Add Markers & Video Table of Contents

Working with Markers

Markers indicate points on the timeline or within media.

Use markers to:

• Add interactive table of contents to your video to create navigation points for your viewers. See Create a Video Table of Contents.
• Mark editing points such as mistakes during recording, sections to cut out, etc.
• Set points to split a long video into multiple videos.
• Automatically mark each slide on the timeline when recording a PowerPoint or Keynote presentation.

Option	Description
Add a marker while recording	Press Ctrl+M (Windows) or Shift+Ctrl+Option+Command+M (Mac) while recording.
Add a timeline marker	Timeline markers always maintain their original location on the timeline and are not impacted by timeline edits. Drag the playhead to the desired location on the timeline. Press Shift+M.
Add a media marker	Media markers are attached to the media. If you move the media on the timeline, the marker moves with the media. Press Ctrl+M to open the marker view. Click the plus icon on the media.
Show / hide marker view	When the Marker view is shown, Camtasia displays the Marker track and the marker names on the timeline. Show the Marker view to edit markers. Press Ctrl+M.
Next marker	Ctrl+]
Previous marker	Ctrl+[
Timeline select to previous marker	Press Ctrl+Shift+[ to make a timeline selection between the playhead and the previous marker.
Timeline select to next marker	Press Ctrl+Shift+] to make a timeline selection between the playhead and the next marker.
Change marker name	Note: If you include a table of contents when you export a video, the marker names appear as the table of contents entries within the video. Click to select marker. Enter new name in Properties. Press Enter.
Turn a timeline marker into a media marker	Press Ctrl+M to show the marker view. Hover over the media to display the icon. Click the icon where the vertical marker line crosses the media.
Turn a media marker into a timeline marker	Press Ctrl+M to show the marker view. Hover over the Marker track to display the icon. Click the icon where the vertical marker line crosses the media.
Move the location of a marker	Click and drag the marker to the desired position.
Delete a marker	Click to select a marker. Press Delete.
Delete all markers	Select Modify > Markers > Remove all Markers.

Create a Video Table of Contents

Add markers on the timeline as navigation points in your video table of contents. The marker names appear in the table of contents in the video.

1. To show the Marker track, click the Quiz/Marker dropdown and select Marker or press Ctrl+M.
   
2. Drag the playhead to the desired location on the timeline. To add a marker, click the Marker track or press Shift+M to add a timeline marker.
3. Enter a name in the Properties panel and press Enter.

Export Video with Table of Contents

Windows

Export to one of the following locations:

• Screencast: Select Export > Screencast.
• Local File: See below for your version.

Local File – Camtasia Version 2022 and Later

Mac

Export video to one of the following locations:

• Screencast: Select Export > Screencast.
• Local File:
  1. Select Export > Local File > Export to MP4 (.mp4).
  2. Select the following options:
     • File format: Export to MP4 (.mp4)
     • Enable Export as Web Page option.
     • Enable Create table of contents from markers option.
  3. Click Export.

To view the video table of contents, viewers must click the Table of Contents button on the video controller.

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