1. Camtasia Relay Captioning
Version 4 of the Lecture Capture and
Presentation Recording
Software From TechSmith
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2. *Other Recording Options at NWTC
• Webcam
• Video Recording through Media Services
• Media Site Live
• Camtasia Studio
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3. Overview
Camtasia Relay
• Flexible
• Record presenter audio and computer
screen
• Little need for support or intense training.
• Has capability to do captioning
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4. Using Camtasia Relay
• First, confirm Camtasia Relay is installed on
your computer. Look for the or the icon
on your desktop.
– If it is not installed, contact the Help Desk at
x6800.
• Second, you need a Camtasia Server account
– If you do not have one then next step will not
work, contact the Help Desk at x6800.
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5. Log In
• Double-click the or icon on your desktop.
• Enter your network username and password.
• Click Log In
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6. 1st Time / One Time Only
After logging in for the first time, you will need
to identify where your recordings will be stored.
– Step 1: Log into the Camtasia Relay server.
Click the Server link in the
upper right.
– Step 2: Enter your username and
Password. Click Sign In.
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7. One Time Only
• Step 3: Click the Streaming Media Server link.
(or Profiles > “Publish Account Setup”)
• Step 4: Enter ID # for Title
• Step 5: Enter NWTC for
the Domain
• Step 5: Enter network
username and password.
• Step 6: Enter appended path.
Appended Path = ID #
• Step 7: Click Save
• Step 8: Close Browser. Done!
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8. Select Your Microphone
Confirm your microphone
– click the microphone button at the top and select
your microphone
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9. Camera
• Optional: If you have a web cam, then you can
record live video as well.
• Select the camera button to show the live
video in the lower right
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10. Hotkeys
• Optional: Set up hotkeys or quick keys to
Record/Pause and Stop Recording
• Click the Hotkeys button to
assign key combinations
• Select the key then decide
on augment keys
(Control, Shift and/or Alt)
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11. Select Your Profile
The profile determines what will be recorded.
1. Capture Computer and Audio
2. Capture Audio Only
Computer and Audio w/ Captions
(can not be chosen later)
(separate training required)
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12. Enter Title and Record
• Type the name of your recording in the Title
box.
• Optional: Click the Test button to record a 10-
second test.
• Click the Record button to
begin recording.
– You will see a box open giving
you a 3-second count down.
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13. Stop Recording
• In the system tray at the bottom of the page,
you will see the Camtasia Relay icon.
• Right-click the button to stop the recording.
Or use hotkeys combination if is was set
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14. Preview and Submit
• The next window provides the option to preview
your recording.
• After previewing, click the
Submit button to send your
recording to the server.
• You are now done!
(or you can so some editing)
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15. Trimming
You can trim the beginning or the end of your
recording.
– Click the Trimming button
– It will change to show the trimming controls and
the timeline will change to show the controls as
well
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16. Trimming Continued
1. Position Play head
2. Press Trim Control
• A red area will show
• This will be deleted when
the recording is submitted for encoding.
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17. Check E-mail
• Once your recording is ready, you will receive
an e-mail containing the link to your
recording.
• Copy the link into Blackboard, e-mail, or the
Intranet.
• PLEASE NOTE: It may take up to 24 hours to
receive this e-mail. Be patient.
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18. Questions
• Talent Development
– Steve Sinclair, steve.sinclair@nwtc.edu
• Media Services
– John Siemering, john.siemering@nwtc.edu
• Learning Solutions
– Sue Zittlow, sue.zittlow@nwtc.edu
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