Camtasia for Mac Learning Center

Add a Callout

Combine shapes and text on top of a video to draw viewers' attention to important actions on the screen.

Add a Shape to a Video:

1. Click the Media & Library tab. Click Library.
   
2. Drag a shape from the Library pane onto the timeline or canvas.

   In order for the shape to appear on top of the video, you must add the shape onto a track above the video clip on the timeline.

3. To position the shape, drag the callout within the canvas.
   
4. To change the size of the shape, click to select the shape on the canvas. Drag the shape's handles on the canvas.
   
5. To rotate the shape, drag the rotation control on the canvas around the anchor point.
   
6. You can animate or change the appearance of the shape by dragging effects from the Video Effects pane such as Fade In/Out transition, Colorize filter, or the Drop Shadow filter onto a shape on the timeline or canvas. See Change a Clip's or Shape's Color Properties.

Add Text to a Video:

1. Click the Media & Library tab. Click Library.
   
2. Drag the text object from the Library pane onto the timeline or canvas.

   In order for the text to appear on top of the shape, you must add the text object onto a track above the shape on the timeline.

3. Enter the desired text into the text box on the canvas.
4. Select Text > Show Fonts to edit the text font and style.
5. Drag the text box to position the text on the canvas.
6. To rotate the text, drag the rotation control on the canvas around the anchor point.

Add a Custom Callout (Image)

Create your own custom callouts by importing an image file into the Media Bin. Use custom callouts to:

• Include a consistent callout throughout a series of videos
• Update or correct a frame in the video
• Enlarge the cursor for a portion of the video
• Use a custom shape, keyboard shortcuts, or company logo.

1. Click the Media & Library tab . Click Media.
2. Click the Import Media button.
3. Select an image and click Import.
4. Camtasia adds the image into the Media Bin. Drag the image onto the timeline or canvas.
5. To position the image, drag the image on the canvas.
   
   
6. To resize the image, click to select the image on the canvas or timeline. Drag the handle on the canvas.