Camtasia brings needed features in an intuitive interface
January 18, 2020

Camtasia brings needed features in an intuitive interface

Will Goad | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
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Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Camtasia

Camtasia was originally purchased for training videos. Due to its simple and intuitive screen capture and annotation functionality, I personally have created hundreds of training videos in the last four years. Beyond training, Camtasia has also been used to create marketing videos, perform quick edits on live meeting/webinar recordings, take quick screen captures for technical support, and more. Camtasia has intuitive features and makes it easy for teams to integrate video quickly into market and client-facing activities. Perfect for those who use video as part of, not all of their job.

Pros

  • Annotation tools: easy to call out video elements for viewers.
  • Text overlay: makes instruction easy.

Cons

  • Audio plugins would allow for better audio enhancement, editing.
  • The narration feature doesn’t always trigger the video to play while you record. This makes it harder to make sure timing is correct.
  • Camtasia has allowed us to provide asynchronous learning NT to clients.
  • It has enabled us to communicate clearly to customers more effectively than text alone. It's faster than creating text and screenshot tutorials while consuming significantly less time than a live call requires.
For training and multi-departmental purposes I believe Camtasia wins due to:
1. A more intuitive, less technical user interface than Premiere.
2. Windows and Mac versions, unlike Final Cut.
3. Annotation features (arrows, boxes, etc) not found in Corel Video Studio Pro.
Couple this with features like narration, noise removal and basic, but useful audio editing features, Camtasia is FL great for users who don’t have the time to tweak and dial in other solutions in the market.

I have had zero need to reach out to Camtasia support that I remember. I view this as a strength. That said, I have performed verbal interviews and electronic surveys with members of the Camtasia team. Their proactive reaching out has been helpful and instilled a belief that they are committed to their customers. Additionally, regular feature releases reinforce this belief.

Do you think Camtasia delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Camtasia's feature set?

Yes

Did Camtasia live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Camtasia go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Camtasia again?

Yes

Camtasia is great if you are a trainer, sales rep, technical support person or another professional where video is a small part of what you do. Because the tool is intuitive and makes assumptions on the controls/settings, you can start making good videos immediately. If all you do is video, you may find the functionality limited.

Using Camtasia

1 - I work across marketing, sales, training, and customer support.
1 - It is me, as I’m the only user in the org.

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