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Hi, newbie here, I am trying to complete an assignment or a Quiz and have the Excel CSV download the name of the student who has completed the set task and, most importantly for my filing system, I need the DATE they completed the Quiz/ Assignment.  ...

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I want to put two questions at the end of the video and the only way it appears that I can do that is to watch the entire video to that point and click the start / stop button to get the + sign to appear so I can add a question.  If I can edit the ti...

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Hi. I'm both faculty and staff at AMDA. On playback after recording screen and webcam in studio, the sound glitches whenever I scroll or click the screen. Using Chrome. Using Airpods. I'd love some guidance for this.  Thanks so much!  https://amda.in...

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Hi! That is the only way to get back into Screencast-o-matic. I know it is a tedious step, but it works!

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H jhough. When I have used the embed code in Canvas to embed the video, the annotations have not worked. It is only when I use the LTI app that I am able to have the annotations show. Since embedding outside of Canvas would only work with the embed c...

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A faculty member I support recently was trying to download her captions and noticed that each time she tries, she is met with an error.  I tried myself and am having the same problems. Here is the error that is occurring and what happens when you try...

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I have over 25 videos and over 20 students. How do I get analytics for all of the videos and all of the students in one place?

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@aloomis and others in this thread... If you would like to see this implemented as a part of Canvas Studio, you can submit your idea following the instructions in the section called "Ideas and Themes" located here: Instructure Community Guide - Instr...

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Please allow translations on Studio videos. You are doing a disservice to the English Language Learning community by not offering this. 

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@SusanaRomero ... Your subject line is "canvas studio", but you are asking about "cards"...presumably the course cards that show up on your Canvas Dashboard.  Those are two separate things.  Are you asking about how to "favorite" courses so that they...

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My cards are empty, how can i add my course dashboard again?

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Hi @patentoni ... Unfortunately, you're not missing anything.  You've accurately described how to access past projects that you've been working on.  Keep in mind: Once any videos you've been working on have been transferred over to your Studio librar...

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The editing tools in the Screencast-o-matic editor are ah-mazing, but I was today years old when I learned that you don't have to edit and record all in the same sitting! I discovered pretty much by accident that you can close the video window withou...

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Solution Posted: 03-01-2024 View Solution
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It should be possible to integrate Studio with another platform.  You can access the LTI key from within Studio as described in How do I view the LTI Keys for a Canvas Studio site as an admin? .  Unfortunately, there currently is no documentation on ...

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@livmarx I am not sure which video editor you are using when you are editing a video, but if it is the Screencast-O-Matic/ScreenPal tool you should refer to the tutorial videos for using the tool as it may help.  This one on editing the timeline migh...

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We recently created a video in Studio. We added an annotation to the video that forces a pause. When played inside of a Canvas course, it works perfectly. When I used the share link and opened it outside of Canvas, that annotation and pause never dis...

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Hi, I have a professor trying to use a Video Quiz. The Studio Video Quizzes aren't adequate because students can retake them multiple times, skip over the video, and sequentially guess until they get it right. So, I had her put the question as a Stim...

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Thanks. And can confirm what you said is correct after talking with our CSM. Studio is still developing and hopefully at some point the media management will improve to be able to handle both onboarding and offboarding institutions without all the ad...

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Hello BallSportsGear@michael_rosenbe, According to the Canvas Studio for Higher Education page, Canvas Studio is a cloud-based video education platform that integrates with Canvas and allows users to create, share, and comment on media files. Canvas ...

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I'm an instructor at a University using Canvas Studio to deliver video content. When studio video is viewed by a student using the PC, the video has the full screen options. Screenshot attached. When the same video is viewed in the iOS version of Can...

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Chris, you were right.  Creating the short video and then adding the pre-recorded content as a clip IS the way it has to be done now.  I know for sure that I did not do that before, but that is the only way it works now. When this spring semester sta...

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Our students can't advance their instructional videos to a given point in the video like 4:36 minute mark. This may be a PC thing, not sure of our Mac users. We are getting lots of complaints that they want to see the video at a given time and they c...

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Canvas Studio works great in Canvas. It's also an LTI 1.1 tool. Is it possible to use the LTI key and secret to install Canvas Studio into another platform that isn't Canvas?Thanks!

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@DavidFJackson ... That's weird.  Might want to reach out to Canvas Support to see if they have any suggestions for you. How do I get help with Canvas as an instructor?

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Chris,Thanks for the quick response. Yes I am an instructor.  It uploads fine after I film it and if I embed it in my students' page it works fine. The only time it is a problem is when I am trying to watch it in studio or when I want to trim.  I've ...

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Hi @DavidFJackson ... Are you an instructor or a student?  Did you upload the video yourself?  Or, are you just wanting to watch the video that was already loaded on your screen?  I wonder how large of a file that video was?  Have you tried making su...

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When I go to Studio and click on a video, I just get the loading sign spinning around and around. If I go back in a few hours, it is loaded. My internet is working and it is fast.  Any ideas?Frustrated in TexasHere is what it looks like:   

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How are you putting your video in? Is it a YouTube video? If so, you can choose to "embed" it (a couple of different ways) and it will set the thumbnail size. You can also set the time you want the video to start and stop playing rather than playing ...

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When I resize my video in the video editor, it reloads and I lose the timeline at the bottom. When this happens I can no longer adjust the timing of the animations for other text fields. How can I resize my video without losing my timeline OR start a...

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@EmmaLondon ... I don't know of any ways to "connect" or "link" the videos you are recording together into one continuous video.  That would normally be something you'd have to do in an "offline" setting using video editing software on your computer....

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Canvas Studio Product Blog

Read updates from our Product teams about Canvas Studio

If this is the first time you hear about this then I suggest you head to my September post on Announcing a New Screen Recorder in Studio for a deeper understanding on why we committed ourselves to ou...

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After the Item Analysis improvements announced last year, the Studio Quiz Results page will adopt the same layout and metrics from Jan 16. Here are the changes applicable for Studio video quizzes:   ...

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  Tl;dr – Beginning today, Community members will only be able to comment on Product Blogs published in the last six months.   In 2023, the Instructure Product blog received 298,500+ page views and w...

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Since the last time Announcing a New Screen Recorder in Studio, we’ve hit significant milestones internally in areas featured on our public roadmap, however, we deliberately kept some details under w...

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The recent upgrade of our current screen capture solution, Screencast-o-matic, was much more challenging than what we originally prepared for. Supporting a third-party application and making sure tha...

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As a Product Team, one of the most fulfilling aspects of our role is seeing user feedback turn into tangible improvements that impact teaching and learning in meaningful ways. Your input is a key dri...

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Captioning is essential for inclusive video content, not only benefiting viewers with hearing impairments. SRT (SubRip Text) and VTT (Web Video Text to Track) are two common caption file formats and ...

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You’ve just finished editing your classroom recording in Studio, added it to your Canvas Page and requested captions to make sure it is accessible. Congratulations! The captions are completed in a fe...

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As it's raining cats and dogs outside, it presents the perfect occasion to look into some new features with Studio!  Building upon the last announcement concerning the new caption editor, we are rein...

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Video cutting in Studio is on fire. We are now over 20,000 cut videos since October which clearly indicates how much needed it was in your everyday Studio usage. As part of our content creation plans...

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Happy Belated New Year!   Before moving on to the subject in the title, I wanted to thank you for all of your support and feedback in 2022. We finished the year with some Lecture Capture focused wor...

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I had recently come to an awakening. I’m connecting with you using various media everyday: blogging on the Community, responding to direct questions through customer success, listening to you on feed...

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Do these words cause sleepless nights because your current tool is not fit for purpose? Or maybe you love your lecture capture experience and would love to see Canvas adopt some of this functionality...

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  We first talked about our vision of the new API support and the goals we want to achieve with it. Then the previous post detailed practical examples where administrators could find significant help...

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  In my last post I was talking about our vision and what steps we will make for Studio to have a powerful API. This time is going to be much more practical and is the first part of a two-episode dem...

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  As we are rolling out new features in Studio, we must not forget that growing includes the product to become an integral part of the digital learning ecosystem. We never meant Studio to become a ro...

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  TL;DR: If you have 5 minutes, please take a moment to tell us how we should improve the captioning experience in Studio. It is much appreciated! Start the survey!   It is no surprise that captionin...

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If you follow the Release Notes or already looked into the insights of one of your media in Studio today, chances are you noticed that something has considerably changed. We made this change in the b...

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Every time I glanced at my action item list in early December, it seemed like a mess. The holiday-month can be ruthless for a product manager if not planned accordingly and my plans were definitely in...

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When we made our decision to improve the sharing experience in Studio, one of the most well-known shortcomings was the process of regularly sharing pieces of media with the same people. It was inconve...

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Recently we’ve made some changes in Studio, and in numerous cases we referred to accessibility aspects when we were asked about the rationale behind a particular change. We changed stuff that may have...

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TL;DR: Lecture capture can be described in a plethora of ways, and we’d like to get your take on what it is for YOU specifically. We prepared a short survey and are excited to hear your voice on such ...

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First and foremost, it is wonderful to see how many of you have filled out our survey from the previous blog post that focused on improving Studio’s sharing capabilities. We are talking about (drummin...

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A long-awaited feature is coming to Studio: sharing media and collections to groups.  It reduces the difficulty of sharing Studio items to a high number of individuals all at once. But creating and sh...

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Even though I come from a different industry (telecommunications), for some reason education technology was always a mysterious field of interest to me. I built a theremin as a teenager that I used to...

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By now you’ve probably noticed that the CanvasCon Online videos are available for on-demand viewing! We’re also excited about the news shared by the Instructure Product Team, which included several pr...

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Canvas Studio Release Notes

Learn about the latest releases, updates, and bug fixes for Canvas Studio

In this Studio release (March 11), Studio introduces a Media Management interface to give Studio admins a holistic view of Studio content in their institution’s account.    New Feature   Admin Media Management   Studio introduces a Media Manageme...

Studio Releases

In this Studio release (February 21), Studio offers a Professional Captioning integration to help instructors provide captions for their media. Note:  Professional captioning is only available if a district contracts with professional captioning ser...

Studio Releases

In this Studio release (February 6), Canvas Studio Capture provides users with a native screen capture recording experience. Additionally, Studio users can manually create captions for uploaded media and for media linked from YouTube and Vimeo. Note...

Studio Releases

In this Studio release (January 16), Studio Quiz Results are updated to generate faster and display additional and more accurate metrics. Studio is an online video platform that makes learning more impactful through active collaboration.  Learn more...

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In this Studio release (November 27), simplified Chinese language is supported in Studio. Studio is an online video platform that makes learning more impactful through active collaboration.  Learn more about Studio.    Updated Features   Chinese L...

Studio Releases

In this Studio release (September 11), when moving media, a Search feature option allows users to easily search collection names. A keyboard shortcut allows users to easily change media volume.   Studio is an online video platform that makes learnin...

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In this Studio release (May 8), caption changes are autosaved when making edits. Studio release notes indicate features and updates that are currently available in the Studio beta environment. These updates will be available in production environmen...

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In this Studio release (May 2), captions are preserved when media is cut or trimmed. Studio release notes indicate features and updates that are currently available in the Studio beta environment. These updates will be available in production enviro...

Studio Releases

In this Studio release (April 3), the Embed Customization feature options allow users to display a specific section of an embedded YouTube or Vimeo video. Additionally, students can download media transcripts. And, admins can control whether Media T...

Studio Releases

In this Studio release (February 21), the captioning experience is updated to provide an improved and more accessible experience for all Studio users. Additionally, the Navigation Tray includes an option to view all Course Collections. Studio releas...

Studio Releases

In this Studio release (September 26), basic cut and trim video editing options are available for Studio media.  Studio release notes indicate features and updates that are currently available in the Studio beta environment. These updates will be av...

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In this Studio release (September 19), new endpoints allow users to access Media Insights via the API. Studio is an online video platform that makes learning more impactful through active collaboration.  Learn more about Studio.    New Features   ...

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In this Studio release (July 4), new endpoints are available to provide tooling for admins in managing their media content across the entire account. Studio release notes indicate features and updates that are currently available in the Studio beta ...

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In this Studio release (March 28), media-level analytics are expanded with new insights and export capability.  Studio release notes indicate features and updates that are currently available in the Studio beta environment. These updates will be ava...

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In this Studio release (March 21), the Generate Public Share Links permission displays in account settings for admins.  Studio is an online video platform that makes learning more impactful through active collaboration.  Learn more about Studio.   ...

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In this Studio release (January 3), Studio supports an integration with Zoom that automatically uploads recorded meetings into Studio.   Studio is an online video platform that makes learning more impactful through active collaboration.  Learn more ...

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In this Studio release (November 2), custom groups can be created in Studio accounts.   Note: Creating groups is a user permission. By default, this permission is turned ON for instructors and OFF for students.   Studio is an online video platform t...

Studio Releases

In this Studio release (October 11), the Media Player playbar includes a captions icon.   Studio is an online video platform that makes learning more impactful through active collaboration.  Learn more about Studio.    Updated Features   Closed Ca...

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In this Studio release (September 27), Studio supports media uploads from Vimeo. Additionally, the process for sharing media to individual users and revoking access has been simplified.   Studio is an online video platform that makes learning more i...

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In this Studio release, the Display Media Tabs toggle is turned on by default.   Studio is an online video platform that makes learning more impactful through active collaboration.  Learn more about Studio.   Updated Features   Display Media Tabs ...

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In this Studio release (July 26), Studio introduces Web Content Accessibility improvements that support all screen sizes. Additionally, accessibility updates have been made to the Studio Player.   Studio is an online video platform that makes learni...

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In this Studio release (June 29), admins can view usage analytics for their account.    Studio is an online video platform that makes learning more impactful through active collaboration.  Learn more about Studio.   New Features   Studio Analytics...

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In this Studio release (June 28),  the embed functionality for Studio media in the Canvas Rich Content Editor (RCE) has been updated, providing support for anonymous grading.    Studio is an online video platform that makes learning more impactful t...

Studio Releases

In this Studio Beta release (June 24), admins can view usage analytics for their account.    Studio is an online video platform that makes learning more impactful through active collaboration.  Learn more about Studio.   New Features   Studio Anal...

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In this Studio release (May 17),  the Quiz Settings page includes an option to display annotations on the timeline for students.   Studio is an online video platform that makes learning more impactful through active collaboration.  Learn more about ...

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In this Studio release (April 12), Studio supports adding annotations to individual media.   Studio is an online video platform that makes learning more impactful through active collaboration.  Learn more about Studio.   New Features   Studio Anno...

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In this Studio release (March 30), Chromebook users can seamlessly capture their screen or webcam and upload their video to Studio.   Studio is an online video platform that makes learning more impactful through active collaboration.  Learn more abo...

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In this Studio release, media owners can create custom media collections and share them with Studio users, as well as apply access permissions for various individuals.Studio is an online video platform that makes learning more impactful through activ...

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In this Studio release, media owners can upload custom language caption files.Studio is an online video platform that makes learning more impactful through active collaboration.  Learn more about Studio.New FeaturesMedia CaptionsCustom Caption File U...

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In this Studio release, the media player has been updated for a more streamlined display and to improve consistency across Instructure products.Studio is an online video platform that makes learning more impactful through active collaboration.  Learn...

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