One of the possibilities of creating video on the videoportal is to create a webcam recording.
- To create a webcam recording open the ‘Add New’ menu and select ‘Webcam Recording’
- When you are creating a webcam recording for the first time you need to allow access to your microphone and camera.
- Click ‘Allow’
- Once you have allowed access to your microphone and camera you have the option of choosing what device you would like to use.
- Click on the ‘gear’ button (top right in the image below)
- Select if you want to adjust the Camera or the Audio
- When you have chosen to adjust the Camera or the Audio you are given the option to disable the Camera or Audio altogether
- To do thi, click on the switch as seen to the bottom right of the image below
- You can also choose what device to use if you have multiple devices installed
- Once you have set the input devices and/or disabled audio or video you can start a recording
- Click the big red knob in the middle of the video preview screen to start recording
- A countdown timer will count down from 3 to zero:
- When you are done recording click the button as shown below:
- Once the recording has stopped a preview window will appear through which you can check if the video is okay
- The three options as shown below the preview window are (see image below):
- ‘Record Again’: re-record the video. The prior recording will be lost
- ‘Save a copy’: Save a copy of your current video to your computer
- ‘Use This’: Saves the video within the video platform and opens a form in which you are required to enter a title, description and tag
- Click ‘Save’ to save this video to your media