In the Library dropdown, select Create New Library.To add an asset to your video, drag the asset to the desired location on the timeline, or right-click (Windows) or Control+click (Mac) the asset in the library and select Add to Timeline at Playhead. User Libraries: Create custom libraries to organize assets based on a project, video type, asset type, or a company’s video guidelines.To download additional assets, see Download & Install TechSmith Assets.

Camtasia Libraries: The library installed with Camtasia contains royalty-free assets to add a professional look to your video such as intros, lower thirds, animated backgrounds, etc.

Download or save intros, animated backgrounds, icons, lower thirds, music, groups, annotations, and more to a library. Once it’s there, you can right click the asset to move it into the Library you want.A library stores assets for reuse across Camtasia projects to create consistent looking videos. If you’re logged in to the TechSmith site and you mouse over a free asset, you’ll see the Camtasia logo to open in Camtasia and a “Download” button.Ĭlick the Camtasia button and the libzip file will begin downloading.Ĭamtasia uses the libzip (or library zip) file format for importing and exporting individual files or entire libraries.Ĭamtasia will automatically import your asset into the Downloads library.

If you mouse over the premium content, you’ll see a “Buy Subscription” button. If you put your mouse cursor over one of the thumbnails, you’ll see a video preview. If you scroll down, you’ll find more that are only available with a subscription. You’ll notice on the thumbnail page that it shows “FREE” in the lower left corner of some of the thumbnails. If we click on Intros under the Videos heading for example, we are taken to a page where we see several video thumbnails. TechSmith has assets divided into videos, images, and audio. This takes you to a TechSmith Assets webpage. With the Library tool open, click the “Download more assets” link at the bottom of the tool. We typically store these assets in the Camtasia Library.Ĭlick Library on the left or press the R key. When we talk about “assets” in Camtasia 2019, we’re often talking about videos, images, or audio that we use across multiple projects.

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