Cristi Cotovan

Cristi Cotovan

Video editing tutorials, design, learning and development tools, desktop publishing. Covering Camtasia, Descript, Adobe Premiere, AfterEffects, graphic design with Xara Designer Pro, Affinity Designer, Affinity Publisher and Affinity Photo and other tools, advice on email marketing and more.

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  • @howtolovesuccessfullypodcast
    @howtolovesuccessfullypodcast10 сағат бұрын

    Thank you! Really useful!

  • @drwride
    @drwrideКүн бұрын

    Thanks for this. Question: How do you screen record yourself working on Camtasia? Do you use another software?

  • @Graphicious
    @Graphicious21 сағат бұрын

    I record with Camtasia and edit in Camtasia. It is possible to run the recorder and show stuff in Camtasia editor at the same time.

  • @drwride
    @drwride19 сағат бұрын

    @@Graphicious Thanks! I didn't know that was possible.

  • @tiffanyballard7787
    @tiffanyballard7787Күн бұрын

    Thank you! This is very helpful. You are my go-to helper with Descript as I start my new channel. 🥰

  • @Graphicious
    @GraphiciousКүн бұрын

    You’re welcome 😊 Glad I can help and good luck with your new channel!

  • @issacsweb
    @issacswebКүн бұрын

    This is really great, probably my favorite tip so far, really smooths out the production, thanks my man!

  • @Graphicious
    @GraphiciousКүн бұрын

    Awesome, I knew you'd like it! :D

  • @mertulgut
    @mertulgutКүн бұрын

    Thank you Cristi i like it

  • @user-cb4ps2jo5j
    @user-cb4ps2jo5j2 күн бұрын

    Thank you for the video! How did you make this instructional video? Exclusively use Descript? How did you sync the screen demo with your audio when editing?

  • @Graphicious
    @Graphicious21 сағат бұрын

    I record and edit in Camtasia but Descript can do this too, except with a little less quality. Here's my workflow: kzread.info/dash/bejne/fZuGuKWmda_JXc4.html

  • @xyzmedia5161
    @xyzmedia51612 күн бұрын

    Thanks for the video, I made use of this as well

  • @Graphicious
    @Graphicious21 сағат бұрын

    Awesome, glad to hear that. I know I need to redo this video for the new version of Descript.

  • @WinCCGURU
    @WinCCGURU3 күн бұрын

    I use this video all the time as a refresher when it has been awhile. thanks. :D

  • @Graphicious
    @GraphiciousКүн бұрын

    Happy to hear that, glad it helps!

  • @WilliamMayCentury21
    @WilliamMayCentury214 күн бұрын

    This is an excellent video but I was wondering with the new Camtasia out can you do an update

  • @Graphicious
    @Graphicious3 күн бұрын

    Thank you! Even in Camtasia 2024, this particular effect is achieved the same way. Nothing has changed and no new effects have been added to make a difference for this particular use case

  • @coach.b
    @coach.b4 күн бұрын

    Thanks for this. They're starting to gauge. We're going to upgrade to Camtasia 2024 which has a lot of these features. These items seem to be "gotchas" that'll just make it not as attractive as it used to be.

  • @Graphicious
    @Graphicious4 күн бұрын

    Sign up for Descript here: cotovan.com/descript

  • @GeekPsychology
    @GeekPsychology5 күн бұрын

    Descript is practically unusable sometimes due to how poorly it's transcribed :( I think this will help, thank you.

  • @Graphicious
    @Graphicious4 күн бұрын

    Hope it does.

  • @I_Mackenzie
    @I_Mackenzie5 күн бұрын

    Thanks for the video Cristi. I’m still finding the template thing a bit funky. For instance, I’ve created a template with the caption design I want, but it also saved the video clip. So now when I apply the template, it applies the clip. Should I go back into the template and delete the vid clip?

  • @Graphicious
    @Graphicious5 күн бұрын

    Is the video clip in the template on a separate layer or is it part of the script track?

  • @I_Mackenzie
    @I_Mackenzie5 күн бұрын

    @@Graphicious Seperate layer

  • @Graphicious
    @Graphicious5 күн бұрын

    In that case it’s safe to delete it

  • @I_Mackenzie
    @I_Mackenzie5 күн бұрын

    @@Graphicious Ok, thanks.

  • @FaisalKhan-dn4wq
    @FaisalKhan-dn4wq6 күн бұрын

    Good exppanation, @12:17 you show a blue slide with bullet points, did you do it in descript ?

  • @Graphicious
    @Graphicious5 күн бұрын

    Thank you. I did that in Camtasia but you can do it in Descript also.

  • @FaisalKhan-dn4wq
    @FaisalKhan-dn4wq6 күн бұрын

    Nice info. How did you shoot this video by making yourself in front of the video, sometimes becoming small and other times large. Is this possible in descript ?

  • @Graphicious
    @Graphicious5 күн бұрын

    I did that in Camtasia also, but you can also do it in Descript. Here's how to do it in Camtasia: kzread.info/dash/bejne/fZuGuKWmda_JXc4.html

  • @TheIndyAuthorPodcast
    @TheIndyAuthorPodcast6 күн бұрын

    Thanks for the reminder about how to do this! (I forgot that "alignment" was the term to search for.) 🙃

  • @Graphicious
    @Graphicious5 күн бұрын

    Thanks a lot! I'm glad you still found this useful. I think I'll need to create an updated version for Underlord, but the workflows are the same.

  • @greglaskody
    @greglaskody6 күн бұрын

    Christi, again - another incredible video - I can't believe how much you know about Camtasia!

  • @Graphicious
    @Graphicious5 күн бұрын

    Thank you so much! This is great feedback. Glad you find these useful.

  • @UsefulTechStuff
    @UsefulTechStuff6 күн бұрын

    Great job Cristi! Better than Camtasia's own tutorial. Thank you.

  • @Graphicious
    @Graphicious5 күн бұрын

    Thanks a lot, glad to hear that.

  • @nokieng6502
    @nokieng65028 күн бұрын

    Where is the text to speech in Windows? Think u mean Audiate, which u have to pay for.

  • @Graphicious
    @Graphicious7 күн бұрын

    Yeah, Camtasia's text-to-speech is via Audiate.

  • @HowardFieldsLeads
    @HowardFieldsLeads8 күн бұрын

    Excellent tutorial

  • @Graphicious
    @Graphicious7 күн бұрын

    Glad you liked it, thank you!

  • @coach.b
    @coach.b8 күн бұрын

    You're a ninja Cristi. Thanks for this.

  • @Graphicious
    @Graphicious7 күн бұрын

    I try! Thanks a lot!

  • @DontMindMyMental
    @DontMindMyMental9 күн бұрын

    does this only work on the descript app? I only use the desktop web version and don't see the option to open a window :/

  • @Graphicious
    @Graphicious8 күн бұрын

    Yes, on the web you have to use a new tab in your browser

  • @andreyk7465
    @andreyk74659 күн бұрын

    How come you speak American English? (Living in the UK). It's awesome! 😉

  • @Graphicious
    @Graphicious8 күн бұрын

    I am not American, nor British. I can do any accent I want :)

  • @EspecialistaemOrlando
    @EspecialistaemOrlando9 күн бұрын

    LIFE SAVER! THANKS A MILLION!!!!!!!

  • @Graphicious
    @Graphicious8 күн бұрын

    Happy to help

  • @brooksiedoodle5087
    @brooksiedoodle50879 күн бұрын

    Maybe Camtasia could offer a typewriter effect feature so we don't have to make all these little individual tweaks.

  • @Graphicious
    @Graphicious8 күн бұрын

    I am sure they could but I don't see it as a core feature. It's probably not a priority.

  • @tommyftw
    @tommyftw9 күн бұрын

    Very helpful, thanks!

  • @Graphicious
    @Graphicious9 күн бұрын

    You're welcome!

  • @issacsweb
    @issacsweb9 күн бұрын

    Oh nice, I didn't even notice that, I thought the voice styles were still available in the new AI voices.

  • @Graphicious
    @Graphicious9 күн бұрын

    Yeah no, the new AI ones don't support variations.

  • @PedroCasavecchia
    @PedroCasavecchia9 күн бұрын

    Thank you so much for the video!

  • @Graphicious
    @Graphicious9 күн бұрын

    Glad it was helpful!

  • @Graphicious
    @Graphicious9 күн бұрын

    Get Descript and generate text-to-speech: cotovan.com/descript

  • @homahealthcarecenter
    @homahealthcarecenter9 күн бұрын

    you are doing justice to descript, unfortunately, people are still in time line editing video software, underlord is great,

  • @Graphicious
    @Graphicious9 күн бұрын

    The timeline is still useful for precise edits. I would hate it if Descript removed it altogether. Much more control.

  • @jeanrocharocha
    @jeanrocharocha10 күн бұрын

    Primitive mode. Program does not have object tracking

  • @Graphicious
    @Graphicious9 күн бұрын

    I know! It sounds like they might add it soon

  • @ericknaus4998
    @ericknaus499810 күн бұрын

    Very clever solution

  • @Graphicious
    @Graphicious9 күн бұрын

    Thanks! Hope it helps.

  • @issacsweb
    @issacsweb10 күн бұрын

    Great call, loved the the filler word removal method, that's huge! Also, thanks for the tip on the intro scenes, going to steal that for sure!

  • @Graphicious
    @Graphicious9 күн бұрын

    Thank you, glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for hanging out.

  • @kelvinitu
    @kelvinitu10 күн бұрын

    hi I'm new to your tutorials and camtasia. do you have a tutorial on cutting up long videos to smaller clips that can be used for other platforms, shorts, etc? also wanted to do reduced length videos by cutting out a lot of the extra that are relevant from the intent/focus of a video (i.e., cutting up and extracting from 1hr to a 10 min length for a particular topic of that 1h vid)

  • @Graphicious
    @Graphicious9 күн бұрын

    Camtasia has a separate tool (separate subscription) called Audiate that allows you to transcribe and cut video, filler words, gaps, all that. It requires a roundtrip so it's a little clunky in my opinion. If you want to cut long videos into smaller clips, for now Descript is better: cotovan.com/descript

  • @Imr5116
    @Imr511610 күн бұрын

    wow

  • @adnan5161
    @adnan516110 күн бұрын

    great sharing

  • @boblombardi9397
    @boblombardi939710 күн бұрын

    Well done ... Thank you

  • @Graphicious
    @Graphicious10 күн бұрын

    Welcome 👍

  • @philippkowalski1105
    @philippkowalski110510 күн бұрын

    with all due respect, guys, but I think this is not a good example for what one would call a successful KZread channel. The most recent numbers are very overseeable (like below 1k for every recent video). The big hits are ages old (5 to 10 years) and that is a loooong time. I am sorry to say that, as I appreciate this channel, but for me, this is NOT a successful education channel. It's size and growth are not exponential but very overseeable. So any advice should be taken with a grain of salt. Just my 0.02.

  • @Graphicious
    @Graphicious9 күн бұрын

    Thank you for your comment, I agree in part but also disagree. It depends on who you compare yourself to. It may be a slow burn but I think unless you cover some famous trending piece of software or topic, educational content is usually slow to pick up and develop. 'Viral' stuff tends to die down soon. This is even more true if you follow the strategy that Chris (and myself) tend to employ: specific videos showing one thing, teaching one solution. Those usually don't have a huge audience overall, which is why becoming evergreen is a great benefit: they will keep being relevant many years from now. I appreciate your feedback, loving the conversation.

  • @issacsweb
    @issacsweb11 күн бұрын

    Great video guys, and solid advice, love the content over subscribers outlook.

  • @Graphicious
    @Graphicious9 күн бұрын

    Thanks for the comment, glad you enjoyed this.

  • @MagdaLiszka
    @MagdaLiszka11 күн бұрын

    I really like how down to earth this is.

  • @Graphicious
    @Graphicious11 күн бұрын

    Thanks a lot, that's great to hear. Glad you enjoy it.

  • @user-sv8jg4gg4o
    @user-sv8jg4gg4o12 күн бұрын

    HANK YOU VERY MUCH CRISTI ON YOUR GREAT VIDEOS. I LEARN FROM YOU SO MUCHT. I HAVE A GREAT ISSUE WITH THE CAMTASIA 2023 SCREEN RECORDER AND NOBODY IN THE SUPPORT SOLVED IT. I CERTAINLY THINK IT IS A BUG IN THE SCREEN RECORDER BECAUSE IN THE OLDER VERSION I HAD (IN CAMTASIA 9) EVERYTHING WAS GOOD. WHEN I RECORD MY WORK FROM ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR IT DOES THE WORK BUT WHEN I START EDITING IN THE FIRST MINUTE OF THE PLAYING IT DAMAGES ALL THE COLORS. MAYBE YOU CAN SOLVE IT? THANK YOU VERY VERY MUCH. ILANA

  • @Graphicious
    @Graphicious12 күн бұрын

    Hi Ilana, that sounds like a challenging one, particularly if the support team couldn't solve it. When you say "damages all the colors", what do you mean, like they look washed out, or super saturated and broken? Maybe it's a GPU issue, do you have your drives up to date for your graphics adapter? I can't provide much more info without more background. Have you tried on a different computer?

  • @user-sv8jg4gg4o
    @user-sv8jg4gg4o12 күн бұрын

    @@Graphicious THANK YOU VERY MUCH ON YOUR RESPONSE THE COLOR COMES WHITE OR MUCH MORE BRIGHTER.THE DRIVER I UPDATED WITH THE SAME COMPUTER THE CAMTASIA 9 IS OK. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

  • @Graphicious
    @Graphicious11 күн бұрын

    @user-sv8jg4gg4o a lot of things changed since Camtasia 9. The entire rendering and recording engine has been overhauled as far as I know. You can’t compare them. What computer and OS do you have?

  • @user-sv8jg4gg4o
    @user-sv8jg4gg4o11 күн бұрын

    @@Graphicious I INSTALLED CAMTASIA 24 AND EVERYTHING IS OK. I THINK IT IS A BUG IN THE SCREEN RECORDER OF CAMTASIA 23

  • @Graphicious
    @Graphicious11 күн бұрын

    @user-sv8jg4gg4o yeah they changed it in 2024 a lot. Glad it works

  • @kreyalp920
    @kreyalp92012 күн бұрын

    TYSM!!!!!!!!

  • @infoexplorers51
    @infoexplorers5113 күн бұрын

    How can we add video clips among those pictures with transition effects?

  • @Graphicious
    @Graphicious12 күн бұрын

    You can add them manually after the slideshow is generated.

  • @manojkuswain8473
    @manojkuswain847314 күн бұрын

    Super job, super content, Love from India 🇮🇳

  • @Graphicious
    @Graphicious13 күн бұрын

    Thank you

  • @Graphicious
    @Graphicious14 күн бұрын

    Learn Descript with me: cotovan.com/coaching

  • @Graphicious
    @Graphicious14 күн бұрын

    Learn Descript with me: cotovan.com/coaching

  • @Graphicious
    @Graphicious14 күн бұрын

    Learn Descript with me: cotovan.com/coaching

  • @Graphicious
    @Graphicious14 күн бұрын

    Learn Descript with me: cotovan.com/coaching

  • @Graphicious
    @Graphicious14 күн бұрын

    Learn Descript with me: cotovan.com/coaching

  • @Graphicious
    @Graphicious14 күн бұрын

    Learn Descript with me: cotovan.com/coaching