Another year, another. Newly dubbed “Camtasia 2018”, this yearly iteration doesn’t seem to be ending soon. After merging their PC and Mac products into a single version in their last release, I wasn’t sure where else the screen capture software needed to go. As it turns out, the 2018 version moves further from “screen capture software” and more towards an all-in-one production tool. The main feature in the new release is the incorporation of the “Library” which allows a user to keep a collection of graphics, clip art, and various stock animations and video. In the past, Techsmith has offered collections of assets as downloadable resources, but here they are baked right into software itself. The customization of the assets is fairly limited (can’t change the colors of the icons for example) but they would be handy for folks who quickly want something professional, if not original.
Since upgrading to Mac Lion I can use all of my Office 2011 programs except Powerpoint. When I try to open the program or open a powerpoint document it takes me to the 'What's new in PowerPoint:mac' screen and I cannot move beyond that. If you are an avid Microsoft Office 2016 user, then you may know that new features are being added all the time.Once you pop open an application like Word or PowerPoint, for example, you are greeted with that little what’s new box.
For those who do create their own icons and design, the Library allows your organize imported graphics as well. Additionally, simple animations and graphics built within Camtasia can now be saved as Themes.
So if you plan on making a series of videos with a snazzy intro title, that animation can be saved within Camtasia and applied in other projects with no need to export a video or copy/paste assets. After years of screen recording Keynote/Powerpoint animations with Camtasia and then importing that recording into FCPX, I can see the benefit of being able to edit those animations and graphics from directly within the software.
Putting the entire production workflow into one tool would save a lot of time but Camtasia 2018 just isn’t yet built to support the kind of customized animations our content would need. However, I think it’s all-in-one approach would be a great tool for a one-person-band video producer who needs to do a little of everything. Other upgrades are some improvements to performance, support for 60fps, and some general bug fixes. Overall, I’m not sure this amounts to a value increase of $50, as the new base price is now $249 (150% more than Camtasia for Mac just two years ago). It does make it a little easier to separate from, its Mac-only competitor, which goes for half the price and is a bit leaner on features.
• • • • • • • Creating Accessible Presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint • • • Microsoft PowerPoint is commonly used to create slide show presentations to convey information in a visual format that can include a combination of text, tables, images, charts, and graphics. For users of assistive technology, screen readers and Braille devices can convey content in a PowerPoint presentation if the author follows the core principles outlined in the. The following information includes basic steps for applying these core accessibility principles and for keeping accessibility in mind.
Use Built-in Slide Templates Built-in slide layout templates are designed so the reading order is the same for people with vision and for people who use assistive technology such as screen readers. They also contain all the formatting, such as theme colors, fonts, and effects. Theme layouts should be adjusted in the Slide Master to maintain accessible formatting for screen reader users. For those who use University of Washington branded PowerPoint templates, users can that include accessible layout. Avoid using Text Boxes as they do not show up in Outline View which makes converting PowerPoint to HTML problematic. If there are more than one Text Box on a slide it may be read out of order by a screen reader.
Use a pre-set layout from the New Slide drop-down selection options, select the layout that best fits your needs. Use Unique Slide Titles Individuals who use a screen reader skim slide titles to navigate, they can quickly scan through a list of slide titles and go right to the slide they want.
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