Troy Stein Product Manager Camtasia Studio

As the product manager for Camtasia Studio, Troy Stein has a unique role of being able to use the tool he helps to develop.

As a user of Camtasia, he has an insight to screencasting from both sides of the fence - what a screencaster would like to do and what the program can provide.

This must be a great asset to Techsmith and as he heads up the focus group, he represents a direct feed to the evolution of the application.

He's made over a thousand screencasts and has got some pretty useful tips to share.

I was able to grab hold of Troy and chat with him about Camtasia Studio 4 and how he uses it to make the helpful presentation series 30 videos in 30 days.

We cover:

• How Troy uses Camtasia Studio 4
• Tips for getting the most out of Camtasia Studio 4
• Camtasia Studio developments and new features (Camtasia Studio 5!)
  And
• Troys thoughts on screencasting and how it's evolving

Troy had a heavy cold, so I am grateful that he soldiered on.

During the call Troy mentioned he used a spreadsheet to quickly calculate recording dimensions and he's sent it over so you can use  - download it here: Recording Dimensions For Screencasters

Here's the exerpt:

"In this video, I show you how to record PPT and a software application. You'll notice that the application is supposedly resized to 720x480 at about 2:20.
Which indeed it was.
I used a spreadsheet, like the one attached to make a recording area that was larger than my production dimension.
With a larger recording space, I had more room / more flexibility in my recording.
Then, when I got into Editor, I could zoom in and produce a video to my desired production dimensions. "

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