Camtasia 2020 Version History

Camtasia 2020

2020.0.14 (19 October 2021)

• Authentication improvements. Users who share to TechSmith web services such as Screencast or Knowmia will be required to sign in again via an updated experience.
• Fixed bug that caused timeline items to be mistakenly selected.

2020.0.13 (15 February 2021)

• Added additional options to the TechSmith Smart Player
• Removed the temporary track at the top of the timeline; a new track now appears when media is dragged to that location.
• Added tooltip to Start Voice Narration button.
• Admins can now remove Export destinations when using the Deployment Tool.
• Startup crashes now give users more information about what led to the crash.
• Fixed bug that caused projects exported to Knowmia to include project duration that included disabled tracks.
• Fixed UI alignment in Behaviors Properties menu.
• Fixed bug that could prevent Camtasia from detecting that an update was available.
• Fixed bug that prevented a .trec file from being imported when the webcam had been in use by another application.
• Fixed bug that could cause some media to be missing from productions when producing to Video Review or Knowmia.
• Fixed crash that could occur when turning off auto-normalization.
• Fixed bug that could cause captions to fail to import from Powerpoint
• Fixed hang that could occur when playing the same media on the Canvas and the Media Bin preview at the same time.
• Fixed bug that could prevent some valid mp4 files from being imported.
• Fixed bug that could cause unexpected caption alignment.
• Fixed bug that led to users' Event Logs being generated too often by logging.
• Fixed bug that could prevent Quiz/Marker tray state from being remembered.
• Fixed crash when double clicking in the recent project list in the Welcome Window.
• Fixed bug that allowed marketing messages to appear during recordings.
• Fixed bug that caused the canvas not to update when a color change is canceled.
• Fixed a user-reported startup crash.
• Fixed a crash that could occur during production.
• Fixed a crash that could occur if a user tried to make a thumbnail before Camtasia fully loaded.
• Fixed a bug that could prevent Transitions' name from being shown when multiple media are selected.
• Fixed a problem that could cause audio and video to become desynchronized when recording only a webcam and a microphone.
• Fixed a bug that could cause Noise Reduction to behave in unexpected ways on stitched media.
• Localization fixes.

2020.0.12 (23 November 2020)

• Fixed bug that could lead to poor performance on complicated projects.

2020.0.11 (11 November 2020)

• "Jump to next/previous animation" now considers all media on the timeline, not just selected media.
• Added message informing users when they try to enter a license key that was not created correctly.
• Improved startup performance.
• When sharing to Knowmia the project name is now suggested as the production title.
• Fixed a bug that prevented adding a media to the timeline when doing so would create more than one track.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when opening or upgrading some projects.
• Fixed a bug that would prevent animated cursors from macOS recordings from displaying correctly.
• Fixed a bug that prevented files with incorrect audio channel metadata from loading into upgraded projects.
• Fixed a hang that could occur when closing the application.
• Fixed a bug that caused the preview scale to change when previewing Transitions.
• Fixed a bug that caused the transition thumbnail to play the media preview when previewing a transition at the same time.

2020.0.10 (16 October 2020)

• Fixed a user-reported startup crash that could occur when fonts were missing certain metadata.
• Fixed a bug that caused Behavior preset previews to be empty in some scenarios.
• The prompt for trial activation now respects monitor DPI correctly.
• Fixed a bug that could prevent transparent ProRes videos from rendering correctly.

2020.0.9 (15 October 2020)

• Added ability to set Width/Height of media in the Properties panel.
• Pressing Play when at the end of the timeline will now move the playhead to the beginning of the view instead of the beginning of the project.
• Improved user experience when recovering an auto-saved project.
• Fixed a user-reported startup crash.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when extending a frame on videos with an audio stream longer than the video stream.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when playing stitched audio media.
• Fixed a bug that prevented Speech-to-Text from being launched.
• Fixed a bug that caused some AVI files to look blurry when rendered.
• Fixed a bug that allowed the empty track zone to be moved between tracks.
• Fixed a bug that that caused transitions to be hidden after undoing a replace operation.
• Fixed a bug that allowed timeline zooming to place the playhead out of view.
• Fixed a bug that prevented some visual effects from being included when exporting a frame.
• Fixed a bug that prevented old projects from upgrading when they included audio files with more than two channels.
• Fixed a bug that prompted the user to close unrelated applications when installing or uninstalling Camtasia.
• Fixed a bug that prevented users from using Elgato Wave 3 microphones.
• Localization fixes.

2020.0.8 (3 September 2020)

• Added capability in Editor to Add Exported Frame by clicking on a camera button.
• Added clearer language informing users when licensing limits are reached.
• Added clearer language informing users when Legacy Callouts are upgraded.
• Renamed Share button and menu to Export in the Editor.
• Added option to Export Smart Player files for hosting or use hosted Smart Player files.
• Fixed an XML eXternal Entity (XXE) issue that could allow a remote attacker to destroy privileged files or -- in some environments -- elevate privileges through a maliciously crafted configuration file.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when creating a Project from a Template twice in a row.
• Fixed a crash that could intermittently occur when searching for the Documents folder.
• Fixed a bug that prevented transitions from being deleted from media on the timeline.
• Fixed a bug that stopped the timeline selection from collapsing after a cut.
• Fixed a bug that prevented waveforms from updating correctly in some cases.
• Fixed capitalization of French, Spanish, and Portuguese languages in the installer.

2020.0.7 (12 August 2020)

• Added support for Spanish language.
• Added support for Portuguese language.
• Improved accessibility for screen readers.
• Fixed a bug that prevented Track Matte indicators from moving when rearranging tracks.
• Transition names are now sorted alphabetically in all languages.
• Fixed bug that could make the Theme Manager appear at an incorrect size.
• Fixed a user-reported startup crash.
• Fixed bug that prevented users from retrying a failed uninstallation.
• Fixed a bug that could leave undesired files on a user's file system after uninstallation.
• Uninstall errors now display in the installation's selected language.
• Fixed bug that could cause waveforms to display the incorrect amplitude after LUFS normalization.
• Fixed bug that caused Media Details to show the wrong path after a Template was saved as a project.
• Fixed bug that could cause Camtasia to ask for a license key when already authorized.
• Fixed bug that could cause dragging of media into a Group to fail.
• Fixed bug that could prevent the timeline from scrolling or zooming properly.
• Fixed a crash when clicking on a callout with RTL text ending in a carriage return.
• Localization fixes.

2020.0.6 (22 July 2020)

• Added Track Solo feature to Editor.
• Added capability for organizations' proxy servers to be used when contacting the TechSmith licensing servers.
• Added improvements for high DPI monitors and multi-monitor mixed DPI scenarios..
• Error conditions preventing installation will now display in the selected language.
• Added support for pasting Behaviors onto Groups.
• Improved crash reporting.
• Fixed bug that caused some webcams to exhibit poor sync between audio and video.
• Fixed bug that caused some ProRes videos to render incorrectly.
• Localization fixes.

2020.0.5 (29 June 2020)

• Renamed the Urban Callout Style to Industrial.
• Fixed a user-reported startup crash.
• Fixed a bug where German trial users were unable to produce with a watermark.
• Fixed a bug that could stop Select in Media Bin from scrolling to the correct media.

2020.0.4 (16 June 2020)

• Added option to share to TechSmith Knowmia in Camtasia Editor.
• Removed option to share to TechSmith Relay.
• Modernized look and feel of the Help/About dialog.
• Added maintenance number to version display.
• Camtasia now allows users to enter a different license number when reinstalling.
• Fixed a user-reported startup crash.

2020.0.3 (5 June 2020)

• Added Track Reorder feature to Editor.
• Fixed a crash that could occur using source media saved to OneDrive.
• Fixed bug that prevented users from editing multiple animation keyframes simultaneously.
• Fixed bug that prevented local SmartPlayer productions from displaying in fullscreen in IE11.
• Fixed bug that prevented licensing messaging from appearing in some cases.
• Camtasia now tries multiple times to reach the licensing service before prompting users to activate offline.
• Fixed bug that prevented thumbnails from being shown in the Theme Manager and the Properties panel.
• Fixed crash on import of a WMV file with no video stream.
• Improved memory usage when creating new projects.
• Files with a .tif or .tiff extension can now be added to a project.
• Properties are no longer shown for Annotations when those properties do not apply.
• Fixed problem that could prevent audio from being decoded from some source media.
• Fixed problem that could prevent some MOV source files from being imported.
• Camtasia now prevents import of certain invalid MOV files instead of crashing.
• Audio-only projects that contain groups now behave like audio-only projects when sharing.
• Interactivity features (e.g. quizzing and hotspots) are now sent when producing to Video Review.
• Fixed timing issue that could occur when applying clip speed to media with Visual Effects or Behaviors.
• Fixed issue that could cause the Powerpoint recording prompt to appear offscreen.
• Fixed issue that could cause projects with many edits to consume a large amount of RAM and potentially crash.
• Fixed appearance of Disable Track buttons.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when using Zoom-n-Pan.
• Fixed issue that caused Camtasia Editor to lose focus when importing projects.
• Fixed issue that prevented users from exporting Themes more than once.
• Fixed issue that caused Fade transitions upgraded from old projects to fade in reverse.

2020.0.2 (7 May 2020)

• Fixed bug that caused some pre-2018 projects to upgrade with incorrect Visual FX order.
• Fixed bug that caused webcam to ignore the selected framerate for recording.
• Fixed text alignment for right-to-left languages.
• Fixed bug that caused projects to become unstable when loaded with a missing image.
• Fixed bug that could lead to corrupt recordings when launching a recording when the webcam was in use.
• Added EULA for Chinese customers.
• Fixed crash when trying to get user info for users with multi-byte characters in their username.
• Fixed crash when importing MOV/MP4 files with multiple codecs.
• Fixed crash when importing a WAV file with an mp3 extension.
• Fixed bug that kept text in an edit state after clicking the Undo button.
• Fixed bug that caused Color Tint presets to keep incorrect easing values.
• Fixed crash when trying to save to a network drive that is unavailable.

2020.0.1 (29 April 2020)

• Added ability to replace timeline media with other media on the timeline.
• Added ability to export Template file from the Template Manager menu.
• Set .WAV as the default audio format when exporting audio only.
• Added ability to set default placeholder media duration in user preferences.
• Fixed issue that prevented Powerpoint Add-In from working with 32-bit Powerpoint.
• Fixed crash when adding a Group with media selected to the Library.
• Fixed crash when selecting undo after replacing audio-only media on the timeline.
• Fixed a problem that prevented Camtasia from launching when installed by a different user.
• Stopped video playback before automatic check for invalid licenses.
• Fixed startup crash experienced by users with double-byte characters in their usernames.

2020.0.0 (28 April 2020)

• Added ability to replace timeline media via drag and drop from the Media Bin or Library.
• Added placeholder media type.
• Added Template projects.
• Added Template Manager.
• Added ability to favorite most frequently used tools and annotations.
• Added ability to configure and save tool and annotation presets.
• Added ability to export and share themes individually.
• Added ability to export and share keyboard shortcuts individually.
• Added ability to export multiple templates, libraries, themes, shortcuts, presets and favorites as a package.
• Added Magnetic Track option to Editor.
• Added Ripple Insert from Media Bin or Library options.
• Added ability to Ripple Move media on the timeline.
• Added Ripple Trim option to timeline editing.
• Added callout styles theme support to Annotations.
• Added Auto-resize Text toggle button to Properties panel.
• Added Media Bin layout, filtering, and sorting enhancements.
• Added Select/Delete Unused Media option to Media Bin.
• Added Select on Timeline option to Media Bin.
• Added ability to find and select media in Media Bin to timeline.
• Added ability to double-click empty space in Media Bin to open media files.
• Added ability to move playhead on empty timeline.
• Added ability to detach timeline from Editor.
• Added Track Matte feature supporting four modes: Alpha, Alpha Invert, Luminosity, and Luminosity Invert.
• Added high frame rate recording mode to Recorder preferences.
• Added Reverse Transition toggle button to Properties panel.
• Added ability to set GIF loop count when exporting animated GIF.
• Added automatic Group size support.
• Added ability to set specific Group size.
• Added ability to set specific Library asset size.
• Added clipping mask to Group boundary.
• Refreshed fonts shipped with Camtasia.
• Added ProRes decoding support.
• Added support for pitch normalization when Clip Speed is added to media with audio.
• Added ability to apply multiple visual effects to Groups.
• Added ability to edit project videos at 25 and 50 frames per second.
• Added both free and premium templates, themes, and assets to the TechSmith Asset store.
• Retired support for .camrec recording format.
• Retired legacy callout display support.
• Added single stream recording capabilities (audio only, webcam only, screen only) to Recorder.
• Added system audio VU meter to Recorder.
• Added ability to record webcams at higher resolutions and frame rates.
• Added ability to record h.264 video in .TREC container.
• Added preference to set default animation easing.
• Retired support for Windows 7.
• Retired support for Windows 8.
• Retired converting SWF format to AVI format.
• Retired support for Camtasia 8 projects.
• Retired legacy Device Frames.
• Retired AVI recording support.
• Retired Screen Draw effects in Recorder.