Brightspace Creator+ subscribers can create a presentation by launching the Capture App from the Media Library tool. In Media Library, you can edit and add the presentations into any Brightspace course - no external tools needed.
Note: Media Library is available to all Brightspace Core users; however only Creator+ subscribers see the Create Presentation option as an option under Add in their Media Library. For more information about Media Library, refer to About Media Library.
Legacy Capture clients cannot have both Capture App (v10) and Legacy Capture (version 9.x) running at the same time in their Production environments. If you are a Creator+ subscriber, and do not see Capture App permissions or options in Media Library, your site may be configured for Legacy capture. Please contact D2L Support if you are ready to migrate.
Recommendations and prerequisites
Before you start a recording:
- Select your preferred hardware setup. In the Media Library, click Options (...) to select your preference for HD or SD recording (to a maximum of 720p) .If you are a Mac user, ensure that you have set your Security and Privacy settings to allow the Capture App to access your camera, microphone, and screen recording.
- Do not use the Capture App with additional webcam or screen recording applications are open or concurrently running.
- Legacy Capture clients cannot have both Capture 10 and Legacy Capture (version 9.x) running at the same time in their production environments.
Note: For hardware issues, contact your organization's IT team for assistance. D2L support is not able to assist with hardware compatibility issues.
Create a presentation with Capture App
Create Presentation provides a simple way to capture your screen and webcam for quick demonstrations and presentations and then add them to Media Library.
To create a presentation
- From your organizational homepage navbar, click Media Library.
- Click Add and select Create Presentation.
- Click Launch.
- Click Record.
Figure: Launch the Capture Encoder dialog and click Record.
- Add a title and description for your recording.
- To choose a layout, do one of the following:
- Select Camera and Screen to create a video using the combination of webcam and desktop feed. This option enables you to switch the view between both feeds. In this layout, the recording captures the feed where your mouse is focused.
- Select Camera to create a video using the feed from your webcam.
- Select Screen to create a video using the feed from your desktop. In this layout, click outside the Capture App to minimize it and perform your screen recording. If you have more than one screen display, you are prompted to select the screen you want to use.
- Click Continue.
- Click Start. The Capture App minimizes to your computer tool bar and starts recording.
- When you are finished, maximize the Capture App and click Stop.
Note: You can edit capture video timelines in Media Library to add polish and improve flow.
- Do one of the following (optional):
- Click Restart to delete the previously-recorded content and start again.
- Click Choose Display to select a different display option.
- Click Watch to preview your presentation.
- When you are satisfied with your recording, click Finish.
- Click Publish. A pop-up appears to display uploading progress. When the upload is complete, your video is processed by D2L's servers and then appears in your Media Library.
- Select Keep video on this device if you want to keep the video on your computer, or else it is deleted.
- Click OK.
- When the upload to the Media Library is complete, click Keep video on this device, if appropriate.
- Click OK.
The new presentation video appears at the top of your Media Library content list.
Video: Create Presentations with Capture App
Cut segments in Advanced Editor
Use the Timeline Editor to remove unwanted segments in your video.
To cut out sections with the Timeline Editor
- From your organizational homepage, navigate to Media Library.
- In Media Library, click the drop-down menu (...) beside a video and select Edit.
Figure: The Edit option for a video drop-down menu.
- In the advanced editor, click the Mark tool icon (|) to mark places on the timeline at the starting point and ending point of the part you wish to remove. To remove a mark on the timeline, click it again with the Mark tool.
Figure: Click the Mark tool icon (|) and then click on the timeline to add a mark at that point.
- Click the Scissors tool icon and click between the two marks to cut it out. To restore the cut section, click a second time between the two marks.
Figure: The selected section turns red, signifying it is cut from the timeline.
Note: To resize the timeline for accessibility, hover your mouse over the timeline and click and drag the small tab at the bottom of the timeline up or down.
- When you are done editing, do one of the following:
- Click Save Draft to keep your changes but not publish the file.
- Click Finish to save your changes and publish a new version of the file.
Figure: Choose either to Save Draft or Finish editing your video.
Add video chapters with the Advanced Editor
Edit and add chapters to your video to create time stamps for different content.
To edit chapters with the Advanced Editor
- From your organizational homepage, navigate to Media Library.
- In Media Library, click the drop-down menu (...) beside a video and selectEdit.
Figure: Select Edit from the drop-down menu.
- In the advanced editor, click the Table of Contents tab on the right side of the video.
Figure: Click the Table of Contents tab.
- Use the Seek tool to select a space on the timeline where you want your chapter to start.
Figure: Click the Seek tool icon.
- Enter your chapter title and click the Plus (+) icon.
Figure: Enter a title and click the Plus (+) icon.
- For the next chapter, select the next position on the timeline, enter the chapter title, and click the Plus (+) icon.
Figure: An example of a Table of Contents with multiple time stamps and chapters.
Note: If you add an incorrect time, you can update it by selecting a spot on the timeline and clicking the clock beside that chapter in the Table of Contents. Click X to remove the entry.
- When you are done editing, do one of the following:
- Click Save Draft to keep your changes but not publish the file.
- Click Finish to save your changes and publish a new version of the file.
Figure: Choose either to Save Draft or Finish editing your video.
Edit and create closed captions with the Advanced Editor
Adding closed captions to your videos makes your content accessible for all your learners.
To edit and create closed captions with the advanced editor
- From your organizational homepage, navigate to Media Library.
- In Media Library, click the drop-down menu (...) beside a video and click Edit.
Figure: Select Edit from the drop-down menu.
- In the advanced editor, click the Closed Captions tab to the right side of your video.
Figure: Click the Closed Captions tab.
- There are multiple ways to generate captions for your videos. Do one of the following:
- Click Auto-Generate to automatically create captions for your video.
- Click Upload to upload an existing file from your device that captions your video.
- Manually create the closed captions and time stamps for your video.
- To manually create closed captions, click the New captions text... field and write your captions. Then, click the Plus (+) icon to add it.
Figure: Enter caption text.
- To enter the time stamps for when the captions start and end, click the drop-down arrow for your captions.
Figure: Entering time stamps for a closed caption.
- Repeat steps 5-6 to enter the rest of your closed captions.
- When you are done editing, do one of the following:
- Click Save Draft to keep your changes but not publish the file.
- Click Finish to save your changes and publish a new version of the file.
Figure: Choose either to Save Draft or Finish editing your video.
Publish a previously-created presentation
You can use the Capture App to publish a presentation that you have recorded externally from Brightspace.
To publish a previously-created presentation
- In the Capture App, click Publish.
- In the Presentation field, use the drop-down list to select the presentation you want to publish to Brightspace.
- Click Publish. A popup appears to display uploading progress. When the upload is complete, your video is processed by D2L's servers and then appears in your Media Library.
- Select Keep video on this device if you want to keep the video on your computer, or else it is deleted.
- Click OK.
Add a published Capture presentation to your course
If you have used the Capture App to create a presentation, is it automatically saved in Media Library. You can use Media Library to add that presentation to your course content using the Content tool.
To add a published presentation to your course
- In the Content tool, select Add Existing > Media Library.
- Select a video or presentation.