I love that and I use it all the time. As for the transcription with Audiate, it's good that it integrates with Camtasia, but on its own, it doesn't yet do enough for me. I do everything in Descript ( cotovan.com/descript ) for transcriptions, audiograms, social media clips, podcast editing and subtitles for my KZbin videos.

[@theholyquran755]

Thank you so much, It was a very informative video Cristi, I really appreciate the time you spent on it.

[@Graphicious]

Glad it was helpful! Thank you for your comment.

[@theholyquran755]

@@Graphicious The way you explained was very interested even I am just a learner, beginer..many tips and shtcts I have learned. Thx once again

[@Graphicious]

Happy to hear that, thanks!

[@choeunuk]

Thanks for this video!

[@Graphicious]

My pleasure!

[@tbowen12]

Mouse cursor stuff is awesome!

[@Graphicious]

I do like it. I feel like it could be expanded to allow replacing the cursor with a custom graphic. THAT would be awesome.

[@terradigital7339]

Great review!

[@davyxzs]

thanks, it actually let me through so i could download it.

[@cheryls_world]

Yes, please make a video about the Library contents. Thank you.

[@Graphicious]

You got it!

[@MagicTrippie]

amazing video man, thank you

[@Graphicious]

Glad you liked it! Thanks for your comment.

[@INFIDEOS]

Thanks, Christi! I am watching all the Camatasia 2022 videos, and yours is a good one. Everyone touches lightly on the BLEND modes (and Camtasia has a more technical treatment), but I would still love additional instruction on how to use this exciting feature. I do not have a technical background in video production or graphic design, and so some of what's happening to the pixels and colors in the blended images is beyond me. I don't necessarily need to scientifically understand what's happening (which is what Camtasia's longer video on the topic aims for), but to grasp the potentials of each variation so that I can deploy them in my creative arsenal, so to speak. If you could walk us through some of the basic applications of BLEND mode, I'd be thrilled (e.g. as you demonstrated its use in two layered videos and with a video and text). Sorry, I know making a video is a big request. Many thanks, Jenna P. S. Hearing you talk about Camtasia not traditionally allowing "organic" and layered effects, like in PhotoShop or After Effects, was very interesting to me as someone who has not come to video-making via those other programs. So, I learn a lot from you just by your decriptive reflections of Camtasia and other tools. I am just pointing out how your viewers probably come from different levels of experience and professional background. (I am a professor of library science, not a designer or video-maker, but am trying to hone the craft.)

[@rjjeffreys]

An excellent video covering what I think are the core improvements/additions to Camtasia 2022, Cristi. I am very much looking forward to reading your newsletter that I just subscribed to. Even though I only have Camtasia 2019, I am also looking forward to more of your exceptionally helpful videos on Camtasia's latest version.

[@Graphicious]

Glad it was helpful! I appreciate your support and thank you for subscribing to my newsletter. I hope you find the info there helpful.

[@rjjeffreys]

@@Graphicious You're most welcome. I am certain that your newsletter will be most helpful, Cristi.

[@DaellusKnights]

A little over a week ago I made the jump from version 8 to 2022... it's a heck of a learning curve. 😱 But since I'm pretty proficient with Photoshop and Blender 3D, they have fairly comparable workflows. So I was trying to find out about SVG animation to make my own custom callouts and such, and you just answered that question and so many others I didn't even know I needed to ask! I've never heard of LOTTIE files until just now and I'm SO GLAD I stayed with Camtasia. You're throwing a LOT at me all at once and my brain is melting... and I LOVES IT! 😻 😹 EDIT: Also... 1000% new sub with bells on! 😻👍

[@dualbrainguy]

Great video. Very informative so I watched the entire thing. I have the maintenance package so I got 2022 included. YAY🤩

[@Graphicious]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@ctrl_pixl]

Nice video. I hope they bring back the the option to export a video to avi

[@Graphicious]

I doubt it. I am curious, what would you need AVI for?

[@ctrl_pixl]

@@Graphicious Overall quality, been able to export to other external codecs. In the past i've seen different in colors between MP4 and AVI. Like reds, with mp4 they looked very bad but in AVI looked great. Sometimes I required to save to lossless to maintain the highest quality and at the same time share the file.

[@scottabergermd]

Christian phenomenal video! So well thought out and planned. The feature to me that is the biggest game changer is the synchronization between Audiate aunt Camtasia. That was the single feature I was saying was missing from the integration previously that it would get your video file out of sync with your audio file and really was limited Audiate which currently is $29.99 per month which is very steep. What is the new price? Also your point about not having any punctuation capabilities is really on point at limits using the file as an SRT adjunct to your presentation. I hope they fix that in the upcoming version upgrade. All of the features you described are tremendous and exciting and I am looking forward to creating using their fine programs. Thank you for your outstanding video

[@Graphicious]

Thank you so much for your great comment. I am glad you enjoyed the video! Audiate was more expensive before (when it launched, I think it was $50/month), so this year it's cheaper - but you're right, the captions are coming soon, according to the announcement on the last update. It is a popular request. I also put in a request today for automatic silence removal. I can see it growing into a much more useful product, maybe similar to Descript, but with the advantage of being integrated with Camtasia and benefiting from all the video editing power too.

[@ipunggracer3562]

I am very happy when Camtasia updates text or fonts with outlines like other video editing software

[@Graphicious]

Yeah, you and many others. This is a very requested feature.

[@PatrickGreen]

Great video on the new stuff. Thanks! Also, just curious how you are removing your background in the lower right? My guess is you are using ScreenFlow rather than Camtasia. Is there an easy way to do that with Camtasia?

[@Graphicious]

Thanks Patrick! I don't use Screenflow. If you are referring to how I remove my background (I use the Remove a Color effect to remove my greenscreen). Then I scale myself up and down. This is the workflow I use, I made a video on it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZi1h3ajerGWY80

[@xrcontrol]

very nice update!

[@Graphicious]

Thanks! Anything you were hoping for?

[@xrcontrol]

@@Graphicious Hi. I don't know yet whether the innovations are useful to me, I'll first understand everything from your video. Thank you for the detailed explanation, I'd love to see more of it. Unfortunately, you still can't play video clips backwards. But I think there will be some useful stuff there.

[@xrcontrol]

Here, in this teaser for my new video, i use some of the new features... facebook.com/100011442120979/videos/1667096657007573/

[@littlehopeleft]

Thanks so much for the overview. For me there is jaringly very little new and I was already frustrated last year, but god damn now the think of it the group tabs and favourites were hundred times more useful for me than any new stuff from this year. I got excited for the custom paths, just to found out it only applies to a bloody cursor. Nevertheless Camtasia still fills my needs for the video editor. It just sad to see there was so little improvement after a year of silence. Great job on your video though.

[@Graphicious]

I appreciate your feedback! I think Techsmith will build upon these things and we could see path animation and other stuff next year. A few of the features in 2022 in fact, expanded or built upon things from previous versions. I have a feeling that Techsmith focused on rewriting some of the core functions on this one like canvas interaction engine, support for h265 and making LOTTIE stuff more useful.

[@mohamadstevecrockett]

Well done - this was a long video but TechSmith have included a whole raft of new items. What I did notice was that some of the json files triggered a "better in 60fps" and Camtasia offering to make the whole project 60fps. Looks as if many will be Proxy mode and more HD space required. Also I will have to be more selective of the assets I keep as many are never used!

[@Graphicious]

Thank you! I don't know if it makes a difference whether the project is 30 or 60fps. The new assets are either pre-built using Camtasia's facilities or they are JSON LOTTIE files, which also are vector and shouldn't really matter. I always select to 'leave my project alone' when that warning comes up.

[@mohamadstevecrockett]

@@GraphiciousAs far as I know, 60fps doubles the size of the rendered file but the quality is far superior.

[@Graphicious]

Only if the videos that are used in that project are also 60fps. Using a 30fps video on a 60fps timeline will only increase your file size and repeat frames. It won't automatically make video look smoother. Animated assets, yes.

[@SamirHabib]

Thanks for interesting presentation

[@Graphicious]

My pleasure, glad you enjoyed it. What was your favourite feature?

[@theNorthernDogStar]

Thanks Cristi!

[@Graphicious]

Thank you.

[@Ps_now]

Thank you very much very interesting and educated. It's not so related but I wanted to know if you can make a tutorial on how to make video play backwards in Camtesia

[@Graphicious]

Hi, thank you for your comment. I'm afraid playing video backwards is not possible in Camtasia, even in the 2022 version. I don't think this is a priority feature for Techsmith. You can reverse video footage in other software, such as Adobe Premiere or even Shotcut, which is free. Here's a video on how to do it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZzbeISZhtt5fLM

[@ChrisM-cm6bv]

Thank you Cristi. Love your work! I don't usually watch 1 hour vids but I was so fascinated by the content. I won't be purchasing Audiate even though it's reduced in price. I'll stick to descript for now.

[@Graphicious]

Thanks a lot! I appreciate you watching the whole thing :) I use Descript a lot too.

[@edithlararecursos]

Thanks!

[@Graphicious]

Welcome!

[@artemedutech]

Thanks for the detailed review. For now i will keep using 2020. I didnt see any significant improvements in 2021 and 2022. Adobe CC, that i also have, can do all these tricks. I expected new improved keying algorithms, but no news in 2021 and 2022 regarding this, so i am quite satisfied with 2020 then.

[@Graphicious]

I think 2021 was a good release. The Media Matte, a feature I use a lot (masking, essentially), is my favourite. I also have Adobe CC but lately it's been crazy unstable. And it's really a different class of product anyway.

[@pamelaleighpowersastrology5777]

Thanks, Cristi, for your clear, concise tutorials. I was working on a project, and I did something I shouldn't have, and the Time Line got squished to like 1/2 of the window. Everything is there, and I know there is a way to undo it but I haven't found it yet. Then I went up to Zoom and that made it wayyyy too long, but it was better than nothing. How do I get it back to the normal sequence? thanks

[@Graphicious]

Ctrl + mouse wheel will zoom in or out on the timeline. I use it constantly. Thanks for your comment!

[@Graphicious]

Also, Ctrl + Shift + 7 zoom out to the entire project

[@hubertknapp5098]

Thanks, Christi, you did a better job than TechSmith to introduce the new version of Camtasia. One feature I miss very much in Camtasia is a full-screen preview of the video before rendering and exporting.

[@Graphicious]

I appreciate your comment! Glad you enjoyed the video. Curious why you need the preview and what would a preview show that you can't get via the normal playback on the canvas?

[@wlinkletter]

@@hubertknapp5098you may want to try detaching the canvas and put it to 50% zoom hope that helps you.

[@hubertknapp5098]

@@wlinkletter Thank you very much for the tip. I will try it out.

[@unitedcomputers]

Upgraded testerday. Strange things are happening....drops in and out of "not responding"....mouse not scrolling some features (transitions etc). Any clues?

[@Graphicious]

Sorry to hear that. I have had a few crashes and found a few bugs, but nothing to prevent from doing my work. In fact, this whole 1-hour video was edited in 2022! It did go slow at the end but I don't think I could have pulled it off in 2021.

[@corelogix]

Hey Cristi, do you know if they've added transparent background for the canvas?

[@Graphicious]

Sadly, they didn't. And I don't see that coming very soon. I assume the reason you want the transparent canvas is to be able to export video without a background, with alpha, to use in such things as overlays, right? Well, that's not possible at the moment. In fact, in order to export with alpha, you need a different container - AVI on Windows and MOV on Mac. These containers support alpha channels. The only application I have used that actually does this (there may be others), is After Effects. But because the video must be uncompressed, it will produce VERY large files. Like, I have an animation I used to have on my videos a while ago, popping up from the bottom of the screen - that lasts about 10 seconds on-screen. It's 3GB!

[@corelogix]

@@Graphicious Thanks so much for the info.

[@carlos.colibribackoffice]

Hi Cris. What about recorder new version 2022. . did you like? on camtasia 2021 i use the legacy recorder. camtasia 2021 recorder is very bad. Camtasia 2022 is compatible with legacy recorder?

[@Graphicious]

I’m afraid the legacy recorder has been retired in the 2022 version. You should still keep 2021 installed.

[@carlos.colibribackoffice]

@@Graphicious thank you for your guidance.

[@carlos.colibribackoffice]

your videos are made with legacy recorder? or the official recorder, from version 2021 ou 2022?

[@carpediem-photographie]

Thanks for this video. Should we upgrade? I would love to, but my question is: Is the program usable for everyone? Indeed, I always have to use the 2020 version because the 2021 version is unusable for me. I'm not the only one affected. Several users cannot use the 2021 version since TechSmith changed the way files were handled in the project. If the same problem is present with the 2022 version, I have no choice. I can't upgrade.

[@Graphicious]

Hi, it works fine for me and seems more stable than 2021. What exactly is 'unusable' for you? If it's the 'standalone projects', you can of course still have projects using the old way, which doesn't put all of them in a folder together, by unchecking the standalone option when you save.

[@carpediem-photographie]

@@Graphicious What for me is unusable is that it lags. With 2020, I don't have that problem. As soon as the project has some transitions or other animation elements, it is impossible to use. I had never noticed that there was an option to save like in camtasia 2020. I will test if the problem does not come from there. Thanks Cristi.

[@AussieAdventurer]

I have the maintenance program so nice few upgrades 👍 ….but like thousands of people I am still waiting for the “video stabilization” feature … Searching through the feature request…this feature has been requested for a very very long time…but still isn’t available 😔

[@Graphicious]

Yeah many people want to do this, I don’t know if it’s coming. Not even sure if they are considering it.

[@AussieAdventurer]

@@Graphicious yep, it sure would be appreciated if they would incorporate the stabilization feature sooner then later hopefully. Sure you can use third party programs but it tedious and sometimes takes forever ( like with iMovie 🥴🤷‍♂️) C’mon Camtasia, get this feature in your next update for Camtasia 2023 and I as many others will definitely resubscribe the maintenance program 🤷‍♂️

[@SamirHabib]

My favorite effect is cursor path

[@Graphicious]

Ah, saw it here, I do like cursor path but frankly, I love the rotation point change too - it opens up some ideas for me.

[@anjallipawar5593]

Thank you Christi for this video. I am having Camtasia 2023, I have downloaded free assets came with this version. But I am not able to find the assets which are shown in this video, specially 'DIY example' and 'Title Reveal up'. Can you please guide me, from where to download these assets. Thank you :)

[@Graphicious]

I think the old asset libraries are not imported in Camtasia 2023. You have to bring them manually. I think they're trying to get people to subscribe to the asset library.

[@anjallipawar5593]

@@Graphicious How should I bring those assets manually? Do I have to purchase them?

[@HesamMarshal]

Thank you. I hope i get the license.

[@Graphicious]

Good luck!

[@FearStryke]

good job male, thanks!

[@Graphicious]

Thank you too!

[@FearStryke]

I never said this

[@courseempire6564]

Hi Cristi, I have Camtasia 2022 now, but want the legacy recorder, it is there for version 2021, but not for 2022 version. I find the few settings in recorder 2022 to less. For example, when I record a screencasting, I first want to play it back before I save it. Is this also possible with version 2022?

[@Graphicious]

I’m afraid the Legacy recorder has been removed now. Techsmith announced it doesn’t come installed with 2022. You will have to keep using it from the 2021 installation. I keep like 4 versions of Camtasia installed.

[@courseempire6564]

@@Graphicious Thank you, good to know. Yes, I also keep former installations.

[@j.eduardoaguilarhernandez7301]

thank you bro thank you

[@Graphicious]

Always welcome

[@phamducthuan5819]

Can it that one Camtasia account be installed in 2 devices (1 Mac book air + one Window desktop)?

[@Graphicious]

Yes, each Camtasia key can be activated on two different devices at the same time. Whether they are Mac or Windows doesn't matter.

[@an802adam]

Cristi, When I create a project in Camtasia 2022 and send it to an editor who is using Camtasia 2021, they can not open the file. Is this a common issue or do you know how to work around this?

[@Graphicious]

Yes, Camtasia projects are generally not backwards compatible. You can do a little ‘hacking’ by editing the project file in notepad and changing the version number, then try to open it in the older version. But any features or effects that you have used in the project and don’t exist in the previous version will not work.

[@an802adam]

@@Graphicious Thank you for this tip.

[@an802adam]

@@Graphicious I'm sorry for using you as tech support but I keep getting a pop-up saying "The software key you entered is no longer valid" But I just bought it from Techsmith. This doesn't make sense. Here's what I see every 20 minutes on my screen. After I save and close, I have to restart Camtasia. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fmi0mGuvZ5qci9U Any ideas?

[@Graphicious]

Yep, that's my problem too. Reported it last year, and this year, and LAST WEEK. It's a bug in the way that Techsmith handles the local license cache and it conflicts when you are running two versions side by side. Close it, save and open again. It does that to me all the time, when I record my tutorials, with an older version while having the new one open. At the moment they are 'looking into it' .... no estimate of resolution.

[@Tony-rz4ks]

wish Camtasia would do the glow lines like premiere pro

[@Graphicious]

Not sure what you mean by 'glow lines'.

[@Tony-rz4ks]

@@Graphicious oops what I meant was After Effect - glow lines kzbin.info/www/bejne/sH3TlYCqg85sr8k

[@Graphicious]

Ah yes, you can kind of do something like that but it's very labor-intensive AND performance-affecting.

[@psangawar7130]

Great video...please make a karaoke maker with bouncing ball 😀

[@Graphicious]

Thanks for the idea! Sounds interesting. It's doable but it's a manual process in Camtasia, I'm afraid.

[@charlie_box]

We have 2022 and still there is no basic function for video editor - reverse video...

[@Graphicious]

Yeah, I think it's not a priority for Techsmith.

[@charlie_box]

@@TechWalt Great news!

[@josephcdc]

No TEXT STROKE until now?

[@Graphicious]

It appears not this time :(

[@RuthyLachmanPaul]

Did I lost the option to get free Camtasia 2022?

[@Graphicious]

I'm afraid so, the draw was last week.

[@sirtanolosha1122]

I can upload my videos whit out water mark any one help

[@Graphicious]

You will have to purchase a license to remove the watermark on exports

[@FidaaMuntasir.]

I wish its get work

[@Graphicious]

Sorry but your comment makes no sense

[@rlm77electronica]

On this upgrade I'm VERY disappointed

[@Graphicious]

You're not alone. What were you hoping might be included?

[@rlm77electronica]

@@Graphicious I was waiting for more video editing options like backward video and more visual effects like blending for example, a small widget for the screen recorder, mirillis action has a very good one for example, on the audio maybe an EQ, a lot of stuff on the library its ok but some of those feel like a copy of some older functions, for example on the expressive animations-compound expressions this effects are very similar to the ones on annotations the only difference is we have a cursor drawing the figure, i feel filmora is way ahead on the video editng part. Of course camtasia has its advantages since is easier to use and has a better interface, but still is getting behind on the editing part, nowadays to be able to record the screen is not enogh since there are a lot of options on the market and some of them are cheaper something to have in mind for the company i think.

[@Jessiekim]