Kaltura Personal Capture

What is Kaltura Personal Capture?

Kaltura Personal Capture is a desktop and video recording tool that allows you to record videos for learning activities. You can record content that is on your screen (e.g., PowerPoint slides or screen annotations) and/or webcam video.

These videos can be accessed from your Canvas course from the “My Media” link in your course navigation menu.

 

Requirements

  • Mac and Windows only; Linux is not supported
  • Microphone (your laptop may have a microphone)
  • Optional: webcam

PLEASE NOTE: The video system is a teaching and learning tool, and it isn't a permanent archive. Videos will automatically be deleted after two years of non-use. However, we are working on an alert feature so that users can take action to avoid this deletion process.

A written guide on using Kaltura Personal Capture is below that is divided into three parts:

  1. Installing and Launching Kaltura Personal Capture
  2. Recording Lectures and Screencasts
  3. Publishing Videos to your course Media Gallery

You can also watch a video tutorial Links to an external site..

 

Installing and Launching Kaltura Personal Capture

  1. Log into your Rice Canvas course from https://canvas.rice.edu. 

  2. Click on “My Media” from the course navigation menu. (“My Media” includes all of the Kaltura videos that you have access to.)
    Media Gallery in course navigation menu

  3. If you see a note on third-party cookies, please see the KnowledgeBase article on enabling third-party cookies.

  4. Click on the “Add New” button, and then “Kaltura Capture.”
    "Add New" and "Kaltura Capture" buttons

  5. If you’ve already installed Kaltura Capture, then it will launch automatically. If you haven’t installed it, click on the appropriate download link for Windows or Mac.
    Kaltura Capture logo

  6. Download and double-click the file to install it.
    1. Mac: Be sure to drag-and-drop the KaltureCapture.app icon into the Applications folder.
      Mac: move Kaltura Capture icon to Applications folder

    2. PC: Launch the Kaltura Capture Setup Wizard.
      Install on PC
      1. Recordings folder: Use the default settings
      2. Click the "Install" and then "Finish" buttons.

  7. Reload your web browser page and repeat steps 2 through 4. If prompted, you may need to allow your computer to “Open KalturaCapture.app.”

  8. Kaltura Capture will then launch.

 

Recording Presentations and Screencasts

  1. You can record up to two video inputs (e.g., your screen and your webcam video) and one audio input (e.g., your microphone).

  2. Icons
    Kaltura Capture blue icons
    Kaltura Capture gray icons
    1. Blue icons with no slash = input WILL be recorded.
    2. Gray icons with a slash = input will NOT be recorded; you need to have at least one option selected.
    3. "Manage" = advanced settings

  3. Clicking on the “down arrow” beneath each icon will allow you to select from among the available input options. For video inputs, you will also see a thumbnail preview to aid you in selecting the desired option; you may see another “down arrow” if you have multiple options to choose from (e.g., if your computer is connected to multiple monitors).

  4. After selecting your inputs, click on the red circle to start the recording. It’s a good idea to do a quick 10-second recording before you start your actual recording to ensure that the settings are configured correctly.

  5. You will see a 3-second countdown before the recording starts.

  6. If you see a recording progress counter, click on the “-” in the upper right to hide this. Otherwise, it will appear in the recording.
    Minimize Kaltura Capture

  7. To stop the recording, pull up the Kaltura Capture application.
    1. Mac: Go to the menu bar, and click on the Kaltura icon. Then click on “Shop App.”
      Kaltura Capture: Show App

    2. Windows: You can either click on the Kaltura Capture icon in the task bar or in the notification area. You may have to click on the arrow in the notification area if the icon is hidden.
      PC: show app from task bar PC: show app from notification area

  8. Click on the square icon to stop the recording. Then click on “yes” to stop the recording.

  9. Edit the title, description, and tags if desired, and click “Save & Upload.” NOTE: If you are on a lab computer, please make sure that the recording fully uploads before signing out of the computer. Otherwise, you will lose your recording.
    Upload recording

 

Publishing Videos to your course Media Gallery

  1. Select the ‘Media Gallery’ link in the left-hand course navigation. 
  2. On the ‘Media Gallery’ page, select the ‘+ Add New’ button, 
  3. Use the checkboxes to select your recording, and then click on Publish.
    illustration of adding my media recording to media gallery by checking the checkbox and clicking on publish

Note: When adding content to the Media Gallery make sure you add your instructor as a co-collaborator:

  1. Click on the title of the video to enter the settings.
  2. In the ACTIONS menu click on 'Edit'.
  3. Click on the Collaborations tab.
  4. Click on the + Add Collaborator button to add other users as co-editors and co-publishers. 
  5. Click on the Save button.

Additional Information

Additional information on Kaltura can be found in our Kaltura video tutorials Links to an external site..

If you need immediate assistance, please feel free to reach out to Learning Environments:

713-348-4357 | teaching@rice.edu | Remote Teaching Resources