Draft:DLC Fall 2018 Class Projects/Jane Morken CaptureSpace Recording (EDFD 420)
Project Details
This project is designed to help students within Dr. Jane Morken's EDFD 420 course record lessons conducted as a part of your field placement. The complete the steps involved in recording with CaptureSpace Lite are provided below along with directions for editing your videos down to 10 min and uploading the final version to D2L BrightSpace.
Access CaptureSpace Lite
To access the CaptureSpace Lite tool:
- Use your favorite web browser to login to your MediaSpace account at mediaspace.minnstate.edu using your Star ID username and password. This will take you to your My Media page.
- Select CaptureSpace Lite from the Add New menu.
Note: If you have not yet installed CaptureSpace Lite on your laptop, refer to the installation instructions found at Recording with CaptureSpace Lite. - In the Kaltura CaptureSpace Desktop Recorder window, select what you would like to record from the four options provided: Screen, Webcam, Screen & Webcam, and Voice. Watch the Getting Started video to review this process.
Recording and Editing in CaptureSpace Lite
1.) Go to http://mediaspace.minnstate.edu/ and log in with your STAR ID.
2.) Select Add New in the top right corner and select CaptureSpace Lite from the drop-down. This will launch the desktop recorder. (NOTE: If you have not used CaptureSpace Lite before you will have to download the recorder. Select the correct version for your computer and download the application. It may take a few minutes to download. Once downloaded go back to Mediaspace and complete Step # 2 again)
3.) The recorder has 4 recording options. Select the WEBCAM option in the bottom left corner. This will record your webcamera and audio only.
4.) Once launched, a small screen will appear and your camera will start. You will have a five-second countdown in the bottom left-corner, once the countdown is done, you are recording.
5.) If during your recording you need to pause, select the Pause button from the control panel below the video. You can also Cancel the recording and start over if needed. When you are done recording, select Done from the control panel
6.) Next you will see a preview window. You can view your video before saving it. Once you are done watching your video just simply select Done, in the bottom right hand corner.
7.) Next title your video and select Upload. This will store the video in your MediaSpace account.
8.) Once the process is completed, you can optionally select the link within the window and go into MediaSpace to view your recording. Do not copy this link to share your video. It is not the link to your recording. It may take a few minutes for your video to appear in MediaSpace. (If it has been more than 5 minutes and your video has not appeared in MediaSpace, try refreshing your page or logging back in.)
9.) To post your video to D2L follow Posting from MediaSpace to D2L Assignments or Posting from MediaSpace to D2L Discussions.
Posting your recording to Brightspace
If you are going to post your recording to Brightspace, instructions are available:
Create your recording
CaptureSpace Lite is now recording your content. Use the record panel to control the recording process.
- DRAW appears in the record panel when the screen is being recorded. It holds the settings and selections for the Draw tool.
- PAUSE pauses the recording. When the recording is paused, the button changes to RESUME.
- DONE stops the recording, CaptureSpace saves a copy of the recording on your computer and presents a preview screen. At this point, you can perform simple edits to the recording. Select DONE in the editor and a window appears in which you enter the title and description of the recording. After you are done, click the UPLOAD button and your video is loaded into MY MEDIA in your MediaSpace account. When the upload completes, click the MediaSpace link in the window to go to your account.
- CANCEL stops the recording without saving the file.
For more information, refer to Recording with CaptureSpace Lite below.
From the My Media screen in MediaSpace,
- Click on the video you wish to post to Brightspace.
- Click the Share button directly under the video preview.
- Click Embed just above the highlighted URL.
- Copy the contents in the highlighted frame below the Embed link.
Post your recording to Brightspace
In Brightspace,
- Go to the area in which you want to post your recording. (For example, Assignments under Assessment.)