Camtasia/TechSmith Relay is a basic, easy to use screen capture program which has its pros and cons!
February 04, 2019
Camtasia/TechSmith Relay is a basic, easy to use screen capture program which has its pros and cons!
Score 7 out of 10
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Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Camtasia
Camtasia, now called TechSmith Relay, was used to record presentation videos for our faculty to share with their students. We switched from using it, after all these years, to Panopto.
- It's very easy to learn and use.
- Uploading of videos was straightforward and easy.
- Integrated well easily with our video storage service.
- Both a pro and a con of it being easy to use is that it has limited features.
- Better video editing abilities.
- More enhancements on creating videos. Added webcam in the video would be nice while presenting.
- Automated closed captioning would be great!
- Many faculty members used it because it was easy to use and accomplish what they needed.
- No need for a lot of training or follow-up training due to it being very to use.
- Account management within our system and assigning permissions required a few steps when granting access.
Camtasia/TechSmith Relay is easy to use. Its features are limited in comparison to Panopto though. Panopto offers a lot more in regards to the video editing features, quiz insertions in a video, auto closed captioning, etc. For an easy to use and basic screen capture program though, Camtasia/TechSmith relay is great.
Using Camtasia
200 - Faculty sharing presentations with students.
10 - Technology and online learning professionals.
- Recording Powerpoint presentations with audio narration.
- Recording instructional videos for navigating and using programs on a computer with audio.
- We've also had users re-record presentations online that were streamed on their computer to be able to save.
- We had class conferences that were not downloadable and had a 14-day time limit on how long they would be viewable and Camtasia was able to record them as they were being played back on their computer and saved as a file to keep permanently.
Evaluating Camtasia and Competitors
- Product Features
- Product Usability
It was easy to use and integrated into our video storage services.
We have switched from Camtasia to Panopto. We needed more features.
Camtasia Support
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
Quick Resolution Good followup Knowledgeable team Problems get solved Support understands my problem Support cares about my success Quick Initial Response | Difficult to get immediate help |
Using Camtasia
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
Like to use Relatively simple Easy to use Well integrated Consistent Quick to learn Convenient Feel confident using Familiar | None |
- Recording your computer screen and giving an audio presentation of what you are doing over on the screen.
- Uploading to our storage servers was very easy.
- This isn't difficult or cumbersome, but the features are limited.