What is Kaltura Capture?
Kaltura Capture Desktop Recorder is a downloadable desktop application (Windows/Mac only) that offers screen capture, voice recording, and webcam recording, and uploads your videos directly into your Kaltura Mediaspace My Media library.
Kaltura Capture is freely available to all Langara College students and employees.
See below for a video overview.
Install the Desktop Recorder
If you’ve never used Kaltura Capture before, you will first need to install it from Mediaspace, either in Brightspace via My Tools > My Media, or from the Langara Mediaspace website at https://mediaspace.langara.ca.
- In Brightspace, go to My Tools > My Media (if on https://mediaspace.langara.ca, click LOGIN at the top right corner of the page)
- Click on Add New > Kaltura Capture
- The Privacy and Copyright Statement will appear. Click “I agree to the above terms and conditions.”
- Click the correct Download link for your operating system (Windows or Mac)
- The Privacy and Copyright Statement will appear; click “I agree to the above terms and conditions”
- Open the downloaded file to install Kaltura Capture
If installing on a Mac, please see the following link for permissions setting that may need to be changed before using Kaltura Capture on your computer: https://mediaspace.langara.ca/media/t/0_xrdtgqrl?st=186.
Video Demos: Installing Kaltura Capture
See below for video demos of installing Kaltura Capture.
Installing Kaltura Capture for Windows (Video Demo)
Installing Kaltura Capture for Mac (Video Demo)
Launch the Desktop Recorder
- In Brightspace, go to My Tools > My Media (if on https://mediaspace.langara.ca, click LOGIN at the top right corner of the page)
- Click on Add New > Kaltura Capture
- Click “Open” to launch the Kaltura CaptureSpace Desktop Recorder
Video Demos: Launching Kaltura Capture
See below for video demos of installing Kaltura Capture.
Launching Kaltura Capture for Windows (Video Demo)
Launching Kaltura Capture for Mac (Video Demo)
Use the Desktop Recorder
The application allows you to capture webcam video, your screen, your voice, or all three.
Kaltura Capture Controls (Video Demo)
See below for a video demonstration of the controls.
- WEBCAM: record video from your webcam
- SCREEN: record the screen
- AUDIO: record audio
Click each option to select or deselect it before you begin recording. If an option is white and has a line through it, it has been deselected and will not be recorded. Click it to reactivate it.
- The Webcam and Screen options can also be switched to record other screens or webcams; simply choose your desired source from the dropdown menu to the right of each one
- To start the recording, click the red (circular) Record button; the controls will minimize to the bottom right corner of your screen
- To stop the recording, click the (square) Stop button
- In the Entry screen that appears, title your video and give it a description and tags, if desired
- To save the recording to your computer only, click Save
- To upload it to your My Media, click Save & Upload; your new entry may take several minutes to appear
Kaltura Capture Save Directory
Anything you create with the Kaltura Capture desktop app will remain on your hard drive until you delete it. Click here to find the location of Kaltura Capture media on your device.
On Windows, the AppData folder might be hidden by default, so click here for instructions on viewing hidden files and folders.
If you’ve deleted your recordings from your device, but have uploaded them to your My Media, click here for instructions on how to download your media. We recommend you keep your own copies of all media you want to keep.