2.2: Audio and Video: How to Record and Submit Quality Video
Recording and Submitting
There are many ways you can submit audio and video recordings for a Mizzou Academy course in Canvas. Your course content may refer to Audacity. (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.)However, you don't need to use Audacity to make an mp3 recording for your course. After all, there are many programs and apps on computers and mobile devices that will do just that!
Note: You can also submit assignments using files stored on third-party apps (e.g. Dropbox) on your mobile apps.
- Android - record and submit audio, video or other attachments (Links to an external site.)
- iOS: record and submit audio, video, or other attachments (Links to an external site.)
- Desktop: record and submit audio or video file (Links to an external site.) (Advanced editing can be done with Audacity (Links to an external site.).)
- Record, Upload, and then Submit a Link (Links to an external site.) with YouTube, Vimeo, Google Drive, or other available Link
We do NOT allow you to submit .wav files.
How to shoot quality audio and video
The only way for you to present quality speeches (and other multimedia) to your Mizzou teacher is by uploading a video of yourself. Therefore, it's incredibly important that the audio and video quality is good enough that your instructor can see and hear everything clearly. You might all be in different environments using various types of cameras, so rather than attempting to teach you about specific cameras, we're going to concentrate on things like lighting, background, setup and stabilization, and audio.
Lighting and Background
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Setup and Stabilization
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Audio
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Setting Up Your YouTube (Or Other Video) Account
Creator Studio
Video Manager
Channel
Create
Uploading a Video
- Click Upload in the upper right-hand corner of the screen
- Either drag & drop the video file into the box or click on the gray arrow to select it from your files. You will notice that the privacy box will already be set to unlisted based on your privacy settings
- This will automatically begin the upload once the file is selected, taking you to a new window:
- Make sure the title box is correctly filled out
- Descriptions and tags are usually left blank unless the video is public
- Thumbnails This is what viewers will see when they first pull up your video. You can choose from a few automatic image selections, or you can upload your image
- Once the video finishes uploading, processing, and you selected the titles/thumbnails, click "Done
- The link to share your video will appear. Copy and paste this link to turn in your video.
Getting Your Videos Into the Course: Uploading
If you are comfortable with recording video, transferring the file to your computer, and then uploading, this is the preferred method because some assignments (such as video journals) will have you recording multiple videos for one assignment. One problem you may run into is a camera that creates an incredibly large file. In such cases, you may need to convert the file to make it smaller.
File Conversion
Some cameras record videos that create very large file sizes. Depending on your internet connection, these larger files might have problems uploading. In these cases, you might need to convert the video to a smaller version. Look for a free video converter like Any Video Converter or Format Factory to help you.
Getting Your Videos Into the Course: Direct Recording
Canvas does allow you to record via webcam directly into Canvas. However, this will not be available when multiple videos are required. Another reason to shy away from this method is that if you have a hiccup in your internet connection or your computer freezes, your video will be lost, and you will have to rerecord everything. Just to save the hassle, it's better to either upload a file or provide a link to an unpublished YouTube video.