Difference between revisions of "Recording your screen with CaptureSpace Lite"

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Fig 1. Select the Screen option

About this article

This article includes an overview of the Screen recording option in CpatureSpace Lite. It is intended for all WSU students and employees.

What's the Screen recording option?

Selecting the Screen recording option (Fig 1) in CaptureSpace Lite will allow you to record all of your computer screen activity, along with your voice if you choose to talk. While you are recording your screen, you can cancel, pause, and end the recording. You can also use drawing tools to annotate the screen. When you end the recording, CaptureSpace Lite allows you to trim the start and finish of the video, chop out segments, and add opening and closing titles. Finally, you can save the recording to the location on your computer that you specified in your recording settings and you can upload the video to your MediaSpace account. Watch the Screen Recording video for an overview of this process.

Screen recording in CaptureSpace Lite

How do I cancel pause, resume, and stop a recording session?
How to I annotate on the screen during a recording session?

Tips on effective screen recording

If you are capturing your entire screen, make sure to close all applications that are unnecessary or that might distract the viewer.
Move your mouse a bit slower across the screen than usual. Use your mouse cursor or the drawing tools to focus the viewer's attention on specific areas on the screen.
Rather than capturing a lengthy screen recording, consider chunking it up into shorter segments.

Fig 2. Select the CaptureSpace icon

Fig 3. The recording control panel

More information

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-==Tips on settings==
+==Tips on effective screen recording==
-*When you make changes to your settings, make sure to select '''Save''' to retain them.
+*If you are capturing your entire screen, make sure to close all applications that are unnecessary or that might distract the viewer.
-*Increasing recording quality will also increase the size of the resulting file. Feel free to experiment, but you will probably not need a webcam or screen recording resolution setting higher than 720P.
+*Move your mouse a bit slower across the screen than usual. Use your mouse cursor or the drawing tools to focus the viewer's attention on specific areas on the screen.
-*Change the '''local media files storage''' location to a folder that is easier to find. The default folder is pretty buried.
+*Rather than capturing a lengthy screen recording, consider chunking it up into shorter segments.
-*Always retain a local copy of important files, even if they are uploaded to MediaSpace properly. In the case of large media files, you may need to store them on an external drive. Think twice before electing to auto-delete the local recordings after uploading to MediaSpace. Sometimes, things go wrong and your file is not uploaded properly. You are less likely to lose important files if you manage your local copies manually.
 [[File:Mediaspace csl icon.jpg|right|frame|Fig 2. Select the CaptureSpace icon]]
 [[File:Mediaspace csl controls.jpg|right|frame|Fig 3. The recording control panel]]
 ==More information==
 *[[MediaSpace]]