{"id":174816,"date":"2021-11-05T11:20:58","date_gmt":"2021-11-05T15:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/?post_type=tutorial&#038;p=174816"},"modified":"2025-05-15T16:16:29","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T20:16:29","slug":"edit-your-videos-to-focus-students-attention","status":"publish","type":"tutorial","link":"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/tutorials\/academy\/edit-your-videos-to-focus-students-attention\/","title":{"rendered":"Edit Your Videos to Focus Student&#8217;s Attention"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/medias\/6zdnxy41n8.jsonp\" async=\"\"><\/script><script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/assets\/external\/E-v1.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><div class=\"wistia_responsive_padding\" style=\"padding:56.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;\"><div class=\"wistia_responsive_wrapper\" style=\"height:100%;left:0;position:absolute;top:0;width:100%;\"><div class=\"wistia_embed wistia_async_6zdnxy41n8 seo=false videoFoam=true\" style=\"height:100%;position:relative;width:100%\"><div class=\"wistia_swatch\" style=\"height:100%;left:0;opacity:0;overflow:hidden;position:absolute;top:0;transition:opacity 200ms;width:100%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/medias\/6zdnxy41n8\/swatch\" style=\"filter:blur(5px);height:100%;object-fit:contain;width:100%;\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" onload=\"this.parentNode.style.opacity=1;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A common concern instructors have as they move their course online is how to keep their students engaged in the learning process. Continue reading to learn how to focus students&#8217; attention even with distractions surrounding them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-zoom-and-pan\">1. Zoom and Pan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Select Animations in the tools panel and select the Zoom-n-Pan tab. Use the handles to resize the rectangle and zoom in to a specific area of the screen.<br><strong>Note<\/strong>: On a Mac, use Custom Animations to achieve the same effect.<br>To Pan a clip, click and drag the rectangle in the Zoom-n-Pan tab to the desired location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/EditforEngagement-Time-0_01_1700-1024x576-1.png\" alt=\"Camtasia editor with the zoom and pan menu open\" class=\"wp-image-174818\" style=\"width:512px;height:287px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/EditforEngagement-Time-0_01_1700-1024x576-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/EditforEngagement-Time-0_01_1700-1024x576-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/EditforEngagement-Time-0_01_1700-1024x576-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/EditforEngagement-Time-0_01_1700-1024x576-1-150x84.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-annotations\">2. Annotations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Bring the playhead to the point in the video where the annotation is to appear. Click Annotations from the tools panel and select from the various options. Click and drag the annotation to the canvas where you want it. To preview, click the play button and adjust as necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/EditforEngagement-Time-0_03_2237-1024x576-1.png\" alt=\"Camtasia editor with the sketch motion menu open\" class=\"wp-image-174824\" style=\"width:523px;height:293px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/EditforEngagement-Time-0_03_2237-1024x576-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/EditforEngagement-Time-0_03_2237-1024x576-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/EditforEngagement-Time-0_03_2237-1024x576-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/EditforEngagement-Time-0_03_2237-1024x576-1-150x84.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3-cursor-effects\">3. Cursor Effects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cursor effects are helpful when showing step-by-step instructions on screen.<br>Click Cursor Effect in the tools panel and choose from the various options. Click and drag the feature to the recording track and press play to view the results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/EditforEngagement-Time-0_04_0414-1024x576-1.png\" alt=\"Camtasia editor with the cursor effects menu open\" class=\"wp-image-174854\" style=\"width:526px;height:296px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/EditforEngagement-Time-0_04_0414-1024x576-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/EditforEngagement-Time-0_04_0414-1024x576-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/EditforEngagement-Time-0_04_0414-1024x576-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/EditforEngagement-Time-0_04_0414-1024x576-1-150x84.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Video Tutorial:&nbsp;<a href=\"\/learn\/tutorials\/camtasia\/annotations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Add Annotations, Callouts, and Titles<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Video Tutorial:&nbsp;<a href=\"\/learn\/tutorials\/camtasia\/animations-in-depth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Animations In-Depth<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Blog Post:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/blog\/measure-video-engagement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Measure Video Engagement<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Blog Post:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/blog\/strategies-engage-students-online-learning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">3 Strategies to Engage Students in Online Learning<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A common concern instructors have as they move their course online is how to keep their students engaged in the learning process. 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