Record & Edit Camera Video (Picture-in-Picture)

1. Record your Screen and Camera Together

1. Complete one of the following to open the Camtasia Recorder:
   • From the Camtasia Home screen, click New Recording Camtasia Rev.
     
   • From an open project, click Record.
     
2. In the Camtasia Recorder, click the Screen Recording, Camera, Microphone, and System Audio (optional) toggle buttons to turn them on.
   
3. Camtasia highlights the selected recording area on the screen. Drag the handles to adjust the selection. For more information about selecting the recording area, see Build Your First Video.
4. Click the Camera and Microphone dropdowns to select specific devices.
   
5. Drag the microphone slider to increase or decrease the audio level.
   
6. Click the Camtasia Rev toggle to turn on Camtasia Rev.
   
7. Click the Record button.
8. When you are finished recording, click the Stop button.

2. Edit Layout and Style with Rev

Your recording opens in Camtasia Rev where you can implement your own personal style with just a few clicks.

If you are satisfied with your video, click Export to export your video directly from Rev.

Click the Edit in Camtasia button to further customize and edit your recording. See Move and Resize Camera Recording.

3. Move and Resize Camera Recording

Camtasia Editor opens with components of your video on separate tracks:

• Background (if selected in Camtasia Rev)
• Screen recording and system audio combined
• Camera and microphone recording combined

Complete any of the following options to edit the appearance of your camera recording.

Position and Resize Camera Recording

You can further customize your content in the Rev layout you selected. For example, move your webcam to display on the left instead of the right in your video.

1. In the Canvas toolbar, select Edit mode.
   
2. To move the camera recording, click and drag the content to the desired location on the canvas.
3. To resize the camera recording, click to select the content on the canvas. Drag a corner handle in or out on the canvas or drag the Scale slider in the properties.

Frame Content

Camtasia Rev automatically positions your camera recording in a frame within the selected layout. To edit how your camera recording appears in the frame:

1. In the Canvas toolbar, select Crop mode.
   
2. To zoom in or out on the content, click to select the camera recording on the canvas and drag the Scale slider in the properties.
3. To position the content in the frame, click and drag the camera recording on the canvas.

4. Add Animations to Move or Transition Media

Add animations to media, for example to:

• Resize the camera video to fill the screen at the start of the video.
• Reposition the camera video during the video to reveal an area of the screen recording.

To add an animation:

1. Click the Animations tab.
2. Click the Animations subtab (Windows only).
3. Drag the Custom animation onto the camera recording on the timeline.
   
4. An arrow appears on the timeline. The playhead automatically moves to the head of the arrow, which indicates where the animation ends.
   
5. In the properties panel or on the canvas, adjust the position and scale of the camera recording for the end of the animation.
   
6. Optional: Move the playhead to the tail of the arrow and adjust the position and scale of the camera recording for the beginning of the animation.
7. Drag the arrow tail on the timeline to where you want the animation to start.
   
8. Drag the arrow head on the timeline to where you want the animation to end.
9. Drag the playhead over the animation on the timeline to review it. Make further adjustments as needed.
   

For detailed information about how to apply animations, see Animations In-Depth.

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