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Depending on how you have created your video-based content, there are different ways to edit and host your content.
Editing video-based content for my course site
In-class recordings are either stored in Echo360 or Microsoft Teams. Details on how to store class recordings can be found at Managing class recordings.
| Questions | Recordings using your smartphone | CYO Studios | Voice over PowerPoint | Screen Capture / webcam recording via Canvas Studio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Links to site | Not applicable | Canvas Studio recordings can be created via: | ||
| Where is this hosted? | Recommended to host on Canvas Studio (Canvas Guides). | Recommended to host on Canvas Studio (Canvas Guides). | Recommended to host on Canvas Studio (Canvas Guides). | Recommended to host on Canvas Studio (Canvas Guides). |
| How do I trim this recording? | Most phone platforms have a limited ability to edit the recordings. Typically, you can trim and cut recordings. | You can trim your videos in-studio using Quicktime | Recordings can be trimmed in Powerpoint. | Owners can trim a Studio media file (Canvas Guides) by selecting and removing material from the file at the beginning, end, or both. |
How do I add a title page, chunk or bookmark to this recording? | To add a title page, chunk or bookmark your recording, you can use Premier Rush, or either Microsoft Video Editor app on Windows or iMovie on Mac. Alternatively, you can load your file to ClipIt to trim, add a title page and chunk your recording. | To add a title page, chunk your recording, you can use Premier Rush, or either Microsoft Video Editor app on Windows or iMovie on Mac. Alternatively, you can load your file to ClipIt to trim, add a title page and chunk your recording. | To add a title page, chunk or bookmark your recording, you may need to use either Microsoft Video Editor app on Windows or iMovie on Mac. Alternatively, you can load your file to ClipIt to trim, add a title page and chunk your recording. | Use the Canvas Studio media editor (Canvas Guides) to cut and remove unwanted sections of your media file. |
Hosting your video-based content in Canvas Studio
How do students access this recording?
If you are an owner, you can create links and embed codes (Canvas Guides) for students to access the video.
Who can I share this recording with?
If you are the owner of the video, you can share your media (Canvas Guides) through your “My Library” you can create an external embed code and share via platforms such as websites.
Can students see captions or a generated transcript?
You can generate transcriptions and captions (Canvas Guides) via Canvas Studio. Moreover, owners can upload caption files (Canvas Guides) to Canvas Studio media.
Any gotchas?
There is no replace function for Canvas Studio files. If a new version is required, it will need to be relinked/re-embedded anywhere it is used.