Kaltura Personal Capture
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Kaltura Personal Capture
Kaltura Personal Capture is the improved version of Kaltura CaptureSpace, an easy to use video capturing tool from Kaltura which enables you to create webcam recordings, screen recordings, PowerPoint presentations and audio recordings. These recordings can also be combined into "multistream" videos.
Kaltura Personal Capture (also called Kaltura Capture) is a desktop recording application which is accessible in Canvas, e.g. by choosing My Media> Add New > Kaltura Capture. Kaltura Capture needs to be installed locally on your PC. Once you have downloaded the software, you can create videos and upload them easily to Kaltura. For this application to work, it needs to be downloaded and opened using the button Add New which you find in My Media but also on other pages, such as Media Gallery.
In this way, your use of the software is linked to your Canvas account, and you can easily create and upload videos to your Canvas courses.
How do I download Kaltura Personal Capture?
How do I download Kaltura Personal Capture?
Go to My Media in the Canvas course menu, then click Add New, and choose Kaltura Capture.
You will be asked to choose between Download for Windows or Download for Mac. Click on the link of your choice to start downloading the Kaltura Capture software.
Open the file on your PC and install Kaltura Personal Capture (Choose Run).
To start the application, you need to return to the webpage from which you downloaded the program. Click the Back button in your browser.
Click on Add New again and choose Kaltura Capture, the application will now launch.
If you receive the following message: "It seems your browser is blocking 3rd party session cookies which are required for the Kaltura application". You must then tick the option 'accept third party cookies' in the settings of your browser. You can do this as follows:
Microsoft Edge: Settings > View Advanced Settings > Cookies > Don't block cookies > Exit Settings
Firefox: Open Menu (three dot-menu located on the top right) > Options > Privacy - Security> Set to Standard (or if you have Custom checked make sure that the checkbox next to Cookies is unchecked.)
Chrome: Open Menu (three dot-menu located on the top right) > Settings> Site Settings > Cookies and site data > turn "Allow sites to save and read cookie data" ON > "Block third-party cookies" needs to be disabled.
Safari: Preferences > Privacy > make sure that "Prevent cross-site tracking" and “Block all cookies” are both unchecked.
How do I record a screencast or Powerpoint with Kaltura Capture?
To make a simple screen recording without webcam, click on 'Screen' as shown on the right. Make sure you have connected a microphone (USB headset) with good sound quality. When using Screen Recording you can also, easily record a Powerpoint presentation presented on your screen (which can also be combined with a webcam recording, also see: How can I record multistream video?)
Follow these steps to record a Powerpoint with voice-over:
Have your Powerpoint presentation ready on your screen.
In Kaltura capture, make sure Screen and Audio are both enabled.
Below the option Screen, first make sure you select Full Screen.
Start your recording by clicking the big red button.
Please note that when recording your PowerPoint presentation, you have to choose the Slideshow or Slideshow mode in PowerPoint. Do this now.
Click through the Powerpoint slides during your powerpoint & audio recording.
Click the rectangle Stop button, once your done.
When a Powerpoint presentation is recorded this way, the Powerpoint Slides are displayed as Chapters in your final video and can be found in the left menu of the video.
During a screen recording you will see the Control Settings Toolbar at the bottom right, choose the Draw option (pencil) to 'highlight' or underline items in your Powerpoint presentation.
Once you have finished recording, a preview of your recording will be presented to you:
Screen:
Chapters:
Draw Tools:
You can still edit the Title, or add a Description and/or Tags. In Settings, in the menu on the left, you can adjust a number of quality settings.
When you are done, after clicking Save & Upload, you will find your video listed in My Media in Canvas. Choose Launch Editor from the Actions menu to do more editing, using for example Chop and Trim.
If you don't want to upload the video yet, and you choose to Save your video in Kaltura Capture, the video file will be saved locally on your PC. Only do this if you work on your own PC.
Where can I find a recorded video?
Below the first Library tab, you will find all videos you have recorded with Kaltura Capture. Videos which have a upload button, have not been saved to Kaltura and are only locally saved on your PC. You can still 'upload' these videos by clicking on Upload.
You can click on the name of the video to change it first.
Uploaded recordings can be found under My Media in Canvas.
Saved recordings can be located on your PC by following these steps:
Go to Settings (the 2nd icon)
See Current recording directory for the folder on your PC in which your videos are stored.
How can I select recording tools in Kaltura Capture?
To use a webcam, click on the Camera and for audio, click on the Microphone icon.
In the drop-down menu's, all detected webcams and / or microphones are displayed, and can be selected.
How can I create a multistream-video?
Make sure you have selected (next to Audio) both Screen and Camera. Click the red button to start your recording. You will now automatically record the active screen (Screen), yourself (Camera) and sound (Audio): a multi-stream video.
During the recording session, you can use the screen for instructions. Once you have finished and uploaded your videos , you will find them listed in My Media.
Again use the Launch Editor option under Actions menu to do any further editing.
You can use options such as Trim and Chop on both recordings, the webcam recording and the screen recording.
A multi-stream video can be viewed in several ways:
Picture in Picture
Side by Side
Single View
Toggle View
Click on the white icons in the video as displayed below:
See the example on the right. For more information, also see Kaltura Personal Capture - Get Started User Guide
