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Up next in our sneak peek of Camtasia Studio v5 is about recording.

You'll notice from the screenshot below that Camtasia Studio's Recorder looks a little different. We've simplified the Recorder so it's easier to use and we've made it smarter so you'll spend less time editing.

There are several new features that we've added for the recording process. One feature is our Snap-to-App feature. Have you ever been making a screencast only to launch another application, webpage or dialogue box and that new window pops up outside of the recording area? If you're like me, you fumble, drag the new window into your recording area, mutter a few words and try to carry on. What the Snap-to-App feature does is regardless of what application is opened during recording, it will immediately be snapped to the predefined recording size so it is always viewable and in frame. The result is less editing time and a more professional looking screencast.

Another nice benefit with Snap-to-App is that this also applies to the mouse cursor. Often I need to pause my recording for whatever reason and I end up moving my mouse. I can never place my mouse back in the right spot when I resume recording and the result is a jumping mouse in the recording. Now if you pause a recording and check email or surf the Web – the second you resume recording your mouse cursor snaps back to its last position!

There are more new features to use when you're recording. Watch this quick 4 minute screencast from Troy Stein to see Snap-to-App in action and other new features. Like what you see?