Where do videos recorded in RCE get stored and best approach

[willmoin]

Hi All, 

I'm just supporting a team who are looking at options for sharing narrated PowerPoints with students. One option I've identified (not necessarily the best) is taking a video file recorded through PowerPoint's Insert Screen Recording feature, and using the 'Record/Upload media' button within the Rich Content Editor. My question was where do the videos uploaded to this get stored - I can't find them within the Files area. Also by sharing videos in this way is it a good approach, does it stream them properly, or should I instead look to videos uploaded via Studio or a dedicated streaming server? I think the recording will end up being about 20 minutes long.

Thanks, Will (Liverpool, UK)

[adamwarecs · Accepted solution]

hi  @willmoin ‌,

I'm Canvas CSM from APAC. Any videos recorded by RCE are actually unique to where you recorded them - (i.e they do not get added as a course file or to a users personal file to be shared or reused). If you have Canvas Studio, I'd suggest recording it through there which can then be easily used throughout the Canvas system.

I hope that helps.

[adamwarecs · Accepted solution]

hi  @willmoin ‌,

I'm Canvas CSM from APAC. Any videos recorded by RCE are actually unique to where you recorded them - (i.e they do not get added as a course file or to a users personal file to be shared or reused). If you have Canvas Studio, I'd suggest recording it through there which can then be easily used throughout the Canvas system.

I hope that helps.

[willmoin]

Hi Adam, a belated thanks for this. I raised a support ticket today for exactly the same thing, forgetting I'd posted and got your response. We're still getting tutors uploading stuff via the RCE (darn those pesky effective easy to use Upload Media buttons!). It doesn't really seem at all clear where videos get hosted when using that approach, it seems that they stream ok (there is some sort of transcoding and streaming), and it seems like it will generate captions. But they don't get stored by the system automatically to Studio, instead they get put somewhere in limbo. The person I spoke to through Chat said that they weren't on Canvas. Just working out the best approach to tell staff, the easiest way would be for that upload media button to link closer to Studio so the most easiest approach for staff is also the best. Some clarity here for sanity would be greatly welcome! Thanks, Will

[adamwarecs]

Hi William,
True. Recording inside the course really restricts your ability to share resources amongst staff. Some options available to you include:

• Use Studio to record. This will save it within "studio" and allow you to easily embed within any course. Its even easier to share across your instance with the use of Studio collections
• Use a third party screencast tool to record a file. This can then be shared to staff via Canvas Commons.

Hope this helps.

[kbarclay]

Is there a file size or video length limit to videos recorded directly with a webcam through the RCE? I have a student that recorded a 23-minute video and after clicking "Submit" nothing happened. Canvas Chat support didn't offer much help.

[Chris_Hofer]

Hi @kbarclay ...

You might want to check out the blue box at the top of this Guide:

How do I record media using the Rich Content Edito... - Instructure Community (canvaslms.com)

[kbarclay · Accepted solution]

Thanks, I guess these are the key lines you're referring to from your link:

If your media is longer than 15 minutes, you may want to consider recording and uploading using an external provider. Longer media recordings require more time to render and may be interrupted without a stable internet connection.

It's not definitive, merely a suggestion, but I'll accept that.