Create the Illusion of 3D Perspective (Corner Pinning)

Learn how to pin and adjust a video, image, or text on background media to create the illusion of 3D perspective.

Quickly integrate a video, image, or text with a background in Corner Pin mode. Use corner pinning to:

Make it look like your video is running on a computer or mobile device screen
Place an image or text on a moving surface
Simulate text painted on an angled wall

Before and after example of pinning a screen recording to an over-the-shoulder video of someone using a computer

Pin Media or Text

Complete the following to pin media or text to the canvas to integrate it with a background:

Drag a video or image onto the timeline to use as the background media.
Drag a video, image, or text from the Media, Library, or Annotations tab tab to a timeline track above the background media. This will be the foreground media.
With the foreground media selected, click Corner Pin Mode in the canvas toolbar to enable corner pinning.
On the canvas, drag a corner of the selected media to the desired position.

Note: Camtasia automatically updates position, skew, rotation, and other properties in the Properties panel.
Repeat step 4 for the remaining corner handles.

Tips

For precise pinning, use the magnification controls and mode in the canvas toolbar to get a close-up view of corners. See Explore the Canvas.
Press Control while dragging corners to temporarily disable snapping.
Add animation to pinned objects to match them to the motion of background video. See Animations In-Depth.

Can’t find Corner Pin Mode?

Corner Pinning is only available in Camtasia 2023.

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