Many know I have used SnagIt and Camtasia from Techsmith for many years to record screen captures for documents or tutorials or to record videos. They are a great team producing great software that I use every day. I have even given some licenses of this great software away for contests. Why put something to text when you can can say a million words in a quick screen capture or video and make the point more clear. One hidden Camtasia gem, is the ability to create a animated GIF of your recorded video which can be viewed in any browser in discussion forums or emails.

Now Techsmith is posting 30 demos in 30 days showing tutorials of Camtasia features. These are great and worth a look if you use Camtasia. Hopefully the animated GIF production is highlighted in the 30 days of demos <hint>
Now the SnagIt team needs to do the same 30 day demo thing <hint hint>.

30 Camtasia Demos in 30 Days: http://video.techsmith.com/blog/screencasts/tss/dv/30d30d/30_Demos_in_30_Days.html

Techsmith Blog:
http://www.techsmith.com/community/bloghome.asp

Camtasia 4 is coming soon. They listened to the customers.

What's New in Camtasia Studio 4?

Share with anyone, anywhere
Camtasia Studio lets you publish videos and MP3 files for iPods and portable media players. 

Give your audience more playback choices No need to guess what your viewers want - you can simultaneously produce multiple kinds of videos.  Whether they want to watch it on their laptop, their iPod, or any other portable media player, you've got it covered. As an added bonus, you can even attach a PowerPoint presentation!

Everyone can post online with Screencast.com Share with ease - post your videos, screencasts, and files online at Screencast.com!  Deliver content directly to your viewers with RSS and iTunes output.  With the new Screencast.com output, sharing with any audience is just a click away.

Improved audio
Even in quiet rooms, unwanted noise can creep into your videos – but now Camtasia Studio can drastically improve video quality by editing out background sounds.  Plus, it can also ensure consistently good sound by equalizing volume levels.

Compare before producing
So many great file choices - which one is best for you?  The new production preview feature lets you quickly compare the results of different formats and compression settings.

It's your video – customize it
Choose from a variety of playback bars and Flash pre-loaders to create a presentation that looks exactly the way you want.

Interactive, quicker, easier
· Find out what viewers really think
Engage viewers and get valuable feedback with survey questions. Check out the quiz enhancements, too!

· Move on from PowerPoint – fast
Camtasia Studio now processes PowerPoint recordings near- instantaneously, so you can continue your presentation without waiting.

· Produce in three clicks or less
Publish videos quickly for the Web, iPod and portable media players.
We created eight production presets of the most popular settings - edit or create new presets to save and share!