![]() Given its current limitations, I prefer doing my keying in more advanced software but since Camtasia can't take my video with an alpha channel, I'm forced to use its inferior keyer. ![]() While some in previous posts have argued that Camtasia is not a video program and therefore doesn't need these advanced import/export features, I'd like to point out that they're fairly well supported everywhere else and if Camtasia's only major advantage over other software is its robust screen capture, then it's an advantage that it's quickly losing as more and more other software companies roll out the same capabilities in their programs. With all that said, what is sorely lacking in Camtasia is the ability to import video with a transparent alpha-channel and equally important is an import option for a png video sequence, with and without alpha channel. Even Blender's free program offers a far more advanced chroma-keyer. It's screen capture and simpler interface make it ideal for final production of on-line courses but it clearly can't generate the 3D animations and special effects I need for my technical video's by itself, nor is its green-screen keyer all that impressive. When it comes to VFX however, Camtasia is clearly not in the running with pro software like Adobe's After Effects or Blackmagic's Fusion but it is nevertheless an important part of my pipeline for training videos. ![]() ![]() In the last few years it seems that Camtasia's improvements have been about modest performance gains and more "special effects" (pre-canned assets). ![]()
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