Camtasia for the Mac

Posted by Paul Colligan on Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Camtasia for the Mac is scheduled to arrive on August 25th. Pricing initally will be $99.

Smart move for Techsmith on multiple levels. They have to compete with Screenflow if they’re going to do this right and, so far, that looks like that’s what they’re doing.

Mac friends, will you give Camtasia for Mac a try – or will you be sticking with Screenflow?


 
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  • Jay

    Better late then never I suppose. Sure, I will give CamtasiaMac a try. Why not. Competition is good for the consumer. Hopefully they both step up their game.

  • http://www.douglassandquist.com Doug S

    The price seems right to take it for a spin…

  • standubin

    I will definitely try Camtasia, but don't forget Snapz ProX which has key features that Screenflow does not. I'd be interested in who has what kind of market share, but I see Camtasia grabbing a chunk fairly quickly.

  • http://twitter.com/bizweb Steve Fallon

    Why use Camtasia & support Techsmith now? Screenflow is great, and they have set the bar, with great pricing and usability. I'll stay with the innovators, and not support the imitators.

  • http://http:www.YourInnerWizard.com tomshere

    They've priced it equal to ScreenFlow, which I'm about to try out.

    The challenge is an experienced PC program for a Mac with all the potential bugs of any new platform app. I'll play with ScreenFlow until I can be sure Camtasia's got the bugs out.

    They would be far better to discount the price to make it worth our while for the potential problems new users will face.

  • uzaidi

    i am using snapz pro x … and thinking of screenflow .. Camtasia ??? emmm ,why so late ??? Is it difficult to make your products available in which ever form your clients want??? Sorry Camtasia , you are way too late.. In Asia , more and more people are using MAC.

  • schilly

    I'm sticking with Screenflow…I already invested in it and it works great. To trash this product and move to another will require some very cool features. I don't believe we'll see a solid reason to switch..

  • http://en-gb.facebook.com/compuphonic Stuart Robertson

    I had just been deliberating between Screenflow and iShowU HD.

    iShowU was great for recording my VJ performances at rapid frame rate, Screenflow for presenting, I'll wait and see what Camtasia offers.

  • http://twitter.com/MarcEglon MarcEglon

    @colligan I've been using Screenium for a few months and I love it. Came out tops in a review I'd read.

  • paulcolligan

    I have always been the best tool for the job kinda guy – and don't think I'll ever leave that take on life.

    Camtasia was there first and has a lot of knowledge about the screencasting space. Yes, they have lagged in the Mac side of the world (I've bent more than one ear over that about that fact) but now they got something to show us.

    I'm certainly going to pay attention – and suggest you do the same.

    I'll let you know when I find out more.

    Paul

  • http://twitter.com/cdutoitza Chris du Toit

    Camtasia would have to release a product superiour to their Windows version at a much lower price to compete with Screenflow.

  • http://twitter.com/thedonal Donal

    Screenflow has been such a nice experience to use so Camtasia has a lot to do to better that

  • http://everythingsteve.com everythingsteve.com

    Hey Paul–What I applaud Techsmith for is Jing Pro. 15 bucks PER YEAR and it provides at least rudimentary screencasting capabilities, albeit with a 5 minute max length, exportable to MPEG-4. Not too shabby. And the 5 minute max length is arguably a good thing.

  • http://Stuff-That-I-Like.com everythingsteve.com

    Hey Paul–What I applaud Techsmith for is Jing Pro. 15 bucks PER YEAR and it provides at least rudimentary screencasting capabilities, albeit with a 5 minute max length, exportable to MPEG-4. Not too shabby. And the 5 minute max length is arguably a good thing.

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