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How do I make a screen recording with Kaltura Capture?

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With Kaltura Capture it is possible to make a recording of your screen and/or your webcam. You can use this to easily create creative content. For example, you can make an instruction video using the applications on your own computer or powerpoint slides. You can download Kaltura Capture on your own computer  (for Windows and Mac).

Setting-up Kaltura Capture

Navigate to My Media using the Brightspace navigationbar.

  1. Click on Add New.
  2. Click on Kaltura Capture.

Click on Download for Windows or Download for Mac to download the program. At the bottom of your browser, you can see the download of the installer, which you have to finish to install the program.

To use Kaltura Capture, please return to Brightspace after finishing the installation.

  • Once again, navigate to My Media using the Brightspace navigationbar.
  • Click on Add New, and then on Kaltura Capture.
  • A pop-up screen will appear, asking whether you want to open the program. Click on Open Kaltura Capture. Note: you can check the box to not receive the notification again in the future.

Kaltura Capture functions

Once you have opened Kaltura Capture, a bar with options will appear on your screen.

  1. Recording button: click on this button if you want to start a recording.
  2. Screen icon/webcam icon: you can record a screen and a webcam at the same time. With these icons, you select which screens or webcam you want to record.
    • Click on the arrow next to the icon to see which screens or webcams you can use for the recording. If you have multiple screens/webcams, you can select which ones you want to use. Note: if you have selected one screen as the first option, it will not appear in the list for the second option.
  3. Microphone icon: with this function you can record sound.
    • Select which microphone you want to use by clicking on the arrow next to the icon (in case there are multiple microphones).
    • The bars below the microphone icon indicate how much sound the microphone is detecting.
  4. Manage: with Manage you can adapt the settings, such as the title and description of the recording, as well as the quality.

Because it is possible to record screens and webcams simultaneously, you can uses two sources during the recording. For example, you can show a presentation on the screen and make notes there, and record yourself while you give and explanation. When you only want to use one screen or webcam, you can deactivate the other option. You can do this by clicking on the screen/webcam icon. The icon will now be grey and striped-through. You can re-activate the option by clicking on it again. In this way, you can also turn the microphone on and off if you only want to record a screen.

Selecting the screen(s)

  1. Click on the arrow to select a screen in case you will use multiple screens or a webcam. In the small window, you can see the screen you will record.
  2. Select the desired screen.
  3. Select whether you want to record the full screen (Full Screen) or only a part (Select Area).
  1. If you selected Select Area, you can select the area by dragging the corners of the grey plane out- or inwards.
  2. Drag the grey plane to the area of your screen that you want to record.
  3. Click on Confirm.

Adapting the settings

  • Click on Manage in the bar. You will now land on the Library tab.
  • In the navigationbar on the left, you can (top to bottom) navigate to the Library, Settings, and Information.
  • Click on New Recording to start a new recording.

Library

In the Library, you can find all the videos you have recorded with Kaltura Capture and saved locally. You can upload these videos to Kaltura My Media in Brightspace, delete them, or edit the title and description of a video. Note: You can only adapt the title, description, or tags if you have not yet uploaded the video to Brightspace.

  1. Click on Upload next to the video you want to upload to add it to My Media, so that it will be visible in Brightspace. Note: Depending on the size of the video and your internet connection, it may take a while before the video is available in Kaltura My Media.
  2. Click on Delete if you want to delete the video. Note: this will only delete the video in the local library of Kaltura Capture, it will not delete the video from Kaltura My Media.
  3. Click on a video to see the details.
  1. You can edit the title of the recording.
  2. Add a description and/or tags. Tags are an easy way to find recordings back if they are similar to other recordings.
  3. Click on Save to save the changes. You will be redirected to the Library.

Settings

  1. Select the screen quality of your webcam recordings (Camera recording quality) and screen recordings (Screen recording quality).

Information

You can see which version of Kaltura Capture is installed and what user is logged in. Click on Sign out to sign out.

Starting and saving a recording

Once you have selected the desired screens for recording, you can start the recording.

  • Click on the record button. Kaltura Capture will count down from three to zero before the recording starts.

If a recording is in progress, your taskbar will show a red dot in the Kaltura Capture tile.

On the bottom right, the recording bar will appear:

  • Click on the stop button (square) to end the recording. Kaltura Capture will ask if you are sure that you want to stop recording.
  • Click on the pause button (red circle) to pause the recording. Click on the button again to continue the recording.
  • Press the cross to delete the recording.
  • The timer will show the time since the start of the recording.
  • You can make the recording bar invisible by clicking on the stripe at the top right. Click on the Kaltura Capture tile in your taskbar to get it back.

Once you have finished recording, you will be directed to the detail page of the video (Entry) in Manage.:

  1. You can edit the title. Note: Kaltura Capture will give the recording an automatically generated title, consisting of a standardised start with the time of the recording. It is advised that you give the recording a title that helps you recognize the content.
  2. You can add a description.
  3. You can add tags.
  4. Click on Delete to delete the recording.
  5. Click on Save & Upload to save the recording and upload it to Kaltura My Media.
  6. Click on Save to save the recording on your computer. You can upload it to Brightspace at a later moment.
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