You can download Kaltura CaptureSpace Desktop Recorder 4.70.0 from our software library for free. This download was checked by our antivirus and was rated as malware free. The program relates to Multimedia Tools. The actual developer of the program is Kaltura. The Kaltura Capture Desktop Recorder software is installed. If you are installing the Kaltura Capture software for Mac. Click Download for Mac to download the application. Click to download the.dmg file.

Recommendations

  • This document focuses on Kaltura Capture, but we generally recommend TechSmith Camtasia (newly available to instructors and staff on 8/28/20) over Kaltura Capture for instructors and staff at UW-Madison. It can more easily make longer recordings, allows you to do more editing and is an easy-to-use and more powerful screen capture, and webcam capture tool.
  • Users who want to record slideshows with audio narration can also use Powerpoint itself (More instructions for: Windows, Mac). Powerpoint allows you to more easily update your narrated slideshows - you can not easily update a Kaltura Capture video later. In Powerpoint you can delete the audio for an individual slide, re-record and export your presentation as a MP4 and upload that to Kaltura MediaSpace or share the file itself. Kaltura Capture is more for if you need to record yourself using software or guiding your viewer through a website, etc. - something beyond narrated Powerpoint slides.You can see other tools for comparison in Learn@UW - Which should I use? Options to create instructional videos.
  • Consider whether you need to record both your screen and your webcam - especially during the COVID-19 situation during which Kaltura is seeing unprecedented usage. Captures that include both use twice as much data, take twice as long to upload and process. Consider recording a short intro video with your webcam and another video with just your screen.
  • Kaltura Capture is a good choice if you need to record yourself using software or walking your students through a website for example - something Powerpoint can't do. We recommend that you keep your recordings reasonably short (4-6 minutes):
    • Shorter recordings reduce the cognitive load on the viewer;
    • Lapses in the viewer's attention become more frequent with longer videos;
    • Updating material is much easier if it is more modular - updating a 5 minute video is a lot easier than a 50 minute video;
    • The editing tools in Kaltura MediaSpace don't allow fine-grained edits - especially on longer videos;
    • Longer recordings tend to encounter more frequent technical issues. It's less painful if you do happen to encounter an issue on a 5 minute video to redo it than if you do on a 50 minute video. Kaltura Capture is a newer tool and in development.
    • For more information please see the Blended Learning Toolkit Video Guidelines article.

If you haven't already downloaded Kaltura Capture please refer to Kaltura Capture - Installation . Kaltura has a one-page Get Started User Guide, a User Guide with more detailed instructions, and an introductory video: Personal Capture Walkthrough Video.

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Dr. Muehlenhaus has recorded a number of short, helpful videos on using Kaltura Capture from a faculty perspective which he has let us share. We included only the intro and installing videos in the install KB doc, but have included all here for convenience:

Launching Kaltura Capture from Kaltura MediaSpace step-by-step directions

  1. Launch Chrome or Firefox, go to Kaltura MediaSpace, and login: mediaspace.wisc.edu. If you need more information on how to log in to MediaSpace please see Kaltura - How to Log in to Kaltura MediaSpace (UW-Madison).
  2. Click Add New → Kaltura Capture:
  3. As long as you have previously installed Kaltura Capture (see Kaltura Capture - Installation if you have not installed it) the browser screen will refresh with a message that says 'The Kaltura Capture Desktop Recorder:
    Kaltura Capture' src='/images/group16/90536/TheKalturaDesktopRecorder_1.png' alt='Screenshot showing the page Kaltura MediaSpace will display after selecting Add New -> Kaltura Capture' width='451' height='250'>
    Your browser may display a notification asking you if you want to open Kaltura Capture:
    Check 'Always open these types of links in the associated app' if you don't want to receive this notification every time you use Kaltura Capture. Click the Open Kaltura Capture button.
  4. If you've used Kaltura Capture before, the Kaltura Capture library may appear. If it does, click New Recording:
    If you haven't used Kaltura Capture, or if you click New Recording the Kaltura Capture control panel will open:
    1. Select capture input 1 (also known as the primary input) - if you have multiple monitors or a webcam you can choose which monitor to record or the webcam. You can click the icon for either input to disable it if you don't want to use it. This is the video input that will download if you choose to give your users the ability to download your video. Users cannot download both streams of video - only input 1.
      1. If you select a monitor to record, Kaltura Capture gives you the option to select Full Screen or Select Area:
        If you choose Select Area, Kaltura Capture will display a window of the area you will capture along with 1: Some pre-set window sizes for you to choose from and 2: you can also click and drag the edges of the window to set the recording window size:
    2. If you have multiple monitors or a webcam you can choose a second monitor to record or the webcam on input 2 (also known as the child input).
      Recommendation: Even though Kaltura Capture can record monitors at resolutions higher than 1920 x 1080, all video recorded is reduced to a maximum of 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution. Because of this we recommend you reduce your monitor resolution to 1920 x 1080 or lower before recording so you're not surprised by any loss of detail in recording higher resolution screens.
    3. Select audio input - Select the microphone to record from. Use a headset or dedicated microphone for best quality. If you watch closely you can see the microphone icon change as you speak to provide a visual indicator of the microphone level. You may also want to review how to set your microphone level in Kaltura - Choosing a microphone and setting levels for recording quality audio (UW-Madison).
    4. Click the record button to start recording to start your recording.
      Recommendation: Do a test recording of a few seconds. Upload it to MediaSpace and review it to ensure that you are recording the correct inputs and that your audio quality and levels are good before making your full recording.
      Consider using the Kaltura Capture keyboard shortcuts:
      Control for Windows, Command for Mac:
      Command or control + Shift + R: Start Recording or Pause Recording in progress
      Command or control + Shift + S: Stop Recording
      Command or Control + Shift + C: Cancel Recording
      Command or Control + Shift + E: Clear all Notifications
      Command or Control + Shift + M: Go to Management
  5. The recording toolbar appears with a three second countdown after clicking the red record button. You can:
    • Click and drag the toolbar to move it.
    • Click the gray box to stop the recording.
    • Click the red button (which will have a pause icon on it while recording) to pause the recording if you want to gather your thoughts before continuing. Click it again to continue the recording.
    • Click the x button to cancel the recording.
    • Click the pencil icon to display the notation feature pane. For more information on the notation tools please see Kaltura Capture - Notation Tools.
    • Click the gray dash in the upper right of the control panel to minimize it

  6. Click the white stop button when you are finished. You will be asked if you are sure you want to stop the recording. Click Yes, Stop it to confirm:
  7. The Entry screen allows you to edit info about your capture. You can:
    1. Play the capture back to review it.
    2. Title - edit the title of your entry.
    3. Description - edit the description of your entry.
    4. Tags - edit the tags associated with your entry.
    5. Delete the file if you know you do not want it.
    6. Save & Upload if you want to keep the recording.
    7. Save if you do not want to uploads it at this time - for instance if you do not have internet. It will remain in your local library on your computer.
  8. If you choose Save and Upload, the Library screen will show the progress of your upload:
    To view the video, click the blue link once it has finished uploading or you can go to your My Media area of Kaltura: mediaspace.wisc.edu/my-media
    NOTE: It may take several minutes for the video to appear. Until the video is done processing a camera icon will show in the thumbnail. If the page does not refresh with an accurate thumbnail, click on the video to view it as a new page. After the video is done uploading, or if it fails to upload you should see a button next to your video which allows you to attempt to re-upload the video:
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Changing your Kaltura Capture settings and collecting logs for troubleshooting

General troubleshooting information is available in Kaltura Capture - Troubleshooting strategies. To check your Kaltura Capture settings and modify them:
  1. Launch Kaltura Capture as described in steps 1-2 above.
  2. After Kaltura Capture launches and displays the control panel click the Manage link on the right side of the control panel.
  3. Your Kaltura Capture library will display. Click the gear button on the left.
  4. The Kaltura Capture Settings screen will display:
    • Camera recording quality: User can select from lowest to highest resolution: 480p, 720p, and 1080p.
    • Screen recording quality: User can select from lowest to highest resolution: 480p, 720p, and 1080p. Mac OSX users may want to review Kaltura - Known Issue - Kaltura Capture and macOS resolution and quality issues.
    • Recording name prefix: The autogenerated text prefix created when a new recording is created.
    • Highlight cursor: Highlights the cursor when creating a recording with Kaltura Capture.
    • Auto minimize when recording: Hides the Kaltura Capture control panel when a recording is started.
    • Collect and upload app logs: Used to collect application logs for troubleshooting.
      If you change any setting be sure to click Save:

Finding your Kaltura Capture version and updating Kaltura Capture

  1. Launch Kaltura Capture as described above in Launching Kaltura Capture from Kaltura MediaSpace step-by-step directions.
  2. If the control panel launches click Manage:
  3. The Kaltura Capture Library will open. It's also possible Kaltura Capture will initially display your library rather than the control panel. Click the Information button on the left which is a lowercase 'i' in a circle:
  4. The Information screen will display:
    It includes both the currently installed version, the connected user, and website. For UW-Madison users this should read either https://mediaspace.wisc.edu/ if it was installed from the Kaltura MediaSpace portal or https://1660902-6.kaf.kaltura.com/ if installed from Canvas.
    As of 6/15/20 the current version of Kaltura Capture is 4.2.83.
Once installed by an end-user as described in Kaltura Capture - Installation Kaltura Capture will attempt to auto-update itself if the application is left idle for approximately five minutes. A message will display informing the user the update is taking place, to not start a new capture until the update is complete, and a final notification letting the user know the update is finished. Kaltura Capture installations installed to lab deployments do not auto-update.


Minimizing Kaltura Capture


  • Clicking the line in the upper right corner of the control panel minimizes it to the Windows taskbar.
  • Clicking the X in the upper right minimizes it to the Windows notification area / system tray.
    If your computer goes to sleep while Kaltura Capture is running and is woken back up, Kaltura Capture will re-initialize and appear to launch again. As described above in Changing your Kaltura Capture settings you can also set Kaltura Capture to auto-minimize when you start a recording.

Quitting Kaltura Capture

  • Windows: Click the up carat ( ^ ) in the lower right of the Windows tray to display the Windows notification area - historically known as the system tray. This will display icons for applications that are currently running including Kaltura Capture. Right click on the Kaltura Capture icon which looks like a light blue square with a white circle in the middle and select Quit to exit:
  • OSX: In the Finder menu at the top of the screen click on the Kaltura Capture icon and select Quit to exit:
If you would like to edit your screen capture in Kaltura MediaSpace please see Kaltura - MediaSpace video editing tools (UW-Madison).
To embed your screen or webcam capture in Canvas please see Canvas - How to upload and embed a video in Canvas using Embed Kaltura Media .

1. After logging onto your computer launch the Chrome browser and go to MediaSpace at https://media.wcsu.edu/ . Login in with your university credentials.

Silverlight is the browser plug-in that allows you to watch TV shows and movies on your computer. Netflix app for mac.

2. Once logged into media space, go to “Add New” and proceed to “Kaltura Capture”.

3. You will be given an option to choose to download the Kaltura CaptureSpace Desktop Recorder for both Windows and Mac. Choose download for Mac. The download will proceed to start. Once download is complete locate the Kaltura CaptureSpace install in the lower left corner of Chrome browser (example below):

4. Left click the Kaltura CaptureSpace one time, and if presented with a security warning as seen below, click “Open.” The software will run through a brief installation process.

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5. Launch the program by clicking “Add New” and then “Kaltura Capture” again.

You will be asked to open Kaltura. Click on the open prompt as seen below. After a minute or two you will see Kaltura load.

6. Look for a Kaltura Pop-Up Window in the right hand corner: Download cs5.5 master collection.

*Note: If at any point you’re having trouble with the installation of Kaltura please call our Service Desk at 203-837-8467, or by email at [email protected] or through the self-service portal https://wcsu.samanage.com.

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