In this video, I'm going to walk you
through the differences between Vimeo Screen Recorder and Camtasia's
all in one screen recorder and video editor.
Hi I'm Andy from TechSmith where we help you show what you know.
Is Camtasia is price tag worth it versus a free tool like Vimeo record?
Let's put these two options side by side and find out. Each of these tools
solve a problem for someone.
The question is, what do you want out of your screen recorder here at Techsmith
we have a lot of experience with screen recording,
from making software tutorials to actually making the software itself
and everything in between.
We've spent a lot of time
thinking about this problem and we believe a screen
recorder should do three things.
Let your recorder, screen, camera and microphone
allow you to easily modify and edit your recordings as much as you need
and let you share your recording in whatever way you see fit.
Add all of the helpful and fun features you can along the way, but those three
are the fundamental boxes that a solid solution should always check.
Let's first look at the veteran tool
Camtasia has been around since 2002 and checks all three boxes.
Screen recording, editing and sharing.
First the recording.
Camtasia recording is easy and intuitive to use.
Capture your screen,
computer, audio, camera and microphone all at the same time to separate tracks.
These videos are all stored on your hard drive and will show up inside of Camtasia
as soon as you're done so you can start editing your video right away.
How about Vimeo record?
Well, it's mostly the same.
Vimeo record is also easy and intuitive to use.
It runs in the Google Chrome browser, so as long as you have that,
then you can install the plugin and record anything on your screen.
Unlike Camtasia, however, Vimeo record does have some limitations, specifically
when it comes to recording your camera and your screen at the same time.
Vimeo only allows you to do this with websites in Google Chrome,
any of other programs or windows and the camera view disappears.
Additionally, you can't move or resize the camera view later.
If you're only planning on recording in Chrome
or don't plan to use your camera, then these limitations aren't really a problem.
Now let's look at each of these programs editing abilities.
This is where the real differences start to show up.
Camtasia is a full blown video editor that many people use as their main video
editing software.
So it's safe to say that it can handle
whatever you need in terms of editing or polishing up your screen recordings.
After recording your screen, the video will automatically appear
in Camtasia, ready to be edited.
Once you're recording is complete,
you have the options of cutting out or trimming sections of your videos,
putting multiple videos together, zooming in and out of your recordings,
adjusting the size of your camera view, adding audio effects and graphics.
Camtasia even has some specialty effects around the cursor, such as resizing
and smoothing that help make your screen recording look even more professional.
Vimeo record, on the other hand, has limited editing abilities.
After your video was done, recording it will first have to be uploaded
to Vimeo, even if you plan on editing the clip in a different editor.
You still have to wait for it
to upload before you can then download it to your hard drive.
That means with slower internet and longer recordings, it might take a while.
Vimeo record does have editing abilities if you know where to find them.
However, it's limited to only being able to trim your video
so you can cut from the beginning or the end of your video,
but you can't take a section out of the middle.
That's it. No editing together, multiple clips, no graphics or effects,
just the ability to trim the beginning and the end.
If you are making a really simple, quick recording, this may be fine,
but for most people this will mean awkward recordings
or having to rerecord multiple times to get it right.
Having an editor built into your recorder means you can quickly remove any mistakes
and save yourself a lot of time.
Finally, let's talk about sharing Vimeo
shares to a number of destinations focused mostly on popular social sites.
Camtasia offers one click uploading to sites like YouTube,
but also focuses on more business
oriented destinations such as Google Drive or saving it as a local file.
Additionally, Camtasia gives you more
control over technical specifications like aspect ratio and frame rate.
So no matter what platform or specifications
your video calls for, you can meet them both.
Camtasia and Vimeo record are great at recording your screen
and many people will find Vimeo records free price tag appealing.
But in this case, free comes at a cost.
If you need to work quickly,
edit your recordings or deliver videos to common video standards.
Camtasia will be the only all in one package that meet your needs.
You can see for yourself
there is a link to a free trial for Camtasia down in the description below.
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