FLV Coming Back to Camtasia Studio
Posted on Thursday January 29, 2009 by Betsy Weber
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We've been listening to your feedback on our Forums, through our product feedback form, Twitter, Facebook, and via email. And, one of the things we heard after releasing Camtasia Studio v6 was that you wanted us to put back in support for the FLV video file format.
Well, I'm happy to report that we plan to release an update to Camtasia Studio as soon as possible and we will put back the FLV option. Our goal is to have Camtasia Studio v6.0.2 available to you by March. There will still be support for MPEG-4 in Camtasia Studio as well.
Curious about why we removed FLV and added MPEG-4?
With the launch of Camtasia Studio 6.0, we decided to replace FLV with the MPEG-4 video format. MPEG-4 is awesome for high definition video - it offers high quality video and smaller file sizes which is great for video on the Web.
What we did not realize was how many of you were using your Camtasia Studio video in delivery systems that do not support MPEG-4 video yet.
Bottom line is that we messed up by removing FLV as soon as we did, but we're working on fixing it.
And, we want to avoid these kinds of mistakes in the future. So, we need to hear from you! Keep the feedback coming - we're listening and learning! And, thanks for sticking with us...
Comments (13)
Hi Guys,
It would be useful to go over the pros and cons of the different movie file formats. - what are the risks we take when changing formats?
Getting a list of what can play what would be a great help.
Many thanks
Jeremy
Posted by Jeremy Lerner | January 29, 2009 5:41 PM
Posted on January 29, 2009 17:41
Jeremy - Thanks for the comment! Great idea - this might be a great topic for our upcoming 24 Camtasia Studio videos in 24 hours. We'll get it covered...
Bets
Posted by Betsy Weber | January 29, 2009 10:26 PM
Posted on January 29, 2009 22:26
Ahhh, Very nice
Merci Betsy ! i love U (techsmith)
Posted by Owen | January 30, 2009 4:24 AM
Posted on January 30, 2009 04:24
Betsy:
Thank you for looking...
However, I am interested in loading video camera movies into Camtasia Studios and then editing the files.
I am very jealous of my daughter who just got a Mac and she used iMovie to upload and edit a movie right off a Sony Camcorder.
Regards,
Tom
Posted by Tom | January 31, 2009 11:01 AM
Posted on January 31, 2009 11:01
That makes my decision to upgrade easy. Thanks.
Posted by Christian | February 5, 2009 6:30 AM
Posted on February 5, 2009 06:30
What about SWF? I use both FLV and SWF for online tutorial videos in Camtasia 5. I chose not to upgrade when I discoverd FLASH had been removed. This is good news!
Thanks for listening!
-Bob
Posted by Robert Rappaport | February 6, 2009 3:17 PM
Posted on February 6, 2009 15:17
Oh thank you so much. I upgraded from Camtasia 2 to 6 and am still using Camtasia 2 to render flash movies.
Posted by Teresa Lo | February 13, 2009 1:08 AM
Posted on February 13, 2009 01:08
I appreciate that you are not only listening, but modifying your position based on the feedback. THAT'S Customer Service!
Posted by Jim Reppond | February 17, 2009 11:05 AM
Posted on February 17, 2009 11:05
Techsmith,
Thanks for understanding! I am not tied to using FLV but I do have to say that when I record my lifestream at ustream.tv, it goes through Adobe Flash Media Encoder (FME) as .flv.
People can talk about what's "hot and now" but many companies have built systems around certain applications and extensions. It really says a lot to me to see this post!
This certainly will encourage me to upgrade to Camtasia 6...the customer support, that is.
Posted by Adria Richards, ButYoureAGirl.com | February 17, 2009 11:51 PM
Posted on February 17, 2009 23:51
I take it the 6.0.2 upgrade will be free for those who have 6.0.1? I bought 6.0.1 today, not realizing that it didn't do FLV. Cheers!
Posted by Greg | March 10, 2009 10:21 PM
Posted on March 10, 2009 22:21
Where is the FLV support?
It is already 6.0.3 version.
Posted by Lu | October 22, 2009 3:36 PM
Posted on October 22, 2009 15:36
Where is the FLV support?
It is already 6.0.3 version.
Posted by Bu | October 22, 2009 3:41 PM
Posted on October 22, 2009 15:41
Bu
Yes, it is in 6.0.3, when you go to render the video, you still choose mp4/flv/swf. Then on the next screen after you choose the size, you have a button called "Flash Options", and inside flash options, you have a choice between flv, mp4, and swf and also quality options.
Thanks TechSmith, I was also looking for this feature
Posted by Koshirae | November 11, 2009 2:08 PM
Posted on November 11, 2009 14:08