Operation Manual

Camtasia Studio Version 8 Help
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About Camtasia Player
Camtasia Player is a standalone video player, optimized for playing screen recordings.
Plays videos at 100% of their original size to maintain readability.
Runs on any 32-bit Windows platform, with no dependencies on runtime libraries, OS version, or
DirectX.
Player is a single .exe file. No setup required and Player does not use the registry or any configuration
files.
Use command line options to invoke Player in various ways from CD-ROMs, multimedia authoring
tools, and scripting languages or batch files.
Only plays .avi files and includes built-in support for the TechSmith Screen Capture Codec (TSC2).
Requires installation of the basic Windows multimedia support for playing .avi files.
The TechSmith Screen Capture Codec (TSC2) is built into Camtasia Player. The benefits include:
The ability to playback videos on the host PC without needing to install the TSC2.
Preservation of nearly 100% of the video quality
Optimized for screen capture, resulting in small and highly compressed files.
Exceptional compression speed at all color depths.
Camtasia Player System Requirements
Microsoft Windows® 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Vista® or later
Windows-compatible sound card and speakers (recommended)
470 KB of hard disk space for program installation
Installation of basic Windows multimedia .avi file support
Installation of any audio or video codecs required by the .avi files
To view the codecs installed, select Control Panel > Sounds and Audio Devices > Hardware tab.
Make Camtasia Player the Default Player
1. Right-click on an .avi file in Windows Explorer.
2. Select Open With > Choose Program.
3. The Open With dialog box appears. Click Browse.
4. Find and select: C:\Program Files\TechSmith\Camtasia Studio 6\CamPlay.exe
5. Click Open.
6. Enable the Always use the selected program to open this kind of file option.
7. Click OK.
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