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Using the Ziggi HD Document Camera Before you start this tutorial, please ensure that you have: Connected the Ziggi HD Document Camera to the computer via a USB port on the back of the PC
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Open IPEVO Presenter Open the IPEVO Presenter application from your computer desktop.
You should now see the live view from the camera in the IPEVO Presenter application. If you do not see this, please check that the Ziggi HD Document Camera is connected to a USB port on the back of the computer.
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Setting the Camera Position Using the live view in IPEVO Presenter as a guide, position the Ziggi HD Camera over your document and set the camera parallel to the desk surface.
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Setting the Focus By default, the Ziggi HD camera is set to autofocus on the document that you have placed beneath it. Please note - If you’re intending on writing on plain paper, you may find that camera struggles to identify what should be in focus. To prevent this from happening, it is recommended that you lock the focus before you start. Place your document on a flat surface underneath the Ziggi HD’s camera and press the focus button to set the focus on your document.
If you want to record yourself writing on a blank document, you should set the focus using another document that already contains some text or other content that the camera can use to focus. Once your document is in focus, you can lock the focus by selecting the AF Lock check box in the AF/MF dropdown menu link.
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Starting the Recording To record the live camera feed, you’ll need to use Camtasia Studio, which is located on the computer desktop.
Open Camtasia Studio and click the ‘Record Screen’ button on the top left of the screen. This will open a small controller window.
In the Select area section, click on Custom and select Lock to application. This will fix the recording area on IPEVO Presenter.
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Using IPEVO Presenter, click on the Full Screen tab on the left-hand side to get a larger view of your document.
To start the recording, click the red ‘Rec’ button in the Camtasia remote controller. There will be a 3 second countdown before your recording begins.
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Stop Recording When you’re finished using the Ziggi HD camera, you can stop your recording by pressing the shortcut key F10.
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Saving and Publishing your Recording Once you’ve stopped your recording, a preview window will pop up giving you the option to either Save & Edit or Publish your recording.
Save and Edit – Saves your recording and then opens up Camtasia Studio ready for editing. Produce – Saves your recording and then opens up the Camtasia Production Wizard ready to publish. If you’re happy with your recording as it is, select the ‘Produce’ button and save your file. Once you’ve saved your recording as a .trec file, the Production Wizard will ask you to choose a file format for the published file. Choose MP4 only (up to 720p) and save the file.
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For guidance on how to upload your videos and embed them within Blackboard, please refer to the Part 1: Upload Video to YouTube and Part 2: Embed YouTube Video within
Blackboard. If you would like to make adjustments to your recording before you publish the file, select Save and Edit. This will open your recording in the Camtasia Studio timeline ready for editing. Detailed guidance on the editing capabilities of Camtasia can be found on the Camtasia website: http://www.techsmith.com/tutorial-camtasia-8.html
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