How do I use Kaltura Capture to record a video?

Note for instructors: It is not required that you use Kaltura Capture; it is simply one option for recording asynchronous lecture content. If you are planning to record both a video of yourself and your screen, be aware that content captured using Kaltura Capture may have playback issues (poor synchronization) for longer recordings, so we recommend this tool only for shorter clips, less than 10 or 15 minutes. It is best practice to keep clips short (6 minutes is ideal). Refer to the How-to's on the DIY Media Service page, for tips and best practices for creating video content.

Accessing Kaltura Capture

If you do not have Kaltura Capture installed, please see How do I install Kaltura Capture? before proceeding. 

1. Go to My Media in the global navigation (vertical navigation bar on the left) of bCourses or MediaSpace.
2. Click +Add New. (Note: if you don't see the +Add New button, expand your browser window.)
3. From the drop down menu, choose Kaltura Capture. 
4. If prompted to Open KalturaCapture?,  select Open KalturaCapture.
5. When asked to give access to the microphone, click OK.
6. When asked to give access to the camera, click OK.

Note: If you are running Mac OS Catalina (10.15), you will need to give permission for screen recording in your Preferences; please see Control access to screen recording on Mac for instructions.

When Kaltura Capture is open, you will see the Recording Controls below appear on your screen.

Adjusting Recording Settings

Before beginning a recording, make sure to adjust your recording and input settings.

Recording quality settings

1. From the recording bar, click the Manage link (on the right hand side). The Kaltura Capture window will appear.
2. Click the gear icon to open the Settings page.
   
3. Set Camera recording quality and Screen capture recording quality to your preferences.
4. Click Save.
5. Make sure that Screen, Camera, and Audio are set appropriately, as described in the following section.

Screen capture settings

To select the screen to be recorded or to adjust the size of your screen capture:

1. Click the downward arrow next to "Screen" to choose the display you want to record.
2. Choose if you want to record the full screen or a selected area. For the selected area, drag the dotted white rectangle's edges and corners to fit around the section you wish to record. To move the entire selection, click and drag any point within the rectangle.
   

Changing or disabling input sources

Kaltura Capture lets you record video and audio from multiple sources. To select sources, in the Kaltura Capture window, click each of the three downward arrows and choose the cameras, screens, or microphones you wish to record.

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To turn a source on or off, click the large blue icon corresponding to that source, and the icon will turn gray and have a slash going through it to indicate that it is turned off.

Hiding or Displaying the Kaltura Recording Toolbar

While recording, the recording toolbar can be minimized by clicking on the line at the top right corner of the toolbar. If the toolbar is minimized and you wish to get it back, click on the Kaltura app in your dock bar.

Recording with Kaltura Capture

1. Click the red button to begin recording. A countdown should begin in the middle of the screen, and a window with a timer should appear in the bottom right corner of the screen. When the countdown ends and the timer begins running, the recording has started.
2. To pause the recording, click the red button with the pause symbol on it. Resume the recording by clicking the red button again.
   
3. To end the recording, click the gray square next to the timer and choose Yes, Stop It from the pop up menu. 

While recording, please note:

• Kaltura Capture has a maximum recording time of two hours. If you are recording and reach the two-hour mark, Kaltura Capture will end the recording.
• If you are recording both Screen and Camera, be aware that, if you will be enabling viewer downloads, only the stream with the screen recording will be downloaded. As such, you will want to ensure that no critical information is in the Camera stream if viewers will be downloading your videos.

Annotating the screen capture while recording

1. To annotate your slides or screen capture demonstration while recording, click the pencil icon in the recording toolbar.
   
2. The annotations tool window will open and you can then choose the color, scale, method of annotation (pencil, arrows, or text), and placement. You can clear your annotations by clicking on the trashcan icon.
3. To open a whiteboard (a window that displays only white) click on the whiteboard icon next to the trashcan icon.
4. To close the annotation tool, click the blue pencil icon again.

Note to instructors: if annotating lectures from your desktop or laptop is proving to be difficult, a Wacom tablet, iPad, or Surface Laptop might help you meet the need of a virtual blackboard. Check out the Instructional Equipment Checkout services provided by RTL.

Saving and uploading to bCourses

After the recording has ended, a window will pop up with the options to replay the video, change the title, and add a description and tags to your recording.

The user has the option of deleting the recording, saving and uploading the recording, or saving the recording.

• Save allows you to save the video to your library on your device and possibly edit or re-record later.
• Save & Upload uploads to video to your bCourses My Media (which you can access through a bCourses site or MediaSpace) for editing and publishing to a course.
  
  • In order to edit your video using the Kaltura video editor, you will need to Save & Upload the video file.

Please see How do I manage my recordings in Kaltura Capture? to learn how to manage your recordings in Kaltura Capture.

For more detailed information about using Kaltura Capture, please see the vendor's Kaltura Capture User Guide.