Camtasia Windows Version History – TechSmith Support

Camtasia Windows Version History

18 April 2024: Camtasia 2023.4.7

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a crash that could occur when adding an animated GIF to the timeline.

16 April 2024: Camtasia 2023.4.6

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a crash that could occur when saving or using Library Assets.
  • Fixed a user-reported startup crash.
  • Fix the issue that user cannot export to Panopto.
  • Fix a bug where video stream would show all-black frames for certain MP4/MOV files unless proxied.
  • Fix a bug where some MJPG video streams in AVI files wouldn't decode.
  • Fixed a bug in Camtasia Rev that could cause effect titles to be truncated.

2 April 2024: Camtasia 2023.4.5

New Features

  • Explore Assets Directly in Camtasia! Camtasia now offers the ability to browse assets by category or by utilizing search without ever leaving the Camtasia editor. Access titles, footage, music tracks, animations, images, callouts, and more. Create content in Camtasia faster than ever before!

Bug Fixes

  • Localization fixes.
  • Fixed a crash adding a media with multiple video streams to the timeline.
  • Fixed an issue where Timeline navigation to next media would not always work on a keystroke callout.
  • Fixed an issue where you might see a no connection message when changing tabs on the Home asset discovery control.
  • Fixed a bug where some AVI files cannot be rendered and saved in the project.
  • Fixed an issue with extra space appearing below tool panel tabs for certain DPI settings.

19 March 2024: Camtasia 2023.4.4

Feature Updates

  • Improved keyboard accessibility in the Properties panel.
  • Added Batch Export to the simplified Export menu.
  • Added additional criteria for auto-proxying source files including large dimensions and known problematic file types.
  • Simplified Export menu.
  • Removed the glow effect on the rectangular recording region indicator to improve capture performance.
  • Allow user to click through the Recorder 3-2-1 count down window.

Performance Improvements

  • Fixed a performance issue that could result from using stitched media.

Updates for IT Administrators

  • Updated WiX which addresses CVE 2024-24810, where a local attacker could elevate privileges when the Camtasia installer is running.
  • Updated libexpat to version 2.6.0.

Bug Fixes

  • Fix the crash when hitting Escape in the Batch Dialog
  • TREC files will no longer be proxied by default.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause proxying to fail for some source media.
  • Fixed a bug that caused projects saved from Camtasia Rev to have an incorrect default name.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause unexpected behavior when using Animations with Clip Speed.
  • Fixe a bug that would cause the hover preview to stop working for MOV file in the Media Bin.
  • Fixed an issue with media not behaving correctly after detaching the timeline.
  • Fixed a possible crash when using Speech-to-Text with a selected stitched media.
  • Fixed an issue with the Editor window not maximizing correctly on startup if closed while maximized previously.

13 February 2024: Camtasia 2023.4.3

Feature Updates

  • Added Valentine's Day 2024 cursor pack.
  • Adjusted Media Bin thumbnails to more accurately reflect the standard Canvas layout.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed Canvas preview of visual fx which could be rendered incorrectly on proxy videos and/or vector graphics.
  • Removed deprecated link to Community Support from Camtasia Home.
  • Fixed a bug in Camtasia Home that prevented Recorder from being launched when using accelerator keys.
  • Fixed a bug that could prevent media from being added to the Library from the Media Bin.
  • Fixed a bug that could prevent some source files from being reversed or proxied.

23 January 2024: Camtasia 2023.4.2

Feature Updates

  • Increased the size of the webcam in the default Editor layout when importing a .trec file.
  • Projects that are imported from Rev will not have a background applied automatically if the screen recording or camera recording fills the entire canvas, unless Background Removal has been applied.
  • Added a tooltip to Camtasia Rev that displays details about Rev backgrounds.
  • The Batch Exporter now accepts MP4 and TREC files as source media for batch export.
  • Added option to Preferences: Automatically delete oldest proxy files when filesize exceeds a threshold.
  • Source media that are detected as being in cloud-backed storage locations are now proxied by default. This behavior can be turned off in the Preferences menu.
  • Camtasia will now warn the user when the temporary storage location is set to cloud-backed storage, which is not recommended.
  • It is now possible to drag-and-drop projects and/or media into the Batch Export dialog.
  • The Batch Exporter now supports "Create multiple files from markers."
  • Improved the look of the Record button in Camtasia Home.
  • Added a Camtasia Rev layout that mimics legacy Camtasia behavior with no background.

Performance Improvements

  • Miscellaneous performance improvements.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a crash that could occur when dragging an AVI or WMV source file under the playhead.
  • Fixed network security prompt not showing in the installed languages.
  • Fixed a memory leak with timeline media
  • Fixed a bug that could create an invalid caption when trimming the beginning of the project's first caption.
  • ESC key back to work to exit sync caption now
  • During Voice Narration and sync captions the downloads button and the record flyout button are now disabled.
  • Dynamic Backgrounds and other shader-based media no longer skip after a Ripple Delete.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause a trial dialog to briefly appear for users that already have a valid Camtasia license.
  • Improved the default Background Removal quality to Accurate for users with discrete video cards.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause a crash or other undesired behavior when editing cursors on stitched media.
  • fix sometimes noise removal failed when clicking Analyze
  • Fixed a bug that could cause some videos to flip when visual effects were applied.
  • Fixed a bug that could prevent captions from scrolling properly while syncing.
  • Fixed a bug in the Modern Exporter that could cause changed settings to be lost when switching tabs.
  • Fixed issue where recording toolbar button tooltips could show up in the recording.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when saving to a standalone project.
  • Improved consistency of visual effects between different types of source media including differences with Lottie files and proxy media in the Editor.
  • Fixed a bug that could create multiple undo points when reverting while cropping.

12 December 2023: Camtasia 2023.4.1

Feature Updates

  • Improved exporter progress reporting.
  • The Emphasize audio effect is now automatically applied to microphone recordings.

Updates for IT Administrators

  • Replaced Unity with DryIOC 5.4.3.

Bug Fixes

  • Improved error handling when licensing errors occur due to permissions issues.
  • Fixed a bug that could prevent importing of assets via the Assets tab in some environments.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause media files to be missing when saving standalone projects to OneDrive.
  • Fixed a bug that could result in cursors being recorded at an incorrect size.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause exports to introduce a black line in projects with dimensions not divisible by two.
  • Fixed an issue where audio volume tooltips would not show after splitting a media
  • Users are now prompted to confirm the opening of project files containing network paths, addressing a potential security risk. Thanks to @gokuKaioKen_ for reporting this issue.
  • Fixed a potential crash that could occur when launching help documentation during signin.
  • Fixed a bug that could prevent proxying of MTS files.

29 November 2023: Camtasia 2023.4.0

New Features

  • Improved Batch Video Export
    • Introducing a new set it and forget it experience for exporting videos in Camtasia! With the improved Batch Exporter, you can now add multiple projects to a queue and export them all together. All of your standard and custom export presets are available, allowing you to export a series of projects in a variety of sizes and formats. Walk away and let Camtasia's Batch Exporter work through a number of projects, or keep working on a current project while your other projects export in the background.

Feature Updates

  • Added a cursor pack with three new cursors (Christmas tree, candy cane, Santa Claus hand).
  • Added the ability to resize the Tool Panel

Updates for IT Administrators

  • Fixed a security issue where user interaction with a maliciously crafted project file could result in arbitrary code execution. Thanks to Renwa Hiwa (@RenwaX23) for reporting this issue.
  • Fixed a security issue with the custom file handler protocol, which could result in arbitrary file downloads.  Thanks to Renwa Hiwa (@RenwaX23) for reporting this issue.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a memory leak related to video decoding.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause the video to flicker when transitions were applied to special annotations such as Blur or Spotlight.
  • Fixed an issue with a label being cut-off in the Media Bin in certain locales
  • Fixed a bug that could cause warnings when exporting from Camtasia Rev that did not apply to the Camtasia Rev recording.
  • Fixed a bug: Recorder can initialize webcam improperly sometimes.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause a detached Canvas to change size after an export is completed. 
  • Updates to mic volume in system settings are now properly reflected in the Recorder interface.

14 November 2023: Camtasia 2023.3.3

Feature Updates

  • Added support for Dynamic Captions on audio that originates from Audiate.
  • Improved scaling behavior when in Crop mode: it is now simpler to return to 100% scale when cropping.

Performance Improvements

  • Improved performance of the Background Removal visual effect.

Updates for IT Administrators

  • Removed dependency on XceedZip.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a discrepancy that could take place between proxied videos and the exported result when using Corner Rounding.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause the Editor to briefly be shown before Camtasia Rev is displayed.

18 October 2023: Camtasia 2023.3.2

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed translated text in Offline Activation workflow.

17 October 2023: Camtasia 2023.3.1

Updates for IT Administrators

  • Added Offline Activation option for users with restricted internet access.
  • Updated TSCC Codec to use Zlib version 1.2.13

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a bug that prevented selection tabs from reattaching to the playhead when selection duration is 0.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented selection tabs from being dragged past one another.
  • Fixed a possible crash if Camtasia is launched multiple times before the sign in workflow is completed.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when recording system audio when no audio was present.

17 October 2023: Camtasia 2023.3.0

New Features

  • Camtasia Rev: Simplify Your Video Creation Journey
    • Camtasia now offers an effortless video creation workflow called Camtasia Rev. Now a part of Camtasia, Rev is designed to help you make great content faster than ever. With just a few clicks, Rev enables you to seamlessly blend screen recordings, webcam footage, and audio into captivating videos.
    • New recordings immediately enter the Rev interface where you transform the raw recording into a near-completed product with size, layout, background, effect, and filter selections. From here, you can send the video to Camtasia's non-linear editor for further editing and enhancements or export it immediately.
    • To get started, simply toggle on the Camtasia Rev switch, and make your next video as fast as "Click. Click. Done!"
  • Grab Your Favorite Assets Directly in Camtasia!
    • Assets are now easier than ever to access and add to your projects! You can now browse over 20 million professional, royalty-free video assets directly in Camtasia. Add polish to your video with photos, videos, audio, and customizable digital content, without ever leaving the editor!

Visual Effects

  • Added Visual Effect: Mask

Feature Updates

  • Edit Faster and Sound Better with Audiate!
    • Camtasia and Audiate now have improved syncing to help users edit video and enhance audio faster than ever. Seamlessly hop back and forth between Audiate and Camtasia to edit your video like text.
    • Audiate has also added the ability to to sync Dynamic Captions with Camtasia so you can add exciting, bold captions to your videos.

Filters

  • Renamed Sullen Siren to Sullen.
  • Renamed Tasteful Goddess to Tasteful.
  • Renamed Goddess to Citrus.

Recorder

  • Added option to Recorder preferences: Mirror camera preview.
  • Recorder streams for screen recording, camera, microphone, and system audio are now on by default.

Visual FX

  • Updated Remove Background Visual Effect:
  • Added Property: Quality
  • Added Property: Feather
  • Added Property: Opacity
  • Added Property: Blur
  • Added Property: Ease In
  • Added Property: Ease Out
  • Updated Border Visual effect:
  • Added Property: Use alpha.
  • Border thickness property now ranges from - to 50.
  • Ease In and Ease Out are now supported.

Cropping

  • Updated behavior while in Crop mode: moving a media moves it inside the constraints of the crop rectangle.

Performance Improvements

  • Improved Canvas preview performance when changing the slider values of dynamic assets.

Bug Fixes

  • Removed Beta badge from "Use GPU encoding" option in MP4 encoding settings.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when recording system audio on a silent system.
  • Fixed an issue where drag to restore a maximized window could shrink the window.
  • Fix a hang that could occur when changing the active timeline tab while the preview is playing.
  • Camtasia's file picker dialog now remembers the location of the most recently used folder when opening a project.
  • Fixed a bug that caused playback to stop when selecting a media on the timeline.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause sliders for Dynamic Properties to move erratically when dragged.
  • The correct error is now shown when trying to save to a file that exceeds the maximum file path length.
  • Fixed a crash when assetproj has unknown font.

22 August 2023: Camtasia 2023.2.0

New Features

  • Audio Visualizers
    • Attention content creators, podcasters, musicians, vloggers, and just about anyone wanting to inject an irresistible dose of expressive flair into their visual projects! Camtasia's new audio visualizers bring your voice, music and sound effects to life, synthesizing your audio tracks with dynamic graphics that excite and engage your viewers more than ever before! And just like Camtasia's dynamic backgrounds, they're drag-and-drop easy to use, and can be easily extended to match the length of your audio on the timeline!

Feature Updates

  • Camtasia Home
    • It is now possible to sign out of Camtasia from Camtasia Home.

Performance Improvements

  • Fixed a resource leak that could lead to increased startup time.

Updates for IT Administrators

  • Updated Cairo to version 1.17.8
  • Updated Freetype to version 2.12.1
  • Updated FriBidi to version 1.0.12
  • Updated Glib to version 2.76.3
  • Updated Libpng to version 1.6.39
  • Updated Pango to version 1.50.14
  • Updated Zlib to version 1.2.13
  • Updated Expat to version 2.5.0
  • Updated PCRE to version 10.42

Bug Fixes

  • Improved sync between video and audio streams in Recorder.
  • Improved error messaging for licensing errors.
  • Improved Canvas rendering when displaying the Canvas at a scale other than 100%.
  • Fixed a bug that could prevent font ligatures from rendering properly.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause minor artifacts to be shown on text when using Behaviors.
  • Fixed a bug that could prevent the Fade Behavior from working correctly with special callouts such as Spotlight.

8 August 2023: Camtasia (Windows) 2023.1.2

New Features

  • Added user preference for Recorder: Automatically minimize recording window.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a bug that could cause an empty graphics card name to appear in the list of available graphics cards.
  • Fixed a user-reported startup crash.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause a recording to be removed from the project if recording took place with the Project Settings dialog opened,
  • Fixed several issues that could cause the playhead to jump to the wrong time when editing captions.
  • Fixed a bug that Export Asset doesn't work when changing temp folder to any drive not C.
  • Fixed a bug that could prevent changing of audio properties after an Extend Frame.
  • Fixed an issue where imported media would sometimes sort into the "yesterday" category in Media Bin.

18 July 2023: Camtasia (Windows) 2023.1.1

Editor

  • Added ability to filter typefaces by typing into the font menu.
  • Added support for opening Mac projects that were zipped instead of being Exported for Windows.
  • Improved hover preview performance for h.264 videos.
  • Project playback will now pause when starting a media preview from the Media Bin or Library.
    •  

Dependency Updates

  • Updated libexpat to v2.5.0.
  • Updated Microsoft.Rest.ClientRuntime to v2.3.24.
  • Updated Lua to v5.4.6.
  • Removed outdated D3DX9_42.dll.
  • Removed outdated Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable files from installation.
    •  

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a bug that could cause Speech to Text to stop before transcribing an entire media.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause auto-normalization settings for media to be out of sync with Project settings.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause a user to be prompted for a license key when one had already been entered.
  • Fixed a bug that caused images to be saved in PNG format when saved as a JPG.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause flickering in some MP4 source files.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when online activation fails.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when importing from Google Drive after a reinstallation.
  • Fixed a hang that could occur when closing the application while loudness calculations were taking place.
  •  

27 June 2023: Camtasia (Windows) 2023.1.0

New Features

  • Editor
    • Variable Speed Playback
      • Added Variable Speed Playback.

Feature Updates

  • Licensing
    • Added option to purchase an individual subscription license.
  • Visual Effects
    • Added Reflection Visual Effect.
    • Changed the Open Visual Effects Tab Shortcut from “L” to “X”.
    • Updated tool panel previews for some Visual Effects.
  • Exporter
    • Added ability to Exporter Produce from Command Line.
    • Added ability to Export and import exporter presets via campackage.
    • Added ability to Show estimated production time in the progress dialog on export.
    • Added a warning to warn users about the upcoming retirement of the legacy export option.
    • Added a warning to warn users not to save projects on in cloud-backed directories.
  • Editor
    • Canvas Rulers
      • Added ability to Hide/Show Canvas Rulers via right-click.
  • Playhead
    • Updated selection region behavior when interacting with the playhead.

Bug Fixes

  • Performance
    • Improved timeline performance when cursor keyframes are shown.
    • Improved timeline performance when media contain stitches.
  • Recorder
    • Fixed a bug that could cause Bluetooth audio outputs to become silent when selected in the Recorder.
    • Fixed a bug that prevented users from unassigning more than one keyboard shortcut in the Recorder.
  • Speech-to-Text
    • Fixed a crash that could occur if Speech-to-Text was canceled.
    • Fixed a bug that could cause Speech-to-Text captions to be added at an incorrect time.-
  • Miscellaneous
    • Users are now prompted for a license key if Sign-In fails.
    • Fixed a crash that could occur when zooming out of the Canvas.
    • Fixed a crash that could occur if a system had a 32-bit version of WebView2 installed.
    • Fixed a bug with clip speed that could cause distorted audio.
    • Fixed a bug that could cause the active cursor to be displayed with the wrong color.
    • Fixed a bug that could cause custom keyboard shortcuts to remain when Delete User Data was selected on uninstall.
    • Fixed a bug that could cause the selection handles to be rendered incorrectly during playback.
    •  

9 May 2023: Camtasia (Windows) 2023.0.2

Bug Fixes

  • Increased timeout for Camtasia sign-in to reduce failed sign-in attempts.
  • Improved error message when Camtasia sign-in does not succeed.
  • Added Learn More button to the sign-in error message dialog.
  • Added Edit in Audiate to the Edit menu.
  • Added Quit option to the Sign-in dialog.
  • Updated a graphic in the Trial Expired dialog.
  • Removed "Use software-only mode" from the Hardware Acceleration dropdown in Preferences. When troubleshooting video driver issues, please use Microsoft Basic Render Driver instead.
  • Improved performance for Background Removal (Beta) when using the GPU.
  • Improved audio rendering performance in projects that contain captions.
  • Launching an export from the command line or from Camtasia Add-in for PowerPoint will now utilize the modern export experience.
  • Exporting to YouTube now uses the project dimensions when exporting instead of imposing a maximum of 1080p.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause the digitaltrains Dynamic Background to render incorrectly on the canvas.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause the expiration date for maintenance licenses to display incorrectly.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause transfer of projects between Camtasia and Audiate to fail.
  • Fixed a bug that could prevent some templates from being updated when upgrading Camtasia.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when Camtasia failed to show a toast notification.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur during batch production if source media were unavailable.

25 April 2023: Camtasia (Windows) 2023.0.1

Bug Fixes

  • Added the Motion Path effect to the Animations tool panel.
  • Added Continue Editing and Unlink from Audiate menu options to context menu for media that are linked in Audiate.
  • Removed countdown timer from Camtasia Home for non-renewing maintenance subscribers.
  • Fixed an intermittent startup crash.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause license error messages to appear behind the related dialog box.
  • Fixed a bug that could make the Motion Path preview thumbnail fail to play for some users.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause cursor keyframe indicators to show incorrectly after changing the edit rate.

25 April 2023: Camtasia (Windows) 2023.0.0

New Features

  • Cursor
    • Cursor Color Effect
      • The new Cursor Color effect lets you instantly change the color scheme of any cursor on the screen. Tired of black and white? Us too. Simply drop the Cursor Color effect onto any media with a recorded cursor or Cursor Path Creator effect and use the color pickers to breathe new life into your cursors. Use bold color choices to grab your audience's attention, or map the cursor colors to your brand with this simple drag and drop effect found in the Cursor Effects tool bin.
    • Cursor Shadow Effect
      • The cursor is the lead actor of any video that has screen content. You know every hero needs depth and contrast to stand out in a scene. That’s where the new Cursor Shadow effect comes to the rescue. Simply drag the Cursor Shadow effect from the Cursor Effects tool bin onto your media and then adjust the Angle, Offset, Blur and Opacity to draw the cursor away from the screen and increase contrast.

Cursor Packs

  • Really want to stand out from the crowd? Need to put a smile of delight on your audience's face? Our visual designer CoCo has created two cursor packs that unleash a visual feast that’s sure to engage viewers. Replace any cursor in your recording using the drop down menu inside the Cursor Image Replace properties of any recording or media with the Cursor Path Creator effect applied. You won’t be disappointed.
    • Neon Cursor Pack - (58 cursors)
    • Hand Drawn Cursor Pack (25 cursors)

Visual Effects

  • Camtasia Filters
    • Create a wide range of looks from warm and sunny to cool and moody. Whether you’re looking to achieve a cinematic color tone, give your footage a vintage feel, or lean into a futuristic look Camtasia Filters gets you there with a simple drag and drop effect.
      • Thirty-two unique color Filters (Color LUTs) can now be found in the new Filters tab of the Visual Effects tool bin.
  • Motion Path Effect
    • Add dynamic animation that flows and swoops along a path using the new Motion Path effect. This delightfully simple effect lets you add movement to any element in your video. Once applied, it’s super simple to add additional path animations just by context-clicking anywhere on the canvas and choosing Extend Path to Here. Looking for some EXTRA awesome sauce? Toggle on Auto Orient in the properties panel and make your media rotate as if it really is following the path. And that’s just the beginning my friends–dig into the effect properties for granular control over easing and line types.
  • Vignette Effect
    • One of the most iconic and versatile effects in the photo / video world is now a simple drag and drop effect in Camtasia. The new Vignette effect makes it easy to create a cinematic look that draws viewers attention to the center of your content. Make your photos or videos appear as though they were shot using expensive, vintage glass, or just wash away unwanted details at the edges of your media. Vignette ships with a number of simple adjustments that let you refine and shape the effect.
      • Control the intensity and black and white color tone of the effect using the Amount slider.
      • Use the Size, Roundness, and Feather sliders to control the focus area.
  • AI Background Removal (Beta)
    • Don’t have the time, patience or money to set up a green screen? No problem–let the robots do the heavy lifting. Fire up your camera, record yourself, add that video to your Camtasia timeline and then just drop the Background Removal effect onto the clip. Now place your footage in the perfect position over your screen content to get that modern streaming influencer look.

Editing

  • Corner Pinning
    • Use the new Corner Pin editing mode to map an image or video to a 3d perspective. Found the perfect hand model photo? It’s now super simple to make a screenshot of your app appear as if it’s part of the original scene in that stock photo–just click on Corner Pin mode and drag the corners of your content to match the desired scene.

Assets

  • New 2023 Asset Library

    • Hand crafted with love in the Mitten, the 2023 Camtasia Asset Library has been revamped from the bottom up. This year's focus has been on making the content easier to browse and even more customizable. There are a ton of new assets including the headliners of the Camtasia 2023 release–Dynamic Backgrounds and Dynamic Fills. Just dropping these assets on the Canvas will instantly elevate the style and appearance of your video. Camtasia’s powerful and flexible Quick Properties and Dynamic Properties make it easy to customize the assets to put your own personal spin on how your content looks.
  • Dynamic Background / Dynamic Fill Assets

    • Whether you’re looking for a stunning background or a sexy fill, Camtasia has you covered. These aren’t run of the mill video assets or stock footage, either. Need that background to last a few seconds or a few hours? No problem, just drag the length to match whatever you want. Need to scale things, but don’t want jaggies / softness? Again we’ve got you covered. Tired of backgrounds that eat up hundreds of megabytes or even gigabytes? Our Dynamic Backgrounds and Fills are insanely small–just a few kilobytes in size. Want that background to contain fluid, looping motion? Just drag the speed slider to set the speed of the motion in your background for the duration it appears on the timeline. Really want to have some fun? Every single Dynamic Background and Fill has its own set of dynamic properties that allow you to adjust color, speed, number of elements and much, much more. It’s as if Camtasia ships with an ultra slick set of expensive plugins that create beautiful motion backgrounds and fills. No extra cost. No plugins needed.
  • Templates

    • Looking for some inspiration? Need a beautiful layout to drop a title and a screenshot on? On the hunt for elegant framing that wraps around mobile and desktop screen content? Our new unstructured templates give you the perfect starting point without forcing a narrative structure that doesn’t fit your needs.
  • Asset Discovery in Camtasia Home

    • Looking for more inspiration? Facing a deadline and need stunning results immediately? A collection of customizable titling, lower thirds, animations, motion graphics and more is available via our cloud based asset service. Our content team is working hard to surface the best free, premium, and featured assets for use in your next video. And now, it’s easier than ever to discover these assets in Camtasia Home just below Recent Projects.

Portfolio

  • Snagx Support and Roundtrip Snagit Editing (Mac)
    • Captured the perfect screenshot only to discover that its UI elements are too busy for your video? No problem, simply context-click on the image in the media bin, choose Edit in Snagit, let the Simplify Tool there do its magic and then send it back to Camtasia. Even better, the Snagx image format is now supported, allowing you to perform roundtrip editing of annotations and adjustments made in Snagit.

Feature Updates

  • Export
    • An all new state of the art rendering engine improves preview performance and export rendering speed. Those export coffee breaks just got a whole lot shorter.
  • Screencast Export (Mac)
    • Share directly to Screencast and take advantage of all the feedback and collaboration features of our modern online video platform.
  • Lottie
    • Lottie Color Quick Properties
      • Camtasia's Lottie color support makes it easy to quickly customize slick animations to match your branded content. Quick Properties take this to the next level. Group any Lottie animation and color wells are automatically generated in the properties panel. The Quick Property Asset editor allows you to map Lottie colors to Theme colors making it incredibly easy to style elements from the Camtasia Asset Library and Asset Service.
  • Properties
    • Improved Radial Angle Controls (Mac)
      • Radial controls have been reworked from the ground up to allow precise, fluid control of angle values when dragging radial controls in the properties panel.

Bug Fixes

  • Edit All Animations now applies when making changes to media on the Canvas.
  • Fixed a hang that could occur when updating a stitched media.
  • Fixed a bug that could lead to all-black frames when reversing a video.
  • Fixed a bug that could lead to a corrupt video when exporting a project with no audio.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause a gap between media on the timeline when trimming a transition.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause Themes to be missing in the dropdown for non-ENU customers.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause an error when changing the color of text-only annotations.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause fx trackers to fail to properly scale down with small media.

16 January 2024: Camtasia (Windows) 2022.5.5

Updates for IT Administrators

  • Fixed a security issue where user interaction with a maliciously crafted project file could result in arbitrary code execution. Thanks to Renwa Hiwa for reporting this issue.
  • Fixed a security issue with the custom file handler protocol, which could result in arbitrary file downloads. Thanks to Renwa Hiwa for reporting this issue.
  • Users are now prompted to confirm the opening of project files containing network paths, addressing a potential security risk. Thanks to @gokuKaioKen_ for reporting this issue.

2 May 2023: Camtasia (Windows) 2022.5.4

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue that could cause Camtasia to incorrectly show maintenance expiration date as 1/1/2001.

11 April 2023: Camtasia (Windows) 2022.5.3

Updates for IT Administrators

  • Fixed a folder permissions issue that prevented some enterprise end-users from accessing Camtasia.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue that prevented accessing Camtasia with a Windows username containing non-Latin characters.

23 March 2023: Camtasia (Windows) 2022.5.2

Feature Updates

Cursors

  • Added option to Preferences: Show timeline cursor indicators.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a crash that could occur when starting a new project when at 60fps and editing a cursor path.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when editing the clip speed of a stitched media.

7 March 2023: Camtasia (Windows) 2022.5.1

Feature Updates

Lottie

  • Added Update Media support for Lottie files. This is only available if they have the same properties.
  • Lotties now save custom colors when saved back to the Library.

Cursors

  • Double-clicking a cursor keyframe while editing now moves the playhead to that keyframe.

Visual Effects

  • Added Search Bar to Visual Effects Tool Panel.
  • Added the ability to swap colors on Visual Effects with two colors.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a problem that could occur when dragging Audio Fade In or Fade Out.
  • Fixed a bug that allowed m4a export to proceed when no audio was present.
  • Fixed a bug that could occur when undoing a color change to the Color Tint effect.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when replacing media on a Quick Property Asset.
  • Fixed a UI alignment bug for Visual Effects with blending ranges.
  • Google access tokens are now stored in Windows Credential Manager. Thanks to Zekv4n for reporting.
  • Google access tokens are now revoked during sign out. Thanks to Zekv4n for reporting this issue.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause incorrect keyframes to be highlighted when editing the cursor path.
  • Timeline thumbnails are now properly updated after a Lottie color is changed.
  • Fixed a bug that could fail to show a timeline thumbnail after extending a media frame.
  • Fixed a crash in DEU when adding an asset to the Library using Use Visible Size.
  • Fixed a bug that affected the Line Type selection while editing the cursor path.

7 February 2023: Camtasia (Windows) 2022.5.0

New Features

Transitions

  • Added six new heart themed transitions with configurable properties just in time to show your viewers the love.

Recorder

  • In addition to quickly launching Camtasia’s Recorder, now Auditate and Snagit Recorders can be launched directly from the Camtasia Editor.

Feature Updates

Recorder

Dimension Presets

  • Revamped Recorder Dimension presets to support horizontal, vertical and square video resolutions. Choose a preset by selecting the dropdown menu in the Screen Recording toggle switch.

Lottie

  • Added ability to adjust solid color fills and strokes of Lottie Media on the Timeline

Canvas

  • Added “Center Anchor” context menu option to reset the position of a media’s anchor point to its default.
  • Added ability to constrain media along a vertical or horizontal axis when dragging on the Canvas by holding down“shift” while performing the drag operation.
  • Completely revamped Project Dimension presets to support horizontal, vertical and square video resolutions. Context-click anywhere on the Canvas and choose Project Settings, then use the Dimensions dropdown to choose desired video dimensions.

Cursors

Custom Cursor Images

  • Added the ability to import custom cursor images that can replace cursors in a Camtasia screen recording, or when using the Cursor Path Creator visual effect.
    • Added the ability to set a custom cursors’ anchor point position using the Properties Panel cursor crosshairs UI, or input fields.
    • Added ability to edit previously imported cursors via the Properties Panel.
    • Added ability to delete previously imported cursors via the Properties Panel.
    • Added the ability to replace an existing cursor with a blank cursor. No need to add an animation and adjust opacity in order to hide a cursor–just use the Cursor Image Replace Panel and choose the blank cursor.
    • Enhanced Cursor Path Simplification algorithm to account for the position of recorded click events.
  • Added “Center Anchor” context menu option to reset the position of a media’s anchor point to its default.
  • Added ability to constrain media along a vertical or horizontal axis when dragging on the Canvas by holding down“shift” while performing the drag operation.
  • Completely revamped Project Dimension presets to support horizontal, vertical and square video resolutions. Context-click anywhere on the Canvas and choose Project Settings, then use the Dimensions dropdown to choose desired video dimensions.

Export

  • Added automatic “remember last used settings” to the modern export experience. Settings are saved across sessions.
  • Added ability to create and save presets to the modern export experience.

Tools

  • Changed the order tools appear in the left-hand Tools Panel and removed the Interactivity item from tools. Interactive elements can still be added using the timeline Quiz track or via menus.

Bug Fixes

  • Improved audio decoding for WebEx recordings.
  • Improved handling when audio devices on the system change.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause the caption editor to erroneously cycle backwards through captions.
  • Fixed a bug in the modern export dialog that allowed too many characters to be entered for frame rate.
  • Fixed a user-reported startup crash.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when using Batch Production.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when failing to initialize a recording device.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented source files with double-byte characters from being proxied.
  • Fixed the macOS I-beam replacement cursor on Windows.

13 December 2022: Camtasia (Windows) 2022.4.1

Feature Updates

Exporter

  • Back by popular demand, the Legacy Exporter is once again available as an export option for encoding and packaging videos. The Legacy Exporter is expected to fully retire in the next 12 months, but based on feedback we have decided the modern export experience needs a few more options available before it can fully assume the role.
  • Added the ability to export timeline selection into the modern exporter.

Bug Fixes

  • Improved performance when trimming media with cursor metadata.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause Undo to undo more than expected after dragging media to the canvas.

6 December 2022: Camtasia (Windows) 2022.4.0

Feature Updates

Media Replace

  • Added ability to drag and drop replace media on Canvas.
  • Placeholders can be replaced on Canvas using drag and drop.
  • Designated media inside Quick Property Assets can be replaced on Canvas using drag and drop.

Exporter

  • Updated the Screencast exporter.

Bug Fixes

  • Added a scrollbar to the Timeline context menu for users with smaller screen resolutions.
  • Retired option to "Extract Recording Contents..." from the Media Bin.
  • Retired option to extract recording contents using the Windows Shell.
  • Improved error message when licensing fails because servers are busy.
  • Improved error messages that can occur if an upload fails after exporting.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause the recorder to silently exit in the middle of a recording.
  • Fixed a startup crash that could occur for DE customers that changed their Timeline height to fractional pixel dimensions.
  • Fixed a bug that would cause export validation steps to be skipped when using the keyboard shortcut.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented PowerPoint files from being imported if the extension was not lowercase.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause pasted media to move to an unexpected position when pasted inside a Group.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause Camtasia 2021 Library Assets to display with incorrect crop rectangles on the Canvas.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause crop properties to be lost when replacing media in a Quick Properties Asset.
  • Fixed a bug that could allow too many quiz answers to be supplied by manually editing the project file.

15 November, 2022: Camtasia (Windows) 2022.3.0

New Features

Rulers & Guides

  • Added ability to show / hide Rulers to the Canvas.
  • Added ability to add vertical and horizontal guides to the Canvas by dragging from a ruler.
  • Added ability to remove guides from Canvas by dragging guide back to ruler.
  • Added ability to remove guides using context menu.
  • Added ability to snap media to guides.

Feature Updates

Cursors

  • Added Smooth Across Edits toggle option to cursor properties.
  • When selected, the cursor position is automatically animated between the final cursor position keyframe of selected media and first cursor position keyframe of next media on the same track.
  • When selected, cursor position is automatically animated across stitches in selected media.
  • Added Cursor Image keyframe indicator glyph to Timeline media.
  • Displays current cursor image at time.
  • Current Cursor Image keyframe highlighted at time.
  • Highlights all instances using current cursor at time when the Similar segment control is selected in the Properties Panel.

Transitions

  • Added user configurable attributes to 72 Transitions.

Canvas

  • Zoom Level
  • Increased the scale range of Canvas Zoom to 2000%.
  • DPI Aware Adjustable Canvas
  • Canvas UI detects high DPI systems and monitors and chooses appropriate scale of UI elements.
  • User configurable DPI scaling options allow users to adjust the scale of Canvas UI controls (1x, 1.5x, 2x).

Reverse Video

  • Added ability to reverse audio streams within video media.

Media Replace

  • Added ability to drag and drop from Media Bin and Library to Quick Properties of Assets in the Properties Panel.

Export

  • Exposed export option to allow GPU encoding for MP4 output in modern exporter.
  • This is a beta feature, and will be tagged as such in the UI.
  • For certain hardware configurations, enabling this feature can potentially result in a modest increase in performance when exporting a video.
  • The supported configurations will be pretty narrow at first, and hopefully expand over time as we learn more and develop the feature. Removed Production Wizard.
  • All export options now flow through the modern export experience.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a crash that could occur when exporting after canceling an export.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when using the Pan tool while editing the cursor path.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when dragging media to and from the Library.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when adding trec files with stitches from the Library.
  • Improved license cache performance to reduce intermittent licensing errors.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause the cursor to leave the edited cursor path.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause the wrong Favorites category to be shown on application start.
  • Fixed a bug that allowed trimming of media past the beginning of the project.
  • Fixed a bug that could change the undo stack when selecting media.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause a performance slowdown when reopening a project.
  • Fixed a bug that could prevent Jump to Marker from working within quizzes.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause quizzes and tables of contents to show at an incorrect time.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause Library assets smaller than the Canvas to be saved with incorrect dimensions.
  • Fixed a bug that could prevent OBS from showing as an available camera.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause erratic behavior when editing captions.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause frame rates other than 30fps to be changed to 30fps when sharing to some destinations.
  • Improved mouse cursor behavior when editing effects on the Canvas.
  • Fixed a bug that could occur when replacing cropped media.

28 September, 2022: Camtasia (Windows) 2022.2.1

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a crash that could occur in the background during shutdown.

27 September, 2022: Camtasia (Windows) 2022.2.0

New Features

Cursor Image Replace

  • Added the ability to navigate between cursor image changes to the Properties Panel.
  • Added ability to replace the recorded cursor image with a different cursor image from the recording.
  • Added ability to replace the recorded cursor image with a vector system cursor image.
  • Added the ability to choose the cursor image used with the Cursor Path Creator effect.
  • Added Recorded Cursors Set to the Cursor Image Replace combo box in the Properties Panel.
  • Added Mac and Windows System Cursors Sets to the Cursor Image Replace options in the Properties Panel.
  • Added the ability to insert a new cursor image at the Playhead position of a Camtasia Recording.
  • Added the ability to insert a new cursor image at the Playhead position when using the Cursor Path Creator effect.
  • Added Current Cursor Indicator Element.
  • Added Cursor Image Keyframe Indicator.
  • Delete Cursor Image Keyframes.
  • Add New Cursor Image Keyframes.
  • Added Cursor Replace Operations.
  • Replace Current Cursor.
  • Replace All Similar Cursors.
  • Replace All Cursors.

Feature Updates

Transitions

  • Added Search Bar to Transitions Tool Panel.

Audiate Sync

  • Added Edit in Audiate options to properties panel when media is selected on the Timeline.

Editing

  • Added Remove All Stitches to menu bar and media context menus.
  • Set WAV as default format for Audio Narration.

Shortcuts Added Customizable Shortcuts:

  • Remove All Stitches

Deprecated / Removed

  • Removed Vimeo Output.

Bug Fixes

  • Updated crash reporting dialog to include a hyperlink to TechSmith tech support.
  • Updated the End User License Agreement with new TechSmith physical address.
  • Changed the mouse cursor opacity in the Camtasia 2022 Default Template to 100%.
  • Fixed audio / video sync issues with OBS and Reincubate Camo virtual cameras.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when deleting properties after deleting a Marker.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when using mp4s with very large dimensions.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when changing project frame rates.
  • Fixed a bug that could prevent users from modifying the Extend Frame duration.
  • Fixed a bug that could prevent users from renaming quizzes on the timeline.
  • Fixed a bug that could create apparent gaps in the timeline when combining Clip Speed with Magnetic Tracks.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented Audiate-generated captions from being trimmed out.
  • Fixed a hang that could occur when adding a marker to Audiate-generated captions.

25 August, 2022: Camtasia (Windows) 2022.1.1

Feature Updates

Video Support

  • Improved support for HEVC-encoded video files.

Visual FX

  • Added canvas snapping for Visual FX with corner and center handles.

Cursors

  • Cursor path line types now show as disabled when they are unavailable.
  • When generating cursor paths, the last keyframe will now be selected first.
  • Esc key will now exit Cursor Path Editing.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a crash that could occur when reversing a TREC file without screen media.
  • Fixed a startup crash for Japanese users.
  • Fixed an issue that could cause Transitions to be listed out of alpha order.
  • Fixed an issue that could cause Copy Selected Effects to be shown when it should not be.
  • Fixed an error that could occur when extending a media.
  • Fixed a bug that could prevent Behaviors from showing in the Favorites dropdown on startup.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause a cursor point to be deselected when clicking with a modifier key.
  • Fixed a bug that cause effects to be removed when replacing a media.

16 August, 2022: Camtasia (Windows) 2022.1.0

New Features

Reverse Video

  • Added ability to reverse video clips in the Media Bin.

Blur Region Effect

  • Added Blur Region visual effect with configurable blur amount and tint color. Enjoy frosted glass in any shade your heart desires.

Freeze Region Effect

  • Added Freeze Region visual effect. Select any region of the screen and freeze the selected area, or inverted selection, in place for the duration of the effect. Get rid of those annoying / embarrassing pop-ups with a simple drag and drop effect.

Feature Updates

Favorites

  • Added labeled expanders to the Favorites Tool.

Cursors

  • Improved user interface for cursor paths on the timeline.
  • Added tooltips to the cursor tab in the Properties panel.
  • Cursor Path Editing state is now remembered when re-selecting a media.

Exporter

  • The last-used folder is now remembered when using the modern export experience.
  • Updated the YouTube exporter.

Transitions

  • Added customizable properties for some transitions.

Installation

  • Improved error messaging when installation fails.

Licensing

  • Improved customer experience while using the licensing support tool.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a crash that could occur when selecting an image with a Cursor Path Creator applied.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when undoing and redoing a Cursor Path Creator effect.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause unexpected changes in canvas objects' position when ungrouping.
  • Fixed a bug that could allow invalid characters when renaming a Theme.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause an incorrect maintenance expiration date to be shown based on the user's time zone.
  • Fixed a bug that could leave obsolete files in the user's Temp folder in the event of a crash.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause the Zoom-n-Pan view to be drawn incorrectly when displaying nested groups.
  • Fixed a bug in drag selection logic when using a magnetic track.
  • Fixed a bug that could allow placeholder properties to be edited on non-placeholder media.
  • Fixed a bug that could allow invalid Ease Out values to be entered.
  • Fixed a bug that could mark a project as modified after opening the Project Settings dialog.
  • Fixed a bug that could prevent reverting a media's scale.

26 July, 2022: Camtasia (Windows) 2022.0.4

  • Added Paste as plain text to callout right-click menu.
  • Added support for minimizing the exporter dialog while using the modern export experience.
  • Days remaining in a customer maintenance agreement is now hidden until 30 days are remaining.
  • Days remaining in a customer maintenance agreement is now hidden for all enterprise customers.
  • Updated End User License Agreement (EULA).
  • Improved in-product message banner on high DPI displays.
  • Fixed crash on startup when proxy.pac file has empty or DIRECT proxy.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when trying to paste an image as callout text.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur if an invalid key was entered into the trial watermark dialog.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause an error to be thrown when exporting from Audiate to a new project.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented the caption editor from starting when hitting the Enter key.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause too many Undo points when moving media on the canvas using arrow keys.

12 July, 2022: Camtasia (Windows) 2022.0.3

  • Camtasia editor will now minimize while using the modern export experience.
  • Export progress is now shown on the taskbar icon while using the modern export experience.
  • Updated SCORM package templates.
  • Updated callout text insertion cursor to match the color of the text to increase visibility.
  • Improved recorder flyout animation in the Camtasia Home screen.
  • Increased mouse click target size for recorder flyout in the Camtasia Home screen.
  • Expired trial information is now displayed properly in Camtasia Home.
  • Improved accessibility of the Camtasia installer.
  • Fixed a silent crash that could occur when exiting the program.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when renaming an effect.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when editing a cursor path.
  • Fixed a bug that could result in a group name being lost when replacing media.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause error messages to become hidden behind the registration dialog.

17 June, 2022: Camtasia (Windows) 2022.0.2

  • Added subscription information to the About Camtasia dialog.
  • Added Blending Range control to Color Adjustment effect.
  • Added Blending Range control to Color LUT effect.
  • Added Blending Range control to Color Tint effect.
  • Added Blending Range control to Colorize effect.
  • Renamed Colorize Amount property to Intensity for consistency with other effects.
  • Added better error handling when media files become unavailable.
  • Fuse error dialogs now link directly to a relevant help article.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur during batch production if a .tscproj file was invalid.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when a Library asset was missing key information.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when grouping stitched media with no visual track.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when Camtasia is shutting down.
  • Fixed a bug that could prevent exporting from Audiate to Camtasia.

8 June, 2022: Camtasia (Windows) 2022.0.1

  • Added context menu item to Recent Projects in Camtasia Home: Open File Location.
  • Added context menu item to Recent Projects in Camtasia Home: Remove From List.
  • Added context menu item to Templates in Camtasia Home: Open Template Manager.
  • When prompting for a file name, Recorder will now automatically append a date-time stamp.
  • Changed effect name from "Cursor Path" to "Cursor Path Creator."
  • Restore Path will now restore cursor paths created by Cursor Path Creator.
  • Lottie JSON files now show the correct metadata in the Media Bin.
  • The Ctrl key will now disable canvas snapping while editing the cursor path.
  • Added "(audio only)" for clarity to the M4A file type in the Exporter dialog.
  • Updated cursor for Cursor Path Creator effect.
  • Redoing a Group command now properly selects the group on the timeline.
  • Fixed a Recorder crash that could occur when selecting a region.
  • Added vector cursors to improve compatibility with macOS recordings.
  • Fixed a bug that could prevent Audiate from exporting to Camtasia.
  • Fixed a bug that caused a tooltip in Audio Properties to display for incorrect menu items.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause the parent media to be deleted when deleting a cursor point.
  • Fixed a bug that allowed arrow keys to affect the Canvas when Editor was not in foreground.
  • Fixed a bug that caused Marker or Quiz to be incorrectly selected when reopening the menu.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause incorrect height or width properties to be shown after cropping a media.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause a Cursor Path to be added to a Placeholder before it was dropped.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented the Ctrl key from disabling snapping during Cursor Path Editing.
  • Fixed a bug that could allow creation of a corrupt media in the Media Bin.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when opening multiple projects in a row.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when undoing a change to the project frame rate.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when Grouping a stitched media with no visual track.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur while updating a media if the original path had an invalid filename.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause Library preview windows to display at the wrong size.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause incorrect playback progress to be shown when the Canvas is detached.
  • Error descriptions have been improved when installation fails.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause restoring items to a tool panel to affect items in other tool panels.
  • Fixed a bug that could prevent keyboard shortcut changes from being reflected in context menus.

7 June, 2022: Camtasia (Windows) 2022.0.0

  • Added support for virtual cameras and camera capture cards.
  • New and improved multi-stream recording engine (Mac).
  • New and improved Recorder UI (Mac).
  • Retired Legacy Recorder (Windows).
  • Added ability to edit cursor path position based on metadata captured by Camtasia Recorder.
  • Added ability to add cursor path to any image, video or group via Cursor Path Creator (Mac) Cursor Path (Windows) effect. Cursor Path Creator is available in both the Visual Effects bin and the Cursor Effects bin.
  • Added robust cursor path editing capabilities.
  • Added ability for recorded raster operating system cursors to be replaced with vector equivalents.
  • Added cursor default scale of 225%.
  • Added increased range of cursor scale slider to 2000%.
  • Added ability to override cursor scale value up to 10,000%.
  • Added ability to set cursor default scale in preferences.
  • Send video directly to Audiate and edit the video by simply deleting, cutting, or pasting automatically transcribed text.
  • Send edited video from Audiate directly to Camtasia Timeline.
  • Auto-sync automatically moves objects on the Camtasia Timeline to match edits made in Audiate.
  • Auto-stitching automatically joins edited video media into a single virtual media to allow easy application of effects, animation and cursor adjustments.
  • New and improved local export experience (Windows).
  • Deprecated Production Wizard (Windows).
  • Added single-click export defaults.
  • New and improved Camtasia Home experience.
  • Added ability to access Home at any time, even while editing a project.
  • Added TechSmith Recorder Flyout menu, providing quick access to Camtasia, Audiate and Snagit Recorders.
  • Added Templates quick access view to Camtasia Home.
  • Added Recent Projects hero thumbnails and metadata.
  • Added Trial and Account status radiator to primary view.
  • Added Enhanced Learn Tab Experience.
  • New and improved cross-platform Canvas interaction engine.
  • Added align–assist guides to bounding box interactions to easily align media.
  • Added ability to adjust anchor point of any media.
  • Added anchor point snapping.
  • Added adjusted anchor points will now be stored when media is added to the Library.
  • Added 30 new GPU accelerated transitions.
  • Added Blend Mode effect with hover preview.
  • Added Blend Range advanced adjustment settings.
  • Added Outline Edges effect (Windows).
  • Added Spotlight effect (Windows).
  • New and improved default Library now ships with over 1000 new custom assets, including callouts, cursor animations, system cursors, emphasis effects, title assets, icons, glyphs, fills, overlays and more.
  • Added 5 new custom project Templates.
  • Added spell check to text-based callouts (Windows).
  • Added Paste as Plain Text option (Windows).
  • Added Duplicate media shortcut (Windows).
  • Added audio output gain adjustment control to timeline VU meter.
  • Added HEVC video decoding support (Windows).
  • Added Restore Audio context menus and shortcut (Windows).
  • Added option to range select all media to the left or right of the Playhead.

16 January 2024: Camtasia 2021.0.20

  • Fixed a security issue where user interaction with a maliciously crafted project file could result in arbitrary code execution. Thanks to Renwa Hiwa (@RenwaX23) for reporting this issue.
  • Fixed a security issue with the custom file handler protocol, which could result in arbitrary file downloads. Thanks to Renwa Hiwa (@RenwaX23) for reporting this issue.
  • Users are now prompted to confirm the opening of project files containing network paths, addressing a potential security risk. Thanks to @gokuKaioKen_ for reporting this issue.

19 April, 2022: Camtasia (Windows) 2021.0.19

  • Fixed a Recorder hang that could occur if a particular registry key was missing.
  • Fixed a bug where media would be left in the media bin after saving and closing a project.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause more undo actions than expected when undoing a text color change.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented transition durations from being previewed when dragged above media on the timeline.

22 March, 2022: Camtasia (Windows) 2021.0.18

  • Fixed a bug that could cause an error to display when launching Camtasia.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when adding a WAV file with an MP3 extension.
  • Fixed a hang that could occur on machines with Intel Iris Xe video cards.

25 February, 2022: Camtasia (Windows) 2021.0.17

  • Fixed a bug that could cause objects in Editor to display incorrectly after opening a project with a different edit rate.

16 February, 2022: Camtasia (Windows) 2021.0.16

  • Added option to Recorder: Open Editor after recording is stopped.
  • Added Recorder Shortcut: Ctrl+M to Add Marker.
  • Improved behavior when errors occur while saving recordings: users may now retry saving with a different name.
  • Pause/Resume is now disabled during Recorder countdown.
  • Region selection indicators are no longer shown if screen recording is not selected.
  • Updated Google Drive and YouTube SDKs to address CVE-2018-1285 preventing a local XML eXternal Entity (XXE) vulnerability.
  • Fixed a bug that could slow the Camtasia Editor opening.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented seeking when previewing media from the Media Bin.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented line and arrow Annotations from being highlighted when dragging an effect.
  • Fixed a bug that caused Fuse options to be shown when the install option to disable Fuse was chosen.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause a glitch when an mp3 media contained a split.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when creating a new project.
  • Fixed a bug that allowed invalid recordings by using the Stop hotkey when a recording was not taking place.
  • Fixed a user-reported startup crash.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur on production when using production presets.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur on machines using encrypted hard drives.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause Undo to undo more than the user intended.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause frames to be rounded incorrectly when changing frame rate.
  • Fixed a bug that could prevent the Zoom-n-Pan preview from updating correctly.

8 December, 2021: Camtasia (Windows) 2021.0.15

  • Fixed a crash that could occur when changing Clip Speed in a locale that uses commas as decimal separators.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when pressing the New Project keyboard shortcut many times in succession.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause Device Frames to be missing from thumbnail images.
  • Fixed a bug that could prevent seeking through media while previewing from the Media Bin or Library.

29 November, 2021: Camtasia (Windows) 2021.0.14

  • Fixed a memory leak that could cause Camtasia to become unresponsive after multiple mp4s were rendered using hardware acceleration.
  • Fixed a bug that caused thumbnails for ProRes MOV files to render incorrectly.
  • Communication between the Fuse mobile client and Camtasia now utilizes Transport Layer Security (TLS). Thanks to nerdwell for reporting.

16 November, 2021: Camtasia (Windows) 2021.0.13

  • Added localized text for the Panopto output.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause Device Frames to extend past the end of a media after a split.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause erroneous text callout attributes to change when inserting a line break.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause media to be added out of order when multiple media were added to the timeline from the Media Bin.
  • Fixed a user-reported startup crash.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when adding .trec files with multi-byte characters in the filename.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when editing Clip Speed on machines that use commas as decimal separators.

12 October, 2021: Camtasia (Windows) 2021.0.12

  • Added option to Recorder: Camera recording dimensions.
  • Added option to Recorder: Camera target capture frame rate.
  • Added an option not to install WebView2 when doing enterprise installs if a beta version is already installed.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause Undo history to be corrupted when interrupting a mouse movement.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause media to be copied when saving a standalone project as a new project that is not standalone.
  • Fixed a bug that could prevent the Zoom-n-Pan preview from updating correctly.
  • Fixed a bug that caused date sorting in the Media Bin to sort in reverse order.
  • Fixed a bug to disallow characters in Theme names that could lead to a crash.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause the stitch to be off by a frame when extending media with Clip Speed applied.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause the editing caret to be invisible when editing text annotations.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause an error when adjusting a media's clip speed on a magnetic track.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause Recorder preferences to be unavailable if Camtasia cannot access the camera.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause an entire media to be silenced when silencing a selection.

20 September, 2021: Camtasia (Windows) 2021.0.11

  • Improved error handling when uploading to Panopto with Viewer-only access.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause some exported mp4s to play back at an incorrect size in some players.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented media on locked tracks from being added to Library assets.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause waveforms to be drawn incorrectly when extending media.

16 September, 2021: Camtasia (Windows) 2021.0.10

  • Added licensing support for proxy strings in the registry that include scheme.
  • Fixed a bug that could prevent media with filenames containing multibyte characters from being imported.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause an incorrect window to gain focus when the canvas is detached.
  • Fixed a bug that could prevent presentations from being exported to Knowmia.

14 September, 2021: Camtasia (Windows) 2021.0.9

  • Added option to Recorder: Customize shortcuts for Record/Pause/Resume and Stop.
  • Added option to Recorder: Choose maximum capture frame rate.
  • Added option to Recorder: Choose recording encoder.
  • Recorder preferences are now set to factory defaults alongside the Editor when users select this option in Advanced Preferences.
  • Uninstallation is now blocked if the Recorder is still running.
  • Improved crash handling when a user's license info is corrupted.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when previewing media in the Media Bin.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when opening a project.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when importing media.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when adding media to the timeline.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause animations to render incorrectly on annotation tails.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause a single Undo command to process more Undo actions than intended.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented fragmented mp4s from being proxied.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause fragmented mp4s to render intermittent black frames.

25 August, 2021: Camtasia (Windows) 2021.0.8

  • Fixed a startup crash that could occur when updating cached user credentials.

24 August, 2021: Camtasia (Windows) 2021.0.7

  • Added option to export to Panopto in Camtasia Editor.
  • "Do not capture recorder on screen" option is no longer available on Windows versions that are too old to support it.
  • Fixed a bug that allowed users to add Noise Removal to Groups where it has no effect.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause Sketch Motion annotations to work incorrectly when saved as presets.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur after exporting a video.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause proxy videos to have poor sync from some MP4 sources.

3 August, 2021: Camtasia (Windows) 2021.0.6

  • Media Width and Height are now accurate to one decimal place in the Properties panel.
  • Added support for Motion JPEG MOV files.
  • Improved startup handling when WebView2 component is not installed.
  • Removed add-in support for 32-bit Powerpoint.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause a color shift when exporting to MP4.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause reduced performance in large projects.
  • Improved error handling when Camtasia cannot launch due to missing or corrupted dll files.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when nesting media using Noise Removal.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when using Zoom-n-Pan.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when declining to recover a recording.
  • Fixed a bug that could lead to too many undo points when editing annotations.
  • Fixed a bug that could lead to too many undo points when editing multiple objects with Behaviors.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented LUT files from being imported in German Camtasia installations.
  • Fixed a bug that ignored some plugin preferences during enterprise deployments.
  • Fixed a bug that caused a proxy badge to be incorrectly shown on keystroke callouts.

30 June, 2021: Camtasia (Windows) 2021.0.5

  • Added 3d LUT Visual Effect.
  • Source file names are now truncated in standalone projects if they would have been too long to save.
  • Added option to Recorder: Show countdown before recording.
  • Added option to Recorder: Omit recorder from recordings.
  • Added option to Recorder: Restore cursor location after pause.
  • Added option to Recorder: Exit recorder after recording is stopped.
  • Improved text navigation while typing in Annotations.
  • Fixed a user-reported startup crash.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when importing a media.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when deleting tools from the Tool panel.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause multiple undo points for a single scaling action.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause a horizontal scrollbar in the Properties panel.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause recordings to be lost if an error happened during recording.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause auto-normalization settings to be ignored when using Ripple Delete.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the Recorder to enter a bad state if closed while recording.

9 June, 2021: Camtasia (Windows) 2021.0.4

  • Fixed a bug that caused the Recorder to lose its most recent setting for recording dimensions.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause an erroneous signin message to show on launch.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause the first one or two frames of a recording to be dim.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when importing mp4s with no audio streams.
  • Fixed a startup crash that could occur if Camtasia was unable to access environment information.

27 May, 2021: Camtasia (Windows) 2021.0.3

  • Fixed a bug that could prevent users from signing in to start a trial.

26 May, 2021: Camtasia (Windows) 2021.0.2

  • Added option to the Recorder that allows users to select a default save location.
  • Added save option to the Recorder that allows users the option to choose a file name.
  • Reduced minimum track height in the Editor.
  • Added menu option and keyboard shortcut to center canvas.
  • Added an option to enable/disable font ligatures in the Properties panel.
  • Improved accuracy of effect thumbnails when creating user presets of the Corner Rounding visual effect.
  • Fixed tab order in the Quick Property Editor.
  • Fixed a user-reported startup crash.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when scrolling the mouse wheel during startup.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur while saving a project.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when sending a new recording from Recorder to Editor
  • Fixed a bug that stopped playback when playing proxy files if the source was an .MTS file or a Lottie file.
  • Fixed a bug that could prevent some valid files from being proxied.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented the Duration prompt from being displayed when extending media.
  • Fixed a bug that could prevent users from entering their license key.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented media from being extended when they contained a transition.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause a misleading duration to be displayed in the Recorder when making long recordings.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause deleted user presets to return after restarting Camtasia.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause the screen to be recorded when it was not selected.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause a drop in frame rate when Transitions are extended.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause duplicate audio media when importing from Audiate.

29 April, 2021: Camtasia (Windows) 2021.0.1

  • Added Recorder Shortcuts: F9 for Start/Pause/Resume Recording, and F10 to Stop Recording.
  • Added a larger webcam preview that can be displayed while recording.
  • Added a countdown that is shown before recordings start.
  • Improved Recorder UI during recordings.
  • Pressing Record inside the Editor will now foreground the Recorder if it has been minimized.
  • Hovering over Media Matte options now previews those changes on the Canvas.
  • Hovering over media in the Media Bin now allows you to scrub through the media.
  • Added Delete All Proxy Videos as an option on the Advanced Preferences menu.
  • Added support for activation using a proxy server.
  • Groups within Groups are now automatically named with their parent group as a prefix.
  • Added support for renaming Group Tabs by double-clicking on the tab.
  • Audio waveforms are now drawn on Groups on the timeline to represent audio within the Group.
  • Adding a caption while in a Group Tab now adds it to that Group instead of the main timeline.
  • The Zoom-N-Pan window now always shows the main timeline even if a Group Tab is being shown.
  • Fixed a user-reported startup crash.
  • Fixed a bug that could lead images to be one frame in duration when replaced from the Media Bin.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented .srt files from being exported when using Camtasia in Spanish.
  • Fixed a bug that caused Ripple Insert to work incorrectly inside Group Tabs.
  • Fixed a bug that caused webcam-only recordings to fail to drag when dragging to the Canvas from the Media Bin.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the timeline to scroll upward when dragging the playhead.
  • Fixed a bug that could lead Knowmia productions to have an incorrect duration.
  • Fixed sorting order when sorting by Type in the Media Bin.
  • Fixed bug that could prevent signin if the system clock time differed from the authentication server.
  • Localization fixes.

27 April, 2021: Camtasia (Windows) 2021.0.0

  • Added 75+ new Transitions and Transition categories
  • Added Audio Emphasize Audio Effect
  • Added VU Meter in editor
  • Added Motion Blur Visual Effect
  • Added Round Corners Visual Effect
  • Added Media Matte Visual Effect
  • Added ability to generate proxy videos for improved editing performance
  • Added Additional properties to Quick Property Assets
  • Added Quick Property Editor for creating custom Quick Property Assets
  • Added New Animation Shortcuts / Behaviors
  • Added support for Lottie animations
  • Added support for standalone projects
  • Added ability to collapse Property Panel elements
  • Added Visual Effects bypass toggle switch to the Property Panel
  • Added TechSmith Audiate integration
  • Added New Group workflow
  • Improved Canvas zooming / panning
  • New Welcome Window with project launcher and Learning Center
  • New and Improved Recorder UI

19 October, 2021: Camtasia (Windows) 2020.0.14

  • Authentication improvements. Users who share to TechSmith web services such as Screencast or Knowmia will be required to sign in again via an updated experience.
  • Fixed bug that caused timeline items to be mistakenly selected.

15 February, 2021: Camtasia (Windows) 2020.0.13

  • Added additional options to the TechSmith Smart Player
  • Removed the temporary track at the top of the timeline; a new track now appears when media is dragged to that location.
  • Added tooltip to Start Voice Narration button.
  • Admins can now remove Export destinations when using the Deployment Tool.
  • Startup crashes now give users more information about what led to the crash.
  • Fixed bug that caused projects exported to Knowmia to include project duration that included disabled tracks.
  • Fixed UI alignment in Behaviors Properties menu.
  • Fixed bug that could prevent Camtasia from detecting that an update was available.
  • Fixed bug that prevented a .trec file from being imported when the webcam had been in use by another application.
  • Fixed bug that could cause some media to be missing from productions when producing to Video Review or Knowmia.
  • Fixed crash that could occur when turning off auto-normalization.
  • Fixed bug that could cause captions to fail to import from Powerpoint
  • Fixed hang that could occur when playing the same media on the Canvas and the Media Bin preview at the same time.
  • Fixed bug that could prevent some valid mp4 files from being imported.
  • Fixed bug that could cause unexpected caption alignment.
  • Fixed bug that led to users' Event Logs being generated too often by logging.
  • Fixed bug that could prevent Quiz/Marker tray state from being remembered.
  • Fixed crash when double clicking in the recent project list in the Welcome Window.
  • Fixed bug that allowed marketing messages to appear during recordings.
  • Fixed bug that caused the canvas not to update when a color change is canceled.
  • Fixed a user-reported startup crash.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur during production.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur if a user tried to make a thumbnail before Camtasia fully loaded.
  • Fixed a bug that could prevent Transitions' name from being shown when multiple media are selected.
  • Fixed a problem that could cause audio and video to become desynchronized when recording only a webcam and a microphone.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause Noise Reduction to behave in unexpected ways on stitched media.
  • Localization fixes.

23 November, 2020: Camtasia (Windows) 2020.0.12

  • Fixed bug that could lead to poor performance on complicated projects.

11 November, 2020: Camtasia (Windows) 2020.0.11

  • "Jump to next/previous animation" now considers all media on the timeline, not just selected media.
  • Added message informing users when they try to enter a license key that was not created correctly.
  • Improved startup performance.
  • When sharing to Knowmia the project name is now suggested as the production title.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented adding a media to the timeline when doing so would create more than one track.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when opening or upgrading some projects.
  • Fixed a bug that would prevent animated cursors from macOS recordings from displaying correctly.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented files with incorrect audio channel metadata from loading into upgraded projects.
  • Fixed a hang that could occur when closing the application.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the preview scale to change when previewing Transitions.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the transition thumbnail to play the media preview when previewing a transition at the same time.

16 October, 2020: Camtasia (Windows) 2020.0.10

  • Fixed a user-reported startup crash that could occur when fonts were missing certain metadata.
  • Fixed a bug that caused Behavior preset previews to be empty in some scenarios.
  • The prompt for trial activation now respects monitor DPI correctly.
  • Fixed a bug that could prevent transparent ProRes videos from rendering correctly.

15 October, 2020: Camtasia (Windows) 2020.0.9

  • Added ability to set Width/Height of media in the Properties panel.
  • Pressing Play when at the end of the timeline will now move the playhead to the beginning of the view instead of the beginning of the project.
  • Improved user experience when recovering an auto-saved project.
  • Fixed a user-reported startup crash.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when extending a frame on videos with an audio stream longer than the video stream.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when playing stitched audio media.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented Speech-to-Text from being launched.
  • Fixed a bug that caused some AVI files to look blurry when rendered.
  • Fixed a bug that allowed the empty track zone to be moved between tracks.
  • Fixed a bug that that caused transitions to be hidden after undoing a replace operation.
  • Fixed a bug that allowed timeline zooming to place the playhead out of view.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented some visual effects from being included when exporting a frame.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented old projects from upgrading when they included audio files with more than two channels.
  • Fixed a bug that prompted the user to close unrelated applications when installing or uninstalling Camtasia.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented users from using Elgato Wave 3 microphones.
  • Localization fixes.

3 September, 2020: Camtasia (Windows) 2020.0.8

  • Added capability in Editor to Add Exported Frame by clicking on a camera button.
  • Added clearer language informing users when licensing limits are reached.
  • Added clearer language informing users when Legacy Callouts are upgraded.
  • Renamed Share button and menu to Export in the Editor.
  • Added option to Export Smart Player files for hosting or use hosted Smart Player files.
  • Fixed an XML eXternal Entity (XXE) issue that could allow a remote attacker to destroy privileged files or -
  • in some environments -
  • elevate privileges through a maliciously crafted configuration file.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when creating a Project from a Template twice in a row.
  • Fixed a crash that could intermittently occur when searching for the Documents folder.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented transitions from being deleted from media on the timeline.
  • Fixed a bug that stopped the timeline selection from collapsing after a cut.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented waveforms from updating correctly in some cases.
  • Fixed capitalization of French, Spanish, and Portuguese languages in the installer.

12 August, 2020: Camtasia (Windows) 2020.0.7

  • Added support for Spanish language.
  • Added support for Portuguese language.
  • Improved accessibility for screen readers.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented Track Matte indicators from moving when rearranging tracks.
  • Transition names are now sorted alphabetically in all languages.
  • Fixed bug that could make the Theme Manager appear at an incorrect size.
  • Fixed a user-reported startup crash.
  • Fixed bug that prevented users from retrying a failed uninstallation.
  • Fixed a bug that could leave undesired files on a user's file system after uninstallation.
  • Uninstall errors now display in the installation's selected language.
  • Fixed bug that could cause waveforms to display the incorrect amplitude after LUFS normalization.
  • Fixed bug that caused Media Details to show the wrong path after a Template was saved as a project.
  • Fixed bug that could cause Camtasia to ask for a license key when already authorized.
  • Fixed bug that could cause dragging of media into a Group to fail.
  • Fixed bug that could prevent the timeline from scrolling or zooming properly.
  • Fixed a crash when clicking on a callout with RTL text ending in a carriage return.
  • Localization fixes.

22 July, 2020: Camtasia (Windows) 2020.0.6

  • Added Track Solo feature to Editor.
  • Added capability for organizations' proxy servers to be used when contacting the TechSmith licensing servers.
  • Added improvements for high DPI monitors and multi-monitor mixed DPI scenarios..
  • Error conditions preventing installation will now display in the selected language.
  • Added support for pasting Behaviors onto Groups.
  • Improved crash reporting.
  • Fixed bug that caused some webcams to exhibit poor sync between audio and video.
  • Fixed bug that caused some ProRes videos to render incorrectly.
  • Localization fixes.

29 June, 2020: Camtasia (Windows) 2020.0.5

  • Renamed the Urban Callout Style to Industrial.
  • Fixed a user-reported startup crash.
  • Fixed a bug where German trial users were unable to produce with a watermark.
  • Fixed a bug that could stop Select in Media Bin from scrolling to the correct media.

16 June, 2020: Camtasia (Windows) 2020.0.4

  • Added option to share to TechSmith Knowmia in Camtasia Editor.
  • Removed option to share to TechSmith Relay.
  • Modernized look and feel of the Help/About dialog.
  • Added maintenance number to version display.
  • Camtasia now allows users to enter a different license number when reinstalling.
  • Fixed a user-reported startup crash.

5 June, 2020: Camtasia (Windows) 2020.0.3

  • Added Track Reorder feature to Editor.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur using source media saved to OneDrive.
  • Fixed bug that prevented users from editing multiple animation keyframes simultaneously.
  • Fixed bug that prevented local SmartPlayer productions from displaying in fullscreen in IE11.
  • Fixed bug that prevented licensing messaging from appearing in some cases.
  • Camtasia now tries multiple times to reach the licensing service before prompting users to activate offline.
  • Fixed bug that prevented thumbnails from being shown in the Theme Manager and the Properties panel.
  • Fixed crash on import of a WMV file with no video stream.
  • Improved memory usage when creating new projects.
  • Files with a .tif or .tiff extension can now be added to a project.
  • Properties are no longer shown for Annotations when those properties do not apply.
  • Fixed problem that could prevent audio from being decoded from some source media.
  • Fixed problem that could prevent some MOV source files from being imported.
  • Camtasia now prevents import of certain invalid MOV files instead of crashing.
  • Audio-only projects that contain groups now behave like audio-only projects when sharing.
  • Interactivity features (e.g. quizzing and hotspots) are now sent when producing to Video Review.
  • Fixed timing issue that could occur when applying clip speed to media with Visual Effects or Behaviors.
  • Fixed issue that could cause the Powerpoint recording prompt to appear offscreen.
  • Fixed issue that could cause projects with many edits to consume a large amount of RAM and potentially crash.
  • Fixed appearance of Disable Track buttons.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when using Zoom-n-Pan.
  • Fixed issue that caused Camtasia Editor to lose focus when importing projects.
  • Fixed issue that prevented users from exporting Themes more than once.
  • Fixed issue that caused Fade transitions upgraded from old projects to fade in reverse.

7 May, 2020: Camtasia (Windows) 2020.0.2

  • Fixed bug that caused some pre-2018 projects to upgrade with incorrect Visual FX order.
  • Fixed bug that caused webcam to ignore the selected framerate for recording.
  • Fixed text alignment for right-to-left languages.
  • Fixed bug that caused projects to become unstable when loaded with a missing image.
  • Fixed bug that could lead to corrupt recordings when launching a recording when the webcam was in use.
  • Added EULA for Chinese customers.
  • Fixed crash when trying to get user info for users with multi-byte characters in their username.
  • Fixed crash when importing MOV/MP4 files with multiple codecs.
  • Fixed crash when importing a WAV file with an mp3 extension.
  • Fixed bug that kept text in an edit state after clicking the Undo button.
  • Fixed bug that caused Color Tint presets to keep incorrect easing values.
  • Fixed crash when trying to save to a network drive that is unavailable.

29 April, 2020: Camtasia (Windows) 2020.0.1

  • Added ability to replace timeline media with other media on the timeline.
  • Added ability to export Template file from the Template Manager menu.
  • Set .WAV as the default audio format when exporting audio only.
  • Added ability to set default placeholder media duration in user preferences.
  • Fixed issue that prevented Powerpoint Add-In from working with 32-bit Powerpoint.
  • Fixed crash when adding a Group with media selected to the Library.
  • Fixed crash when selecting undo after replacing audio-only media on the timeline.
  • Fixed a problem that prevented Camtasia from launching when installed by a different user.
  • Stopped video playback before automatic check for invalid licenses.
  • Fixed startup crash experienced by users with double-byte characters in their usernames.

28 April, 2020: Camtasia (Windows) 2020.0.0

  • Added ability to replace timeline media via drag and drop from the Media Bin or Library.
  • Added placeholder media type.
  • Added Template projects.
  • Added Template Manager.
  • Added ability to favorite most frequently used tools and annotations.
  • Added ability to configure and save tool and annotation presets.
  • Added ability to export and share themes individually.
  • Added ability to export and share keyboard shortcuts individually.
  • Added ability to export multiple templates, libraries, themes, shortcuts, presets and favorites as a package.
  • Added Magnetic Track option to Editor.
  • Added Ripple Insert from Media Bin or Library options.
  • Added ability to Ripple Move media on the timeline.
  • Added Ripple Trim option to timeline editing.
  • Added callout styles theme support to Annotations.
  • Added Auto-resize Text toggle button to Properties panel.
  • Added Media Bin layout, filtering, and sorting enhancements.
  • Added Select/Delete Unused Media option to Media Bin.
  • Added Select on Timeline option to Media Bin.
  • Added ability to find and select media in Media Bin to timeline.
  • Added ability to double-click empty space in Media Bin to open media files.
  • Added ability to move playhead on empty timeline.
  • Added ability to detach timeline from Editor.
  • Added Track Matte feature supporting four modes: Alpha, Alpha Invert, Luminosity, and Luminosity Invert.
  • Added high frame rate recording mode to Recorder preferences.
  • Added Reverse Transition toggle button to Properties panel.
  • Added ability to set GIF loop count when exporting animated GIF.
  • Added automatic Group size support.
  • Added ability to set specific Group size.
  • Added ability to set specific Library asset size.
  • Added clipping mask to Group boundary.
  • Refreshed fonts shipped with Camtasia.
  • Added ProRes decoding support.
  • Added support for pitch normalization when Clip Speed is added to media with audio.
  • Added ability to apply multiple visual effects to Groups.
  • Added ability to edit project videos at 25 and 50 frames per second.
  • Added both free and premium templates, themes, and assets to the TechSmith Asset store.
  • Retired support for .camrec recording format.
  • Retired legacy callout display support.
  • Added single stream recording capabilities (audio only, webcam only, screen only) to Recorder.
  • Added system audio VU meter to Recorder.
  • Added ability to record webcams at higher resolutions and frame rates.
  • Added ability to record h.264 video in .TREC container.
  • Added preference to set default animation easing.
  • Retired support for Windows 7.
  • Retired support for Windows 8.
  • Retired converting SWF format to AVI format.
  • Retired support for Camtasia 8 projects.
  • Retired legacy Device Frames.
  • Retired AVI recording support.
  • Retired Screen Draw effects in Recorder.

4 November, 2021: Camtasia (Windows) 2019.0.11

  • Authentication improvements. Users who share to TechSmith web services such as Screencast will be required to sign in again via an updated experience.
  • Fixed bug that could prevent very old recording files from playing back properly.
  • Fixed a startup crash that could occur if a user's file path contained multibyte characters.

10 March, 2020: Camtasia (Windows) 2019.0.10

  • Fixed issue that caused .camrec files to decode incorrectly
  • Fixed crash that occurred when importing MP4s from Android 9 phones
  • Fixed issue decoding files recorded on LG4 smartphones
  • Fixed issue where intermittent black frames appeared in webcam video when encoding to disk

21 January, 2020: Camtasia (Windows) 2019.0.9

  • Fixed issue that prevented use of Visual Effects for users with non-English characters in their usernames
  • Fixed crash while sharing to Video Review for users with non-English characters in their usernames
  • Fixed issue that caused GPU usage to grow continuously after audio tracks were analyzed
  • Fixed crash when finishing a recording without opening the Camtasia Editor

26 November, 2019: Camtasia (Windows) 2019.0.8

  • Fixed issue that moved Camtasia Editor to the wrong location when restoring the window
  • Added ability to move playhead to a location where no media has been added
  • Fixed a crash that could happen when previewing a transition after previewing a media in the Media Bin
  • Fixed issue to allow sharing to Video Review from outside the United States
  • Added ability to export a zipped project for filenames longer than 260 characters
  • Fixed issue where a duplicate cursor would display after a stitching media
  • Fixed problems with variable-bit-rate MP3 files that could cause skips or glitches
  • Fixed intermittent crash while scrubbing the timeline
  • Fixed crash when extending the beginning of an MP4
  • Added an error message when importing a corrupt .trec file
  • Fixed crash when exporting to MP3
  • Tool menus no longer persist when switching between tools using keyboard shorcuts
  • Fixed issue that caused canvas to resize when dragging media into the Camtasia Editor
  • Fixed issue issue for incorrect display of location to drag media
  • Fixed issue exporting images to the JPEG format
  • Fixed issue that caused animations to shift when unstitching media
  • Fixed issue with location of the canvas when it has been detached
  • Fixed crash while editing annotations set to extremely large scales

27 August, 2019: Camtasia (Windows) 2019.0.7

  • Fixed an issue that caused delays in timeline edits for stitched media
  • Fixed crash when loading projects with missing TREC files
  • Updated Screencast.com to use the latest TechSmith Account integration
  • SCORM 2004 editions are now listed in SCORM options
  • Added option for Enterprise users to disable quizzing in the TechSmith Deployment Tool

15 August, 2019: Camtasia (Windows) 2019.0.6

  • Fixed issue where context menu options are missing for annotations
  • Fixed issue where some PDF files rendered with incorrect colors
  • Updated XPDF library to version 4.01 to address the following CVEs where a user may have been vulnerable to a denial of service attack (crash or hang) when importing a PDF file CVE-2018-7173 CVE-2018-7174 CVE-2018-7175 CVE-2018-7452 CVE-2018-7454 CVE-2018-11033 CVE-2018-16368 CVE-2018-18651

8 August, 2019: Camtasia (Windows) 2019.0.5

  • Camtasia now displays single user license keys during login
  • Select webcams in the Recorder identified as USB Video Devices in Device Manager
  • Fixed bug that causes imported MP4s loudness calculation to hang
  • Fixed a bug that prevented Camtasia from exporting for Mac

30 July, 2019: Camtasia (Windows) 2019.0.4

  • Fixed crash when audio files are analyzed for Noise Removal
  • Fixed issue where invalid error dialog is shown when loading certain media
  • Fixed Camtasia Recorder crash when holding down F9
  • Fixed issue where Voice Narration m4a files contain faulty timing information
  • Added recipient single email address validation in Quiz reporting options
  • Fixed issue where theme fonts are not shown until Theme Manager opens
  • Fixed issue where TechSmith Assets are not downloaded when asset name exceeds character limit
  • Fixed crash when media is dragged to timeline
  • Fixed issue where imported zipped projects do not open in Camtasia
  • Thumbnails are now shown correctly on timeline for .trec and .camrec files
  • Fixed issue where Windows 7 users are shown invalid warning dialog on startup
  • Improved performance between Camtasia and newest Smart Player version

26 June, 2019: Camtasia (Windows) 2019.0.3

  • Added support for Chinese language
  • Fixed an issue where rare low-motion animated GIFs could cause Camtasia to crash
  • Fixed an issue where some 60fps media did not trigger a prompt to change the project's framerate
  • Fixed an issue that caused users to be logged out of Camtasia after upgrading
  • Fixed an issue that could cause colors to appear "washed out" when using hardware acceleration
  • Added an animation when media are added to the Media Bin

29 May, 2019: Camtasia (Windows) 2019.0.2

  • Fixed issue where m4a playback would not start until the entire file was downloaded
  • Fixed issue where changes to Voice Narration text could be lost if they were the last thing changed before closing the application
  • Fixed issue that could cause some characters to render incorrectly in text annotations
  • Fixed issue that caused 16-bit .camrec files to render incorrectly
  • Fixed problem rendering changes to Opacity when media are in a Group
  • Fixed hang when closing the application after playing audio files with corrupt metadata
  • Fixed issue where LUFS calculation could never be completed on audio files with corrupt metadata
  • Fixed startup crash that occurred when the Windows username contained double-byte characters when the system locale was Japanese

7 May, 2019: Camtasia (Windows) 2019.0.1

  • Fixed issue that prevented selecting the last line of a callout using Shift-DownArrow
  • Fixed issue that caused user's editing cursor to get stuck in callouts when font size changed
  • Fixed issue that could prevent waveform rendering when using a stitch in conjunction with clip speed
  • Spacebar now always plays or pauses playback, and ignores the currently focused button
  • Improved support for respecting users' machine language settings regarding numbers on the Properties panel
  • Update mp4v2 resolving: CVE-2018-14054, CVE-2018-14325, CVE-2018-14326, CVE-2018-14379, CVE-2018-14403, CVE-2018-14446
  • Changes to track height are now saved with the project
  • Fixed issue that could cause unwanted changes to effect timings when stitching and unstitching media
  • Fixed issue that caused a crash when importing very old camrec files
  • Fixed issue that caused animated GIF files to only show the first frame during Media Bin preview
  • Improved snapping behavior when trimming multiple media at once

30 April, 2019: Camtasia (Windows) 2019.0.0

  • Added ability to automatically adjust audio levels with defined Loudness Units Full Scale (LUFS) normalization.
  • Added new mouse cursor effect to smooth out cursor movements.
  • Expanded number of customizable product hotkeys and shortcuts.
  • Added new Block Text style for annotations.
  • Added properties to adjust vertical and horizontal text spacing in annotations.
  • Added Whip Spin transition .
  • Add ability to include logos and images to Themes.
  • Added additional device frames for download in TechSmith Assets.
  • Added “Open in Camtasia” option for TechSmith Asset downloads.
  • Improved SmartFocus functionality.
  • Updated Canvas preset sizes to match more modern devices and platforms.
  • Added support for importing and using PDF files.
  • Fixed an issue that could cause the Camtasia Recorder to record a black frame at the beginning of recording.
  • Fixed an issue preventing H.263-encoded mp4s from playing back properly.
  • Fixed a problem that impacted editing performance on systems with Intel Integrated graphics processors when scaling down large images.
  • Fixed a problem that impacted editing performance on systems with Intel Integrated graphics processors when applying Behaviors to text callouts.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur while editing a clip with both a stitch and the clip speed effect applied.
  • Fixed an issue that could cause audio clips to seek incorrectly across splits.
  • Retired FTP output.
  • Retired ability to add new Legacy Callouts to a project.
  • Update mp4v2 resolving: CVE-2018-14054, CVE-2018-14325, CVE-2018-14326, CVE-2018-14379, CVE-2018-14403, CVE-2018-14446.

7 May, 2019: Camtasia (Windows) 2018.0.8

  • Fixed an issue that could cause the Camtasia Recorder to record a black frame at the beginning of recording
  • Fixed an issue preventing H.263-encoded mp4s from playing back properly
  • Fixed a problem that impacted editing performance on systems with Intel Integrated graphics processors when applying Behaviors to text callouts
  • Update mp4v2 resolving: CVE-2018-14054, CVE-2018-14325, CVE-2018-14326, CVE-2018-14379, CVE-2018-14403, CVE-2018-14446
  • Added option to share to TechSmith Video Review in Camtasia Editor

14 November, 2018: Camtasia (Windows) 2018.0.7

  • Fixed a crash on startup that could occur for users that had previously entered Video Info metadata in the production wizard.
  • Fixed a problem that could prevent captions and/or hotspots from working properly in Smart Player productions

6 November, 2018: Camtasia (Windows) 2018.0.6

  • Fixed a bug that prevented some legacy .camrec files from loading, playing, and/or producing properly.
  • Added support to resume a SCORM e-learning lesson with the TechSmith Smart Player. Users will be able to resume the video at the time they exited the video.
  • Added capability to Reset Camtasia to Factory Defaults from the Preferences menu.
  • Fixed a bug that caused thumbnails to appear black when Markers were applied to stitched media.
  • Ctrl-Shift-V now stops a Voice Narration recording as it should.
  • Ctrl-Alt-Shift-ArrowKey hotkey now works as expected when media are selected.
  • The ENTER keystroke callout now displays ENTER instead of RETURN.
  • Optimized video output to Screencast.com to reduce buffering for viewers.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the file extension to be shown twice when saving a project on a German OS.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented production when the project filename was too long.
  • Fixed a crash that could happen when adjusting Noise Removal settings.
  • Adjusted YouTube settings to address an issue that could make the YouTube sharing output unavailable for some users.

11 October, 2018: Camtasia (Windows) 2018.0.5

  • Fixed a bug that prevented playback on systems where the default audio device did not support stereo playback.

18 September, 2018: Camtasia (Windows) 2018.0.4

  • Added support for French language.
  • Added a preview of theme colors to the Theme Manager window.
  • Updated SmartPlayer to version 5.17.1.
  • iTunes Information tab removed from the production wizard.
  • Cursor clicks now render correctly at any DPI.
  • Non-English characters render correctly for legacy-style callouts.
  • Fixed import/upgrade of Camtasia 9.x libraries with asset names containing non-English .
  • characters
  • Automatically-named recordings numbered above 10 are now ordered correctly on the timeline.
  • MOV files recorded on iPhone 6 phones now render correctly in software-only rendering mode.
  • Fixed a crash when trying to change the cursor for certain features on the timeline.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented updating media with images using a .jpeg extension.
  • Fixed a bug that caused captions to display off-center in video productions.
  • Fixed a bug that caused productions to hang when producing to multiple files using markers.
  • Animated GIFs with large dimensions now display correctly.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the Recent Projects window to clear out prematurely.
  • Fixed a bug that caused videos with non-square pixels to appear squashed.
  • Fixed a bug that caused callout text to render inconsistently when flipped along its Y-axis.
  • Fixed a bug that caused an error dialog when editing library assets.

28 August, 2018: Camtasia (Windows) 2018.0.3

  • Bug fixes and improvements.

14 August, 2018: Camtasia (Windows) 2018.0.2

  • Improved support for operating systems that use commas as the decimal mark.
  • Updated SmartPlayer to version 5.15.2.
  • Fixed other security bugs.

16 July, 2018: Camtasia (Windows) 2018.0.1

  • Fixed bugs with library upgrading.
  • Fixed bugs with libzip importing.
  • Fixed bugs with MP4 and MOV performance.
  • Fixed a bug with delete files selection in Deployment Tool.
  • Fixed a bug with Deployment Tool not using language selection.
  • Fixed a crash when audio placed on 60 fps timeline.
  • Fixed a crash when dragging an unsaved GIF from Snagit to Camtasia.
  • Fixed a crash when applying noise removal to certain MP3s.
  • Fixed a crash when applying clip speed to audio.
  • Other bug fixes and improvements.

19 June, 2018: Camtasia (Windows) 2018.0.0

  • New Library - Save frequently used assets, effects, and media.
  • Theming - Create themes with colors and fonts and apply to assets and effects.
  • Additional customizable and stock video assets.
  • 60 fps video import, editing, and production.
  • Editor performance improvements for preview playback and timeline edits.
  • Production engine improvements for faster export.
  • New Behaviors (Explode and Fly In).
  • Fixed crash when SCORM selected with production preset.
  • Fixed clip speed not working with decimals in German.
  • Fixed incorrect color when annotation saved to library.
  • Fixed issue with parsing file names for batch production.
  • Other Bug fixes and improvements.

7 May, 2019: Camtasia (Windows) 9.1.5

  • Update mp4v2 resolving: CVE-2018-14054, CVE-2018-14325, CVE-2018-14326, CVE-2018-14379, CVE-2018-14403, CVE-2018-14446

14 August, 2018: Camtasia (Windows) 9.1.4

  • Fixed other security bugs.

13 March, 2018: Camtasia (Windows) 9.1.2

  • Improvements to color contrasts in user interface to increase legibility and reduce fatigue.
  • Added banner messaging in-product for reaching users with timely and relevant information.
  • Fixed issue where viewer could not enter a jump-to-time in quiz feedback.
  • Fixed issue where jump-to-marker was not displaying a list of markers in quiz feedback.
  • Other bug fixes and improvements.

16 November, 2017: Camtasia (Windows) 9.1.1

  • Improved rendering performance with behaviors.
  • Fixed a bug with Camtasia crashing when trying to import PowerPoint files.
  • Fixed a bug with media being selected out of view on the timeline.
  • Fixed a bug where the Recorder preview shows a white screen.
  • Fixed a bug where tracks could be missing after upgrade to 9.1.0.
  • Fixed a bug with pausing during sync captions.
  • Fixed a bug where horizontal scroll could cause a crash.
  • Fixed a crash using Annotations after installing to a folder with double byte characters.
  • Other bug fixes and improvements.

19 September, 2017: Camtasia (Windows) 9.1.0

  • Made improvements to the TechSmith Smart Player
  • New device frame visual effect to make videos more engaging
  • New properties panel to quickly adjust colors and text of animated graphics, like intros and lower thirds
  • New extend frame functionality to make extending your clips more intuitive
  • New functionality to import PowerPoint files
  • Addressed an issue where recordings would show as only one frame long on timeline incorrectly
  • Handling finding offline media on users' computer in a smoother way
  • Fixed a bug where batch production without subfolders option selected would still create subfolders
  • Fixed a bug where production dialog hangs with multiple files based on markers selected
  • Fixed AVI production for non TechSmith codecs
  • Fixed a bug where sometimes scrolling through the font dropdown caused a crash
  • Fixed a bug where media bin and canvas would end up being hidden on startup
  • Fixed a bug where dragging transitions on media that is split caused a hang
  • Fixed a bug where audio only TRECs caused a crash
  • Other bug fixes and improvements

16 May, 2017: Camtasia (Windows) 9.0.5

  • Fix a crash when loading a project from an older version of Camtasia
  • Fix a crash when loading invalid JPEG files
  • Fix a preview thumbnail generation issue

18 April, 2017: Camtasia (Windows) 9.0.4

  • Added a display of playhead time and project duration
  • Added support for media with PNG codec to allow MOV files with transparency
  • Addressed an issue with YouTube sign in due to Google’s change to OAuth support
  • Addressed an issue where a color picker would not accept RGB values while editing a callout
  • Addressed an issue where OTF custom font types were unusable
  • Addressed an issue where unnecessary meta data files were created during production
  • Addressed an issue with subfolder creation during production
  • Improvements to trial and registration windows
  • Removed OneDrive and O365 SharePoint sharing destinations (known as ‘My Places’) due to security vulnerability
  • Other bug fixes and improvements

31 January, 2017: Camtasia (Windows) 9.0.3

  • Made improvements to the TechSmith Smart Player
  • Addressed an intermittent hang when analyzing audio files
  • Addressed an issue causing a crash when choosing a font from a drop down menu
  • Addressed an issue where users were unable to stop voice narration
  • Addressed an issue where uploading to YouTube included closed captions and burned in captions
  • Addressed an issue where right to left language fonts disappear when adding a behavior
  • Other bug fixes and improvements

15 November, 2016: Camtasia (Windows) 9.0.1

  • Made improvements to the TechSmith Smart Player
  • Addressed issues with Vorbis audio codec causing crashes
  • Addressed some issues that can cause a crash on startup
  • Addressed a problem where the Properties panel would fail to show an object’s current values
  • Other bug fixes and improvements

11 October, 2016: Camtasia (Windows) 9.0.0

  • New Behaviors as way to quickly animate images, video, or text
  • New callouts
  • New captions workflow
  • New 64-bit engine for faster editing and encoding
  • New default assets in asset library
  • Drag and drop assets, effects, and more right to canvas
  • Canvas editing
  • Ability to share projects with Mac
  • Color adjustments (brightness, contrast, saturation)
  • Voice narration improvements
  • Quizzing improvements
  • Quizzing per question feedback
  • Animated GIF support
  • UI updates (more similarities with Mac)

25 August, 2015: Camtasia Studio 8.6.0

  • Added Vimeo production preset
  • Added support for 24-bit and 32-bit audio decoding
  • Fixed issue related to AVCHD
  • Added capability to extract media streams from TREC recordings
  • Improvements and bug fixes for the TechSmith Smart Player
  • Fixed some scenarios that resulted in a crash on start-up
  • Bug fixes for YouTube and Google Drive outputs
  • Other minor bugs fixes

12 May, 2015: Camtasia Studio 8.5.2

  • Fix for when Recorder tools > options menu is not working correctly on touch screens
  • Fix for audio popping issue with webcam and mic recordings
  • Bug fixes and improvements

17 March, 2015: Camtasia Studio 8.5.1

  • Bug fixes and improvements

24 February, 2015: Camtasia Studio v8.5

  • You can now sign in to your TechSmith account in-product and on the website
  • Added My Places, which includes OneDrive for Business integration, and import and export from OneDrive for Business
  • Bug fixes

18 November, 2014: Camtasia Studio v8.4.4

  • Added TechSmith in product notifications
  • Made improvements to the TechSmith Smart Player
  • Added a "Mix to mono" option which is useful when all the audio is in the left or right channel, and you'd like it in both
  • Fixed a bug where the PowerPoint Add-in would conflict with Microsoft MIX
  • Fixed some reported and discovered bugs in working with Transitions
  • Fixed a crash in Callouts when editing the text
  • Fixed a crash that would occur when adding certain kinds of MP4 files to the timeline
  • Other minor bug fixes

19 August, 2014: Camtasia Studio v8.4.3

  • Fixed a bug where the cursor would show motion over an extended frame that was unstitched
  • Fixed a bug where the cursor would not display over an extended frame in an .camproj from an earlier version of Camtasia Studio 8
  • Fixed a bug where changing Windows’ DPI could cause recording errors
  • Fixed a bug where Recorder’s preview window could crash after stopping a recording
  • Fixed a bug where adding a click sound effect to a video-only .trec clip containing a stitch would not work
  • Fixed a bug where Fuse images from a Samsung phone could be rotated incorrectly
  • Fixed a bug where a Fuse video with pause points could not be stitched after unstitching it

22 July, 2014: Camtasia Studio v8.4.2

  • Added support for Fuse media to turn recorded pauses into stitch points
  • Added a new MP4 production profile preset for 1080p video
  • Fixed a bug where noise removal could cause echos in the audio
  • Fixed a bug where Camtasia Studio could crash due to a memory leak on the timeline
  • Fixed a bug where certain .WMV files could cause production to hang
  • Fixed a bug where the 'Record Powerpoint' option in the Windows jump list would not show the proper icon
  • Fixed a bug where some .CAMREC files would not open in Camtasia Studio 8.4
  • Fixed a bug where Recorder could fail to open after upgrading to 8.4
  • Fixed a bug where timeline playback could hang on certain .MP4 files with higher audio bitrates
  • Fixed a bug where video bitrates could be lower than expected in an MP4 custom production
  • Fixed a bug where a .TREC file could not be added to the batch production wizard
  • Fixed a bug where production would fail to overwrite the video file if that same file is in use
  • Fixed a bug where the mouse cursor could look corrupted while recording the use of a virtual machine
  • Fixed a bug where File > Library > New Folder did not show the new folder
  • Fixed a bug where the PPT add-in microphone button would be enabled when no microphone is detected
  • Fixed a bug where the cursor could be displayed in a recorded .TREC even if it is hidden on-screen
  • Fixed a bug where showing captions initially visible did not display them in an MP4 Production with Smart Player (this is not fixed on Screencast.com)
  • Fixed a bug where Camtasia Studio could crash when playing back video-only stitched media

24 June, 2014: Camtasia Studio v8.4.1

  • Migrated to the new version of YouTube API (the old version was deprecated)
  • Added the ability to login once for both YouTube and Google Drive
  • Added the ability to include a table of contents in the YouTube video description using project markers
  • Added the ability to import .m4a files
  • Fixed a bug in the Smart Player where a paused hotspot would fail to pause when viewing the produced html page
  • Fixed a bug where Smart Player videos could fail to be viewed on an Android device
  • Fixed a bug where the Powerpoint Add-in would activate and lock a webcam prior to recording
  • Fixed a bug where noise removal was being applied incorrectly
  • Fixed a bug where .mov files encoded with Apple Lossless Audio Codec (ALAC) would not play audio in Editor
  • Fixed a bug where audio settings would be unavailable when choosing an .mov production
  • Fixed a bug where importing some .mp4, .mov, or .mts files could cause a crash
  • Fixed a bug where the mouse-click sound effects could not be added to a .trec media without audio
  • Fixed a bug where some keystrokes were not displayed correctly from a .trec recorded on a Mac
  • Fixed a bug where a crash could occur if recording with a custom system stamp annotation
  • Fixed a bug where navigating the playhead using arrow keys could lose keyboard focus
  • Fixed a bug where audio waveforms would not display correctly after adding volume leveling on a stitched media
  • Fixed a bug where 'record system audio' could be selected when there were no audio playback devices available
  • Fixed a bug where producing a SCORM video would display an error message
  • Fixed a bug where a .gif production would fail if named with double-byte characters
  • Fixed a bug where the playhead would not return to time zero when choosing to sync captions from the beginning of the timeline
  • Updated the branding in our sample .camproj and .ppt files

20 May, 2014: Camtasia Studio v8.4.0

  • Removed support for the Windows XP operating system
  • Added a cross platform Techsmith Recording format (.trec) that allows users to record on Camtasia (Mac) and edit in Camtasia (Win), or vice-versa
  • Added the ability to turn tracks off, which hides the visuals and mutes the audio on the track
  • Added a timeline context menu option to remove all empty tracks
  • Added variable speed playback to the MP4 video player
  • Added support for files recorded in AVCHD, if codecs are already installed on user’s system
  • Added the ability for a .camproj to default to the last-used Editing Dimensions
  • Fixed a bug where a crash could occur when logging into Camtasia's Google Drive Import/Export service
  • Fixed a bug where an HTML production with captions could not be viewed locally in Chrome
  • Fixed a bug where the webcam video and recorded audio could slowly drift out of sync
  • Fixed a bug where audio previewing could skip at stitches or splitsFFixed a bug where .mov files created using the animation codec would be unusable in Camtasia
  • Fixed a bug where users without Powerpoint installed would receive an error accessing Tools > Options > Partners
  • Fixed a bug where the Tools > Options > Partners tab could show the incorrect state of the Powerpoint add-in
  • Fixed a bug where a 'click to continue' hotspot could pause at the wrong time
  • Fixed a bug where media could still be moved onto a locked track
  • Fixed a bug where using 'split at all markers' would create an undo point for every split
  • Fixed a bug where callouts can look distorted when opening a Camtasia Studio 7 project in Camtasia Studio 8
  • Fixed a bug where Camtasia would hang when trying to update a media with a file that was restored from the Recycle Bin
  • Fixed a bug where SCORM reporting could be incorrect when using multiple quizzes in one video
  • Updated product branding

28 January, 2014: Camtasia Studio v8.3.0

  • Made improvements to the Relay plugin
  • Updated TSCC codec to fix a crash bug when accessing corrupt input
  • Fixed a bug where the playhead advances but the video frame doesn’t change
  • Fixed a bug where transitions are treated as audio media and can cause attenuation in project audio
  • Fixed a bug where indented callout text didn’t show as indented in the preview window
  • Fixed a bug where MOVs could break project upgrading

17 December, 2013: Camtasia Studio v8.2.1

  • Fixed a memory leak for media files on the timeline that was leading to high memory use and instability
  • Fixed a crash when double clicking a media while it is transferring from the Fuse mobile app
  • Fixed a bug where users with a Lectora production preset got stuck in the production preset manager
  • Fixed a bug where temporary files were written to the user's Windows temporary folder instead of the custom temporary folder location specified inside the editor Tools > Options dialog

19 November, 2013: Camtasia Studio v8.2

  • Added import of videos and images from Google Drive
  • Added sharing of video to Google Drive
  • Added import of videos and images from mobile devices using TechSmith Fuse for iOS and Android
  • Fixed a bug where the closing XML tag was sometimes missing from a saved project which caused errors when the project was reopened
  • Fixed a bug where the Check for Update dialog could show on every run when the user was offline
  • Fixed a bug where enabling mouse click sounds in the Recorder did not produce mouse click sounds in the recording file
  • Fixed a bug where recordings were added at the beginning of the timeline instead of being added at the playhead when coming from Recorder
  • Fixed a bug where using a transparent color with a watermark shows as black instead of transparent
  • Fixed a bug where a crash could occur while drawing waveforms for some audio clips
  • Fixed a bug where dragging media from the library to the timeline did not work when the same media could be added through the right click menu
  • Fixed a bug where attempting to import an unsupported file with a long path could lead to a hang

25 July, 2013: Camtasia Studio v8.1.2

  • Added a partial fix for an issue where the top half of WMV files shows up black. This was caused by a recent Windows update, and we are working with Microsoft toward a full fix.
  • Fixed an installer bug which caused some 811 updates to fail, and resulted in the 8.x release being completely uninstalled
  • Fixed a hang on exit which left Camtasia Studio running and unable be restarted until the hung instance was killed in Task Manager

9 July, 2013: Camtasia Studio v8.1.1

  • Fixed an issue where swapping markers from timeline to media could create duplicate markers
  • Fixed a crash when placing a marker between two media in a complex project
  • Fixed stuttering audio when playhead crosses a cut or split in some MP4 files
  • Added detection and messaging for GoToMeeting WMVs that hang during playback or production
  • Fixed a crash when trying to export the entire library
  • Fixed an issue where the user would not be prompted to save after updating a media
  • Fixed an issue where multiple extend frames in a row did not always render
  • Fixed an issue where you could occasionally left-click "through" or behind a context menu in the timeline area
  • Added character limits to the quiz custom text fields so they don't overflow the buttons in the quiz
  • Fixed an error "Unable to move unzipped SCORM files" when producing with SCORM and Quizzing
  • Fixed a memory leak that was causing a crash if the editor was left open overnight
  • Fixed an issue where Sysaudio.wav was not deleted from the temp folder after a PowerPoint recording
  • Fixed an issue where locking the computer during a recording on Windows 8 could create a corrupt CAMREC
  • Fixed an issue where a warning about minimum required dimensions was not shown if a media marker was added
  • Fixed an issue where the clip speed bar might disappear when dragging slowly past 100% clip speed
  • Fixed an issue where an animation added to a clip speed adjusted clip could have the wrong default duration
  • Fixed an issue where the media thumbnail shown after a split didn't match the displayed frame
  • Fixed error message when dragging a single track CAMREC into a spot where it didn't quite fit
  • Fixed an issue where generating keystroke callouts didn't always add the callouts to the next higher track in the z-order
  • Fixed problems with extracting an AVI from a CAMREC that exceeded 4GB
  • Fixed an issue with large projects where the save confirmation might show before the file was completely written to disk
  • Fixed an issue where "Replace audio with silence" wasn't applied correctly in some cases
  • Fixed an issues that would cause the timeline zoom or position to jump around unnecessarily
  • Fixed project save tip dialog so it didn't get cut off when the user is running with non-standard DPI settings
  • Fixed an issue where the Recorder trial could be expired when the editor showed one day remaining
  • Fixed an issue where the Comic Sans font combined with Italics could cause callout text not to show
  • Fixed a crash when trimming a stitched media with audio keyframes and noise removal
  • Fixed an issue where trying to add markers or quizzes near others was difficult due to snapping behavior
  • Improved snapping behavior on the timeline to only snap in the direction of the drag
  • Fixed an issue where the Editor would sometimes hang when importing a CAMREC with a WMV webcam video
  • Fixed a crash on XP when opening and immediately closing the editor
  • Fixed an issue where exporting to MOV would sometimes create a file with audio but no video
  • Fixed an issue where right-clicking an audio point didn't select it, causing Delete to be missing from the context menu
  • Fixed an issue where volume up/down deselects other media if it adds an audio point to one of them
  • Fixed an issue where images were sometimes zoomed in after project load when using the software renderer
  • Fixed a crash on playback when another app has taken exclusive control of the playback device
  • Fixed an issue where "Allow replay last section" option doesn't work when going to screencast.com
  • Fixed an issue for users running in a German locale and trying to enter a fractional number as the image duration
  • Fixed an issue with the ability to select the default keyframe on a group in some cases which can put media in a bad state
  • Fixed the scale media to fit option on the zoom and pan tab to respect any cropping that has been applied
  • Fixed the marker thumbnails so that they update when changes are made to the media in the visual properties tab
  • Fixed an issue where the SCORM settings were not being properly saved in production preset
  • Fixed an issue where the upload to FTP dialog would show after production even if the option was unchecked
  • Fixed a crash that occurred sometimes while attempting to move audio volume points around
  • Fixed an issue where it was not possible to set the clip speed back to 100% using the dialog box
  • Fixed an issue where the green and red playhead selectors become detached from playhead when starting new project

18 June, 2013: Camtasia Studio v8.1.0

  • Added stitching (usability enhancement for editing on the timeline)
  • Added remove a color visual effect
  • Enhanced smart player embed size and SCORM support
  • Improved recording support for Windows 8
  • Added support for 64-bit PowerPoint Add-in
  • Added copy and paste of animations and visual properties
  • Added ability to multi-select and drag animations
  • Added easing to animations
  • Added ability to crop videos
  • Improved zooming workflow
  • Improved timeline performance

18 December, 2012: Camtasia Studio v8.0.4

  • Improved reliability of project saving and opening
  • Flash/HTML5 controller controls should now auto-hide when appropriate
  • Fixed a crash after rendering for Share to Camtasia Relay
  • Uploading to Relay no longer fails for project names with Ampersands

23 October, 2012: Camtasia Studio v8.0.3

  • Made lower volume levels more distinguishable on the timeline audio waveform
  • Arrow keys now scroll the playhead instead of the timeline
  • Tooltips now show for locked media
  • Improved ability to scroll the timeline while playing
  • Added ability to specify duration when extending a frame
  • Adding ripple moving and trimming of media on the timeline
  • Inserting space on the timeline by holding shift and dragging the playhead
  • Added option to include under video captions in a variety of outputs
  • Improved audio editing for timeline selections
  • Keyframes now automatically fit in available space when added to media
  • Improved messaging when uploading media to private or password protected folder on Screencast.com
  • Fixed an issue that caused extended frames to show incorrect cursor effects
  • Added ability to set the default animation duration to instant
  • Fixed an issue causing table of contents to not be initially visible
  • Improved memory usage and performance on the timeline
  • Fixed issues causing CS7 project upgrades to fail
  • Additional bug fixing

24 July, 2012: Camtasia Studio v8.0.2

  • Fixed a startup crash in the Camtasia Studio editor
  • Fixed a variety of issues that caused projects to fail to open
  • Fixed a variety of project upgrade issues
  • Fixed a variety of issues relating to SCORM functionality
  • Shift + scroll now scrolls the timeline horizontally
  • Fixed an issue that caused incorrect cursor data in some recordings
  • Fixed a crash in Recorder when DivX 8 is installed
  • Improved noise reduction responsiveness
  • File names with hyphens should now upload correctly to Screencast.com
  • Fixed an issue causing a thin white line to show in the preview window
  • Fixed an issue causing the preview window to appear blank
  • Improved production rendering performance
  • Fixed a crash when uploading to YouTube
  • Fixed a few issues with showing captions on YouTube
  • H.264 AVIs should now work correctly in the Camtasia Studio editor
  • Added undo/redo buttons on timeline toolbar
  • Added a tooltip for duration of a range selection on the timeline
  • Fixed an import issue for camrec files with blank system audio
  • Additional bug fixing

26 June, 2012: Camtasia Studio v8.0.1

  • Added support for small screen quizzing displays
  • Fixed an issue causing an artificial line on the right edge of the video in preview and production
  • Fixed an issue that did not allow adding key frames to media under a transition
  • Changing project information should now mark the project as modified
  • Black bars should no longer show on top and bottom in PPT recordings
  • New callouts should no longer have a fade in when the last transition had it turned off
  • It should now be possible to disable quizzing when the controller is disabled in the production wizard
  • Fixed a crash when opening projects from a network location
  • Markers on a media under a transition should now be included in a produced table of contents
  • Fixed a crash when adding a video with large dimensions to the timeline
  • Fixed various issues interfering with Camtasia running on Windows 8
  • Additional bug fixing

19 June, 2012: Camtasia Studio v8.0.0

  • Added the TSC 2 video codec for the ability to record larger dimensions and more graphical content with higher frame rates
  • Added the ability to have unlimited multimedia tracks on the timeline, enabling the ability to layer multiple different types of media including videos, graphics, images and more on top of each other
  • Added the ability to group and ungroup items on the timeline
  • Added the ability to move (animate) any type of media on the timeline over time
  • Added the ability to set the background canvas color from the Editing Dimen-sions dialog
  • Added the ability to modify the visual properties of media on the timeline
  • Added the ability to rotate any media along the X, Y, or Z axis, and to animate the rotation over time
  • Added the ability to resize any media and to animate the change in size over time
  • Added Visual Effects including Drop Shadow, Colorize, and Border
  • Added the ability to apply visual effects to any media on the timeline
  • Added the ability to adjust Drop Shadow distance, direction, opacity and blur
  • Added the ability to apply colorize effect to any media and adjust the amount of colorize applied
  • Added the ability to apply a border to any media and adjust the color and thickness of the border
  • Added the ability to directly manipulate media items in the Canvas (Preview Window)
  • Added snap guidelines in the Canvas to help align media objects
  • Added the ability to move media from one visual layer to another on the timeline
  • Added the ability to have generic multimedia tracks instead of dedicated audio, video, pip, callout, etc. tracks
  • All new themed content in the Library, including music, graphics, animations, titles, and lower thirds designed to match
  • Added a new callout style called Glow
  • Added new callout shapes with text
  • Added new callout lines and arrows
  • Added new sketch motion callout shapes
  • Added new pixelate callout
  • Added the ability to have markers on the timeline as well as having markers locked to a clip or group
  • Added new transitions and enhanced existing transitions
  • Added the ability to change the name of tracks on the timeline
  • Added the ability to change the duration of an animation lead-in time
  • Added the ability to change the clip speed by directly dragging the clip on the timeline
  • Added the ability to have blank space between media on the timeline
  • Added a custom color picker option to the border and fill options of the Callout view and Visual Properties view
  • Added a slider to easily adjust track heights
  • Added the ability to apply audio volume leveling and noise removal to individual audio clips
  • Added an option to show and hide the marker and quiz trays
  • Added an indicator to the horizontal timeline scroll bar to show where the playhead is located in relation to your viewing area
  • Added true or false question type to quizzes
  • Added the ability to have quizzes work on Screencast.com
  • Added a quiz reporting framework to allow quizzing results to be sent automatically without the quiz taker needing to send an e-mail
  • Added the ability to assign a hotkey for adding a quiz
  • Added an option to "Use GPU acceleration if available" in Tools > Options dialog
  • Added TechSmith Smart Player to support both Flash and HTML5 when producing to the MP4 file --Added the ability to choose different designs for the playback controls of the TechSmith Smart Player
  • Added the ability for viewers who are using an iPhone to use the TechSmith Smart Player iOS app to playback content with interactive features
  • Added the ability to include image thumbnails with Table of Contents entries
  • Added additional product key validation to the product
  • Enhanced the Zoom options to support multiple track video editing
  • Enhanced the way transitions work so that it does not add time to the duration of your timeline or productions
  • Enhanced the video dimension options in the custom production path
  • Updated the quiz creation process
  • Updated the Welcome Window to have more links to more information on the web
  • Updated the Sync Captions workflow format, ensuring video playback on multiple devices and browsers
  • Updated the video production presets available to enhance support for mobile devices
  • Updated product installation: Now using WIX technology
  • Updated product branding and logos
  • Improved the editing playback performance to handle larger dimension videos and higher video playback frame rates
  • Modified the AutoSave interval to be 2 minutes by default
  • Modified the default duration of transitions to be one second
  • Modified Title Clips by moving them to the Library tab
  • Improved the options from the Tools > Options dialog
  • Fixed an issue that would cause mouse trails to appear in the post recording preview window when recording with certain video codecs
  • Removed the camv, rm, FLV, and SWF production formats because MP4 is a more widely supported format with better quality
  • Removed certain options during production: the ability to embed an AVI into HTML, to manage WMV profiles, to remove callout fades, and to change the zoom and pan speed to instant because these options are no longer relevant
  • Removed Camtasia Theater from the installation of Camtasia Studio
  • Removed the Pack and show tool