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Record a Presentation

Learn how to record a presentation and submit it to the Camtasia Relay server for processing.

Want to see more? Watch an overview video. (2 minutes)

See Record for Someone Else if you do not have a Camtasia Relay account and are recording a presentation on behalf of a Camtasia Relay presenter.

How to Record a Presentation

The following is a closer look at the steps to record your presentation.

1

Launch Camtasia Relay. Log in with your username and password, or identify yourself as a guest recording for someone else.

You do not have to log in prior to recording, but you must log in as a presenter or identify yourself as a guest before you can upload or save your presentation.

Enter Your Username and Password.

2

Select a profile. If you do not know what profile to select, choose Upload and Decide Later.

Select a profile for the recording.

3

Click the Audio Device button and select an audio device in the Select Audio Device dialog.

Select an audio source.

Select Record System Audio to include the sound you hear from your speakers in the post recording-preview.

4

Select which display to record if using a projector displaying a different screen or multiple displays. Adjust the audio level in it appears very low (green) or very high (red).

Select a screen to record and adjust the audio level

5

Click the Camera button to select a camera to record along with your presentation. This camera is displayed in the lower right corner of your presentation in a picture-in-picture format.

Camera button

5

Enter a presentation title and description.

Enter a Title and Description for the presentation.

2

Make a test recording to verify the audio and display selection.

8

Click the Record button. Give your presentation. Camtasia Relay records everything on your screen and the selected audio device.

Click the Record button.

9

Stop the recording using a hotkey or control-click (right-click) the icon in the Dock. There may be a delay as the recording is finalized.

Camtasia Relay is minimized to the dock.

10

The recording opens in the Camtasia Relay Review window.

If needed, click Trimming to set trim points to cut out extra video at the beginning and end of the presentation.

Click Trimming button to access trimming tools

11

Click the Submit button.

Click Submit to send the presentation to the server for processing.

  • If you are connected to the Internet, the presentation starts uploading to the Camtasia Relay server.
  • If you are not connected to the Internet, the recording automatically starts uploading when you connect to the Internet. You do not receive notice when your presentation begins uploading.

After you submit a presentation for upload, you cannot access it or view its status on your computer. Instead, you can Check the Status of Your Presentation on the Camtasia Relay website.