Studio Video Recording Information

1. Go to VidGrid Portal in the left-hand Course navigation bar.  You may need to enable the VidGrid Portal link if it is not showing by going to Settings.
2. Select the video 
3. In the upper right-hand corner, there are 3 dots
4. Click on Download
5. It should download the video to your Download file on your computer.  Only download videos you are using and move them into a folder in your OneDrive account or other location.

PLEASE NOTE: When you add the video to Studio, the software will automatically create a new closed captioning.

We suggest that as you download your videos, name them related to the course site or usage. Record these names and the course and location for the link for reupload using the attached spreadsheet.

Faculty will need to open Studio once from the global navigation menu to become a Canvas Studio user.

1. Click on Studio in the global navigation
2. Click on the Create button in the upper right-hand corner
3. Select Screen or Webcam Capture
4. Click on Start Recording
5. Record video
6. Click Finish when done
7. Title the video
8. Click on the Save Media button
9. Studio will automatically create the closed captioning; however, you will have to approve them once they are processed.
10. Go back to My Library in Studio and click on your video
11. Select Captions from the bottom menu
12. Click on the 3 dots and select the Review and Publish option
13. Click Publish

In Canvas, users can embed media from Canvas Studio in any feature area with the Rich Content Editor, including Assignments, Discussions, and Pages. Media is embedded using the Studio LTI tool. You can select existing media and upload new media through the Studio LTI tool.

How to Embed Studio Media in Canvas

• How do I submit Canvas Studio media as a File Upload assignment in Canvas as a student?
• How do I submit Canvas Studio media as a Text Entry assignment in Canvas as a student?
• How do I embed Canvas Studio media in a discussion reply in Canvas as a student?
• How do I view my Canvas Studio groups as a student?
• How do I manage a Canvas Studio group as a student?
• How do I create Canvas Studio groups as a student?

The Studio icon should be visible to everyone in the Global Navigation menu. Only faculty will see Studio in the Course Navigation menu. When an instructor clicks on Studio in the course nav they will see videos that are part of that course, this is the expected functionality. 

When faculty are adding videos into their course via the RCE they will have access to their entire Studio Video library. Similarly, students will have access to their entire video library via the RCE anywhere they have access to the RCE, ie. submitting assignments, responding to discussions, etc.