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It's opening season for grilling in Michigan...at my house that means Johnsonville bratwurst, juicy burgers, and the occasional thick steak with Montreal seasoning. Yum.

This issue of the Camtasia Studio newsletter will give you something to sink your teeth into, as well. (Nice segue, huh?)

We're trying something new this month—;a special issue focused on time-lapse as a technique...with video examples to explore the what and why and tutorials to master the how to. Let me know what you think of this approach (we won't do it all the time).

Also...professional screencaster Daniel Park has weighed in with his opinion of what works and what doesn't in one video sent in by a reader.

Throw another shrimp on the barbie!

Daniel Foster
Newsletter Editor

So you're watching a movie and there's a scene where the clouds are racing overhead at an impossible rate...and cars are streaming along the freeway like a solid river of light.

These effects are created with time-lapse. Time-lapse makes glacial change look like continuous motion...and normal motion looks like frenetic activity.

It's also a handy technique to have in your bag of tricks for screen recording!

You might use time-lapse to wow your viewers and create buzz for your art or product. Or you could simply shrink 30 seconds of screen video to fit a 10-second slot on your timeline. Handy, indeed.

Here are three quick videos to get you excited about using time-lapse...

Digital painting - Marilyn Sholin	Digital sculpture - Ryan Kingslien	Speed painting - Nico Di Mattia

Two months back, a number of you submitted videos for critique by screencasting pro Daniel Park. Thanks for all the great entries!

Park chose a marketing video from Flimp (a provider of, well, video marketing services). He offers 9 1/2 minutes of practical commentary, evaluating the video's content, aesthetics, technical quality (video and audio), and marketing effectiveness. Good stuff!