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Should I remove Camtasia Studio 8?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
9% remove it91% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #758
United States Rank #1,375
Reach 0.9015%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 13.67 days
403.34 days >
Average installed length: 211.93 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
8.6.0.2079 3.52%
8.6.0.2056 0.01%
8.6.0.2055 0.26%
8.6.0.2054 7.45%
8.5.2.1999 4.05%
8.5.1.1966 0.01%
8.5.1.1962 2.56%
8.5.0.1954 1.46%
8.4.4.1859 5.21%
8.4.3.1793 1.18%
8.4.3.1792 2.79%
8.4.2.1768 2.63%
8.4.1.1745 2.84%
8.4.0.1699 3.02%
8.4.0.1691 0.28%
8.3.0.1471 8.71%
8.2.1.1423 3.56%
8.2.0.1416 2.03%
8.1.3.1349 0.02%
8.1.2.1344 0.95%
8.1.2.1341 0.01%
8.1.2.1327 18.03%
8.1.1.1313 1.61%
8.1.0.1281 4.99%
8.0.4.1090 0.02%
8.0.4.1082 0.06%
8.0.4.1060 11.42%
8.0.3.1018 0.97%
8.0.3.994 0.98%
8.0.2.964 0.21%
8.0.2.961 0.06%
8.0.2.918 2.88%
8.0.1.903 2.51%
8.0.1.897 0.23%
8.0.0.878 3.50%

Camtasia Studio 8

What is Camtasia Studio 8?  (from TechSmith)

Camtasia Studio--Screen recording and video editing software. Camtasia Studio helps you quickly create professional quality videos and share them with anyone, on nearly any device without formal training. Whether you need to train an audience, give a presentation, explain an idea, share knowledge, or offer feedback, Ca...  Read more

Overview

Camtasia Studio 8 is a program developed by TechSmith. The most used version is 8.1.2.1327, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The main program executable is CamtasiaStudio.exe. The software installer includes 68 files and is usually about 945.29 KB (967,982 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 31% of users of Camtasia Studio 8 come from the United States, it is also popular in Italy and France.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.techsmith.com
Help link: support.techsmith.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\TechSmith\Camtasia Studio 8\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{50542AEE-76BD-4BCD-A890-E2FF4D4E051A}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 945.29 KB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by Camtasia Studio 8

Program executable:CamtasiaStudio.exe
Name:Camtasia Studio
Path:C:\Program Files\TechSmith\Camtasia Studio 8\CamtasiaStudio.exe
MD5:843e6201095733b4f18c091ee910ab26
Additional files:
  • KeyValidationNative.dll - TechSmith.KeyValidation
  • Identity-Logging-Win.dll - IdentityProductSDK (Identity Product SDK: Logging API)
  • Identity-Services-Native-Win.dll - Identity Product Cloud Services API (C++)
  • Identity-Services-Win.dll - Identity Product SDK: Cloud Services API
  • Identity-UI-Res-Win.dll - Identity Product SDK: GUI Element Resources
  • Identity-UI-Win.dll - Identity Product SDK: GUI Elements
  • AssetLibrary.dll - Camtasia Studio (Camtasia Studio Asset Library utility DLL)
  • CamMenuMaker.exe - Camtasia MenuMaker Author
  • CamMenuMakerRes.dll - Camtasia MenuMaker Author Resources
  • CamMenuPlayer.exe - Camtasia MenuMaker Player
  • CamPlay.exe - Camtasia Player
  • CamRecorder.exe - Camtasia Recorder
  • CamrecShellExt.dll - Camtasia Studio Shell Extension
  • CamrecShellExtRes.dll
  • Camtasia_Studio.exe
  • CamtasiaFilters.dll - Camtasia Studio DirectShow Filters
  • CamtasiaOfficeAddin.dll - Camtasia Studio PowerPoint Add-In
  • CamtasiaOfficeAddinRes.dll - Camtasia Studio PowerPoint Add-In Resource DLL
  • CamtasiaStudio.exe
  • CamtasiaStudioRes.dll - Camtasia Studio Resources
  • CamtasiaUtl.exe - Camtasia Studio Utility EXE
  • CSMediaLib.dll
  • CSMediaLibParser.dll
  • CSMediaLibTools.dll
  • CSMediaLibTRECSupport.dll
  • CSMetricsAPI.dll - Camtasia Studio usage metrics library
  • CSRenderLib.dll
  • CSWaveformLib.dll
  • EditorInterop.dll
  • GoogleDrive.dll - Google Drive
  • GoogleDriveUI.dll - GoogleDriveUI
  • KeyValidation.dll - KeyValidation (TechSmith.KeyValidation)
  • camtasf.dll - Camtasia (Camtasia RealSystem File Format Plugin)
  • camtasr.dll - Camtasia RealSystem Rendering Plugin
  • GoTREC.dll
  • Google.GData.Client.dll (by Google) - Google GData Client Libraries (Google Data API Core Library)
  • Google.GData.Extensions.dll (by Google) - Google Data API Extensions Library
  • Google.GData.YouTube.dll - Google Data API YouTube Library
  • mc_demux_mp2.dll (by MainConcept GmbH) - MainConcept® MPEG Demuxer (MPEG Demuxer)
  • lfbmp10N.dll (by LEAD Technologies) - LEADTOOLS® DLL for Win32
  • LFcmp10N.DLL (by LEAD Technologies)
  • lfgif10N.dll
  • LFWMF10N.DLL
  • LTDIS10N.dll
  • ltefx10N.dll
  • ltfil10N.DLL
  • ltimg10N.dll
  • ltkrn10N.dll
  • mc_demux_mp4.dll (by MainConcept GmbH) - MainConcept® MP4 Demuxer (MP4 Demuxer)
  • libmp4v2.dll (by MP4v2) - MP4v2 (MP4v2 2.0-r477)
  • ConsumerRestoration_Win32.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

3 Scheduled Tasks
  • CamtasiaStudio.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{A58B4846-E6DA-4BC6-B042-0E8B046CD122}' (runs on registration).
  • CamRecorder.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{2B16EA8F-632B-4946-8D28-ABC651A07209}' (runs on registration).
  • Camtasia_Studio.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{E5F07EAF-1FEA-41DC-8212-306DAFE6D4C4}' (runs on registration).
2 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
  • CamtasiaStudio.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Techsmith\Camtasia Studio 8\CamtasiaStudio.exe'.
  • CamRecorder.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\TechSmith\Camtasia Studio 8\CamRecorder.exe'.

How do I remove Camtasia Studio 8?

You can uninstall Camtasia Studio 8 from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
    • Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
  2. When you find the program Camtasia Studio 8, click it, and then do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
    • Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Camtasia Studio 8.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 49%
Win 8.1 0%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 9%
Keep it 91%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#758

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 55.64%
Windows 10 41.70%
Windows XP 1.69%
Windows Vista 0.97%
Windows Server 2003 0.01%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Ultimate 22.34%
Windows 7 Home Premium 17.89%
Windows 7 Professional 11.57%
Windows 8.1 7.95%
Windows 8.1 Pro 6.84%
Windows 10 Home 5.98%

Distribution by countryGeography

31.39% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 31.39%
  Italy 4.59%
  France 4.35%
  Brazil 4.34%
  Germany 4.16%
  MA 4.01%
  United Kingdom 3.41%
  Spain 2.86%
  Canada 2.25%
  Mexico 2.23%
  DZ 2.23%
  Saudi Arabia 1.58%
  Netherlands 1.53%
  Turkey 1.50%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 25.10%
Dell 18.19%
Acer 17.85%
ASUS 12.06%
Toshiba 6.50%
GIGABYTE 6.44%
Lenovo 5.94%
Samsung 4.23%
Intel 1.44%
Alienware 0.99%
MSI 0.81%
Medion 0.46%
Common models
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 7.69%
ASUS All Series 5.71%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 5.20%
HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... 3.11%
Dell Inspiron N5110 2.85%
Dell Inspiron 3521 2.49%

About TechSmith

Sells SnagIt, Camtasia Studio and other applications as well as hosts screencast.com, a screencast hosting service.
Publisher URL: www.techsmith.com

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