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Camtasia

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In my opinion, the best qualities of Camtasia are its simplicity in use and its price, which makes it a very affordable program.
The price is very affordable and I highly recommend this video editor if you want to create school projects or aimed at a work group, from there on out it would not be the best option.

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Matt J.

Computer Software, 11-50 employees

Used weekly for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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A fast and easy to start way to edit videos

Reviewed a year ago

For small-scale needs it strikes the perfect balance between price & feature set.

Pros

Someone recommended me this app years back and never switched to any other solution. Camtasia is very easy to pick up and gets the job done for simple and moderately advances tasks (for me a tleast, I;m an amateur).

Cons

It lacks some advanced animation & tracking features - if heavy editing in modern style (think YouTube clips) is needed, I'd probably look elsewhere.

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Alfredo G.

Education Management, 11-50 employees

Used weekly for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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The best editing software for educational videos

Reviewed a year ago

Camtasia is a program that helps me enormously in my work, although there are very powerful video editors, they become complicated to use and have a very high cost. Its ease of use allows you to obtain quality results without being an expert in the area of video editing. It includes the screenshot tool which works perfectly. The cost-benefit ratio seems very good to me. I definitely recommend it.

Pros

It is a very easy program to use, but at the same time, it is full of tools that make your work easier and allow you to obtain very good results. Among its best features are: - Easy to edit videos, take part of them, make cuts, speed up or slow down and manage layers - You can easily add shapes, arrows, texts and graphic elements, and it is very easy to define their duration and position in the video. -...

Cons

What I think can be improved is really little. - The program takes a while to start, but once opened, it works smoothly even if you don't have a large computer, in my case, with 8 GB of ram I can use it correctly. - Some things are missing customization options, but you rarely miss them - The templates and elements that are included are limited, if you want more they have a cost that seems high to me if you have already paid for the software. - It seems to me that it lacks an autosave option, I have already had to lose a few hours of work due to a power failure.

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Alaaeldin S.

Marketing and Advertising, 11-50 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend7/10

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A computer program for making and editing videos and presentations

Reviewed 2 months ago

Camtasia software is used in making and editing videos, montage and effects, writing texts and editing videos. And making educational and training videos, in addition to being an effective and powerful tool for screen recording, image and sound It is useful whether for professionals, students or amateurs because it is easy to learn and use

Pros

Rich in possibilities and options available to create great videos, easy to use, easy to learnIt contains a great library of assets, which is a powerful addition to creating professional content such as backgrounds, templates, music, and moreEfficient screen recording, adding texts, effects, backgrounds, and audioIt contains everything that any professional in the video industry and editing needs, and it can also be used by students for learning

Cons

The price is a little highProgram crashes often occur during work, which causes annoyanceFonts does not support some languagesNot all video and audio file formats are supported

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Muhammad I.

Graphic Design, self-employed

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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As a YouTuber and a Freelancer you need Camtasia Software

Reviewed 2 years ago

I was not an expert in video editing and started using Camtasia. And now I am a graphic designer and still, I am using Camtasia because of its highly friendly interface. I used to create videos for my youtube channel, for my Facebook page, and for my clients. Each time Camtasia is going to help me a lot. I can create an intro I want, simply by using Camtasia templates. I can edit video without hesitation of lagging problem. But I don't like its loading time, It often used to take too much time while exporting a video, uploading a video on youtube, or doing sharing with Camtasia. But I am expecting that the Camtasias team is working on this and it is going to resolve very soon.

Pros

The best thing I like about Camtasia is the savings project as a file. You can stop working on your project anytime you want and may reopen it whenever you wish to continue. It is not going to crash like other cheap software. Once you complete your project, You can export this in any format which you want. I like this feature because I am a freelancer and I used to work on 2 to e projects same time. Sometimes I need to stop my first project and need to continue another project. Here Camtasia saved project will help me a lot and it is never going to troubleshoot or crash. You may import hundred of videos and it is never going to lag even a little bit. It is also going to work smoothly also on small systems e.g having 4GB ram or low on Hard disk-like 70GB.

Cons

Opening software takes too much time but it's okay, But there is no sense of loading again when I am going to opening my saved project. I like the software too much but I wish that the Camtasia team should have a look at this and need to improve this one. I can't afford so much patience that I will use to wait while it's being opening. Another thing I want to mention here, It has limited access to templates. There should be an option of importing custom templates. The quantity of icons in the media library is also limited although there is an option of downloading from techsmith website but i am unable to do so.

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Will G.

Computer Software, 51-200 employees

Used weekly for 2+ years

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Camtasia is mission critical tool for creators of video/gif training materials.

Reviewed 2 years ago

Camtasia was simple to set up, is fairly intuitive and fun to use. Because I create training videos and gifs, Camtasia's annotation tools are amazing. If you mark up screen recordings, use Camtasia. You'll save minutes to hours on every single video you create.

Pros

Camtasia wins for several reasons. They make it easy to capture screen recordings, easy to script and record VO, and provide great standard annotation tools. Other video editing tools like Premier or Video Studio don't offer annotation/markup options out of the box. This one feature has made Camtasia worth the ticket price.

Cons

The software seems to lock up and crash periodically. This is frustrating and I likely would have left...but the annotation and recording tools are so amazing that they outweigh this problem.

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Siraj W.

Information Technology and Services, 11-50 employees

Used weekly for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend8/10

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Camtasia - Best Video tool

Reviewed 3 years ago

Camtasia is most commonly used tool for making videos and screen recording. Many channels on YouTube use it for screen recordings. It also gives an opportunity that you can add your desired audio or multimedia on your videos.

Pros

Camtasia studio is easy to learn and it has simple user interface. It is very popular for its screen recordings feature because it provide neat and professional quality result. It provides many functionality to users to edit videos immediately and add effects and filters on it. I believe Camtasia studio is well worth the cost software due to its many options and simplicity.

Cons

It often show crashes and bugs while you are editing videos but the update which has auto save feature helped many users a lots. You cannot do detailed customizations in camtasia studio as its competitors providing. Camtasia has a limited keyboard controls and also they missing many commands which make their keyboard commands weak and poor. I wish the price could be a little less for individuals that would be helpful.

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Cristhian Josue J.

Design, 1-10 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend8/10

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Camtasia, the ideal suite for students and businesses

Reviewed 2 years ago

I like Camtasia to edit and create simple videos focused on brands and students because it allows us to create interesting and didactic audiovisuals, this video editor fulfills that function very well, but when developing a major production project, I would not even bother to open this software, because I know previously it will not help me. The price is very affordable and I highly recommend this video editor if you want to create school projects or aimed at a work group, from there on out it would not be the best option. The price is very affordable and I highly recommend this video editor if you want to create school projects or aimed at a work group, from there on out it would not be the best option.

Pros

Camtasia is a really simple video editor, I like how it works, I like what it can do, but above all, I like that it leaves you to create videos in such simple and easy ways, Camtasia seems to be focused on the beginner user, or the one who wants to do simple and good quality videos. In my opinion, this is a very good first video editor for those who want to enter the world of post-production and audiovisual development, its price is accessible and that is exactly what makes this my first suggestion to any beginner.

Cons

Camtasia is very simple, the features that make it an excellent video editor make it a software that doesn't meet the needs of all the projects we may have in mind, not to mention the post-production of some long footage, we couldn't get something elaborate with the native resources of this video editor. If you're an intermediate or advanced experienced editor, I wouldn't recommend this software, as it will probably just stop your workflow and won't meet your needs.

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Arun Sarathy P.

Education Management, self-employed

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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Best Video Editor for People in Beginners - Intermediate stage

Reviewed a year ago
Pros

Ease of use - after (of course) going through a few tutorials you can see the power of Camtasia while using it for editing videos. I have been using it for more than 5 years now for creating videos (for my YouTube channel). Often, I get asked which video tool I use after seeing my work. Camtasia is not that expensive if you see the value it brings in terms of quality editing. Of course, it doesn't...

Cons

Not a con, but sometimes, the rendering takes a while to complete, especially for longer videos. I know my system config plays a critical role here but I somehow feel some magic solution can help in speeding up the rendering process. Another minor annoyance I have is that sometimes (I mean quite rarely) it crashes while working. I believe, it should never crash since my video editing is critical to my nature of work. So whenever it does (not often) I feel bad.

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Cs R.

Leisure, Travel & Tourism, 11-50 employees

Used weekly for 6-12 months

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Business Saver

Reviewed 19 days ago
Pros

Camtasia is a versatile and powerful video editing and screen recording software that offers a wide range of features and tools for creating professional-quality videos. As someone who has used Camtasia extensively, I can confidently say that it is one of the best screen recording and video editing software available on the market today. One of the standout features of Camtasia is its user-friendly...

Cons

One downside of Camtasia is its price. Compared to other video editing software, Camtasia is on the more expensive side. However, if you're looking for a powerful and feature-rich tool that will help you create high-quality videos, Camtasia is definitely worth the investment.

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Sven K.

Marketing and Advertising, self-employed

Used daily for 1-2 years

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Amazing Videosoftware Camtasia

Reviewed 2 years ago

Overall, I'm happy that Camtasia was recommended to me. I have super-equipped software that I can use to create all of my videos and audios as an online course developer. Uploading to video platforms is also really quick and easy. It is a lot of fun to take pictures with the green screen and then display a news studio. Camtasia makes my job easier for me.

Pros

There are many functions and they are very intuitive. I was a beginner and quickly found success with my first beautiful video. You can merge many tracks for pictures, Power Point, music and speech. Videos and audios can be edited very nicely. Cutting is also very easy with the functions. There are plenty of ready-made templates in the internal library. Any format can also be imported from the computer. Price and performance are absolutely appropriate. I have signed a maintenance contract and can use the latest version with better and better functions every year. Great.

Cons

I found the many setting options a little difficult at the beginning. It took something to recognize the changes when attitudes were different. A help display with a hint would be good if you create an intro, for example, and fill in the data. Kind of an indication that it is to be saved for further, later videos. The result is very large files that I have moved to external hard drives. Importing them from there was cumbersome but feasible.

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Angie C.

Computer Software, 501-1,000 employees

Used weekly for 1-2 years

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  • Likelihood to recommend8/10

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Fantastic for recording demo videos

Reviewed 7 months ago

Camtasia has made recording demos exceptionally easy for anyone.

Pros

Camtasia is extremely easy to get started with. The trial version is fully featured and time-limited. You have 30 days to try out the software. I wanted to record a demo which was fairly complicated and involved lots of different windows. After installing Camtasia, simply load up the software, arrange what you want to record, then press the record button. You can set an area for recording which is...

Cons

The only gripe I have is that the yearly plan is somewhat pricey for me at $299 per user per year. However they do offer a free upgrade to the next version. And the renewal fee is reasonable at $50. Overall the ease of use is worth the license cost.

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Aziz R.

Education Management, 1-10 employees

Used daily for 1-2 years

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  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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Camtasia | Software Reviews

Reviewed 2 years ago

Well, I enjoyed a lot using Camtasia a. It is very user friendly. I believe everyone loves this very much.

Pros

I use Camtasia for video editing purposes. It makes me feel good. Well, Camtasia video recording software. It allows you to screen recording with astounding features, animations, and effects. A lot of features I like it more especially video transitions, great effects, and so on. It was founded in the United States in 1987. Now It is gained much more popularity among YouTubers. They don’t have a free version but offer a free trial so that you can buy from them if you like it. The price is $249 as a one-time payment per person.

Cons

It makes computer slow during rendering videos. That is why it takes a little bit of time to render videos

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Consumer Services, 10,001+ employees

Used weekly for 1-2 years

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  • Likelihood to recommend7/10

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It is a useful solution, try it free..

Reviewed 3 years ago

we are mostly using camtasia to training our specialists who works from out of offfice. All employees become home office since April '20 due to covid-19 and this program has became crucial. A new era has begun for business world and camtasia is a key player.

Pros

we transfer all our training programs to e-learning platforms. Not just our trainers but also my other team members such as QA specialists can use camtasia easily to record. We usually combine parts or recombine after updates which occurs very often. Its user friendly interface is important and valuable

Cons

Snagit 2020 is must be free or lower price.

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Retail, 11-50 employees

Used weekly for 2+ years

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Easily create professional-looking videos

Reviewed 2 years ago

You are not going to create a blockbuster movie on Camtasia - that's not what it is designed for, but you will find it an easy to use video recorder and editor for tutorials, lessons, etc., with tools geared towards that.

Pros

For us, it is mainly used to create video tutorials. Sometimes text and images are not enough, and that is when Camtasia comes in. With easy to use recording and editing tools, you can easily create professional-looking videos. Even though it is a basic video recorder and editor, their are lots of features included, such as annotations, effects, cursor effects and transitions. With Camtasia, you can spend less time on post production.

Cons

Not really a con, but you may find yourself wanting to get onto a maintenance subscription to keep the software always up-to-date. It is not that expensive to do so.

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Ismaël Huberson C.

Apparel & Fashion, 1-10 employees

Used daily for 1-2 years

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Camtasia

Reviewed 4 months ago

like that it has templates you can use already to make the videos look uniform.

Pros

I'm not a big fan of screen recorders but when I was using Camtasia, I was really impressed by how easy it was to use. I just had to press a hotkey and it would start recording my screen and I would be able to add video and audio over it. It's also really easy to change the video format, add text and effects. If you need a good video editor, I highly recommend Camtasia.

Cons

The price is a bit expensive but it is an excellent software.

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Kelly P.

Retail, 1-10 employees

Used other for 2+ years

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Great Software But Can Be a Little Clunky

Reviewed 2 years ago

Overall this is a great software as long as you are using it for the right purpose and outcomes.

Pros

I used Camtasia for years to create online training programs in my corporate training job. It does a great job of recording the screen and has some good editing features. It's best suited for training and educational videos. The PowerPoint import and the quiz features are great! If you are trying to do YouTube or something that is full video, you may want to look elsewhere for the price.

Cons

At times I found it to be a little bit clunky and difficult to get it to do exactly what I needed. I do have experience with professional video editing software, and this is MUCH more simplistic. So that may have been a good part of my frustration.

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Regina F.

Marketing and Advertising, self-employed

Used weekly for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend8/10

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I LOVE and Enjoy using Camtasia for video and audio projects

Reviewed 4 months ago

If I wasn't doing weekly work with video editing, I'm not sure the cost of this would be worth it. Because I am using it several times a week, it has been worth the price. I have seen and used some cheaper options like Movavi, but I end up coming back to Camtasia. With the added MP3 and media available, I find it great to use and I'll keep paying for it as long as I'm needing to edit videos. I work primarily off my laptop and Camtasia is just what I need.

Pros

I like how easy it is to enhance and existing video, as well as how easy it is to separate audio and video when I want to make an MP3 out of an old video.

Cons

I wish there were better features for enhancing old, SD video as well as audio enhancements that kept me from having to use something like audacity.

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Mahmoud M.

Photography, 201-500 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Professional software for video marketing and editing

Reviewed 6 months ago

It's a great experience, it helped me through my work beside my full-time job.

Pros

I like that I can use this software for video marketing because of the magnificent features such as screen recording and editing images through the video.

Cons

It's just the cost of the software but the functions are so great and fully functional.

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Tolu A.

Marketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees

Used daily for 6-12 months

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  • Likelihood to recommend8/10

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One of the best tools for screen recording and video editing

Reviewed 9 months ago

Overall, it is a good software for screen recording and not so complicated video editing. It is also easy to learn and use. Take away the one-time pricing which could be expensive depending on your budget, I highly recommend it for making tutorial videos and even YouTube videos.

Pros

Camtasia is not complicated to learn and it is quite easy to use for video editing. You can easily record your screen and audio and make edits. There is also a library of assets that can help make your video look professional. I use it for making tutorial videos and they are so easy to use.

Cons

Camtasia can be buggy at times can lead to crashes which could be really frustrating

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mohamed I.

Media Production, 1-10 employees

Used weekly for 1-2 years

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  • Likelihood to recommend8/10

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Camtasia Review

Reviewed 2 years ago
Pros

Screen capture video: The program provides the ability to capture the screen, a specific window or part of the screen and get a video file for everything you do on the computer screen You can add recording to your photo when recording video to computer screen You can use it to upload the video you have produced directly to YouTube. It provides you with the ability to write on the video and add special effects Remove some clips from your captured video and add others

Cons

Program operation is slow and there are delays between picture and sound in video when using the program on a computer with low capabilities. Therefore, it needs a computer with high capabilities in order to enjoy ease of use and avoid these problems.

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Ayodeji A.

Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, 11-50 employees

Used weekly for 6-12 months

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Fully packed video editing software

Reviewed a year ago

I have had fantastic moments with camtassia and even recommended it to a team working on video production. it is a robust software which works fine for quality video editing.

Pros

Camtasia has the ability to separate video clip to different parts or elements(audio, video, text and transitions) and also edit them independently. Oh It's so nice to know that same software has a feature to remove background noise from already recorded video clips. This means you can further split audio into parts and either edit or remove them completely. This is a good tool in the hands of professional video editors and also worth learning for beginners.

Cons

Apart from the fact that it can suck all the storage space on your device or even crash, It becomes frustrating while working on low end pc, at its worse, it can take up to an hour to render a project.

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Angel G.

Marketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees

Used monthly for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Editing is really easy, but limited if you're not a beginner

Reviewed a year ago
Pros

This is probably one of the most user-friendly editing softwares out there. Is really easy to get along with its editing tools due to tutorials included in the software and intuitive interface. Quick rendering most of the times. Really rare to have issues of Camtasia crashing or freezing out of nowhere. You can be making nice editing for your videos within minutes even if your a beginner. Its annual pricing is actually low. You can render and share your videos directly to online platforms.

Cons

As much as its easy to use, it flaws when it comes to editing possibilities. Just with texts or shapes, the options are limited. I wouldn't recommend it for big or very elaborated projects (in terms of effects and keyframe tracking).

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Josh D.

Insurance, 1-10 employees

Used weekly for 2+ years

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Simplicity

Reviewed 2 years ago

Overall very satisfied and have no need to use or try any other video editing software!

Pros

Camtasia is a very simple, easy to use video editing software. Camtasia is fully capable giving professional results. Camtasia is absolutely affordable!!!!

Cons

There have been glitches in uploading to YouTube directly from Camtasia. This is definitely not a big deal, because it is simple enough to upload it to YouTube myself.

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E-Learning, self-employed

Used daily for 6-12 months

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  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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Super awesome

Reviewed 9 months ago
Pros

Is very easy to use, it's user interface is very friendly and easy to interact with it especially for beginners. It also comes with handy tools for editing videos you can quickly edit videos and upload them to various platforms video streaming platforms It gives trial run

Cons

the only issue I didn't really like is the price of it

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Transportation/Trucking/Railroad, 10,001+ employees

Used other for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend8/10

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Video-editing tool for everyone

Reviewed 2 years ago

It’s really good software, if you don’t need much enterprise features it’s the right one. It’s much cheaper than others on the market. It’s perpetual license and maintenance it also not so expensive.

Pros

It’s easy to use, you can purchase it also in a bundle with Snagit. You can create and edit videos which is very easy with Camtasia.

Cons

It’s really easy to use, but some really enterprise options are missing or you NEED to have bundle with Snagit to use all available features.