Article: Camtasia Studio 8

There are a few things when packaging Studio 8 that you may want to turn off for a software deployment in your enterprise.

First, Camtasia Studio 8 on first lauch will try to contact their vadlidation server, once it's connected, it will create three keys in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\TechSmith\Camtasia Studio\8.0. Now, I'm not sure if ValidationData1 is generated by the license key you purchased, it may be. ValidationData3 is created when the user is prompted to Register thier software. once you close the window, ValidationData2 value goes from a "0" to 1. So as long as you have these three keys punched on install, this will eliminate the pop up window from forcing the user to register their product and it will stop the pop up window to update to the most recent version of Camtasia Studio, if any exist. I did notice I had trouble connecting to their server for Validation because TechSmith wrote me back and said they were having issues with their validation server that day. But after their validation servers were up and running, these three keys are created.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\TechSmith\Camtasia Studio\8.0.

"ValidationData1"="confirmation_key_is_generated_here"
"ValidationData2"="1"
"ValidationData3"="1"

Next, there are some HKCU keys that you could punch to turn remove the Upgrade Options tab found in Tools-Options. RunCount is how many times Camtasia was launched. When I set this to 2, it bypasses the automatic start of the introdution video that runs by default for the first time. CheckForUpdateEnable set to "0" will remove the Check for Update Tab found in the Camtasia Options.

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\TechSmith\Camtasia Studio\8.0\Camtasia Studio\8.0]
"RunCount"=dword:00000002
"CheckForUpdateEnable"=dword:00000000

Finally, when trying to perform a silent uninstall or unistall, you'll get the annoying prompt that will ask if you want to save your library you created in your user profile and requires user interaction that you may not want. Just make an slight change to the uninstall string like this.

MsiExec.exe /X{2EB28256-1D66-49F1-AF66-691BF9A27C79} TSC_KEEP_LIBRARY=1 /qb-!

Notice the TSC_KEEP_LIBRARY=1, this will save the library created by the user in their profile. So if they upgrade or reinstall, it will stay intact.

Hope this helps.

Comments

We use Camtasia and love it. Thanks for sharing! - Tomsquatch 12 years ago
I found that setting the HKCU key with the Techsmith deployment tool places the registry value in the component "registry78" which will not self-repair when you start the application thus never writing to the users registry.

Setting the component keypath to for instance the newly created HKCU key fixes this. - Arctos 11 years ago
I don't have the license key, we are deploying the application using evaluation mode only, with the registries you mentioned above the registration window is not being suppressed.Kindly help!! - ankita_g29 11 years ago
ankita_g29, Could you explain what window is not being suppressed? Is it the Upgrade Options Tab? Is it the instructional video? When you install the 30 day trial software , you should look at those registry keys to see what is being created. I listed them above. You need to see if they are even being created while in Trial Mode. Before you launch it, look for the keys. If they are not there, then launch the software and go back and look for it again. Or, just use Process Explorer, or File Mon by Microsoft to see what keys are being generated

I know this worked for me when using a license key. If you're repackaging this by using the 30 day trial period, then I'm unsure on how the software will behave because I never had to create the package for Trail Mode. Also, it's possible that TechSmith could have changed a few things since they are on version 8.1.1. I packaged this for version 8.01 and there has been several other releases since then. http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia-version-history.html - TheInfamousOne 11 years ago
When I launch the application it shows the registration window which displays, whether to use Camtasia Studio in evaluation mode, or you have the software key this window is not being suppressed. I read the blog on http://feedback.techsmith.com/techsmith/topics/camtasia_studio_8_settings_for_multiple_users it says that the update window which comes after application is opened can only be suppressed when you have the license key. And I think the registration window will be suppressed only when application is deployed using the license key. - ankita_g29 11 years ago
In regards to Camtasia 8 and an environment with Appsense, I found that you need to add CamtasiaStudio.exe into the whitelist in the registry for PCs.
The in Environment Manager, under USer > Logon > Application Settings > Add Additional Registry Settings - create a new group something along the lines of your Cam install.
First, we set the keys for checking updates and resetting the runcount
HKCU\Software\TechSmith\Camtasia Studio\8.0\Camtasia Studio\8.0
DWord RunCount 1
Dword CheckForUpdateEnable 0
Now for the whitelists:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\AppSense\AsVfxLdr
reg_multi_sz Exceptions CamtasiaStudio.exe
HKLM\SOFTWARE\AppSense\Environment Manager
reg_multi_sz ProcessWhiteList CamtasiaStudio.exe - dnewcomb 11 years ago

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