Camtasia 2019 Version History

2019.0.11 (4 November 2021)

  • Authentication improvements. Users who share to TechSmith web services such as Screencast will be required to sign in again via an updated experience.
  • Fixed bug that could prevent very old recording files from playing back properly.
  • Fixed a startup crash that could occur if a user's file path contained multibyte characters.

2019.0.10 (10 March 2020)

  • Fixed issue that caused .camrec files to decode incorrectly
  • Fixed crash that occurred when importing MP4s from Android 9 phones
  • Fixed issue decoding files recorded on LG4 smartphones
  • Fixed issue where intermittent black frames appeared in webcam video when encoding to disk

2019.0.9 (21 January 2020)

  • Fixed issue that prevented use of Visual Effects for users with non-English characters in their usernames
  • Fixed crash while sharing to Video Review for users with non-English characters in their usernames
  • Fixed issue that caused GPU usage to grow continuously after audio tracks were analyzed
  • Fixed crash when finishing a recording without opening the Camtasia Editor

2019.0.8 (26 November 2019)

  • Fixed issue that moved Camtasia Editor to the wrong location when restoring the window
  • Added ability to move playhead to a location where no media has been added
  • Fixed a crash that could happen when previewing a transition after previewing a media in the Media Bin
  • Fixed issue to allow sharing to Video Review from outside the United States
  • Added ability to export a zipped project for filenames longer than 260 characters
  • Fixed issue where a duplicate cursor would display after a stitching media
  • Fixed problems with variable-bit-rate MP3 files that could cause skips or glitches
  • Fixed intermittent crash while scrubbing the timeline
  • Fixed crash when extending the beginning of an MP4
  • Added an error message when importing a corrupt .trec file
  • Fixed crash when exporting to MP3
  • Tool menus no longer persist when switching between tools using keyboard shorcuts
  • Fixed issue that caused canvas to resize when dragging media into the Camtasia Editor
  • Fixed issue issue for incorrect display of location to drag media
  • Fixed issue exporting images to the JPEG format
  • Fixed issue that caused animations to shift when unstitching media
  • Fixed issue with location of the canvas when it has been detached
  • Fixed crash while editing annotations set to extremely large scales

2019.0.7 (27 August 2019)

  • Fixed an issue that caused delays in timeline edits for stitched media
  • Fixed crash when loading projects with missing TREC files
  • Updated Screencast.com to use the latest TechSmith Account integration
  • SCORM 2004 editions are now listed in SCORM options
  • Added option for Enterprise users to disable quizzing in the TechSmith Deployment Tool

2019.0.6 (15 August 2019)

  • Fixed issue where context menu options are missing for annotations
  • Fixed issue where some PDF files rendered with incorrect colors
  • Updated XPDF library to version 4.01 to address the following CVEs where a user may have been vulnerable to a denial of service attack (crash or hang) when importing a PDF file CVE-2018-7173 CVE-2018-7174 CVE-2018-7175 CVE-2018-7452 CVE-2018-7454 CVE-2018-11033 CVE-2018-16368 CVE-2018-18651

2019.0.5 (8 August 2019)

  • Camtasia now displays single user license keys during login
  • Select webcams in the Recorder identified as USB Video Devices in Device Manager
  • Fixed bug that causes imported MP4s loudness calculation to hang
  • Fixed a bug that prevented Camtasia from exporting for Mac

2019.0.4 (30 July 2019)

  • Fixed crash when audio files are analyzed for Noise Removal
  • Fixed issue where invalid error dialog is shown when loading certain media
  • Fixed Camtasia Recorder crash when holding down F9
  • Fixed issue where Voice Narration m4a files contain faulty timing information
  • Added recipient single email address validation in Quiz reporting options
  • Fixed issue where theme fonts are not shown until Theme Manager opens
  • Fixed issue where TechSmith Assets are not downloaded when asset name exceeds character limit
  • Fixed crash when media is dragged to timeline
  • Fixed issue where imported zipped projects do not open in Camtasia
  • Thumbnails are now shown correctly on timeline for .trec and .camrec files
  • Fixed issue where Windows 7 users are shown invalid warning dialog on startup
  • Improved performance between Camtasia and newest Smart Player version

2019.0.3 (26 June 2019)

  • Added support for Chinese language
  • Fixed an issue where rare low-motion animated GIFs could cause Camtasia to crash
  • Fixed an issue where some 60fps media did not trigger a prompt to change the project's framerate
  • Fixed an issue that caused users to be logged out of Camtasia after upgrading
  • Fixed an issue that could cause colors to appear "washed out" when using hardware acceleration
  • Added an animation when media are added to the Media Bin

2019.0.2 (29 May 2019)

  • Fixed issue where m4a playback would not start until the entire file was downloaded
  • Fixed issue where changes to Voice Narration text could be lost if they were the last thing changed before closing the application
  • Fixed issue that could cause some characters to render incorrectly in text annotations
  • Fixed issue that caused 16-bit .camrec files to render incorrectly
  • Fixed problem rendering changes to Opacity when media are in a Group
  • Fixed hang when closing the application after playing audio files with corrupt metadata
  • Fixed issue where LUFS calculation could never be completed on audio files with corrupt metadata
  • Fixed startup crash that occurred when the Windows username contained double-byte characters when the system locale was Japanese

2019.0.1 (7 May 2019)

  • Fixed issue that prevented selecting the last line of a callout using Shift-DownArrow
  • Fixed issue that caused user's editing cursor to get stuck in callouts when font size changed
  • Fixed issue that could prevent waveform rendering when using a stitch in conjunction with clip speed
  • Spacebar now always plays or pauses playback, and ignores the currently focused button
  • Improved support for respecting users' machine language settings regarding numbers on the Properties panel
  • Update mp4v2 resolving: CVE-2018-14054, CVE-2018-14325, CVE-2018-14326, CVE-2018-14379, CVE-2018-14403, CVE-2018-14446
  • Changes to track height are now saved with the project
  • Fixed issue that could cause unwanted changes to effect timings when stitching and unstitching media
  • Fixed issue that caused a crash when importing very old camrec files
  • Fixed issue that caused animated GIF files to only show the first frame during Media Bin preview
  • Improved snapping behavior when trimming multiple media at once

2019.0.0 (30 April 2019)

  • Added ability to automatically adjust audio levels with defined Loudness Units Full Scale (LUFS) normalization.
  • Added new mouse cursor effect to smooth out cursor movements.
  • Expanded number of customizable product hotkeys and shortcuts.
  • Added new Block Text style for annotations.
  • Added properties to adjust vertical and horizontal text spacing in annotations.
  • Added Whip Spin transition .
  • Add ability to include logos and images to Themes.
  • Added additional device frames for download in TechSmith Assets.
  • Added “Open in Camtasia” option for TechSmith Asset downloads.
  • Improved SmartFocus functionality.
  • Updated Canvas preset sizes to match more modern devices and platforms.
  • Added support for importing and using PDF files.
  • Fixed an issue that could cause the Camtasia Recorder to record a black frame at the beginning of recording.
  • Fixed an issue preventing H.263-encoded mp4s from playing back properly.
  • Fixed a problem that impacted editing performance on systems with Intel Integrated graphics processors when scaling down large images.
  • Fixed a problem that impacted editing performance on systems with Intel Integrated graphics processors when applying Behaviors to text callouts.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur while editing a clip with both a stitch and the clip speed effect applied.
  • Fixed an issue that could cause audio clips to seek incorrectly across splits.
  • Retired FTP output.
  • Retired ability to add new Legacy Callouts to a project.
  • Update mp4v2 resolving: CVE-2018-14054, CVE-2018-14325, CVE-2018-14326, CVE-2018-14379, CVE-2018-14403, CVE-2018-14446.