I collaborate with a number of different people. If I upgrade to Camtasia 9, will I be able to load .camproj files created in Camtasia Studio 8.4? Similarly, is there a way to export project files from Camtasia 9 (assuming they don't use any of the new effects that are not part of v8) in .camproj format that would allow my collaborators to make additional edits in 8.4? I know it is possible to share mp4 files but it is sometimes necessary to be able to edit effects that are otherwise baked into the mp4.
I searched a lot in these and other forums, for instance https://support.techsmith.com/hc/en-us/articles/227109847--Camtasia-8-to-9-Where-is-it-now-, but could not find what appears to be a definitive answer to either. Thanks for sharing any experiences that people using v9 might have in this area.
I searched a lot in these and other forums, for instance https://support.techsmith.com/hc/en-us/articles/227109847--Camtasia-8-to-9-Where-is-it-now-, but could not find what appears to be a definitive answer to either. Thanks for sharing any experiences that people using v9 might have in this area.
Posted 3 years ago
This is crazy. How can you release a new version and that doesn't allow you to open your current work. Well done TechSmith!
Robert R., Online Community Admin
Hello Kevin;
As Joe mentioned previously, you can open a Camtasia Studio 8 project in Camtasia 9. What you cannot do is open Camtasia 9 projects in Camtasia Studio 8. Where were you seeing that you cannot open a Camtasia Studio 8 project in Camtasia 9? The OP for this thread was referring to opening Camtasia 9 projects in Camtasia Studio 8 (which, again, is not possible, as many things have changed between the applications and it is fairly common in software for old applications to not support new file formats).
Perhaps I misunderstood your comment; would you please clarify you're issue?
-Robert
As Joe mentioned previously, you can open a Camtasia Studio 8 project in Camtasia 9. What you cannot do is open Camtasia 9 projects in Camtasia Studio 8. Where were you seeing that you cannot open a Camtasia Studio 8 project in Camtasia 9? The OP for this thread was referring to opening Camtasia 9 projects in Camtasia Studio 8 (which, again, is not possible, as many things have changed between the applications and it is fairly common in software for old applications to not support new file formats).
Perhaps I misunderstood your comment; would you please clarify you're issue?
-Robert
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Microsoft, Adobe and other programs can work back and forth why can't this program does the same?
I agree - we have projects in 8 that I can't open in 9. I have to maintain 8 in order to preserve my ability to update these projects. Not at all user friendly.
kayakman, Champion
during CS9 beta testing, I ran into instances where CS9 could not open a CS8 project
the problem involved the certain CS8 projects having grouped items on the timeline
opening the CS8 project in CS8, un-grouping any groups, then saving and reopening the project in CS9 solved the problem
does that approach work?
the problem involved the certain CS8 projects having grouped items on the timeline
opening the CS8 project in CS8, un-grouping any groups, then saving and reopening the project in CS9 solved the problem
does that approach work?
Camtasia 8 doesn't even recognize the file type for 9 ...
kayakman, Champion
you cannot open any CS9 project in CS8
your post above suggest your problem was that CS9 could not open a CS8 project?
did I misunderstand? could you clairify?
your post above suggest your problem was that CS9 could not open a CS8 project?
did I misunderstand? could you clairify?
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Sorry - other way around ... 8 does not recognize 9 which is a pain for me as my studio laptop has 9 while our desktops have 8 so I cannot work on/edit files on anything outside of the laptop.
Just annoying that they are incompatible ....
Just annoying that they are incompatible ....
While it may be annoying, hopefully you understand the reasoning behind it. Sure, we see backward compatibility with Microsoft products, but TechSmith is nowhere near the scale of Microsoft. But when you add new features and functionality, the underlying code structure changes. And with new things such as Behaviors, as well as the whole core of the application being now only 64 bit, I could easily fathom that it's no simple task to maintain backward compatibility.
Note that I'm a simple user same as you. I am not a TechSmith employee. Just a customer and a fan of their products.
Cheers... Rick :)
Note that I'm a simple user same as you. I am not a TechSmith employee. Just a customer and a fan of their products.
Cheers... Rick :)
kayakman, Champion
just a thought, but your CS9 license can go on 2 systems; you just cannot be using both at same time
Good to know - I have a ticket in with IT now ...
I agree with the post above
I would not trust now upgrading version 8 to 9, as we have a lot of material created in version 8. and reading the responce above (quoted below) I see that there might be quite some issues if I need to edit videos created in version 8.
Now, what I need to know - if we can still download and purchase the version 8 Studio licenses for our company.
We need to have one consistent version throughout the company, to be able to collaborate productively and not spend time talking to techmith support trying to solve issues that might occur if we are workign with different versions.
"There are a number of factors involved when converting a Cam 8 project by opening it in Cam 9 for further editing.
The best way to pin down some of the specifics you have mentioned is to talk to tech support.
It's always best to make a copy of your Cam 8 project before attempting to open it in Cam 9.That way, if the file becomes corrupted during the conversion process you have a back up of your work"
Regards
Anna
I would not trust now upgrading version 8 to 9, as we have a lot of material created in version 8. and reading the responce above (quoted below) I see that there might be quite some issues if I need to edit videos created in version 8.
Now, what I need to know - if we can still download and purchase the version 8 Studio licenses for our company.
We need to have one consistent version throughout the company, to be able to collaborate productively and not spend time talking to techmith support trying to solve issues that might occur if we are workign with different versions.
"There are a number of factors involved when converting a Cam 8 project by opening it in Cam 9 for further editing.
The best way to pin down some of the specifics you have mentioned is to talk to tech support.
It's always best to make a copy of your Cam 8 project before attempting to open it in Cam 9.That way, if the file becomes corrupted during the conversion process you have a back up of your work"
Regards
Anna
Yes you can. If you needed additional Camtasia 8 licenses for some reason.
What you would need to do is purchase Camtasia 9 licenses. Then you could download and install Camtasia 8 and activate it using your Cam 9 Activation Key.
Any legally owned activation key can activate the version it was purchased for. Plus, any and all previous versions of the same program.
Be aware that official support for Camtasia 8 has expired.Your talking about somthing that to me is a bit of a unique situation.
I'm not sure how much help tech support may be willing to provide under circumstances such as yours. You could always contact them and say Hey, I'm concidering purchasing Cam 9 to activate Cam 8. Will you still help us with Cam 8 if needed?
Regards,Joe
What you would need to do is purchase Camtasia 9 licenses. Then you could download and install Camtasia 8 and activate it using your Cam 9 Activation Key.
You can download and install a new or an older version from this link.
https://www.techsmith.com/download/oldversions
Any legally owned activation key can activate the version it was purchased for. Plus, any and all previous versions of the same program.
Be aware that official support for Camtasia 8 has expired.Your talking about somthing that to me is a bit of a unique situation.
I'm not sure how much help tech support may be willing to provide under circumstances such as yours. You could always contact them and say Hey, I'm concidering purchasing Cam 9 to activate Cam 8. Will you still help us with Cam 8 if needed?
Regards,Joe
