CAMTASIA SET UP GUIDE for INTERLEAGUE COMPETITION

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NOTE PLEASE:

Because people are now using anything from CAMTASIA v:2 through to, and inclusive of, v:8 and most are different, it has been decided to dispense with a screenshot guide - just take these tips as an overall guide.

 

The main things to make sure that you have are:

The recording MUST be FULL SCREEN

The recording MUST show your TASK BAR

The recording MUST show the TIME STAMP on the top of the screen

No sound

No pausing

Set frame rate at 1 per second

Save recording as an avi

 

Use the following steps to setup Camtasia so that is most convenient for recording and sending while still following Interleague Camtasia Rules:

Setup Full Screen Recording (Required):

  1. Open Camtasia Studio and click "Record the Screen". This will open the Camtasia Recorder.

  1. Click Capture, then Wizard.

  2. Select "Entire Screen", then click Next. Make sure that all boxes are unchecked, then click Next once again.

  1. Make sure that "Disable display acceleration during capture" is checked. Click Finish.

Setup Timestamp (Required):

  1. On the Camtasia Recorder, click Effects, then Options.

  1. Under the Annotation tab, check the "Time/Date",  "Computer Name", "User Name" and "Show Stamp For:" boxes, and type "9999" into the seconds field. Then click OK.

  1. Click Effects, Annotation, and make sure that "Add System Stamp" is checked.

Adjust Camtasia Settings for Optimized Performance (Highly Recommended):

  1. On the Camtasia Recorder, click Tools, then Options.

  2. Under the General Tab, check "Save as AVI".

  3. Under the General Tab, click "File name options". Check Automatic File Name and type YOUR name followed by a hyphen (-) in the prefix field (e.g. Judge666-). Click OK.

  4. Under the Streams Tab, uncheck "Auto configure" and enter "1" in the frames/sec field.

  5. Under the Capture Tab, make sure that only the following boxes are checked (the rest should be unchecked):

    • Minimize before starting capture

    • Hide capture rectangle

    • Round frame size to a 4 pixel boundary

    • Disable display acceleration during capture

  6. Click OK.

When wishing to record your game, open the Camtasia Recorder, then press F9 on your keyboard. This will begin the recording. If the Camtasia icon in your taskbar is blinking, it signifies that it is recording. Once the eight ball has been made, press F10 on your keyboard. This will stop the recording and bring the Camtasia Recorder back to the front of the screen.

If the settings for optimizing performance (mentioned above) were not followed, you must choose where to save the tape. This is the location from which you email the tape to your opponent, TD, or Admin. If the above setting were followed, then the tape will be automatically saved when the recording is stopped. Usually, the tape is automatically saved to the "Camtasia Studio" folder under "My Documents". If the tape is not there, open the Camtasia Recorder, click Tools, then Options; under the General Tab, click "File name options". The Output Folder is the location to which your tapes are automatically saved.

 

Note that the timestamp in this instance is shown in the top centre in larger font , as well as the full screen. This is the requirement for all Interleague Camtasia Tapes.

In any case where a Camtasia situation arises that is not covered in the rules or the guide, the TD or Admin will have the final decision.