Creating Content: Recording Video Using Mediasite Capture

Overview

Mediasite Capture is a web-based video capture program which allows any authorized person to record their desktop display and/or camera, as well as audio. Using this technology, a person may record anywhere at any time, as long as they have a connection to the internet, and it will be saved to their MyMediasite portal for editing, captioning, and sharing.

All faculty automatically have access to MyMediasite. For more information about staff and student access, or to help get started with the service, please read the article Overview: What is MyMediasite.

For recording in classrooms or meeting spaces, a laptop may be used, or the supplied podium PC. If using the podium PC, there will be a shortcut for Mediasite Capture on the desktop beginning fall 2024.

Procedures

Navigate to https://mediasite.mms.rpi.edu/mediasite/mymediasite and authenticate using your Rensselaer RCSID credentials.
In the upper left-hand corner, beneath your name, click on +Add Presentation.

[Image shows a partial screen, with My Mediasite at the top left, then a Home button below that. An icon with a name is next, and at the bottom is a selection for Add Presentation with a red arrow pointing at it.]
The Add Presentation screen will be displayed. Under the Record Video header, click on the button for In-browser recording.

[Image shows a screen titled Add Presentation with two icons under Record Video. A red arrow points to a button labeled In-browser, with the caption Record your screen and camera directly in your web browser.]
In the pop-up displayed, fill in the Title and Description of your presentation, then click Create and Launch to start Capture.

[Image shows the New Presentation Details dialogue box. Red arrows indicate where to fill in the title and description, and a third red arrow indicates the Create and Launch button in the lower right hand corner.]
Capture will launch in a new tab. If the browser blocks pop-ups, an error message may be displayed and permission will need to be granted to launch the new tab.
For video source, you can choose between Display, Display & Camera, or Camera.

[Image is titled What do you want to record? and has three buttons--from left to right they are Display, Display & Camera, and Camera. Red arrows point to each button.]
1. 1. If capturing your camera, you will need to allow Capture access to your camera. Selecting Remember this decision is recommended. This choice is computer-dependent; if you use Capture on a different system, or if this is a classroom podium PC, you will need to allow permissions again. Click Allow.
    
    [Image shows a browser dialogue box asking for permissions to allow mediasitecapture.com to use the camera. Red arrows point to a checkbox for Remember this decision, and a button to Allow.]
  2. If capturing your display, you will need to allow Capture access to either a particular window, or an entire screen. If you select a screen, any application on that screen will be captured in the recording. If you select one window, only that application will be captured. This choice is session dependent--you will always need to select the screen or window to record when choosing to record your display.
    
    We recommend selecting Mute website notifications while sharing, then click Allow.
    
    [Image shows a browser dialogue box requesting permissions to allow mediasitecapture.com to see the screen. A drop-down box lists all available screens and windows, and an arrow points to the drop down link and one screen. At the bottom, another pair of arrows point to the checkbox to Mute website notifications while sharing and the Allow button.]
  3. If you need to change your selections for either Display or Camera, click on the appropriate settings icon in the lower right of the video for that option.
    
    [Image shows the screen labeled Display & camera selected. Red arrows point to the settings cog icons in the lower right of the image of both the display and the camera feeds.]
Click Next.
Select to record audio by clicking either Microphone or Without audio.

[Image shows the Do you want to record audio? screen, with two buttons displayed--Microphone is on the left, and Without audio is on the right.]
1. 1. If microphone is selected, the browser may request permissions to access the microphone. If your system has multiple microphones, select the correct one. Choosing Remember this decision is recommended, then click Allow. This choice is computer-dependent; if you use Capture on a different system, or if this is a classroom podium PC, you will need to allow permissions again.
    
    [Image shows a browser dialogue box requesting permissions to access the microphone. A dropdown box is available to select the correct microphone. A checkbox is available to Remember this decision, and the Allow button is highlighted.]
  2. If you need to switch your audio input, click on the drop down box next to Device. This screen will also show your current audio input levels.
    
    [image shows the Audio Settings page, with the audio display of current levels. There is a drop-down box at the bottom to select a different microphone.]
Click Next.
The system is now ready to record. Click the large red Record button at the bottom center to begin. The display will show a 3 second countdown, then begin.

[Image shows the Mediasite capture screen, with the display video input on the left, and a blank camera input on the right. A large red circular Start Recording button is at the bottom center, and a red arrow points to it.]
Record your material. While recording, you may choose to pause and restart. When finished, click the large red Stop button at the bottom center.

[Image shows the Mediasite capture screen, with the display video input on the left, and a blank camera input on the right. A recording is in progress. A pause button is on the bottom to the left of center, and a large red Stop Recording button is to the right.]
The completed recording is displayed, but has not yet been uploaded. On this screen you can trim the start/finish, play to review, discard this video, or upload it.

[Image shows a completed recording before it is uploaded. A red arrow points to the play button at the bottom center with instructions to Click play to review audio. A red arrow points to the red button on the bottom left labeled Discard and record again. Another red arrow points to the blue button on the bottom right labeled Upload to Mediasite.]
When you are confident in your video, click Upload to Mediasite to have it placed in your MyMediasite portal.
The video will be uploaded. Do not close the browser tab until it is complete. A progress bar will be shown while it is uploading. A success message will be displayed when it is done. From this same screen, the individual video for the display and camera can also be downloaded.

[Image shows an in-progress upload to Mediasite with instructions not to close the browser. Links are available at the bottom to download the display video and the camera video.]

[Image shows the message Upload complete! and a notification that the browser tab can be closed.]
Close the Capture browser tab. This will return you to the tab in MyMediasite where the presentation is being processed on the server. The recording is being prepared for streaming and will be captioned. It is recommended to wait until the presentation is completely processed before making any additional changes.

[Image shows a screen from MyMediasite with a new recording listed as Currently Working as it is being processed on the server.]
When processing is complete, you will see a thumbnail from your presentation. At this point, you can set security, edit your video, edit your captions (once available, they will be ready shortly after the video), or add interactive hotspots (option in beta testing). You can also share your presentation.

Please see additional documentation if you need assistance with any of the above actions.

[Image shows a completed video in MyMediasite.]