How to Record Your PowerPoint Lecture using Kaltura Personal Capture

1. Log into your Blackboard account and then click "Tools"

The left menu on the main Blackboard page with a red arrow pointing to the Tools option.

2. Click on “My Media”.

Red arrow pointing to the Kaltura My Media option.

3. Click “Add New” and then select “Kaltura Capture”.

Red Create button chosen with a red arrow pointing to Kaltura Capture in the dropdown menu.

4. Turn on “I agree to the above terms and conditions”.

Red arrow pointing to I Agree on the Katlura Capture Term and Conditions page.

5. If you have already installed the Kaltura Capture desktop client then please proceed to step 6. If you have not already installed the Kaltura Capture desktop client, you will be prompted to install it. You will either install the Windows or MAC version.

6. Click “Open Kaltura Capture”.

Red arrow pointing to Open Kaltura Capture option.

7. The Kaltura Capture desktop client will appear on your screen.

Kaltura Capture tool showing a record button and an image of the screen the user is recording.

8. If you only have one screen, skip to step 9. If you have multiple screens, you will want to select the screen you will be recording on.

Kaltura Capture tool showing a record button and an image of the screen the user is recording. Red arrow pointing to the screen option being recorded.

9. Make sure that your audio is working.

Red arrow pointing to the audio option.

10. Open your PowerPoint presentation.

11. If you don’t see the Kaltura Capture on your screen, click the “Kaltura Capture” icon located on the Start menu for PC or Docking for MAC.

Kaltura Capture  icon located on the Start menu for PC or Docking for MAC

12. Press the “Recording” button.

Red arrow pointing to the red recording button for Kaltura Capture.

13. While you see the count down from 3 to 1, minimize the Kaltura Capture toolbar so that it’s not part of the recording.

 

Red arrow pointing to the minimize option in the Kaltura Capture recoding screen.

14. Start your PowerPoint in presentation mode.

15. Go through and narrate your slides.

16. When you get through your entire presentation, you will need to do the following:

A. Click the “Kaltura Capture” icon located on the Start menu for PC or Docking for MAC.

Red arrow pointing to the Kaltura Capture icon in the Start menu.

B. Click the “Stop” button.

Red arrow pointing to the stop recording button.

C. Click “Yes, Stop it”.

Pop up image asking if you are sure you want to stop this recording. Red arrow pointing to the stop option.

17. You should see the recording.

An example of the recording screen in the Kaltura after it is stopped.

18. Do the following:

A. Enter in a Title.

B. Enter in Description.

C. Enter in at least on tag.

19. Click “Save & Upload” so that your recording is uploaded to your Kaltura My Media.

Red arrow pointing to the option to Save and Upload the video that was recorded. There is also an option to just Save the recording.

20. The recording has started to upload.

Red arrow pointing to the Kaltura Capture upload meter.

21. The recording upload is down when you no longer see the upload meter.

 

22. Click "Tools"

Red arrow pointing to Tools in the red menu on the main Blackboard page to the left of the screen.

23. Click on “My Media”.

Red arrow pointing to the My Media option for Kaltura.

You should now see your newly uploaded Kapture Capture recording.

24. If you don’t see your uploaded recording then it means that it’s still in the process of being uploaded to our My Media. Just check back in a bit.

Example of a Kaltura Capture that has been upload to a user's My Media page.