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Camtasia Studio Version History

Current Version: 5.1.0

Earlier Versions: 5.0.2 | 5.0.1 | 5.0.0 | 4.0.2 | 4.0.1 | 4.0.0 | 3.1.2 | 3.1.1 | 3.1.0 | 3.0.2 | 3.0.1 | 3.0.0 | 2.1.2 | 2.1.1 | 2.1.0 | 2.0.5 | 2.0.4 | 2.0.3 | 2.0.2 | 2.0.1 | 2.0 | 1.1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0.1 | 1.0

15 April 2008: Camtasia Studio 5.1.0

General:

• Added a production option for Apple's iPod Touch/iPhone devices.
• Added the ability to zoom in/out on the timeline using CTRL + mouse-wheel when editing.
• Added an option for producing to ExpressShow for FLV files.
• Updated the minimum version of QuickTime requirement to be version 7.2.0 or later.
• Modified the workflow of adding and working with Callouts.
• Added an enhanced shading option for callouts.
• Addressed an issue that would cause some users to get a Flash install error when installing the product on Windows Vista.
• Updated the QuickTime MOV defaults to use H.264 + AAC
• Updated and modified the Camtasia Theater application for improved workflow and options.
• Added the ability to have an Audio 3 track on the timeline.
• Added the ability to edit Camtasia Relay content if the Camtasia Relay Client Recorder is installed on the system.
• Added a Highlighter callout as an option.
• Added a Spotlight callout as an option.

Recorder:

• Fixed an issue that would show an error message when recording to AVI and pausing the recording.
• Fixed an issue that would cause the Recorder UI to be the wrong size when restoring from a minimized state from the task bar.

Studio:

• Fixed an issue when resizing the timeline in a secondary monitor would show strange results.
• Fixed an issue where users were able to switch to storyboard view while in the Record Camera view.
• Fixed an issue that would cause the "Fast Start" option to not work when producing to the Apple QuickTime MOV format.
• Fixed an issue that would cause the aspect ratio settings to be affected when using the floating TOC option with an ExpressShow production template.
• Fixed an issue when producing and selecting the "Include PPT File" option with Office 2007 would cause the file to not work properly if uploaded to Screencast.com.
• Added a warning message when producing with the Blog production preset and you have a non-side-by-side PiP video on the timeline.
• Fixed an issue with producing using the Blog production preset and having a quiz on the timeline would create a cropped quiz.
• Updated the recording preset sizes to include 720x576 for support of PAL video standards.
• Fixed an issue where Hotspots would not work as expected when producing with an ExpressShow template.
• Fixed an issue where the second of two identical .camrec files on the timeline would not show video for the second file.
• Fixed an issue with the Quiz/Survey Reporting button not being available when producing with an ExpressShow template.
• Fixed an issue where Web Production presets would not allow overlaid captions and closed captions.
• Fixed a crash that would be caused when producing a Flash SWF format using 44.100kHz, stereo, 128kBits/sec.
• Fixed a security hole where a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack would be possible with a malicious URL passed to controller.swf.
• Fixed an issue where FLV productions would not display the Answers Summary page as expected.
• Fixed an issue where the send email button would not work with ExpressShow if Flash Player version 9,0,115 is installed.
• Fixed a crash that could occur if you changed transitions on the timeline using the context menu.
• Fixed an issue that would cause a Flash produced video with quizzing to restart at the beginning after pausing for the quiz.
• Fixed an issue When producing to WMV and selecting iPod as an additional output, the resulting iPod video may be missing a video track.
• Implemented a change so Callouts are reliably added to the Timeline based on cursor position.
• Fixed an option if "Minimize to system tray during recording" is unchecked then the Recorder UI should always display.
• Fixed an issue when captions are selected to display and overlay, the preset does not produce the captions in overlay.

23 January 2008: v5.0.2 Maintenance Release

Studio:

• Fixed a production crash that could occur at the end of production when producing to SWF with MP3 audio in version 5.0.1.

08 January 2008: v5.0.1 Maintenance Release

General:

• Fixed an issue that could display "fatal error" during install on Windows Vista.
• Fixed an issue where the Audio VU meter was not working as it should with the Samson CO1U USB microphone.
• Fixed an issue that would cause audio to be recorded and not use the correct mono or stereo setting.

Recorder:

• Fixed a window focus issue with the main Recorder window.
• Added a new hotkey option for "Last Recording Area".
• Improved the method used to "Force popup dialogs into the recording area."

Studio:

• Fixed an issue that would cause produced Flash SWF files with MP3 audio played in the newest version of the Flash Player to sound garbled or have a high-pitched "chipmunk" sound to them. If you created SWF’s prior to version 5.0.1 and are experiencing distorted audio please view this article.
• Fixed an issue that would cause Apple iPod produced files to fail when trying to transfer them to an iPod using Apple's iTunes with QuickTime 7.2 or later installed.
• Fixed an issue that would cause an iPod production created with the production presets to not upload to Screencast.com.
• Fixed an issue that was causing Screencast.com uploads to use the name of the .camproj file instead of the output video name.
• Fixed an issue that would cause non-HTML output to not upload to Screencast.com properly.
• Fixed an issue where the Flash TOC link during production preset creation would display the incorrect settings tab.
• Fixed an issue where the custom TOC dimensions would not be remembered for an ExpressShow production.
• Fixed an issue with some Polish characters not working correctly in Callouts, Captions and Title Clips.
• Fixed an issue with old projects imported into version 5 would have garbled audio.
• Fixed an issue with double clicking on a zoom-n-pan keyframe on the timeline would cause the keyframe to go to full screen.
• Fixed an issue with some Flash playback media not beginning playback on initial load in the browser.
• Fixed an issue with long .camrec files failing to produce and causing Camtasia Studio to lock up.
• Fixed an issue with F1 not launching help within the Production Preview Manager.
• Fixed an issue that was causing the PiP opacity slider to not respond properly when using a mouse scroll wheel.
• Fixed an issue that would cause a watermark to appear in the preview window after canceling a production.
• Fixed an issue that would cause custom callouts to not be imported correctly when importing a zipped project with custom callouts.
• Fixed an issue that would cause FTP profiles to disappear if production was cancelled.
• Fixed an issue with custom callout names getting messed up when selecting and deselecting items in the custom callout manager on Windows Vista.
• Fixed an issue that would cause the production wizard to act strangely when producing over a one hour WAV file.
• Fixed an issue in Voice Narration with timeline audio becoming silenced incorrectly.
• Fixed an issue that would cause callouts to become fixed in size in certain combinations of callout and captions use as well as scaling the timeline.
• Fixed an issue that would cause Hotspots to not work as expected when used in ExpressShow productions.
• Fixed an issue in Title Clips that would cause the green resize rectangle to disappear after adding a video to the timeline.
• Fixed an issue that would cause FLV productions created with Split at Markers to not seek properly during playback.
• Fixed an issue that was causing zoom keyframes to not be placed on the timeline after extending a frame in a zoomed clip.

Audio Editor

• Fixed a crash that would occur when trying to open a PNG file in Audio Editor.

Powerpoint Add-In

• Added an option to turn off/on the ability to record layered windows with the PowerPoint Add-in.

Theater

• Fixed an issue where the video controls would be obscured by the scroll bar in the produced video.

09 October 2007: v5.0.0

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General:

• Removed support for running on Windows 2000. Camtasia Studio 5.0 now runs on Windows XP and Windows Vista only.
• Fixed an issue where the Libraries folder would not be created if updating the product from v 4.0.0 to v 4.0.1 or v 4.0.2.
• Removed CamDiag.exe application from the product installation.
• Removed any Academic branding that could appear in special versions of Camtasia Studio.
• Updated the icons and graphics for a new look for the 5.0.0 version.
• Camtasia Effects is no longer supported as installing alongside version 5.0.0 of Camtasia Studio.
• Removed the Cinderella tutorial and media files from the product installation.
• Made some modifications to the License Agreement for Camtasia Studio.

Recorder:

• Modified the workflow to help streamline the recording process.
• Added a sizing method to keep applications centered and consistent during the recording process.
• Added cross-hairs to enhance the way selections are made.
• Allowed customization of the Recording toolbar.
• Created a dimmed background when not recording full screen.
• Added the ability to automatically reset the mouse position to the same pre-paused location.
• Provided an option to disable the power saving features of the OS when recording lengthy sessions.
• Changed Effects > Sound > Cursor Sounds to Mouse Click Sounds.
• Fixed an issue on Windows Vista that would cause other applications to behave abnormally with mouse actions.
• Fixed an issue that would cause non-standard cursors to always be stretched to 32x32 pixels in recorded videos.

Studio:

• Modified the welcome window to add options for tutorial videos and a recent projects list.
• Added the SmartFocus feature.
• Added an FTP output option.
• Added the ability to upload to Screencast.com or FTP without requiring a production to be completed.
• Added Project Settings.
• Modified the editor to rely on 30 frames per second instead of hundredths of a second.
• Updated the time displays to show the new 30 frames per second time scale.
• Modified the zoom view for better usability.
• Removed overview text from several views.
• Adjusted the Task List to accommodate new features and clean up the options.
• Implemented a new method for producing FLV files.
• Added a 3D Edge option to callouts.
• Added an AutoSave feature.
• Added a method to only use DirectShow filters on a white-list basis.
• Added a new onyx themed controller for Flash output.
• Added the option to produce a single SWF file (ExpressShow template).
• Added a slider to set the Zoom-n-Pan speed.
• Added 7 new transitions.
• Added a new targeting feature as a Zoom-n-Pan option.
• Added an option to rename callouts from the context menu on the Timeline.
• Added an option to insert the same transition between all clips on the Timeline from the context menu on the Timeline.
• Added some new production presets based on settings in the new Project Settings dialog.
• Fixed an issue where images placed on the PIP track would not show thumbnail images properly.
• Fixed an issue where the Remove Empty Lines option for the callout track on the Timeline would not function properly.
• Updated Hot Spot to be a single word, Hotspot.
• Fixed some spacing issues identified in the XML files produced.
• Fixed an issue where trying to change a transition by using the context menu on the Timeline would not function properly.
• Fixed an issue where illegal characters in the production titles would cause the produced files to not play.
• Fixed an issue that prevented the production of a short selection of the Timeline using the Produce Selection As option if the entire Timeline exceeded the 16,000 frame limit in SWF.
• Fixed an issue with batch production where the progress status would not be properly updated.
• Fixed a limitation of not being able to rename the Answers Summary marker name when customizing a TOC during production.
• Fixed an issue with a vertical scroll bar not functioning correctly in the Audio Enhancements view.
• Fixed an issue where SWF files produced from Camtasia Studio would not contain the correct frame count.
• Implemented support for the SnagIt output accessory for Camtasia Studio.
• Fixed an issue where Camtasia Studio would not properly detect the ability to record what you hear on some systems.
• Fixed an issue on Windows Vista where scroll bars might display when playing produced content when they are not required.
• Fixed an issue where the playback of Flash output would not stop when clicking on a hotspot during playback.
• Removed a repeated word in the Record Camera view.
• Made it so that double-clicking on a clip on the video track on the Timeline would select only that clip.
• Removed support for the .cam file extension used in versions of Camtasia Studio prior to 2.0.
• Implemented an option to have captions initially visible for Flash productions.
• Fixed an issue where Batch Production of multiple projects with different title clips would switch the title clips across projects.
• Fixed an issue on Windows Vista that would cause the desktop theme to change when returning from the screen saver after a short period of time.
• Made layout changes to the Options dialog to accommodate changes in the application.
• Fixed an issue that would not allow the undo action to remove Zoom-n-Pan keyframes.
• Fixed an issue that would cause Camtasia Studio to crash if entering a title longer than 259 characters.
• Fixed an issue where the details section would not properly refresh for the .camv audio format setting.
• Fixed a crash issue that could arise when working with large projects for a long period of time.
• Fixed an issue where changing the temporary folder for batch production would not actually change the folder.
• Fixed an issue where the Include PPT option would appear in the Production Wizard when it should be hidden.
• Fixed an issue that would cause the Table of Contents width to double when using a single video production preset.
• Fixed an issue on Windows Vista that would cause the Preview Window to go black when adding captions.
• Fixed an issue with callouts not extending when using the option in Voice Narration to Auto Extend last frame.
• Added an undo point when removing a Zoom-n-Pan keyframe.
• Consolidated the Save Audio As... File menu option.
• Fixed an issue that would cause the Remove Empty Lines option for callouts not to function.
• Fixed a crash that would occur if you entered a title clip name that contained more than 260 characters.
• Fixed an issue that would cause the details section for CAMV productions not to refresh properly.
• Fixed an issue that would cause the audio from a silenced audio track to be heard.
• Fixed an issue that would cause some side-by-side productions to stop playback before the end.
• Fixed an issue that could cause crashing when working with large projects 200 MB or larger.
• Fixed an issue that would cause Audio Enhancements not to be applied to Audio Track 2.
• Added an option to be able to add a single transition to all locations on the Timeline at the same time.
• Fixed an issue with batch productions and temporary file creation.
• Adjusted the extend frame option to not apply to non-extendable clips on the Timeline.
• Added an option to the callout context menu for renaming.
• Added the internal build number to the About box information.
• Modified the Tools > Options menu to account for new features.
• Added a Crop to Selection option to the Timeline context menu and the Edit menu.
• Added the ability for captions to display beneath the video for Flash productions.
• Fixed an issue that would cause the text from a previous title clip to be used in a new title clip.
• Removed the screen capture profiles only checkbox from production of Windows Media files.
• Removed the stretch to fit option from production of non-Flash file formats.
• Removed the ScreenDraw options tab from the Effects > Options dialog.
• Fixed an issue that would cause the what you hear option to be incorrectly enabled on some systems.
• Fixed an issue that would cause the table of contents to improperly function when producing Windows Media files containing marker names with invalid characters.

PowerPoint Add-in:

• Fixed an issue where the slide titles would not show up properly when producing immediately after recording using the PowerPoint Add-in.
• Fixed an issue where the PowerPoint Add-in would not properly save settings when certain settings were used with PowerPoint 2007 on Windows Vista.
• Fixed an issue where certain side-by-side Flash productions that include PowerPoint, video, audio and a PIP track would not contain audio.
• Fixed an issue that would cause the recording to stop prematurely if the stop hotkey and continue recording option selected.
• Fixed an issue that would cause the last slide in the presentation not to be recorded properly.

Theater:

• By default, made the project name the same as the menu title.
• Fixed an issue where the menu width would not be saved from project to project.

18 July 2007: v4.0.2 Maintenance Release

Studio:

• Fixed a crash during the initialization of the Screencast.com plug-in which prevents the automatic updating of the plug-in on some systems.
• Improved detection of sound cards capable of recording speaker audio.
• Fixed an issue where side-by-side PIP may stop playing unexpectedly.
• Fixed a timeline update issue which could cause project corruption when transitions were used on the timeline.
• Fixed a problem on Vista where a CAMREC on the timeline may report a framerate of 0fps.

22 March 2007: v4.0.1 Maintenance Release

General:

• Camtasia Studio now works with Microsoft Vista operating system.
• Updated the contact information for TechSmith sales to be http://www.techsmith.com/sales

Recorder:

• Addressed an issue where the wrong audio source could be selected after the audio wizard completes.
• Modified the default setting to record layered windows to accommodate the Aero Glass theme on Vista.
• Addressed an issue where Recorder could create a 0 byte avi stream as part of a camrec file.
• Fixed an issue that would cause recordings to be lost if the save to folder was renamed or removed after specifying it for recording.
• Fixed an issue of the codec being changed to TSCC when changing the viewing tab from Video and coming back to it.

Studio:

• Fixed an issue where producing to Flash and selecting "no audio" would still produce audio.
• Fixed a start-up crash which would occur when Studio was trying to restore audio settings.
• Addressed an issue of inconsistent behavior when importing zipped projects into Studio.
• Fixed an issue where the background of a title clip would show through when an image file was selected.
• Fixed an issue caused when editing a production preset name to be the same as an existing one.
• Fixed an issue in production where an invalid path could be entered when specifying an additional PPT file.
• Fixed an issue in the production wizard that would cause the wrong dialog to show when using the short cut command.
• Adjusted the Recent Recordings list to re-order so that the latest project opened in the list will show up at the top of the list.
• Fixed an issue When placing a title clip on the timeline would place a marker at the play head location instead of at the start of the title clip.
• Fixed a discrepancy between the task list and edit menu options when timeline tracks are locked.
• Fixed an issue where the title clip names were not being updated on the clip but were being updated in the tool tip.
• Fixed an issue where the Pack-and-Show progress bar would show 100% all the time while the text would show the actual progress.
• Fixed an issue where the MP3 audio attributes would be ignored during production when selecting MP3 as an additional output option.
• Fixed an issue with subfolders option being disabled during batch production.
• Fixed an issue where entered production information was not being passed into the produced file for WMV.
• Addressed an issue where Camtasia Studio may crash on start-up if qedit.dll was not properly registered on the system.
• Fixed an issue where the additional output files would not properly play back on Internet Explorer browsers.
• Fixed an issue where the controls in Voice Narration would be disabled in certain circumstances.
• Addressed a situation where selecting Cancel in Voice Narration would not undo changes made in that view.
• Fixed an issue where the timeline would stop playback when switching between timeline and storyboard views while playing back.
• Fixed an issue that would not produce iPod (M4V) files with the correct frame rates.
• Fixed an issue with some HTML output would not work when special characters were part of the produced file name.
• Added File Attributes and Metadata tags to produced SWF files.
• Disabled question numbering when choosing short answer quiz types.

PowerPoint Add-in:

• Modified the audio adjustments to be consistent with the rest of Camtasia Studio.
• Modified the default setting to record layered windows to accommodate the Aero Glass theme on Vista.

Theater:

• Fixed an issue where the produced menu item text would be obscured by the scroll bar.
• Added ability to re-order list items by dragging and dropping prior to menu creation.

17 October 2006: Camtasia Studio 4.0.0

General:

• Camtasia Studio now uses the Microsoft .MSI install package
• Added the ability to extract .camrec file contents from the right-click context menu in the Windows Explorer.
• Added the ability have Camtasia Player show up as an option in the "Open With" context menu in the Windows Explorer.
• Added the option to the installation to have the Adobe Flash ActiveX control installed if it is not detected.
• Added the installation of the LAME mp3 codec as part of the program installation.
• Allowed the ability to install Camtasia Studio 4.0 on a system without overwriting an earlier version of Camtasia Studio already installed.
• Made audio recording input more consistent across the applications of Camtasia Studio.
• Implemented a check and fix for unregistered DirectShow filters on launch of Camtasia Studio.
• Added an "Audio Setup Wizard" to all places where audio can be set-up.

Recorder:

• Updated the main UI of Recorder to make the recording settings more accessible.
• Fixed problem with recording volume not being maintained from one recording session to another.
• Updated an error message when using ">" characters in a saved file name.

Studio:

• Added a new Windows Media profile to the Advanced path through the production wizard.
• Added integration to Screencast.com at the end of production.
• Added the ability to have the Flash Player installation link show on the included produced HTML wrapper for Flash productions.
• Fixed problem of incorrect information being shown when using a custom production profile.
• Included some "factory installed" custom production profiles for popular production paths.
• Changed the default "Percent of main movie to preload" setting to be lower than 50%.
• Fixed problem where using relative paths on the last page of the production wizard would prevent productions.
• Fixed problem where using the callout "Keep aspect ratio" setting would cause incorrect scaling.
• In the Title Clip and Callout views, made the text color chooser more friendly.
• Fixed an issue where mp3 audio would lag the video by several seconds in produced Flash SWF files.
• Improved the Caption efficiency when working with very long videos.
• Added a "Click here to begin recording" tip in Camtasia Recorder.
• Added the ability to "Save Audio As..." an mp3 from the File menu.
• Fixed a silent crash when attempting MOV productions with QuickTime 5 installed.
• Added a yes/no option to choose whether PPT slide notes are imported as captions when coming from a recording using the PPT Add-in.
• Fixed problem when dragging callouts to "higher" tracks would not change the z-order.
• Added the ability to allow a selection in Zoom and Callout list views.
• Added the ability to drag a zoom-n-pan point on the timeline.
• Added the ability to produce an .MP3 and/or .M4V file during production.
• Improved the waveform drawing time when coming from PPT using the PPT Add-in.
• Added the ability to allow selections on the timeline to be maintained and modified when in the Modify PiP view.
• Added the option for the timeline to "Zoom to maximum" in the View menu.
• Fixed problem with unexpected behavior when using Undo in the Zoom-n-Pan view.
• Added ability to have a frame automatically extend while performing Voice Narrations.
• Added an Apple iPod production option.
• Fixed an issue with the last custom Zoom-n-Pan point was not retained.
• Fixed problem where options in Voice Narration would be incorrectly disabled.
• Added the option to "Size Callout to text" in the Callouts view.
• Fixed problem with Captions may be added at a random spot on the timeline.
• Added support for Flash SWF audio at 44100hz.
• Added support for allowing a "Split" during a callout on the timeline.
• Fixed a tab focus issue on the timeline.
• Fixed repaint issue when switching from Storyboard to Timeline.
• Added support for saving custom production profiles in the file system instead of the registry. This allows ease of sharing the profiles.
• Fixed <Shift + F10> not bringing up the context menu.
• Added real time preview of Flash controller options in the Flash Sizing dialog.
• Added ability to produce only current selection on the timeline.
• Fixed output sizing problems when PiP video was bigger than video on track 1.
• Added ability to automatically number TOC items.
• Fixed some productions not retaining some settings when using Legacy SWF output template.
• Removed option to "Save video rendered to this point?" option for MOV productions.
• Added new metadata dialog for Project Properties.
• Reorganized and simplified first page of the Production Wizard.
• Allow producers to target specific versions of the Flash Player.
• Added button to "Remove Selected" in Batch Production.
• Fixed issue with "Match loading movie size to main movie size" for preloaders.
• Fixed issue with TOC items in multi-file Flash productions would not auto highlight during playback.
• Added "Remove Unused Clips" to Clip Bin context menu.
• Fixed files being left behind when canceling a Flash production.
• Fixed Marker names with apostrophe turning into double quotes in the produced output.
• Added a new Blur Callout.
• Fixed file type not working properly in File > Save Frame As....
• Updated Timeline context menus with appropriate options.
• Fixed changes in Flash Audio tab not enabling the Apply button.
• Added option to preview production settings and a way to manage those previewed productions.
• Fixed problem with Legacy SWF productions not remembering controls settings from production to production.
• Fixed problem with having two "." at the end of a project name resulting in Internet Explorer error.
• Improved folder creation in batch production of Flash SWF files.
• Fixed problem with WMV/AVI multi-file productions with a TOC would not highlight TOC items appropriately.
• Added user controlled "Closed Caption" option to Flash productions with captions.
• Fixed problem with Title Clips not being exported with a project.
• Fixed problem using "%" in produced FLV files would result in FLV productions not working.
• Improved default numbering of callouts.
• Fixed problem of audio information not being present in Production Results page for Flash productions.
• Consolidated production progress status bars for all production types.
• Fixed problem with elapsed time display for Flash productions when duration is over 1 hour.
• Fixed problem with Flash Hot Spot at the beginning of the timeline not working in produced Flash SWF.
• Fixed problem with Flash Hot Spot at end of timeline could cut off last 0.5 seconds of produced video.
• Added option to show Marker Name dialog automatically when adding markers.
• Fixed problem with audio control always showing in productions with no audio.
• Changed Flash file size info to show in MB instead of KB.
• Fixed problem with an endless loop when going through the Recommend My Settings option in production and modifying the settings.
• Fixed issue of unnecessarily scaling down videos in Flash productions.
• Fixed problem with using Title Clips in Batch Production.
• Changed the Legacy SWF production template to not include the controller by default.
• Fixed display issue in Info box for Flash SWF/FLV productions.
• Fixed problem with incorrect Flash template being selected when modifying a "Web" production.
• Fixed the background color option not showing in Flash templates.
• Fixed problem with marking an in point would remove a callout.
• Added warning message that side-by-side production is not allowed with non-flash productions.
• Fixed tab order issues in Title Clip view.
• Fixed problem of not being able to drag a Title Clip to the timeline.
• Added message to disallow Flash productions with a TOC that are too small.
• Added ability to split productions based on Markers for Flash output.
• Added support for custom TOC width for Flash productions.
• Fixed problem with audio cutting out early in Flash productions.
• Improved Flash end frame actions.
• Added ability to drag exported .zip project files to be added to the clip bin from Windows Explorer.
• Modified the Quiz answers to not be saved in the Flash Player cache.
• Added the ability to have survey type questions in the Flash Quiz which are not scored as part of the overall quiz.
• Fixed potential crash when undoing an action while editing an answer during the creation of a quiz.
• Fixed quizzes not including scores in e-mailed results.

PowerPoint Add-in:

• Added a Help button to the PPT Add-in toolbar.
• Added an option to ask to continue recording when the PPT presentation ends.
• Added a link to the Task List to access the PPT Add-in.
• Added a balloon tip indicating to start PPT recording by clicking the record button in the PPT Add-in.
• Added a "PPT Help Guide" as a default PPT presentation for first time users of the PPT Add-in.
• Added a VU meter to the "Recording Paused" window in the PPT Add-in.
• Fixed problem with audio devices not muting correctly when switching in the PPT Add-in.
• Modified the Web cam preview to toggle to record the camera when the preview window is selected to be shown.

MenuMaker:

• Fixed problem with flashobject.js file not being included with MenuMaker created menus.

Theater

• Added ability to customize the TOC width in the main UI.
• Added ability to re-order list items by dragging and dropping prior to menu creation.

19 June 2006: v3.1.2 Maintenance Release

Studio:

• Fixed an issue for Flash output where the current playing clip highlight in the TOC would not update correctly when producing multiple files based on markers.
• Fixed an issue where SCORM 1.2 output was not correctly communicating and reporting status with an LMS.
• Fixed an issue that would cause the space bar to be tracked as a play command when filling out a Flash quiz during produced playback.
• Fixed an issue when selecting pause at start for Flash production and not using a preloader would not pause.
• Fixed an issue that would cause some Flash produced files to require a browser refresh before they would properly play back.

2 May 2006: v3.1.1 Maintenance Release

General:

• Camtasia Studio released in Japanese!
• Korean language updates.
• Added an integrated "Check for upgrades" option to allow users to more easily find out about product updates.
• Consolidated the single-user registered, multi-user registered and evaluation builds into a single evaluation build.
• Added the option, during installation, to have the product run as an evaluation version or a registered version.
• Added the ability to implement an enterprise installation of Camtasia Studio based on information contained in a text file.
• Updated all applications to be build in Unicode to help the product run more predictably on International versions of Windows.

Studio:

• Removed the option to modify your production settings when producing with a custom production profile to eliminate some confusion with the settings.
• Fixed a crash on product launch experienced by some international users of Camtasia Studio.
• Fixed problem where the "Apply" button was not working on one of the Flash Options pages during production.
• Fixed problem of callouts not responding appropriately in some editing situations where portions of the timeline were cut out.
• Fixed problem where "Flash Hot Spots" would not work after production.
• Fixed problem where a "Flash Player Script running slowly" error would appear frequently on some systems on playback.
• Fixed problem where the dimensions for "Flash (SWF/FLV)" output may not update correctly.
• Fixed an issue where the "Mute speakers during recording" option setting would not be remembered correctly.
• Fixed a possible crash that could be experienced when working in the "Zoom-N-Pan" settings page.
• Fixed a possible crash that may be experienced when opening a "_backup.camproj" file while another project was already loaded.
• Updated the "BlockedFilters.ini" file to block more 3rd party filters from being used in Camtasia Studio by default.
• Added the option to split productions into separate files based on markers for "Flash (SWF/FLV)" productions.
• Added support for SCORM 2004.
• Fixed problem where setting the "Stretch to fit" option during production would cause callouts to move from their original positions.
• Added the ability to specify custom production sizes using custom production profiles during batch production.
• Fixed problem when batch producing projects with no audio in them would lose any callouts in the project.
• Fixed problem where some viewers of Quiz and Table of Contents productions would not have the video correctly display the Quiz.
• Fixed problem where a specified "End Action" other than the default would not work with Flash (FLV) productions.
• Fixed problem with Flash (SWF/FLV) audio settings getting applied to the wrong video in a side-by-side production.
• Fixed problem with some Flash (FLV) productions were always mono audio.
• Added the ability to select different Flash Player Control skins including the look of Camtasia Theater and pre-Camtasia Studio 3.1.0 releases.
• Fixed problem with Flash Hot Spots only jumping to whole second increments.
• Fixed problem where producing a timeline to Flash (FLV) with a custom max bitrate would result in an endless production loop.
• Fixed problem entering the "Captions" view after exiting the view with the key would cause strange behavior and possible crashes.
• Fixed problem with Flash (SWF/FLV) production not correctly pausing on start when that option was set correctly causing audio to be heard during display of the preloader.
• Fixed problem of producing a Flash (SWF/FLV) Picture-in-Picture (PiP) where the PiP is shorter than the main video.
• Fixed a memory leak in the "Title Clip" view.
• Fixed problem that could create invalid project files when transitions were used in some projects.
• Fixed problem with AVI recordings over 1 GB would fail to merge audio correctly after recording resulting in shorter AVI files.
• Added the ability to remove a background image after setting one for Picture-in-Picture (PiP) productions.
• Updated the HTML files created by Camtasia Studio at production to be XHTML compliant.

Recorder:

• Fixed problem where there may not have been a visible indication that recording was started in a paused state.

PowerPoint Add-in:

• Fixed an issue where Markers would be placed incorrectly in 1 (one) frame-per-second PowerPoint recordings.
• Fixed problem with PowerPoint not getting focus when resuming a recording after pausing.
• Fixed a PowerPoint crash experienced when both the "PPT2HTML" and Camtasia Studio Add-in for PowerPoint were both installed on the same system.

18 January 2006: Camtasia Studio 3.1.0

Studio:

• Added the ability to indent items when producing with a Table of Contents. For Flash outputs, the Table of Contents is collapsible.
• Added a "Timeline help" button on the toolbar above the timeline.
• Added context sensitive balloon help tips to assist first time users. The tips can be disabled if they are not helpful.
• Added the ability to produce with a Table of Contents in batch production profiles
• Added a warning for non-standard audio formats that may sound different because resampling is necessary when used on the timeline.
• Moved "Voice Narration..." and "Record Camera..." to the top of the Task List and made it possible to use all of these items when nothing else is on the timeline.
• Switch the user to Timeline view if they were in storyboard view and try to add a CAMREC to the timeline.
• Added the ability to produce to Flash Video (FLV) without requiring the user to have the Flash authoring tool installed.
• Combined FLV and SWF into a single "Flash (SWF/FLV)" output. This allows for the combination of screen video (SWF) and camera video (FLV) in unique and useful ways.
• Added the ability to produce to Flash with a multi-level, collapsible Table of Contents (TOC). Instead of using JavaScript, the TOC is now rendered by the Flash player, for improved compatibility across different browsers and operating systems.
• Added visual layout templates to the production wizard for Flash outputs. This includes a new side-by-side layout which allows for screen video (SWF/FLV) to be combined with camera video (FLV) with an optional table of contents.
• Added a new text captioning view to allow for videos to be produced with text captions.
• Added the ability to extract the camera and/or screen video out of a CAMREC recording.
• When creating a custom callout, the "Vector grow" coordinates are now shown in the thumbnail preview of the callout.
• Added the PIP dimensions to the "Modify PIP" view. This makes it easier to create all PIP clips with the same dimensions.
• Added fill-in-the-blank quiz questions.
• Added email reporting of quiz results.
• Made 3rd party hosting more accessible in the production wizard.
• Added a tooltip for Table of Contents entries so that the full name of the TOC entry is accessible to the user.
• Added a "Change Transition" menu item to the context menu for transitions on the timeline. This allows the user to change transitions on the timeline without going into the Transitions view.
• Fixed a problem which caused some produced AVI files to be seen by QuickTime Player as having no video track when the same file would play fine in Windows Media Player and Camtasia Player. This was also causing errors with MOV outputs because a temporary AVI file is used during production.
• Updated the "Change Dimensions" dialog to work with the new side-by-side video layouts for Flash outputs.
• Fixed changed source file detection to catch the case where video files on the timeline have been changed in another application.
• Fixed problem where a quiz would not show on playback if Pack-and-Show was used to package up a Flash production which included a quiz.
• Fixed a potential crash if the user deleted a quiz question from the timeline before exiting from the view where question properties could be changed.
• Fixed problem where the hot spot "Go to marker" setting was not retained when there was only one marker on the timeline.
• Fixed problem on the last page of the production wizard where the summary at the bottom would not update to show the correct path if the user changed anything in the "Folder" edit box.
• Fixed problem where callouts could not be repositioned in the preview window by using the arrow keys on the keyboard.
• Fixed problem where changing the marker name could cause the scroll position to jump if a scrollbar was present for the checklist of markers in the production wizard.
• Fixed problem where the scroll position of the timeline would sometimes jump to the bottom when the combined height of the callout lines exceeded the available height for the timeline.
• Fixed problem where playback of audio would not stop at the end of a selection after the selected audio was modified.
• Fixed problem where the "locked" state of the callouts tracks was not being drawn correctly on the timeline after closing and reopening the saved CAMPROJ file.
• Fixed problem where some paths through the "Recommend my settings" wizard would offer a Table of Contents option when it did not apply to the output being recommended.
• Added a minimum vertical size for the preview window to prevent the overlapping of controls.
• Fixed problem where deleting a transition from a timeline with lots of short images and extended frames could cause the preview window to stop updating.
• Fixed "No codec available" error message when importing image files into the clip bin on systems where DirectShow registry entries relating to image file type associations were missing. Camtasia Studio should now work correctly with all images independent of these registry entries.
• Fixed incorrect time display in the preview window when dragging the left edge of an image.
• Fixed audio redrawing problems after edits.
• Fixed problem where title clips may be sized incorrectly after adding voice narration to the title clip.
• Flash output is now produced without the _media folder. This helps avoid some problems with the tightened security restrictions in Flash Player 8.
• The fast-forward and rewind buttons have been removed from the new Flash playback controls and replaced with a volume control slider.
• Fixed problem where producing to Flash would cause the "Stretch to fit" option to be turned on if you later produced to other formats.
• Fixed "Warning: (323)" error when exporting your project as a zip file.
• Fixed problem where callouts could not be selected after deleting one from the list of callouts instead of deleting from the timeline.
• Fixed problem where the waveform drawing was not aligned properly after zooming in and out on the timeline.
• Fixed problem with zoom-n-pan key frames when you produce at a frame rate that differs from what is used in the preview window.

Recorder:

• Added a top-level Help menu item to the ScreenPad tool. The help content for this tool was moved out of the main help file and is now maintained on the web site.
• Fixed problem where the "Fixed file name" option was including an extra dot before the AVI file extension.
• Fixed problem where pausing and resuming a recording where the camera and screen were both being recorded would cause a loss of audio sync with the camera video.

PowerPoint Add-in:

• Added a screenshot of the Camtasia Studio PowerPoint Add-in toolbar to the setup to help first time users find the Add-in inside of Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Added a "Stop" hotkey to allow a user to continue recording if during their presentation they need to switch away from PowerPoint to demo another application.
• A marker is now added to the timeline if the user switches away from PowerPoint during the recording. Another marker is added when the presentation is resumed.
• Added the ability to select the audio capture device from inside the PowerPoint Add-in. This gives users more control in situations where more than one audio capture device is present on the system.
• Fixed conflict with the Breeze PPT Add-in and the Camtasia Studio PowerPoint Add-in.
• Fixed problem where the audio recording level is not reset correctly when entering the options dialog.
• Fixed problem where the audio codec was not remembered correctly and was getting reset to the default GSM compression after closing and reopening PowerPoint.
• Fixed problem where the green flashing rectangles continued to flash when the recording was paused. They now stop flashing when the recording is paused as with Camtasia Recorder. The green rectangles are only visible when the PowerPoint show is setup to display in Windowed mode.

Player:

• Camtasia Player now gives an error message if you try to open a file type other than AVI files by using the Windows Explorer "Open With..." menu command.

MenuMaker:

• Fixed problem where an ampersand '&' character did not show up properly in the menu.
• Allow a user to use an existing folder when they output their menu. Previous versions required a new folder to be created each time the user chose the Create Menu... option was chosen. The program is now smarter about detecting files that will be overwritten and prompting for permission to overwrite these files.

31 October 2005: Camtasia Studio 3.0.2

Studio

• Fixed problem found in the 2.1.2 German release where after installing the 2.1.2 German release on top of an English release, the user could get stuck in the options dialog for the advanced playback controls.
• Fixed problem with editing text after inserting a newline character into the edit box for the About box text in Camtasia Theater.
• Fixed problem where attempting to copy and paste a callout from one project to another could cause Camtasia Studio to crash.
• Fixed problem where the audio waveform could get out of sync with the actual audio after several cuts.
• Fixed problem where attempting to save a recording would hang if the file size of the CAMREC file reached 2GB. CAMREC recordings can now exceed 2GB and the save process should not hang.
• Fixed problem with producing to the MOV format, where the production could fail if the temporary file exceeded 2GB in file size.
• Added support for QuickTime 7 and H.264 video compression.

8 August 2005: Camtasia Studio 3.0.1

Studio

• Fixed the shrink-to-fit button at the top-left of the timeline preview window so that it didn't look disabled when it could still be clicked.
• Fixed Pack and Show wizard so that it doesn't ask twice to overwrite an existing EXE file.
• Display frame rates as 10 fps instead of 10.0 fps since fractional frame rates are not supported.
• The PIP track is now shifted, if possible, when changing the duration of a title clip using the right-click menu.
• Fixed problem where using undo for a transition would switch the user to storyboard view, but subsequent undo operations would not switch back to timeline view.
• Fixed problem where using the slider bar underneath the timeline preview window would not allow seeking to the very end of the seek bar.
• Only warn one time if trying to perform a split operation where a split is not allowed. For example, you cannot split on the first or last frame of a clip.
• Don't allow deleting of objects on the PIP track while recording PIP as this can lead to problems.
• If you click the play button while at the end of the timeline, playback starts from the beginning of the timeline.
• Fixed problem where the resizing border in the PIP view may be offset from the actual image displayed in the preview window if a large image is scaled down for use on the PIP track.
• Fixed problem where dropping a title clip onto the timeline when the PIP video track extends beyond the Video1 track can cause the PIP track to be split in the wrong location.
• Attempting to produce to a non-existent folder now prompts before creating the folder.
• Fixed problem where the callout text could disappear if placed on top of a title clip that was next to a large dimension video and then the large dimension video was removed from the timeline.
• Fixed problem where the Finish button on the production wizard was non- functional when the production path was longer than 255 characters.
• Fixed problem where the callout duration could change briefly when dragging a callout so that it changed lines and clips at the same time.
• Fixed problem where title clips with custom graphics as the background are not included when you export a project as a ZIP file.
• When displaying the properties of a CAMREC file in the Clip Bin, we now show the screen and camera sizes separately.
• Fixed problem where File > Save Frame As... could silently fail for videos with large dimensions. An error message is now displayed to inform the user.
• Fixed rare problem where choosing "Modify PIP" from the context menu when the item is grayed out after selecting a PIP on the timeline could cause the wrong PIP object to be updated.
• Fixed problem where the PIP "Shadow direction" option was not grayed out when the "Drop Shadow" button was unchecked.
• Fixed problem where the callout sizing rectangle could be too large after resizing an image. This prevented the callout from being positioned flush with the edge of the video.
• Fixed problem where a series of edits could lead to audio that was nearly silent, although this is not reflected in the audio waveform until after production.
• Fixed inconsistent PIP placement when the recorded video was narrower than the default PIP width.
• Fixed problem where a black PIP could show an empty black rectangle at the very end of a recording.
• Fixed problem where attempting to load a project with a missing CAMREC file, and choosing not to reconnect the CAMREC file could lead to a crash.
• Fixed problem where attempting to save a CAMREC over the top of another CAMREC file which is currently in use, and answering NO when prompted to try again, causes you to drop out of the process without completing the save. The recording is still in temporary storage at this point, and can be recovered. We now allow the user to enter a different file name for their recording.
• We now disable the slider when "Use JPEG compression" is unchecked in the SWF options page.
• Fixed problem where selecting the 7th or 8th video from the File > Recent Recordings could open the export dialog or import dialog instead of importing the selected recording to the clip bin.
• Changed Clip Speed context menu to update based on the clip that you clicked on instead of the current position of the playhead.
• Fixed problem where manually typing in a path to a background image for a title clip might not be applied if you tab off the edit box and then click OK to exit the Title Clip view.
• Fixed problem where a PIP added on top of a title clip could be clipped so that only part of the PIP is visible after production.
• Fixed problem where the font selection combo box loses focus after changing the font in the title clip and callout views.
• Changed "Recommend my settings" for DVD so that it does not try to cut the frame rate in half when "real world" video is selected.
• Fixed problem where the text is too small if you add a title clip after previewing a video with small dimensions.
• Added "Use JPEG compression" to the production results dialog and to the profile manager.
• Fixed problem where HTML output with AVI or WMV would not playback from the local hard drive in Firefox if the path to the file contained spaces. The same output would work fine after uploading to a web server. It should now work locally and online in both IE and Firefox.
• Fixed blurry playback of videos when the preview was initiated by double clicking on the video in the clip bin or by dragging the video from the clip bin to the preview window. The problem only affected machines with ATI drivers.
• Fixed problem where attempting to hide a PIP video for its entire duration could cause the first frame to flash briefly.
• Fixed problem where clicking the pause button while a voice narration was in progress had no effect. The pause button is now disabled during a voice narration.
• Hook up the left and right arrow keys so that they move the selection when the timeline has focus in the modify PIP view. This mirrors the behavior in the callout view.
• Fixed problem where removing Audio 2 from the timeline did not add an entry to the undo stack.
• Improved the speed of edits applied to transitions.
• Fixed problem where title clips could be added to a locked video track.
• Fixed problem where adding 2 title clips to the timeline at once would cause seeking and playback to be non-functional for the 2nd title clip.
• Ctrl+A can now be used to select all items in the Clip Bin.
• Fixed problem where extending a frame did not update the length of the timeline correctly. This could prevent the user from selecting to the end of the timeline.
• The z-order in the callout list is now sorted in ascending time to be consistent with the other views.
• File > Export Project as Zip is now disabled when the project is empty.
• Changing the name of a custom callout is now updated immediately instead of after a restart of Camtasia Studio.
• Fixed problem where Ctrl+Alt+Space was pausing the video instead of stopping the video as described in the menu.
• Removed "Size to fit = yes" from the title clip description. Title clips are always sized to fit and there is no option to change this, so having this field in the description was misleading.
• Fixed problem where the voice narration may stop about 100 msec before the end of the clip.
• Fixed problem with duplicate audio and audio corruption after splitting a title clip where voice narration has been added.
• Fixed problem where callouts were sometimes scaled incorrectly when scaling during production.
• Fixed problem where opening a project where the source files have changed on disk is not being detected correctly. This can cause problems for the timeline if the newer video is shorter than the original.
• The playback buttons on the preview window are now disabled while adding quiz questions.
• Fixed problem where Undo could cause all quizzes to be deleted.
• Fixed problem where canceling production and then restarting the production uses the wrong folder for the output.
• Fixed problem where pausing playback and then resuming could sometimes cause callouts to display at the wrong time during preview.
• Fixed possible crash when making a selection or seeking quickly while in the PIP modify view.
• Fixed problem where it was not possible to use the TAB key or the keyboard to navigate on the first page of the production wizard.
• Added webcam info to the Help > Support diagnostics.
• Fixed problem where a quiz may not be positioned correctly on the timeline after rearranging the clips on the timeline.

PowerPoint Add-in

• Changed to use the configurable temporary folder in Camtasia Recorder instead of always using the Windows Temp folder.
• Don't allow recording to start with a hotkey while the Add-in options dialogs are still open.
• Changed the IDs of the PowerPoint buttons so that they don't conflict with the IDs used by the Macromedia Breeze Add-in for PowerPoint.

Recorder

• Fixed problem where the large screen warning would incorrectly display when the recording area was on a secondary monitor, and the primary monitor was arranged to the right of the secondary monitor.
• Disable the webcam recording when "Time-lapse" recording is used. These options are mutually exclusive and did not function correctly when used together.
• Fixed problem where the camera preview window was sometimes blank during recording.
• The Tools > Options menu should not be available during recording since changing these options can cause the current recording to be lost.
• When in Live Output mode, don't initialize the camera because doing so can prevent other apps from using the camera. Recording from the camera and Live Output are mutually exclusive options.

27 June 2005: Camtasia Studio 3.0.0

Studio

• Added Picture-In-Picture (PIP) tracks to the timeline. This is a second video + audio track. The PIP video on top of the other video. The PIP video can be resized, positioned, and faded in or out along the timeline.
• Added the ability to record camera video from a webcam or other camera device attached to the computer.
• Added title clips which allow for static text on top of a solid background color or background image.
• Added better error checking for color and frame rate settings in the production wizard.
• Added "JPEG Compression" option for SWF output. With this option enabled, the SWF file will be created using a mixture of lossless + lossy compression. This will result in a lower quality SWF that could be significantly smaller in file size.
• Added a "Recommend my settings" path through the production wizard. This path will guide users toward production formats and settings with a high chance of success.
• Added a Flash quizzing feature which allows users targeting the SWF file format to add multiple choice quizzes to their timeline.
• Added the spacebar as a shortcut key for play/pause when the timeline or clip bin has focus. The Ctrl+Space combination also performs the play/pause function because there some cases where the spacebar cannot be used because it is already used for other purposes.
• Added File > Recent Recordings menu to help locate recent recordings.
• Improved the production speed for SWF output. It should be nearly twice as fast as in previous releases.
• Added an Audio Editing toolbar to the main UI. This replaces the "Adjust Audio" view in previous releases.
• Added an option to truncate long names with "..." at the end when producing with an HTML table of contents.
• Added drawing of a ramp between zoom-n-pan key frames on the timeline to indicate the relative zoom level.
• Added a line for the Custom Production Profile name in the production results dialog.
• Added "Show Me" and "Assist Me" links at the top of the edit views. The "Show Me" link will display a brief help video about the process. The "Assist Me" link will take you to an appropriate topic in the help file.
• Improved international character support in callouts.
• Improved changed file handling to reduce loss of callouts, zooms, and other edits when the user changes the underlying AVI on disk.
• Added an Email output option. This is currently only available after producing through the "Recommend my settings > Email" path through the production wizard.
• Added a 3rd party hosting output option. This would allow users to locate a web hosting service to help share their videos. This is currently only available with the "Recommend my settings > Web" path through the production wizard.
• Added Import/Export of project files as .zip files to make it easier to share Camtasia Studio projects with all the associated media files.
• Changed the production to automatically create a subfolder for each production.
• Allow user to relocate and reconnect any custom callouts when they are not found on the system.
• Allow playback of the timeline that is separate from the selection. This allows the user to play the timeline without losing their selection. This also allows the user to select a region of the timeline to play. This is especially useful when reviewing audio on the timeline.
• Allow Flash Hot Spots to have a duration on the timeline. This was accomplished by making hot spots a property of a callout. Previous projects with hotspots are upgraded to use transparent callouts with a 1 frame duration, and pausing at the end of the callout.
• Allow markers to be moved on the timeline. A drag tolerance was added to prevent unintentional movement of the markers with the mouse.
• Allow groups of tracks to be locked for editing. This allows some tracks to be edited independent of the other tracks. This is useful in combination with the audio toolbar and other editing functions.
• Changed the File > Save As... menu shortcut key to be <ALT + F> + A. This is to be consistent with the use in other applications.
• The Stop functionality was changed so that the cursor returns to the location of the play head instead of the beginning of the timeline.
• Fixed problem where a temporary file was not being deleted when producing to RM format and canceling out of the production.
• Fixed problem where manually entering a custom width could cause the height to be updated to zero.
• Fixed problem where after modifying callout properties and clicking OK, a different callout is selected in the list. This was confusing and could cause you to lose track of which callout was being edited.
• Fixed rare problem where sometimes the callout text would render all text in a callout with the same font, even though 2 or more fonts were used in the callout.
• Fixed off-by-1-hundredth rounding error in the list of zoom key frames.
• Fixed problem where you could end up with black bars on the side of your produced video if you added a zoom key frame and then produced at an aspect ratio that was different than the aspect of the source video.
• Fixed problem where Edit > Split at all Markers would sometimes cause an image clip to split into more than the expected 2 sections.
• Fixed problem where adding a zoom key frame near the beginning of a video clip would sometimes affect the zoom level of the frames between the start of the clip and the key frame a split second into the clip.
• Fixed problem producing to SWF with "Basic" or "None" selected as the playback controls and using SCORM output.
• Fixed rare crash if several transitions are added quickly to the timeline and then the user clicks the Finish button before the transitions had finished being added to the timeline.
• Fixed problem where using File > Save after importing a media file could cause the .camproj file to be saved into the folder where the last media file was imported.
• Fixed a minor redraw problem in the Batch Production Wizard when there were enough projects or files so that a vertical scroll bar was used.
• Fixed the HTML "Alignment" options drop-down list so that it is not editable. This should be a read-only drop down list as the options are limited to those in the list.
• Fixed problem where the Clip Speed right-click menu item was disabled incorrectly if there was a selection past the end of the video track, such as when the audio extends past the end of the video.
• Fixed problem where callouts could be positioned wrong when producing a video at a smaller size and the "Stretch to fit" option was enabled.
• Fixed problem where Ctrl+Space did not work after using the scrubber bar underneath the preview window while previewing an audio clip.
• Fixed problem where Edit > Extend Frame would sometimes extend the wrong frame.

PowerPoint Add-in

• Added a most recently used (MRU) drop down list for watermarks in the options dialog.
• Added an onscreen record indicator as feedback from the add-in that recording has started.
• Added the ability to record camera video while recording a PowerPoint presentation.
• Fixed problem where an extraneous Import dialog could show if you did a PowerPoint recording with an unsaved project already open in Studio, and then chose not to save your existing project.

Recorder

• Added the ability to record camera video while recording the screen.
• Added a new Camtasia Recording File format (*.CAMREC) which is written by Camtasia Recorder and consumed by Camtasia Studio. The CAMREC format was necessary to handle both screen and camera video streams. The AVI format is retained for backward compatibility.
• Added recording error detection and recovery. If a fatal error occurs after a recording has started but before it has been saved, we offer to try to recover as much as possible of the original recording.
• Added a Recording Preview with Save and Delete buttons. This allows the user to preview their recording before deciding to save or delete.
• Allow the addition of markers using a hotkey during recording. This feature is only available when using .camrec as the recording file format. The markers show up on the timeline when editing the recording. The intended use is for multiple "takes" without the need to start/stop recording. In this case, the markers serve as useful edit points and can speed the editing process.
• Show the audio and camera toolbars by default. This allows easy access to some common operations.
• Fixed problem where the cursor would sometimes turn into an hourglass if a drag-and-drop operation was recorded.
• Toggling audio on during the recording is no longer allowed. This could cause audio video sync problems and often would result in long periods of silent audio.
• Moved the "Record Audio" option under the "Capture" menu instead of being buried under the "Effects > Audio" submenu. This is an important option that needed more exposure.
• Updated the TSCC codec since TSCC is now a registered trademark of TechSmith Corporation.
• Changed default Fixed Region dimensions to be 640x480, up from 320x240.
• Fixed detection of an open Windows Media Player when in skin mode.
This detection results in a helpful tip about recording content that is playing back inside of Windows Media Player.

Theater

• Fixed problem with "Paused at start" or "Launch Menu after export" settings when you save and reopen a .camthtr project.
• Fixed problem where saving to a folder of the form \\server\share would not copy all output files correctly and the resulting menu would not play.

MenuMaker

• Use indenting on the Project Content dialog to improve readability for large menu projects consisting of multiple pages.
• Updated to use new default MenuMaker templates.
• Fixed problem where saving a project while no item is selected in the Map View would result in a corrupted project file. When this project is opened later for editing, it would often cause a crash.
• Fixed problem where opening a template from the File menu could overwrite the default template folder in the Tools > Options dialog where subsequent save operations would result in the templates being placed in this folder.
• Fixed problem where double clicking on a .cmmp file in Windows Explorer would cause some temporary files to be deleted, which could lead to exporting a project that would not play.

21 February 2005: Camtasia Studio 2.1.2

General:

• Camtasia Studio 2.1.2 released in German and English!
• Updated contact info for Technical Support and Customer Service.

Studio:

• Fixed problems where the preview window would hang while editing some projects. This caused other parts of the app to become non-responsive as well, and often required ending the process with Task Manager.
• Fixed problems where the production would end prematurely for some projects.
• Fixed project compatibility problems for users who used CS 2.0.5 and had their "Regional and Language" options set to "German (Germany)" when the .camproj file was saved. These projects should open fine in CS 2.1.2 and steps were taken to prevent future compatibility problems from occurring.
• Improved support for the Firefox browser with the HTML output options. Problems with local playback from a path that contains spaces should now be fixed. The frame resizing in Firefox should also be fixed. When the HTML is produced with a table of contents, and the Mozilla ActiveX control is not installed, the table of contents may not function correctly. This is due to the lack of ActiveX scripting support in the Firefox browser.
• Fixed problem where the RM production would fail with the message "Failed to get video sample" if the temporary AVI file is over 1GB in size. This limitation has been removed for RM production.
• Fixed problem where the output video could have black bars on the left and right sides, except when zooming occurred. This only happened if there were multiple zoom key frames and the video was produced at a different aspect ratio than the largest clip on the timeline.
• Fixed problem where the viewer would sometimes see a blank SWF until they hit refresh on the browser. This only occurred with the advanced playback controls, when no preloader was used. Also, only on the very first viewing, and only if the first frame of the SWF being watched was too large and did not arrive at the viewer's machine until the playback had already started.
• Fixed problem with the HTML template which caused a blurry SWF or cursor artifacts when producing a SWF with small dimensions.
• Fixed a crash that occurred when trying to edit a "Square Callout" in a .camproj file that was originally created in an earlier version of Camtasia Studio.

MenuMaker:

• Fixed problem where non-image files were allowed to be selected as the background image in the "General" tab.
• Fixed keyboard shortcut for the background color drop-down in the options for Camtasia Player.
• Fixed problem where the Options... button on the Project Properties dialog wasn't disabling when the "Use Camtasia Player for AVI files" was deselected.
• Added "Ctrl+Z" and "Ctrl+Y" text to the Undo and Redo menu items.
• Prompt the user for a folder if the Directory field is left blank on the Create Menu Folder window.
• Fixed problem where the back button would take the user back to the main menu instead of the previous menu if the author of the menu had added the submenu from the map view.
• Increased the size of the font on the default "Muted Blues" template so that the font is anti-aliased at the default size.

Player:

Fixed conflicting keyboard shortcut key between Play > Forward and Play > Full Screen.

Recorder:

• Fixed problem where the Effects > Options > Elapsed Time setting was not working correctly. Also, fixed a problem where the other system stamp options could stop working after switching between ENU and DEU versions of the product without uninstalling first.

Theater:

• Fixed problem where spaces would show up as %20 in the About box of the produced output.
• Fixed problem where the up/down arrows were not enabled correctly when moving items in the list.
• Fixed problem where drag-n-drop from Windows Explorer was not working.
• Fixed problem where pasting a string of text into the About box was not word wrapping the text correctly.
• Fixed problem where the "Export" option was not remembering the folder used on the previous export.
• Fixed problem where the <F1> key was not launching the help file.
• Fixed problem where the keyboard shortcuts (Ctrl+E, Ctrl+S) were not functional.
• Fixed problem where escape characters in the HTML that was generated by Theater did not work in Firefox, Opera, or Netscape.
• Fixed problem where the Theater output was blocked for local playback in Internet Explorer on Windows XP SP2.
• Fixed problem where renaming the menu item in Theater also renamed the SWF file when exported.
• Fixed problems where controls were cut off if Windows was configured to use large (120 DPI) fonts.
• Updated the title in the exported HTML to reference "Camtasia Theater" instead of "Theater for Camtasia Studio".
• Fixed problem where umlauts and other foreign characters were not displayed correctly in the exported menu.

29 November 2004: Camtasia Studio 2.1.1

General:

• Distribute patched version of gdiplus.dll to protect against JPEG buffer overrun vulnerability.
• Fixed install problems if the Camtasia SDK v2.0.0 or v2.0.1 had been previously installed on the system.
• Fixed problem with Camtasia Effects optional add-on where the text shapes were missing after the install.
• Fixed problems with EnSharpen codec which could cause systems with multiple CPUs or a hyperthreaded CPU to hang the QuickTime Player.
• Fixed a problem with the TSCC codec and EnSharpen codec which were not unlocking correctly if the user chose the option in the setup to install for the current user only.

Audio Editor:

Fixed the Audio Editor title bar so that it displays the application name and the name of the file being edited.

MenuMaker:

• Added .PDF to the file selection list as a supported file type.
• Fixed the shortcut keys and the drawing of the focus rectangle in the color picker drop down boxes.
• Allow umlauts and other international characters in a menu name.
• After an undo operation, the size of the menu is now set correctly and the menu name in the status bar is drawn correctly.
• Fixed problem where the status bar text could be clipped.
• Fixed problem where all menus would use the "cursor file" of the root menu instead of the "cursor file" that is set for each submenu.
• Fixed problem where the undo button was not enabled and the user was not prompted to save changes after modifying the project properties.
• Allow user to reconnect missing videos after moving the .CMMP project to a new location.
• Added tooltips for thumbnails in the map view. This helps in the case where the menu name is too long to be displayed under the thumbnail.
• Fixed map view thumbnails so that they are always drawn with a 4:3 aspect ratio, regardless of the zoom level.
• Fixed problem where tooltips for the back and home buttons would display even when these buttons were hidden on the main menu.

Player:

Fixed a problem with playback of some 256 color AVIs in Camtasia Player where the wrong palette was used to render the frames.

PowerPoint Add-in:

• Changed the record audio button on the main toolbar to turn all audio recording on/off. Previously, the toolbar button only turned the microphone on/off and this option was confusing when the option to record "application audio" was selected. A "Record audio" checkbox was also added with a source dropdown to allow the user to select what type of audio they wish to record.
• If the PowerPoint automatic advance option was selected, and the presentation was shown in windowed mode, a tip dialog would show while the presentation began to play in the background and recording would not begin until the tip dialog was dismissed. Now, the presentation does not begin until the tip dialog is dismissed and all slides are recorded as expected.
• Better detection of slide transitions when PowerPoint ink annotations (pen or felt tip) are used to mark up a slide.
• Fixed problem where the pause dialog flashes for one frame in the recording when the pause/resume hotkey is used to resume recording.
• Fixed problem where having 2 PowerPoint presentations running at the same time could cause problems starting and stopping the recording.
• The setup now removes the Camtasia Studio PowerPoint Add-in from PowerPoint's disabled list (if necessary) when Camtasia Studio is reinstalled.

Recorder:

• Fixed problem where the recording input volume slider in the recording wizard was disabled for some USB microphones.
• Fixed problem where dragging the recording area around by the green flashing corners could be interrupted by the hiding of a balloon tip near the system tray. This would put Recorder into a weird state where it would stop flashing during recording.
• Fixed text on last page of recording wizard when the Record/Pause hotkey or the Stop hotkey was set to "None".
• Fixed obscure problem where the user hits the ESC key immediately after starting a recording which included audio. In some cases, the ESC key press event would be intercepted by a hidden dialog which was shown after the recording was stopped. This would cause the message "Cancel will delete the current capture" to be shown unexpectedly.
• Fixed problem where the AutoZoom tip could be recorded.
• Fixed window flashing in the Effects > Options > Cursor dialog.
• Fixed the Effects > Options > Cursor > Shape dropdowns so they do not allow editing.
• Fixed problem where checking "Enable Live Output" in the Tools > Options > Live tab would allow the user to open multiple Options dialogs. This could lead to a crash if the dialogs were closed in the wrong order. Now, only one Options dialog is allowed to open.
• Fixed problem where the first page of the recording wizard would allow the "Record Audio" checkbox to be checked even if there was no soundcard or recording device on the system.
• In the Capture > Fixed Region... dialog, minimize Recorder while selecting the area to record.
• Recorder now creates a 24-bit AVI when capturing a 32-bit desktop. This creates smaller AVI files with no loss of color information and also helps fix problems with 32-bit AVI files not playing correctly in recent versions of Adobe Premiere Pro.

Studio:

• Improved the ability to make precise cuts to a video.
• Dragging an audio file from the clip bin or from Windows Explorer now switches you into timeline mode so the audio waveform can be seen.
• Fixed drawing of callout fade in/out on the timeline if the fade was turned on while callout is close to the edge of a clip.
• Fixed problem where if there was a transition between 2 clips on the timeline and the 2nd clip had a zoom-n-pan key frame on the first frame so the video was zoomed in, the transition effect would use the full zoomed out size of the clip instead of the zoomed in image. On playback the size would appear to jump immediately after the transition. Now, it transitions to the zoomed in size as expected.
• Fixed problem where a PowerPoint recording could not be saved with the same name, even after using File > New Project in Studio, because the project was still being kept open.
• Added a horizontal scrollbar to box that lists the output files on the last page of the production wizard so it's easier to view long paths.
• Added automatic scrolling of the index in HTML output if the index is too long to fit on one page.
• Fixed waveform redrawing problems with some projects or files.
• Fixed missing icons in callout dropdown list on Windows 2000.
• Fixed problem where spaces between words were not underlined in the callout text.
• Fixed problem where it was not possible to reposition a callout using the arrow keys if the preview window was undocked.
• Added "Move Up" and "Move Down" options to the callout right-click menu accessible from the timeline. This allows the user to change the z-order of the callouts, which is useful if the callouts overlap.
• Fixed problem where callouts might be positioned incorrectly if the video is produced at a different aspect ratio.
• Fixed problem where the tracking tooltip for the Audio 2 track might be positioned above the mouse and mouse movement could cause the tip to quickly disappear and reappear during normal use.
• In the adjust audio view, display an error message if the user chooses "delete selection" from the right-click menu and there is nothing selected on the timeline.
• Added HTML and SCORM production options to the Custom Profiles and Production Results dialogs.
• When reconnecting files from a project that has been moved, check the current directory for source files before prompting for the location of the files. This allows users to move entire projects more easily.
• Added View > Snap-to > Audio 2 menu option. This causes a selection made on the timeline to snap-to edges of items on Audio 2 if the Audio 2 track is enabled.
• If batch production is used with the same project/avi multiple times in one batch session using different profiles but the same output type, we now append the resulting files with (1), (2), etc.
• Fixed problem where watermarks and callouts were missing during transitions in the produced file.
• Fixed problem where the zoom-n-pan box could not be moved using the arrow keys.
• Fixed problem where the voice narration window would lose focus during recording causing the stop accelerator key to be ignored.
• Fixed problem where a callout is moved to a clip with a short duration and then to a clip with a long duration. In this case the callout should retain the normal fade in/out times if possible.
• Fixed problem where the HTML alignment option would be ignored if the HTML was produced with a table of contents.
• When the user chooses Help > Purchase Camtasia Studio, select the "Purchase" radio button instead of the "Evaluate" radio button.
• Fixed problem where the wrong help page was displayed for Pack-n-Show, Tools > Options, or Batch Production dialogs if the user hit F1 while one of the specialized views was open (Transitions, Callouts, Hot Spots, Zoom-n-Pan) in the background.
• Fixed problems with output file names which included a period in the middle of the name (e.g. "foo.bar.avi").
• Fixed zoom-n-pan resizing behavior when Keep aspect ratio is checked.
• Fixed problem where the duration of the timeline was not updated after using the Image Duration menu item. This was causing the selection to function incorrectly until another operation caused a timeline update.
• Markers and zoom-n-pan key frames must be spaced at least .1 seconds apart so that it is clear that there are 2 distinct objects on the timeline.
• Fixed a problem where a callout from a saved project may change shape in rare cases due to the callout image file being saved in 8.3 format inside the project file.
• Added a link to the bottom of the HTML wrapper for MOV output to instruct the viewer that QuickTime 6 or later is required for viewing.
• Added a link to the bottom of the HTML wrapper for AVI output when the TSCC codec is required for playback. This link will direct users to a page where the user can download the TSCC codec (Windows) or the EnSharpen codec (Mac) in order to view the content.
• Fixed a problem on Windows 2000 where the preview window could turn black if "Shrink-to-fit" is turned off and the vertical scroll bar is scrolled all the way to the bottom.
• Fixed problem where after double-clicking between 2 markers to select that section of the timeline, subsequent operations such as a "Cut selection" or "Replace with silence" were not working.
• Improved the waveform drawing time. The improvement is most noticeable with PowerPoint recordings or other projects with many split points.
• Fixed problems where the SWF preloader hanging on a white screen when an image is specified in the preloader options.
• Improved the speed of a "Split at all markers" operation.
• Fixed problems with international characters not displaying correctly in callouts.
• Changed SWF paths to use "/" instead of "\" inside the <MovieURL> tag so that the output works correctly on Unix or Mac servers.
• Fixed problem where the RM Options page was ignoring the "VBR Encoding" and "2Pass Encoding" options and producing with these options always enabled.
• Fixed problem where "trimming" a clip by dragging the right side of the clip was not removing the callout as expected when the trim operation spanned the entire callout.
• Fixed problem where the "Copy callout" was disabled sometimes when it should have been enabled.
• Changed SWF output (with no table of contents) so that it no longer creates a _media subdirectory. This resolves problems taking the output into Camtasia Theater, MenuMaker, and Pack-n-Show. This is consistent with how the SWF output worked in previous releases.
• Fixed a problem where changing the dimensions of the preview window would affect the dimensions of the paste operation for a callout.
• Spaces are now treated as non-breaking spaces in the HTML index so that spaces can be used to indent items if desired.
• Reduced virtual memory usage after previewing a clip in the clip bin.
• Re-fixed SWF file bloat problem after multiple productions that was fixed in 2.0.5 but reintroduced with 2.1.0.
• Fixed problem with red boxes appearing in produced SWF files when markers are used with the "Produce multiple files" option.
• Fixed problem where the callout length was incorrect for clips where the clip speed had been adjusted.
• Now blocking more 3rd party DirectShow filters which were found to cause crashes and hangs in Camtasia Studio and Audio Editor. This change only blocks these filters from being used in Camtasia Studio and Camtasia Audio Editor and will not affect the 3rd party apps to which these filters belong.

Theater:

• Better support of international characters.
• Removed debugging error messages which contained only numbers.

11 October 2004: Camtasia Studio 2.1.0

General:

• Camtasia Studio now requires DirectX 9 or later.
• Added a Microsoft PowerPoint Add-in to make it easier to record
• PowerPoint presentations. After installing Camtasia Studio, the Add-in shows up on the Microsoft PowerPoint toolbar.
• Switched to using new 25-digit registration keys.

Audio Editor:

• Added the ability to right-click on a WAV file in Windows Explorer and choose Open With > Camtasia Audio Editor.
• Fixed problem where the cursor would seek to the end of the file after playing the selected region of the audio file.
• Fixed problem where Edit > Audio Properties... was not enabled for an AVI file without an audio stream.
• Fixed problem where the "Audio Capture Source" was not being updated correctly on some systems with multiple audio recording devices.

MenuMaker:

• Added the ability to create a menu project which includes sub menus.
• Improved the Menu Content... properties tab to allow multiple items to be selected and changed all at once instead of one at a time.
• Fixed some problems with displaying long menu names.
• Allow per item fonts, colors, alignment, and other text properties.
• This enables much more control over the look of the menu.
• MenuMaker now creates menus using smooth anti-aliased fonts.
• Added MPG to the drop-down list of supported file types.
• The size and position of the MenuMaker main window is now remembered between successive runs of the program.
• Fixed problem where unselecting the "Always use Camtasia Player on AVI files" continued to use Camtasia Player to play AVI files.
• Fixed problem where attempting to save a template without supplying a name for the template would silently fail with no error message.
• On the Menu Content tab, allow use of standard windows shortcut keys. For example: Ctrl + B for Bold, Ctrl + I for Italics.
• Made the "Approximate disk space used" more accurate.
• Changed the wording and layout on the last page of the menu creation wizard so that it is easier to understand and so that long menu names and folder names display without being clipped.

Player:

• Added drag and drop support to the player.
• Player can now handle AVI files compressed with the TSCC codec which have a file size that exceeds 1 GB.

Recorder:

• Added options to the recording wizard to help users select an option which would allow recording of speaker audio, if this option is supported by the selected recording device.
• Allow recording past the 2GB AVI file size limit. If the recording session surpasses this limit, multiple files will be created and after the recording is stopped, these files are combined into one long AVI.
• Made some changes which should make it more difficult to record the Recorder or popup tips.
• Fixed problem where entering a number greater than 1000 into the frames/sec field on the Tools > Options > Live tab could cause a crash.
• Added a tip about large recording dimensions. Many users record full screen and have their desktop set to large dimensions. This causes problems later when they need a smaller size for sharing the video with others. So, a warning was added to steer users toward smaller recording dimensions.
• When recording Full Screen on a multiple monitor desktop, the user now selects which screen they would like to record. This helps prevent recording an AVI which is too large, and often not what the user was trying to accomplish. If the user wishes to span screens, the Region or Fixed Region options can be used to set the recording area.

Studio:

• Added SCORM compliant production options for users who wish to use Camtasia Studio videos with their Learning Management System (LMS).
• Added the ability to embed a produced video inside of an HTML page.
• Added a markers track to the timeline. Markers can be used to mark specific points on the timeline for easier navigation and editing. Markers can also be named and used during production to provide chapter headings, or to split a long timeline into multiple files.
• Added vertical text alignment option for callout text.
• Fixed rare problem where the preview window might turn black while previewing transitions.
• Fixed problem where zoom-n-pan would reset to 100% scale at the start of a transition.
• Fixed problem where opening a project by double clicking on a .camproj file in Windows Explorer would silently fail if another project was already open in Camtasia Studio.
• Fixed rare problem where adding a hotspot past the end of the timeline could cause the timeline to unexpectedly scroll horizontally.
• Added copy/paste of callouts to simplify reuse.
• Fixed problem where transitions always used black as the background color even if the color was changed in the production settings.
• Fixed problem where the transitions were missing on some systems.
• Added the option to set a separate "Fill Color" and "Border Color" for callouts.
• Fixed problem where switching from timeline view to storyboard view and then back to timeline view could cause callouts to be reordered.
• Fixed problem where upon entering the hotspots view, the playhead would jump to match the time of the currently selected callout. This change allows the user to position the playhead 1st, then add a new hotspot, which is the way most users expected to perform this process.
• Fixed a problem where after using the Extend Frame feature on certain WMV or MPG files, the preview window might display the wrong frame.
• Fixed a redraw problem where overlapping zoom key frames on the timeline might not be drawn correctly after moving clips around.
• Added "Adjust Audio" option to the context menu of audio objects on the timeline.
• The Voice Narration screen now remembers which options you had enabled the last time you used the Voice Narration feature.
• Fixed problem where RM production could fail if there was no audio on the timeline.
• Fixed problem where callouts might not be positioned correctly if you resized the output video during production.
• Fixed problem where opening the Tools > Options dialog would reset the playhead to the beginning of the timeline.
• Fixed problem where the user could receive two overwrite prompts while progressing through the production wizard.
• Fixed problem where CAMV files produced at 4fps were not playing back correctly in RealPlayer 10.
• Added option to automatically adjust the SWF output frame rate if the current frame rate would cause the production to exceed the 16,000 SWF frame limit.
• Fixed problem where changing the clip speed of one of the clips on the timeline could cause the "zoom level" to be incorrect, even if no zoom-n-pan key frames are on the timeline.
• Fixed problem where if a callout had no fade out, and it ended exactly at the end of the video, trimming the end of the clip would cause the callout to be deleted instead of cutting the end off of the callout.
• Fixed problem where a changed image file was not being correctly detected when opening a saved .camproj file with the changed image on the timeline. The changed image is now correctly detected.
• Added a "Maintain aspect ratio" checkbox to the size page of the production wizard.
• When View > Shrink to fit is off, you can now use the middle mouse button to pan the visible area shown inside the preview window.
• Added a better error message when a user tries to open up a .camproj file that was created with a later version of Camtasia Studio.
• Fixed problem where a zoom key frame in the middle of a cut section is sometimes drawn at the end of a clip, but never gets used during production. Now, when the cut is made, the zoom key frame is removed.
• Disable Edit > Clip Speed in the main menu when it should not be used.
• Added the ability to drag and drop .camproj files into Camtasia Studio as a method of opening the file.
• Use a Yes/No message box instead of Ok/Cancel when asking a question that requires a Yes/No answer.
• Improved memory usage during production, and with projects that have transitions or have many audio clips on the timeline. This should help many users who were receiving an E_OUT_OF_MEMORY error when attempting to produce.
• Clicking on a transition on the timeline now seeks to the beginning of the transition as it does for video clips.
• Added an production option to split a long timeline into multiple files based on the locations of markers on the timeline.
• Added production option for indexed output, which is an HTML table of contents with jump points which the viewer can use to jump into a longer video or PowerPoint presentation.
• Added balloon help tips at points where users sometimes get stuck.
• Added a "Help me choose" link to the 1st page of the production wizard and tweaked the layout and wording to attempt to make the choices less intimidating to first time users.
• Fixed problem where the callout text could move outside the borders of certain callouts when rotated in a certain way.
• Fixed problem where the main window could be sized such that the preview window might hide the "Finished" option in some views.
• Added "Open Production Folder" button to the production results page.
• Fixed problem where putting one zoom key frame at time zero and a 2nd shortly after time zero could cause the 2nd key frame to be ignored.
• Fixed problem where having 2 zoom key frames at identical zoom levels could cause the image to be slightly blurry between the 2 key frames.
• Reworded the E_OUT_OF_MEMORY error to give the user some ideas to try which may help resolve the error.
• Fixed a problem where moving a hotspot quickly across the timeline by using the arrow keys could lead to a crash.
• Fixed cryptic error message when producing WMV with a profile that references a codec that is no longer installed on your system.
• Fixed problems where the image duration was not always enabled or disabled at the correct times.
• Fixed minor problem where the down arrow in the Image Duration dialog would sometimes jump by 2 seconds instead of by 1 second as expected.
• When upgrading a .camproj file from an earlier version of Camtasia Studio, we now prompt the user and save a backup copy before upgrading the .camproj file. This way, if the user has any problems, they can still revert back to an earlier version and continue working on their project using the saved .camproj project file.
• Fixed problem where decreasing the Image Duration while in the transitions view caused the change to be ignored.
• Added new WMV production profiles designed for use with recordings made by the PowerPoint Add-in.
• Fixed a problem where using the Tools > Options dialog, clicking OK, and then previewing a video or audio clip by double clicking in the clip bin or dragging the clip directly to the preview window could cause a crash.
• Fixed an incomplete error message when a Target Audience is has not been selected in the CAMV options page.

7 September 2004: Camtasia Studio 2.0.5

• Camtasia Studio now available in German!
• Fixed a problem where choosing to modify a callout and then selecting cancel could apply a dropshadow for the wrong callout.
• Fixed problem where Hotspots were not included in the SWF output when batch processing was used.
• Fixed problem where multiple production runs would cause the SWF file size to be too large.
• Fixed problem where changing the clip speed could cause callouts to be shifted in time in the produced video.
• Fixed problem where producing with the same settings would cause the volume to increase or the audio quality to degrade.
• Fixed problem where a .camproj file that was originally created in Camtasia Studio v2.0.3 and had a combination of extended frames and split clips would not preview or produce correctly in v2.0.4.
• Fixed problem where warning messages would appear on playback of SWF output on Windows XP SP2.
• Improved wording of error message when the user enters an invalid key.
• Fixed problem where adding a zoom-n-pan keyframe just before an extended frame might not be reflected in the preview window.
• Fixed issue which was causing double the necessary memory usage during production. This should help prevent some out of memory errors, and will help improve overall system performance.
• Fixed problem with some 16-bit BMP files displaying incorrect colors in the preview window and in the produced file.
• Fixed problem where some projects were missing one or more transitions when produced.
• Fixed problem in Theater where the user would sometimes get an odd error dialog with numbers after clicking "Export Flash Menu."
• Fixed problem in Recorder where the audio volume button might display the volume controls for the wrong recording device if there is more than one device installed on the system.
• Fixed problem in Audio Editor where the video would not play as you were recording audio when re-recording the audio track of an AVI.
• Fixed problem in Audio Editor where the audio level would double when saving the file.

21 June 2004: Camtasia Studio 2.0.4

Audio Editor:

• Addressed a problem where the audio and/or video would not update after a File > Save operation.
• Addressed jittery time display after hitting Play followed by Pause.
• Addressed problem where Audio Editor can hang after Split > Save Audio As.
• Addressed problem with the play head being hidden or incorrectly repositioned after a Pause.
• Addressed problem where inserting a WAV file would sometimes be resampled, causing the resulting audio to sound different than the original WAV.
• Addressed handling of modified flag, which could cause a prompt to save changes when no changes had been made to a particular file.
• Addressed redraw problem with sizing gripper in the lower right corner after resizing the Audio Editor window.
• Addressed problem where opening an AVI while the Audio Editor window was maximized could result in a resized window that does not fill the entire screen but thinks it's in a maximized state.
• Addressed problem where the spacebar can only Play instead of oscillating between Play and Pause.
• Remember the Audio Properties between successive runs of Audio Editor.
• Addressed problem where canceling out of File > Save after extending the audio could lead to a crash or hang of Audio Editor.
• Addressed the north-south resize cursor that was 1 pixel off.

Player:

• Warn of possible playback problems for very large (> 1GB) AVI files.
When the file size exceeds 1GB, the Windows AVI API functions begin to fail, causing playback problems after the 1GB point in the file.

Recorder:

• Addressed extra double quotes when displaying dropped frames in Recorder.
• Addressed wording of tip in ScreenPad Layouts dialog.
• Reordered the Capture menu for improved usability.

Setup:

• Addressed the setup option to install for "Current user only". It was installing for "All users" regardless of the option selected.
• Addressed the taskbar button to have a caption while files are installed.

Studio:

• Reduced flicker when resizing.
• Better handling of large dimension images on the timeline. This helps with the problem where the production progress gets stuck at 0%.
• Addressed problem where opening a complex project could take several minutes to open.
• Performance improvements including project loading, editing, moving objects on the timeline, etc.
• Display an appropriate error message if the user tries to import too many files at one time. Previously, the import was cancelled with no message given.
• Addressed issue where rapidly adding/removing a video from the timeline could cause a UI freeze or a left-over frame in the preview window.
• Animated GIF files no longer loop when viewed in the preview window.
• Better handling of cases where files on your timeline are modified in another application, especially when the audio/video duration is changed or when the video dimensions are changed.
• Added Clip Speed... option to the storyboard right-click menu.
• Don't allow a zoom size of zero since this doesn't make sense.
• Addressed problem where toggling between the Storyboard and Timeline views would change the zoom level.
• Addressed problem where cuts were sometimes lost when rearranging clips in the storyboard view. This could cause incorrect positioning of zooms, callouts, and hotspots.
• Prompt the user before creating a folder on the last page of the production wizard.
• In a project where the Audio 2 track is longer than the video track, disable the edit options that don't apply when the play head is past the end of the video.
• Addressed a problem where the Extend Frame option would fail on some MPEG files. The incorrect length of the extended frame would then cause incorrect positioning of callouts, zooms, and hotspots.
• Addressed problem where callout text might not update when switching from a custom callout back to one of the other callouts.
• Addressed problem where the edges of callout text were sometimes distorted or blurry for some choices of fonts, bold, italic, etc.
• Addressed problem where clicking on a video in the timeline did not always stop playback and seek to the beginning of the clip.
• Addressed problem where the sequence Zoom-n-Pan key frame, Extend Frame, then another Zoom-n-Pan key frame could cause objects to shift incorrectly on the timeline.
• Addressed transition preview so that if you hit play while at the end of the transition, it will preview the same transition a second time.
• Addressed problem where hovering over some hyperlinks on a system with ClearType enabled would cause the hyperlink to darken.
• Changed to use the "Save As" dialog instead of the "Browse for Folder" dialog on the last page of the production wizard. The normal save dialog is more familiar and lets you what else is in the folder.
• Addressed problem with the Advanced SWF playback controls and a GIF file as the Loading Movie. In this case, the x_preload.swf file was not created and the produced SWF file would not play.
• Addressed problem where Clip Speed was ignored during Batch Production.
• Addressed problem where callout drop shadow setting was gone after saving and loading the project.
• Addressed problem where the watermark transparency setting with emboss off was not applied during production.
• Addressed problem where if you had multiple WAV files on the Audio 2 track and then applied volume changes, the volume change would sometimes be applied to the wrong section of the audio.
• Addressed problem with loading a saved project with one or more cuts in the video track, after the video had been moved or renamed on disk.
• Addressed problem where the hotspots were not always positioned correctly when the final output was scaled at production time.
• Addressed problem where audio did not play when clips with non-standard audio frequencies were added to the time line.
• Addressed performance problems that caused loading complex projects to take several minutes in some cases.
• Addressed problem where in some cases the SWF file would be missing a few pixels, causing a small artifact, most noticeable with small text.
• Addressed problem where recording 2 clips in a row with the same name would cause the 2nd clip to display the wrong thumbnail image.
• Addressed multi-monitor display problem where if you had "Shrink to fit" disabled so that scroll bars would show, and then moved the preview to a 2nd monitor, the scroll bars would still show, but the movie would be shrunk to fit inside the preview window.
• Addressed problems with 8-bit PNG files not displaying properly.
• Addressed crash caused by batch producing with a project that has nothing on the timeline.
• Added the ability to set the image duration and extended frame duration from a right-click popup menu.
• Maintain the zoom level when splitting a clip or extending a frame.
• Implemented a method for rejecting bad 3rd party DirectShow filters.
• Addressed problem where the batch production progress meter could was not calculating the correct duration for projects with transitions.
• Rearranged many dialogs for more white space.
• Changed callout "Keep aspect ratio" option to be off by default.
• Tweaked clip bin item spacing to allow for 2 columns of thumbnails when the preview window is at its largest size.
• Hyperlinks in the UI now respond to the button up event instead of the button down event. This is more consistent with the behavior of hyperlinks in Internet Explorer and other common Windows controls.
• Addressed a problem where a CS 1 .cam project with an image on the storyboard, after being upgraded to a CS 2 .camproj project, could cause the app to hang at production time.
• Addressed problem where the CamDiag diagnostics temporary files were not being properly cleaned up after each run.
• Addressed problem where entering invalid values in the Custom Callout dialog could lead to an infinite sequence of error message boxes.
• Addressed problem where the selection rectangle might be too small after adding a large dimension custom callout to a small dimension video.
• Added an advanced SWF option for control of the stage scaling mode when the SWF is played separate from the generated HTML wrapper.
• Addressed a crash in batch production where a project references a file that has moved on disk and the new location is not given when prompted to specify the new location of the file.
• Improved error handling for 1-bit and 4-bit PNG files.
• Addressed crash when producing an AVI with the interleaving set to every 1 frame instead of the default every 1 second.
• Addressed problem where producing an AVI with no audio as a WMV using a profile that included audio gave an obscure error message.
• Tweaked toolbar buttons and program icons for better display on 16-bit color desktops.
• Addressed problem where transitions sometimes start or end with a black frame due to the audio track being longer than the video track.
• While producing, show Studio in the taskbar so that the progress window is not as easily "lost" behind other windows.
• Addressed problem where changing the callout text color would silently fail if the selected text already contained more than one color.
• Addressed typo in tooltip for images in the clip bin. "Duration:" should have been "Dimensions:".
• Addressed problem where the Pack and Show wizard could skip pages if the file extension was not lower case.