Video Recording Tips

Although these are Camtasia specific, these tips from TechSmith provide some great basic guidelines for recording video.

Recording Tips for Camtasia for Mac:

Tutorial: Recording Tips

• Practice, Practice, Practice
  
• Be Patient
  
• Clean-Up
  
• No Pop-Ups!
  
• Make Multiple Short Clips
  
• Watch the Mouse
  

Audio Recording Tips

• Practice using a microphone
  
• Record in a quiet location
  
• Block the computer’s humming sound
  
• Use a script
  
• Project and enunciate
  

SmartFocus Recording Tips

• Slow down.
  
• Record clips longer than 30 seconds.
  
• Hover the cursor where you want the viewer to look.
  
• Do not “talk” with the cursor.
  
• Keep the cursor close when entering text.
  
• Use the mouse scroll wheel (if applicable).