Michigan-based TechSmith has launched Camtasia 2024, a major new release of its professional screen recording and video editing tool for Mac and Windows.
This new release aims to streamline video creation and production through several new AI-powered features, including Dynamic Captions. With the addition of these features, the package has been split into three product tiers, with AI features restricted to the Create and Pro plans only.
The new Dynamic Captions feature allows users to highlight spoken words on the screen with minimal effort, thanks to AI. Users can choose from presets or create their own style. Windows users can also create speech-to-text closed captions using AI. Both features are offered by sister product Audiate, so you will need to upgrade to a higher level to include the product.
Camtasia 2024 brings a variety of assets, from titles and footage to dynamic backgrounds and music, right into the Camtasia editor, making it easier for users to use. These come with dozens of new behaviors, dynamic backgrounds, and audio visualizers.
The new release also introduces a new recording engine that allows you to capture your screen at higher frame rates and resolutions. Other new features include the ability to add outlines to on-screen text and create custom animated backgrounds that can be tiled.
Improvements include cursor enhancements, which allow you to add a cursor to a still image and move it around the screen to give the impression of a video, and JKL editing enhancements, which allow you to speed up or slow down the preview without pausing using Shift+L and Shift+J respectively.
Users can also rearrange items on the main toolbar by clicking and dragging, and add progress bars and timers to videos to show the passage of time.
Camtastia 2024 is available to download as a free trial for PCs running Windows 10 20H2 or later, and Macs running macOS 12.0 or later. Additional hardware requirements include a newer multi-core CPU and a GeForce 10 series GPU or later.
Camtasia can be purchased on its own, without the AI features, for $179.88 for a one-year subscription. Camtasia Create, which includes Audiate, is $329.87 for a one-year license, and Camtasia Pro, which adds Camtasia assets, is $479.86 for one year. Users can also purchase a perpetual license for $167.99 as an upgrade from previous versions.
