Camtasia & Windows Movie Maker Quality Issue

I have a prob when importing camtasia videos of high quality, into windows movie maker. As soon as I drag the video down to the story board in windows movie maker, the quality is lost.

I've also produced the video to see whether or not the quality loss is only in the story board, but the video produced also have quality that sucks.

How are you guys editing camtasia videos in windows movie maker, without losing the quality. Any suggestions?

What format are the Camtasia videos in when you import them into Windows Movie Maker?
What's the resolution of the Camtasia videos when you import them i.e 680x420?

Format is: WMV

Resolution: 1024x708

what can you do on windows movie maker that you can't do on camtasia studio?

I wouldn't use movie maker to edit camtasia videos.... use Camtasia studio instead... if u need even more functionality then go for sony vegas or adobe premiere

You beat me to it JuicyBlack in regards to the alternate editing programs.
If you insist on editing in Windows Movie Maker make sure you maintain the same resolution as the original Camtasia video.

I can't simply 'choose to maintain the same resolution'... as soon as I drag the video to the story board, it is screwed in the preview... even before I choose the type of resolution I want for producing the video.

What wmm can do that camtasia can't? Well, I find the video-splitting function confusing in camtasia.. it refuses to split at the points I want... furthermore, the increase and decrease speed functions, which I want to use in parts of the video, aren't previewed unless after the video is produced.

I just spent around 5 minutes with camtasia video editing tools and I already found many functions that are more confusing than with wmm.... Perhaps I'm still not accustomed to it.... but these two mentioned above: the preview for video speed and the splitting at the timeline I want, are which I need right now.

JuicyBlack said:

I wouldn't use movie maker to edit camtasia videos.... use Camtasia studio instead... if u need even more functionality then go for sony vegas or adobe premiere

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Are sony vegas and adobe premiere as easy as wmm?

mystery said:

Are sony vegas and adobe premiere as easy as wmm?

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nay.... they are not as intuitive n easy to use.... which is why if u need something basic it'd be best to tinker with camtasia studio

Ok, does anyone know why when you drag some videos to the story board of wmm, they lose quality, while other videos maintain their quality?

Thanks...

I usually use VidLogo to add watermark into my video.