Mediasite
The Mediasite Desktop Recorder (MDR) is a free screencasting tool available to HCC students, faculty and staff that allows users to make digital recordings of lectures or presentations. Finished recordings are uploaded automatically uploaded and can be shared through Canvas or a unique web link. The MDR can be installed on any Mac or PC - even on your own personal device! You can manage or edit your finished videos in any web browser at howardcc.edu/mymediasite.
For training or assistance with Mediasite, please contact media@howardcc.edu or see the tutorials below.
Getting Started
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My Mediasite Setup document
My Mediasite is the webpage where you store and manage your Mediasite videos. This document provides directions on how to log in to My Mediasite, set up your profile, adjust your notification settings, and edit your presenter information. |
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Install the Mediasite Desktop Recorder document
The Mediasite Desktop Recorder (MDR) is software that may be used to record your screen and/or your webcam. The software is free for HCC students, faculty, and staff and can be downloaded onto a personal computer or tablet. This document provides directions on how to install and register the Mediasite Desktop Recorder software. |
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Record with the Mediasite Desktop Recorder document
In order to record and upload videos using the Mediasite Desktop Recorder, you will need to set up your My Mediasite profile and install the Mediasite Desktop Recorder on your computer. This document provides directions on how to record your webcam and screen and upload videos to My Mediasite using the Mediasite Desktop Recorder. |
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Upload a Video File document
In addition to recording videos using the Mediasite Desktop Recorder, you can also upload your own videos to My Mediasite. This document provides instructions on how to upload a video file (.MP4 or .MOV) to Mediasite from a Mac or Windows computer.
In addition to recording videos using the Mediasite Desktop Recorder, you can also upload your own videos to My Mediasite. This document provides instructions on how to upload a video file (.MP4 or .MOV) to Mediasite from a Mac or Windows computer.
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Edit Video Details document
Before you share your video with others, you should edit the details so that your video is easier to find and more descriptive for your viewers. This document provides instructions on how to edit the title and description of your video, as well as add tags and presenter info to your video. |
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Add a Video to Canvas Page document
Adding a Mediasite video to Canvas must be done using the More External Tools button in the editor of a page or assignment. Using this method ensures that all students will be able to access the video. This document provides directions on how to search for a Mediasite video within Canvas and add its video player to a Canvas page. |
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Captioning & Accessibility
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Manually Create Closed Captions document
Closed Caption Creator is a free web tool that you can use to create and upload captions to Mediasite. This document provides instructions on how to edit and download .srt closed caption files and transcripts. |
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Edit Existing Captions using Closed Caption Creator document
Closed Caption Creator is a free web tool that you can use to upload, edit, and download captions created by IBM Watson’s auto-captioning tool. This document provides instructions on how to edit and download .srt closed caption files and transcripts.
Closed Caption Creator is a free web tool that you can use to upload, edit, and download captions created by IBM Watson’s auto-captioning tool. This document provides instructions on how to edit and download .srt closed caption files and transcripts.
Upload Captions to a Mediasite Video document
Once you have edited closed captions for a Mediasite video, you can upload the .srt file to Mediasite to use with your video. This document provides directions on how to upload closed captions you have created with a third-party software (like Closed Caption Creator) to a Mediasite video.
Once you have edited closed captions for a Mediasite video, you can upload the .srt file to Mediasite to use with your video. This document provides directions on how to upload closed captions you have created with a third-party software (like Closed Caption Creator) to a Mediasite video.
Uploading and Downloading
Download a Video from My Mediasite document
In order to edit the captions of a Mediasite video that were created with IBM Watson’s auto-captioning software, you must download a video package which contains both the video files as well as the captions associated with the video. This document provides instructions on how to download a video package from My Mediasite.
In order to edit the captions of a Mediasite video that were created with IBM Watson’s auto-captioning software, you must download a video package which contains both the video files as well as the captions associated with the video. This document provides instructions on how to download a video package from My Mediasite.
Editing
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Basic Video Editing in My Mediasite document
After you have recorded a video using the Mediasite Desktop Recorder and uploaded it to My Mediasite, you can use Mediasite’s online video editor to make basic edits to your video including cutting out “ums”, sneezes, or mistakes. This document provides directions on how to open the Mediasite video editor, cut segments out of a video, view the revision history of a video, and save the edits you make. |
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Grouping Videos
Create and Manage a Video Folder (Channel or Collection) document
You can use video folders, also called channels and collections, to organize your presentations. You can share the Channel URL with others to distribute a group of your presentations at once, and create multiple channels for different types of videos or content. This document provides directions on how to add a channel to your My Mediasite homepage.
You can use video folders, also called channels and collections, to organize your presentations. You can share the Channel URL with others to distribute a group of your presentations at once, and create multiple channels for different types of videos or content. This document provides directions on how to add a channel to your My Mediasite homepage.
Add a Collection or Channel to a Canvas Page document
A Collection is a set of videos you group together in Mediasite (also called a Mediasite Channel). When you create a Channel of videos in Mediasite, you can import them into Canvas by adding a Collection. Collection and Channel are essentially two words for the same set of videos you put together in Mediasite. This document provides directions on how to search for a viewable Mediasite Channel within Canvas and add its video player to a content page.
A Collection is a set of videos you group together in Mediasite (also called a Mediasite Channel). When you create a Channel of videos in Mediasite, you can import them into Canvas by adding a Collection. Collection and Channel are essentially two words for the same set of videos you put together in Mediasite. This document provides directions on how to search for a viewable Mediasite Channel within Canvas and add its video player to a content page.
How are faculty using Mediasite? |
Resources for StudentsStudent resources are available on CTEFaculty.com/StudentMediasite.
Resources include installing the MDR; recording and uploading videos; and submitting videos to Canvas. |