How to Record a Screen Capture Video in Canvas

Studio allows you to record your screen, which makes it handy for narrating over slides and other kinds of tutorials. Just as we saw in  How to Record and Share a Video in Canvas, you can access Studio by clicking on the Studio icon in the far left (black) navigation bar, which will open your Studio Library. The first time you record a Screen Capture you will need to download the Screen Recorder and  follow Steps 1 & 2 again.

 

GETTING SET UP

 

Step 1: Click on Record and then choose Screen Capture.

Screen capture button

 

Step 2: Click Open Link. when the Launch Application window opens for Screen Recorder.

Launch application window

 

If this is your first time using the Screen Recorder you will be prompted to download the application.

Download screen capture

 

Click OK to open the Installer.

Open install recorder launcher screen

 

Once the Screen recorder is ready, you can go back to Step 1 - Click on the Record button and choose Screen Capture and Step 2 - Click Open Link. When the Launch Application window opens for Screen Recorder.

recorder is ready notice

 

START RECORDING

 

A black and white dashed Bounding Box will appear on the screen.

Recorder will record anything in bounding box

 

Drag the bounding box to the edge of your slide. You also have 3 recording options: to record the Screen only, to record with the Webcam only, and to record with Both.

Screen Capture with bounding box and 3 recording options

 

Choose the Both option if you want students to not only hear your voice but also see your talking head.

Screen Capture with bounding box and record both the screen and webcam option

 

The Webcam has three settings, one if you want your talking head full size*, one if you want your talking head as a thumbnail in the corner and one if you want to see the slide without your talking head. (*see Best Practices for Voiceover Slides)

Screen Capture with bounding box and select which webcam to use

 

Click Record to start recording.

start recording button

 

You can click Pause at any point.

Pause recording button

 

And continue recording when you press Record again.

continue recording where you left off

 

Click the Arrow to Preview what you have recorded.

White arrow to preview what you've recorded

 

There are Draw and Zoom tools.

Draw and Zoom tool icons

 

You can click on the trash to delete everything and start over.

Delete everything and start over

 

Click Done when you have finished.

Done button

 

When you have finished, you will be taken to the video review and upload screen where you can preview your video, edit it, and give it a title and a description. When ready, hit the Upload button. Your video will automatically be uploaded into Studio and will appear in your Studio library when it has finished processing. (see How to Record and Share a Video in Canvas for information about requesting captions and replacing thumbnails)

Uploading screen