From the course: Camtasia 3 for Mac Essential Training

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Configuring a recording account

Configuring a recording account - Camtasia Tutorial

From the course: Camtasia 3 for Mac Essential Training

Configuring a recording account

- [Narrator] Now that we have our dedicated recording account, let's customize it, so our viewers can focus on our content, and not on distracting elements on our screen. I'll also share with you the settings that I use to make the editing process with Camtasia, go a lot smoother. Let's begin, by going up to the Apple Menu, and selecting System Preferences. And then, clicking on the Destkop and Screen Saver, in the top row. The Desktop pattern that you choose, for your screen recordings, can make a big difference in the message you're trying to convey in your recordings. For instance, if I'm recording a movie about the new operating system, I want to use the default background for that system release, so that my viewers have a visual cue that says, "Hey, this movie is for this operating system." However, detailed and photographic backgrounds can be distracting to the viewers, as their eye is drawn to the visual elements of the picture, rather than to where you want to direct their…

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