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Recorder (My Media) (Windows) Student
At the end of this document, users will be able to create media in Kaltura My Media.
TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
Kaltura works best with Mozilla Firefox. Versions of Google Chrome released after
September 1, 2015 are no longer compatible with the software that runs Kaltura.
Safari will only work if third party cookies are enabled. Follow the University of
Connecticut's directions to enable third party cookies to use Kaltura with Safari.
Make sure that your Adobe Flash is up to date and any Adobe Flash plugins are
installed.
For Mac computers, Java SE 6 is the Java client that runs best with Kaltura. The
download file needed is provided by Apple.
Accessing Kaltura My Media
To access the Kaltura My Media tool, log into Moodle and click on your name in the
upper right hand corner.
Click on the dropdown and select My Media.
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This will open your Kaltura My Media.
When you have recorded videos, they will appear here. You can use any of the videos
recorded in Kaltura in any of your courses.
To add media into Kaltura, click the Add New button.
Install Kaltura Capture Space Desktop Recorder
Select Record a Presentation.
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If you do not have the Kaltura CaptureSpace Desktop Recorder installed on your
computer, Kaltura will prompt you to download the program.
Scroll down to find the appropriate installer for your computer. Clicking the highlighted
link will bring you to the proper installer.
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Save the installer file.
Find the location that your computer saves downloads. Double click on the EXE file.
Windows will begin the download process.
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This message will appear when the program is finished downloading.
Click on My Media to refresh the tool.
Record Presentation
Select Record a Presentation, which allows you to record a presentation.
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If the browser prompts you, select the Kaltura CaptureSpace Desktop Recorder and
click the checkbox to remember the choice.
Click OK.
Recording a Presentation
You have five options.
Presentations and Lectures - This feature allows you to create a presentation with the
following options present a PowerPoint, record your screen, record a webcam video, and
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audio.
Screen - This creates a media file consisting of a screen recording and audio.
Screen and Webcam - This creates a media file consisting of a screen recording and a
webcam video and audio.
Webcam - This creates a media file consisting only of a webcam video and audio.
Voice - This creates an audio-only media file.
Recording a Presentation - Screen
Click on the Screen option.
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Choose the size of the recording. If you are presenting a PowerPoint and narrating the
presentation, I would choose Full Screen.
Click the Record button.
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EXAMPLE Recording a PowerPoint
Open the PowerPoint file you wish to record.
Click the Record button.
There will be a countdown from 5.
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During the countdown, go to the Slide Show menu and select From Beginning.
During the recording, you can pause the recording using Alt + P.
You can choose to draw on the recording by using Alt + D.
Draw - use your cursor to make notations on the screen
NOTE Wait a few seconds before beginning the presentation so there is room to edit the
video.
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This is a view of the PowerPoint when paused.
Select Done to complete the recording.
The other options in the recording menu are options to Draw, Pause, and Cancel.
Cancel will discard your recording.
Editing the Recording
Preview your video by using the Play/Pause button.
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There are four options you can use in the Editing option.
Trim - Using the Trim tool, you can edit the beginning and end of the video.
Chop - Using the Chop tool, you can take out clips from the video.
Titles -
Credits -
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Trimming
Click the Trim tool. Two blue markers are displayed on the video strip.
1. Use the Start marker to highlight where you wish the recording to start.
2. Use the End marker to highlight where you wish the recording to end.
The region to the left and right of the markers is greyed out, denoting it will be trimmed.
Note Trimming is only possible if the resulting video is longer than 10 seconds.
3. Click Apply to apply the edit.
4. Click Done to confirm the edit.
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Chopping
Click the Chop tool. Two blue markers are displayed on the video strip.
1. Use the Start and End markers to highlight the part of the recording you want to
retain.
The region to the left and right of the markers are greyed out.
Note Chopping is only possible if the resulting video is longer than 10 seconds.
2. Click Apply to apply the edit.
3. Click Done to confirm the edit.
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Titles
Using the Titles tool adds a title animation before your recording.
1. Use the arrows to choose a design.
2. Click on the text in the title and subtitle to edit the text.
3. Click on the text settings to change the font, font size, and other text settings.
4. Click Apply to apply the edit.
NOTE Only click Done if you are completed with all of the edits.
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Credits
Using the Credits tool adds a credits animation after your recording.
1. Use the arrows to choose a design.
2. Click on the text in the title and subtitle to edit the text.
3. Click on the text settings to change the font, font size, and other text settings.
4. Click Apply to apply the edit.
NOTE Only click Done if you are completed with all of the edits.
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Uploading Your Recording
Once you have clicked Done, Kaltura will ask you if you wish to upload the recording as
a New upload, to replace the Original file, or Cancel.
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Add a title describing the media, an optional description, and tags.
The title will will default to the file name of the media uploaded.
Tags help you organize your files by associating them with one category. To add tags,
type the word or letters with which you wish to tag your media - ex. BIO101 - and select
the tag that appears that matches your designation.
1. Click Upload to upload the media to Moodle.
2. Click Preview to go back into the Edit screen to make any changes.
3. Click Save to save the video to the desktop recorder.
Once the media is uploaded, see Submit to Kaltura Assignment (Student) to
upload your recording.