9/24/2023 0 Comments Screen castomatic![]() It’s an easy-to-use video recorder and editor with a few more features than Panopto’s (also excellent) onboard video tools. Create your video first, then have SOM use its speech-to-text option to create the captions for you (PDF) after the video is created.Many faculty use Screencast-O-Matic, provided through our Canisius College license.Create captions by pre-writing and reading a script (PDF), the use it as you create your video, or.Consider your workflow, then choose whether you will: Choose whether to add or edit captions at this time.īefore creating your next video, remember that, to be ADA compliant, our videos should be captioned.Chose if the cursor should appear in your recording or be hidden.Click “Done” and choose to “Save as Video FIle.”.Select the section by dragging the orange bar along the timeline or you can click on the start or end of the span, then use the arrow keys to fine tune your selection.Click the “ Tools” menu button and choose “ Hide” and then choose either “ Cursor” or “ Webcam.”. ![]() Move the playhead to where you want to begin hiding the webcam or cursor.Using the Tools: Hide the Webcam or Cursor.To undo the cut, click on the red playhead, click the red scissor icon, then click “ Remove.”.After the cut has been made, a dashed red line will show you where the cut was made.Any time you edit the recording, the video is automatically saved.To preview the cut, click the “ Preview” button, click OK to finish the process.Or, click on the start or end of the span, then use the arrow keys to reduce or expand the selection. Select the section to cut by dragging the red playhead bar along the timeline. Click on the “ Tools” menu and then click “ Cut.”.Move the playhead to the beginning or end of area to be cut.You can learn more about these tools at the Screencast-o-matic Tutorials page. Editing tools include cut, copy, insert another recording, speed up or slow down sections of your recording, insert a pause or freeze frame, resize, crop, flip your video horizontally or vertically, add transitions, adjust volume, and add drawing overlays like boxes, arrows, or text on top of your recording.Done button: click when you are ready to save your video.Timeline and Tools: The play button, the Tools menu, and the Timeline where you can see your audio, and where you can drag the playhead (vertical line) to any specific point in your video.Canvas, Audio, Show: Choices that impact the entire video: size, whether the video has narration, whether the webcam is on or off, whether the cursor is hidden or not.Main Video window: where you preview your video as you edit it.Enter Recording Name: click to provide a file name for your video.SOM automatically saves your changes as you edit it. From the pop-up menu choose “ Edit Video.” You do not need to save it first.To pause: use your shortcut key, or, if you are finished recording, “ Pause” and then click “ Done.”.Everything you do from this point will be recorded. Click “ Rec” and wait for the 3…2…1… countdown.Very important: Note the “ Pause” shortcut key combo.Preferences: Click “ Preferences” to see the short-cut keys you can use while recording.Click on the microphone name to get a pop-up window where you can test the volume of your mic. Narration: To record your voice, click the microphone icon.Size: We recommend “ 720p” (medium size) or “ Fullscreen” (large).Record options: choose “ Screen” only or “ Webcam” only (record your face), or “ Both.” If you choose “ Both” you can remove your webcam later.Start Screencast-o-matic (SOM) then click the red “Record” button.Record a new video (for additional help, watch: Welcome to Screencast-o-matic).Before you begin screencasting, download a 6-month license for Screencast-o-maticįor MacOS from the UVM Software Download archive (alphabetical list)įor Windows from the UVM Software Download archive (alphabetical list).You can also download a PDF version of these instructions that includes screenshots. These are step-by-step instructions for recording a screencast with SOM.
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