Use CorelDRAW to Produce Scrolling Text or Graphics From Screen Recording Software

© 2003 by Ron McIntyre. All Rights Reserved.

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I was prompted to write this article by accident, because at the time I was using some high priced video editing software to produce scrolling text in clips. It produced a smooth scroll speed but it also used a lot of megabytes when rendered. I was trying to produce a 20 minute video on a 210 MB mini disk for an advertisement demo. I had recently downloaded an evaluation copy of the Camtasia Studio and SnagIt software from TechSmith Corporation, and decided to experiment with that software along with CorelDRAW to see if I could produce the same clip, but using less megabytes to do so. It worked and I was able to save from 2-30 MB per clip. It was also exciting and fun to find another way to use CorelDRAW.

Whether or not you have that high priced video editing software, this article will show you how to use the Camtasia Studio, which is a screen recording and capture software with CorelDRAW. All of this for free, at least for the 30 day evaluation period of the software. At the end of the 30 days your video will be branded, but it will still be useable. It is excellent software if you are producing instruction videos or adding clips to your home videos. The big plus is that it is fun. The software can be found at the following Web site, http://www.techsmith.com.

This article will give you some basic ideas of how to use CorelDRAW with Camtasia. You will use CorelDRAW as the graphics program to produce your text or graphics, and then capture the area that will scroll and thus produce a Title clip that can be incorporated into other clips. The faster your computer is, the better the results will be. This article was produced using Windows 98, Windows XP and a 700 MHz computer with 524 MB of RAM and an ATI All in Wonder Pro Graphics Board. There are limitations, but by experimentation you can produce good results, and have fun.

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