Studio Capture: A New Way to Screen Record in Canvas

Users now have two options for screen recording in Canvas, the traditional Screencast-o-matic that you may already by used to and Studio Capture. Canvas Studio Capture for Chrome and Edge browsers is a new option for integrated screen capture available in Canvas. Studio Capture integrates with your existing webcam and eliminates the need to download a separate screen capture product. Note that Studio Capture is currently supported on Chrome and Edge browsers only.

Studio Capture is optimized for Full-HD recordings, with a maximum resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. It performs best when your screen matches or is below this resolution. If your screen has a higher resolution, you may experience performance issues during recording or a decrease in video quality.

• Screencast-o-Matic remains available as a third-party screen capture recording option for users with Chrome or Edge browsers.  

• Learn more about recording screen capture video using Screencast-o-Matic with Safari or Firefox browsers.

Using Studio Capture

To open Studio Capture, navigate to Canvas Studio and click the Create button. Then, click the Studio Capture link.  

Note: To use Screencast-o-Matic to record your screen capture, click the Screencast-o-Matic link and follow the product instructions.

Open Canvas Studio Capture

Click the Screen Capture drop-down menu [1]. By default, Screen Capture is disabled. To enable Screen Capture, click the Enabled link [2].

To learn more about Screen Capture for Chrome or Edge browsers, click the Learn more about this beta feature link [3].

Share Browser Tab

To screen share the contents of a tab on your browser, click the [Chrome] Tab option [1]. Then, select a tab name from the list [2].

To share tab audio, click the Also share tab audio toggle on [3].

To begin screen sharing, click the Share button [4].

Note: The Share button starts screen sharing only; it does not begin recording.

Share Window

To share an entire browser window on your computer, click the Window tab [1]. Then, click the Window Preview tile [2].

To begin screen sharing, click the Share button [3].

Note: The Share button starts screen sharing only; it does not begin recording.

Share Entire Screen

To share your entire computer screen, click the Entire Screen tab [1].  If you have more than one active screen, click the preview tile for the screen you want to share [2].

To begin screen sharing, click the Share button [3].

Notes:

• The Share button starts screen sharing only; it does not begin recording.

• If you receive an error message when trying to initiate entire screen sharing, check to make sure that your browser has been enabled for screen recording in your computer settings.

Enable Picture-in-Picture

If you select the Entire Screen tab, you can enable your webcam during recording to create a picture-in picture display.

After you click the Share button, the Enable Camera window displays. To enable your camera and open the picture-in-picture display, click the Yes button [1].

The picture-in-picture window displays a live view from your webcam.  To move the picture-in-picture window, click your cursor on the window, then drag the window to a new location [1].

To resize the window, click the cursor on a corner of the window to display the Resize icon [2]. Then, drag the corner to resize the image.

To close the picture-in-picture window, click the Close icon [3].

Begin Recording

Click the Start Recording button.  

Pause Recording

To pause recording, click the Pause button. This pauses both your screen recording and your webcam recording.

Resume or End Paused Recording

The recording paused message and timestamp displays [1].

To resume recording, click the Continue button [2].

To end the paused recording, click the Finish button [3].

Stop Sharing

To stop screen sharing, click the Stop sharing button.

Note: When a recording is in progress, clicking the Stop sharing button ends the recording.

End Recording

Alternatively, to end a recording that is in progress, click the Finish Recording button.

Preview and Save

To preview the recording, click the Play button [1]. To navigate forward and back in the recording, hover your cursor over the timestamp bar and slide the cursor to the part of the recording you wish to view [2].

To rename the recording file, enter text in the Title field [3].

To delete the video and begin a new recording, click the Start Over button [4].

To save the recording, click the Save Media button [5].

View Recording in Media Library

The saved recording displays in your media library.

Have Questions?

We hope this guide on the new Studio Capture has been helpful. Please do not hesitate to reach out to FSCJ EdTech at EdTech@fscj.edu if you have any questions.