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Record camera video in Camtasia Recorder or Camtasia Studio with a Web camera.

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Record Camera Video in Camtasia Studio

The Record Camera option in the Task List records camera video from a Webcam and synchronizes it with the video on the Timeline.

Record camera video in Camtasia Studio (Record Picture-in-Picture)

1. Position the seek bar to the location on the Timeline where you want the camera to start.
2. Choose the Record Camera option in the Task List
3. The Record Camera task page appears. If the camera is set up properly, the camera appears in the Available video devices dropdown and a live preview of the camera appears.
   
4. Select the recording and audio options. For more information, see Camera Options, Audio Setup Wizard, and Tune the Volume Input Levels in the Camtasia Studio 5.0 help file.
5. Click the Start Recording button. The video on the Timeline (if applicable) plays back in the Preview Area as you are recording.
   
6. Click the Stop Recording button.
   
7. The Save Video As Capture dialog appears. Enter a file name and click Save.
8. Click the Finished button.
   The video clip appears in the Clip Bin and on the PIP track on the Timeline at the position of the seek bar.

Record Camera Video in Camtasia Recorder

Camtasia Recorder allows you to record camera video with your screen recording. In Camtasia Studio, you can choose to embed the camera video into the recording as a Picture-in-Picture clip or include the camera video as a side-by-side video.

Record the camera video in Recorder (Record Picture-In-Picture)

To record a web camera, check the Camera option in Camtasia Recorder.

If you check the Camera option in Camtasia Recorder and a camera is not detected or available, an error message appears. To adjust the camera settings, click the Camera options link in Camtasia Recorder.

Preview the camera video during recording

To preview the camera during recording, choose View > Preview Camera.

The camera preview is recorded if the preview window is within the recording window. To not record the camera preview, disable the Captured Layered Windows option from the Tools Options dialog box.