How to Convert and Edit a GoToWebinar Recording Using Camtasia

By Tom Drews, on March 4, 2010   

If you deliver webinars via GoToWebinar, you may want to record them. And if you want to edit them using Camtasia, you may have come across the challenge of figuring out how to do it. I finally found a solution, which is outlined below.

1. Record webinar in GoToWebinar in WMV format

Use the Windows Media Encoder on the File
Here are the steps to download/install Windows Media Encoder, then how to process a video with the original settings.

USING WME
1. Click “Start”, then “Programs”
2. Choose “Windows Media”, then click “Windows Media Encoder”
3. Click “Convert a File”, then “OK”
5. Click “Browse” next to Source file: and find your GoToMeeting video
6. Choose “File Download” and click “Next >”
7. Click “Next >”, no changes
8. Click “Next >” again, no changes
9. Uncheck “Begin converting when I click Finish”
10. Click “Finish”
11. Click the “Properties” button
12. Click the “Compression” tab
13. Click the “Edit” button
14. Highlight whatever is in the Bit Rates box
15. Click “Edit”
16. Check the box for “Same as video input”
17. Click “OK”
19. Click “Apply”
20. Click “Start Encoding”

2. Import Your Converted Recording into Camtasia, Edit, and Produce as a mp4

Now you can upload this to YouTube, MyBrainShark, or any other server.  That’s it!

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