One of the premiere tools for internet product developers and …yes…even podcasters is Techsmith’s Camtasia Studio.

As many of you know, Camtasia allows you to quickly create a screen capture video and save for distribution. The video can be in a variety of formats including Flash.

I know many people don’t want to spend $299.00 for the current version of Camtasia Studio. However, Techsmith is now providing a link for a free download of Camtasia Studio 3.1.

Techsmith’s thinking is …If you like Camtasia Studio 3.1, you may be willing to pay the upgrade fee for the current Camtasia Studio 5.0…not a bad deal. I believe you can upgrade from the 3.1 version, so it’s an even better deal for you.

One of my favorite sites, Bill Myers Online, let me know about this deal. Bill is a big user of Camtasia and has many online demos using Camtasia.

Here is the download link for Camtasia Studio 3.1.

You will need the FREE Licence Key from here.
UPDATE: As of Jan 10, 2007

This offer has expired. I’ll keep you posted on any new updates or downloads.