By default the app will install into the program files folder by default.
Project Evergreen AppTracker provides information and sources for installers for this app https://stealthpuppy.com/apptracker/#techsmithcamtasia
The EXE installer installs two dependencies, if needed, and runs an internal MSI installer.
The exe installer support both the "/passive" and "/silent" command line options. It also supports properties to the MSI portion of the install, which map be simply appended to the command line. Examples:
- camtasia.exe /passive DIABLEADVTSHORTCUTS=1 TSC_DEKTOPLINK=0 TSC_UPDATE_ENABLE=0
- camtasia.exe /quiet COMPANYNAME="XXX" USERNAME="YYY" TSC_SOFTWARE_KEY="XXXX-XXXX..." TSC_LICENSEMODE="Full"
The product requires Microsoft Edge WebView2 as a dependency. This is provided by the exe installer, but you may need to add it if you use the MSI installer.
The dependency exe installer supports silent installation:
- Use '/silent /install' for silent installation.
To determine if this dependency is already present, test for 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Clients{F3017226-FE2A-4295-8BDF-00C3A9A7E4C5}'
The product requires VC redistributables (x64 14.29.301330) as a dependency. This is provided by the exe installer, but you may need to add it if you use the MSI installer.
The dependency exe installer supports silent installation:
- Use '/quiet /install' for silent installation.
The primary installer supports passive and silent installation. This may be performed using the transform file. Techsmith provides a tool to help you create the transform file and it supports full configuration of the installation.
- The Techsmith Deployment Tool may be used to configure the application by creating an MST file for the installer. See https://assets.techsmith.com/Downloads/accessories/TechSmith_Deployment_Tool_Documentation.pdf
- For the msi installation,use arguments 'TRANSFORMS="camtasia.mst" DISABLEADVTSHORTCUTS=1 /passive /promptrestart' for a passive installation. Substitute '/q' for '/passive' for a silent installation.
It is important to disable the autoupdater (for other than MSI packaging). Certain features do not work under App-V or MSIX, however these are features that the enterprise often prefers to disable anyway.
Silent Install HQ provides no information on the silent install of this app.
This identifies the most commonly interesting configuration items in the application.
- The product does have an autoupdater, but it may be disabled in the installer.
- The program installs mostly into Program Files.
- Edge Webview2 Dependency may install into Program Files (x86).
- Program Data (Common AppData) is used.
- The C:\Users\Public\Techsmith folder is used for licensing.
- There are two shortcuts, one for Studio and the other the Recorder, plus a duplicate for studio on the desktop.
- There are 9 FTAs, mostly with a Shell Integration Verb command.
- There is a shell extension for ContextMenu for the .trec FTA.
- There are two protocol handlers.
- There are no services.
- There are fonts.
- HKLM and HKCU registry is used (for example: HKLM\Software\Techsmith\Camtasia Studio\22.0\CheckForUpdateEnable = DWORD 0/1).