Create Custom Assets

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July 26, 2021 15:30

Create your own custom assets to reuse across multiple projects. Share custom assets with your team to maintain brand identity or consistent look and feel.

Create a Custom Asset

Group media on the timeline to create your own custom asset.

1. Add logos and annotations such as callouts, shapes, and lines to the canvas or timeline to build the custom asset.
   
2. Select all media to include in the custom asset. Right-click the selection and select Group. See Working with Groups.
3. Click the Properties button. The Properties panel displays the editable properties in the group.
   
   
   • Apply a theme to the entire group. See Create and Manage Themes.
   • Edit properties individually within the group.
     

Customize Asset Properties

The Quick Property Editor allows you to customize the display and organization of properties for a custom asset. Use the Quick Property Editor to:

• Control which properties are available for editing.
• Link assets together to quickly edit multiple assets at one time.
• Create your own descriptive labels for each asset or linked set of assets.
  

To open the Quick Property Editor, click the Open Quick Property Editor button  in the Properties panel.

Option	Steps
Link Assets Link multiple assets together to edit at one time.	Drag the Reorder icons up or down to move the assets to be linked next to each other. Only assets of the same type can be linked. For example callouts with other callouts or text with other text. Click the Link icon  to link an asset with the one above it. Each linked "child" below inherits the properties of the "parent" above it. Repeat to link any additional assets. Click Save. Unlink Assets:  Click the Unlink icon  to edit the properties individually. Click Save.
Label Assets Add descriptive labels to provide context for individual parts of the custom asset. For example: Distinguish similar items from each other.  Indicate text to enter, such as "Name" and "Job title."	In the Label field, enter the desired label. Click Save.
Assign Theme Elements Control which element from a theme applies to each property. For example, assign "Background 1" from your Company's theme to one property and "Accent 1" to another property to set their colors.	In the Properties panel, apply a theme to the group. Click the Open Quick Property Editor button. Click the gear icon and select a theme element from the dropdown. Green gear : A theme element is applied to the property. Changes to the theme affect the property. White gear : No theme element is applied to the property. Click Save.
Edit Visible Properties Control which properties are shown in the Properties panel for editing. For example, remove assets that display company name or brand colors from Visible Properties to prevent them from being edited.	Edit the asset and its properties as desired. Click the Remove Property icon  to move the property from Visible Properties to Available Properties. The property does not appear in the Properties panel and cannot be edited. Click the Add Property icon  to include a property in the Properties panel and allow it to be edited. Click Save to view your changes in the Properties panel.

Tip: Reuse and share your custom assets with others.

• To reuse custom assets across projects, add them to a Library. See Reuse Assets Across Projects (Asset Libraries).
• To share a custom asset with others, add it to a Library and then export the Library as a Camtasia Package. See Package and Share Camtasia Resources.

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In This Article

• Create a Custom Asset
• Customize Asset Properties

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