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Kaltura Capture is a desktop application that is installed on all managed Syracuse University computers. It's used to create, edit, and share media created for presentations and lectures. 
To access Starting Kaltura Capture make sure will prompt you to go to to video.syr.edu and logging and log in with you your NetID informationcredentials.

First make sure the application is downloaded to installed on your computer by either searching for it in windows the Windows search bar at the bottom left of your search screen or by opening the start Start menu and scrolling until you find the Kaltura program.

Once Kaltura is open, you should see the following screen: 

Next you can click on "New recording" to prepare for your session. Note: This does not start the recording, ; it will open the following window to allow you to prepare to start your new session.

This allows you to prepare your session under three main tabs–screentabs: screen, camera, and audio. 

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titleScreen Settings

When under Under the "Screen" tab–the tab, selecting the "Full Screen" option selected allows your the session to capture your entire screen. This means anyone who will be watching the video will see the entire screen and what you are doing, even if you switch to a different application (Ex. using PowerPoint and then opening a Word document).

If you select "Select Area" instead of "Full Screen", you will see the following appear:

The white dotted line box shows what area will be captured during your recording session. You can also change the size of the area by clicking on the arrow next to the size.

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titleCamera Settings

When under Under the "Camera" tab–you tab, you can choose which camera to use for your session, if you have more than one available.
 

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titleAudio Settings

When under Under the "Audio" tab–you tab, you can choose which microphone to use for your session, if you have more than one available.

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titleDevice Settings

At any point if you would like to stop recording you screen, camera, or audio–you audio, you can click on the blue icon of the option you would like to turn off.

When off the option/options you currently have off will become greyed out and show a line going through the icon. 
Once off, if you would like to turn the option back on you can click on the greyed-out icon and the option will turn back on. 

Recording Your Session

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titleRecording

Once you are ready to start recording your session press the red button to begin recording:

If you need to pause your the recording but you are not yet finished recording your session , you can press the pause button to temporarily pause your recording; when you are ready to resume recording press the red button:

When you are finished recording your session you can , press the stop button; it will then ask you "Are you sure you want to stop this recording?" –you would end End the recording to by clicking on "Yes, Stop it":


After you stop the recording of your session you will see the following page appear: 

This is where you will change the name of your session to the title you would like, add a description of the session, or any tags to the video that you have created. 
Once all the information is filled out to your liking–you liking, you will have the option to "Save" or "Save & Upload".
Note: when clicking "Save" you are saving the session you recorded to the current computer you are using, and you can upload the video at a later date. If you choose to "Save & Upload" you will save the video but immediately start to upload it to your online Kaltura account at video.syr.edu

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titleSaving

If you save your session without uploading, you will see the following screen:

If you click "Save & Upload", it will immediately start uploading your session to your online account:


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titleUploading

Once you want to To upload your video session you have created , open the Kaltura application again on your computer and click "Upload" on the session you would like to upload to your accountrelevant session:

Once uploaded–it uploaded, it will show you all the corresponding information for you your video session, including the link to sharing share the video:

For more information about starting to use Kaltura, please watch the video at Kaltura Walkthrough.
For more information about different features in Kaltura, please visit: (insert other Kaltura Pages)
-Kaltura MediaSpace (video.syr.edu)   (ITS Link)
-Kaltura User Guide
-Kaltura: Change Media Ownership
-Kaltura: Add Co-Publisher or Co-Editor
-Kaltura: Captions
-Kaltura: Channels
-Kaltura: Editing
-Kaltura: Downloading
-Kaltura: Sharing
-Kaltura: Uploading
-Kaltura: Playlists
-Kaltura Player

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