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Camtasia Relay Captioning

Version 4 of the Lecture Capture and Presentation Recording

Software From TechSmith

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*Other Recording Options at NWTC• Webcam

• Video Recording through Media Services

• Media Site Live

• Camtasia Studio

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OverviewCamtasia Relay

• Flexible • Record presenter audio and computer

screen • Little need for support or intense training. • Has capability to do captioning

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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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Log In• Double-click the or icon on your desktop.

• Enter your network username and password.

• Click Log In

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1st Time / One Time OnlyAfter 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 theupper right.

– Step 2: Enter your username andPassword. Click Sign In.

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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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Select Your MicrophoneConfirm your microphone – click the microphone button at the top and select

your microphone

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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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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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Select Your ProfileThe profile determines what will be recorded.

1. Capture Computer and Audio2. Capture Audio OnlyComputer and Audio w/ Captions

(can not be chosen later)(separate training required)

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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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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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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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TrimmingYou 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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Trimming Continued1. Position Play head2. Press Trim Control

• A red area will show• This will be deleted when

the recording is submitted for encoding.

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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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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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