The University Libraries has a number of working groups focused on aspects of instruction, teaching, learning and literacy. For internal communications across working groups, please email OLibTeL. We are happy to hear any comments or suggestions for improving this guide.
If you are not with the University Libraries and have questions about how the Libraries can support your classes and students, please submit a ticket here or contact your liaison librarian.
Chasz Griego (chair), Emily Davis, Lynn Kawaratani, Sarah Young
Kristin Heath (chair), Jessica Benner, Kelly Woessner
Sarah Young (chair), Melanie Gainey, Jimmy McKee
Emma Slayton (chair), Emily Bongiovanni, Jill Chisnell, Charlotte Kiger-Price, Haoyong Lan, Matt Marsteller
Ashley Werlinich (chair), Crystal Johnson, Reya Saliba, Kristen Scotti, Ryan Splenda, Erin Swift
The easiest method for recording digital content from your computer and generating a video file is to use our institutional Zoom license. While in a meeting, you can begin a recording when ready - either to your computer or to the cloud - and screenshare your desired content, while providing commentary.
If you pause a live recording, then resume, this will create separate video files. You can use this pause / unpause functionality while recording, to facilitate various iterations / attempts at your video recording.
For quick access to your video file, we recommend recording to your local computer, then uploading the file(s) to your Google Drive as a backup copy. If you don't need the video files quickly and wish to automatically have the recording stored in your zoom account, we recommend recording to the cloud.
Another option to consider is using an open-source tool such as Open Broadcaster Software (OBS). This will be a more involved process, but can potentially lead to higher-quality video outputs. Setup steps with OBS include configuring audio inputs (microphones) and video encoding settings.
We strongly recommend that all videos have subtitles. When a video is added to the Libraries' YouTube channel, it goes through a third-party for captioning (called Rev.com). Because our videos may contain the names of unusual software or other jargon, these captions might not always be correct. Once you video is uploaded, we encourage instructors to review the captioning. For any corrections to captioning, please email Shannon Baldridge including the timestamp and correction to that he can make the adjustment.
A more time-intensive process is to add and time subtitles manually, during your video editing process. The steps to do this vary by software. This way of adding subtitles is recommended for advanced users.
If you wish to upload your recorded videos to the CMU Libraries' YouTube account for hosting and distribution, please fill out this form or email Shannon Baldridge.