Import & Manage Your Media (Media Bin)
Import and manage recordings, video, audio, and image source files for your current project in the Media Bin.
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Import and manage recordings, video, audio, and image source files for your current project in the Media Bin.
To add media to your video project, select one of the following options:
To add content to your video, drag media from the Media tab onto the timeline or canvas.
Note: To learn which file formats are supported in Camtasia, see Camtasia 2022 Supported File Formats.
The imported media appears in the Media Bin.
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The imported media appears in the Media Bin.
The imported media appears in the Media Bin.
After adding media to your project, the following tasks help you view and organize content in the Media Bin.
Change Media Bin View | Click the Media Bin View button to change the media display to one of the following options: ![]()
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Sort Media | Select an option from the Sort by dropdown. Click the Ascending or Descending button.![]() |
View Media Details | Right-click media and select Details. |
Locate Unused Media (Media not located on the timeline) | To remove unused media, right-click media and select Delete Unused Media. To select unused media, right-click media and select Select Unused Media. |
Create a Proxy Video | Create a proxy of your high definition videos to improve editing performance such as lags or skips during playback. Right-click media in the Media Bin and select Proxy Video > Create Proxy Video. An icon appears in the video thumbnail when the process is complete. ![]() |
Delete a Proxy Video | Right-click (Windows) or Control+click (Mac) the proxy media in the Media Bin and select Proxy Video > Delete Proxy Video. To delete all proxy videos:
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Rename Media (Mac Only) | Right-click media and select Rename. Type a new name. |
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Video Files AVI, MP4, MPG, MPEG, MTS, M2TS, WMV, MOV | Video Files AVI, MP4, MPG, MPEG, WMV, MOV, SWF |
Camtasia Recording Files TREC | Camtasia Recording Files TREC |
Image Files BMP, GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, PDF, JSON (Lottie) | Image Files BMP, GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, PDF, JSON (Lottie) |
Audio Files WAV, MP3, WMA, M4A | Audio Files M4A, WAV, MP3 |
Other Files PPT, PPTX, SAMI, SRT | Other Files PPT, PPTX, SAMI, SRT |