Camtasia for Mac – August 25th

After literally YEARS of subtle (Infuriating) hints and measured (SLOW-ASS) updates, TechSmith finally comitted to releasing it’s venerable Camtasia Screen Recording, Capture, and Video Publishing tool for the second class citizens who toil on their Fisher Price era Macintoshes. The big day is August 25th, 2009 ( I double checked the year, just to be safe)Here’s the latest build of the Mac Interface:

Camtasia for Mac User Interface

According to the Techsmith Blog, the introductory price point is only $99.  As a Mac user, I’m thrilled to get the chance to use this software for a THIRD of the price of it’s Windows counterpart, but it leads me to suspect that some of the features might be truncated. Will the same publishing tools be available?  Is the scope of editing tools and effects on the same order as the Windoze version? In other words, whats missing?  Any thoughts? Anyone have “Insider Information?” Of course, I’ll be the 3rd person in line to download and review.  I might even use it to make a video review – provided that it contains the right set of tools.  Here’s to hoping! See you on the 25th!


Tagged as: Camtasia, Screen Capture, Screen Recording, Video Editing, Video Marketing

  • http://www.johnjaworski.com John Jaworski

    Any idea what advantages this has over Screenflow… I’m kinda diggin screenflow…

    John

    • http://www.miserylovesco.ca Ryan

      Someone at work introduced me to Screenflow. I was amazed at how cool it was.

  • http://jayjennings.com Jay Jennings

    I would imagine that matching Screenflow’s price is the real reason for the $99 price tag, but it wouldn’t surprise me if it’s not “feature matched” with the Windows version of Camtasia at this point.

    Even if it is, I don’t think that’s reason enough for me to switch away from Screenflow — I was a hardcore Camtasia user but I haven’t missed it at all since Screenflow came on the scene.

    Jay Jennings

  • http://www.alphashadow.com/ David Wilkinson

    Exactly what Jay said, pretty much. Was a die-hard Camtasia lover until I switched to Mac. Tried iShowU, never fell in love. ScreenFlow was another story though.

    In short – the Camtasia Mac interface is rather reminiscent of Screenflow’s. Might wanna do a side-by-side comparisson. Wouldn’t mind seeing how the features compare either.

    Likin’ the Thesis. xD

    -David

  • Steve

    The newest version of the mac OS (snow leopard) is coming with free screen capture software.

    From what I’ve read the beta version is out now (you have to be a beta tester for snow leopard) and it is rumored that they are going to increase the feature set before it goes live.

    I’ve also read that the new OS comes with quicktime pro so you don’t have to pay to upgrade… Rad.

  • http://www.karenkramer.net KarenKramer

    Suffering from a serious case of Mac Envy…*sigh*

  • Troy Stein

    Hi Andy,

    I’d be happy to provide any backstory and share a few details if you got a minute. feel free to contact me… t dot stein at techsmith dot com. Also, gotta put a shout out to Zain Bador for connecting me w/ you.

    Troy

  • mike corso

    I love Screenflow and Jing. The only thing Jing doesn’t do for me is video cam capture (like pic in pic).

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  • http://clayfranklin.com Clay Franklin

    What is the word now that Camtasia for Mac has been out for a while?
    What is better Camtasia for Mac or Screenflow?
    I am new to Mac so just learning the ropes.
    I did pick up iWork and Final Cut Express on Andy’s recommendation. Thanks Andy!