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How to create a media recording with Kaltura Capture

Create Screen Only, Camera Only, or Audio Only Recordings

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Create a media recording with Kaltura Capture

Kaltura Capture is a desktop application to record your screen, webcam, and audio to create video content for teaching, presentations, or demonstrations. The default recording in Kaltura Capture captures both your screen and a webcam recording of you. You can also create Screen only, Camera only, or Audio only recordings.

Before you begin, you will need to Install Kaltura Capture, if you haven’t already.

How to create a media recording with Kaltura Capture

  1. Log in to media.pdx.edu
  2. Select + Add New, then select Kaltura Capture.
  3. Read and confirm the Copyright policy notice.
  4. The Kaltura Capture Desktop Recorder will pop up.
  5. Select the word Screen (1) to verify or adjust your screen recording settings (Full Screen or Select Area). If you have two monitors, there are two “Screen” words, one for each monitor.
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  1. Repeat for Camera and Audio settings.
  2. Select the large red button (2) to start recording.
  3. A 3-second countdown will appear on screen.
  4. Once the countdown disappears, your recording will begin.
Kaltura recording floater
  1. Select the grey square button to stop the recording. The recording control may appear in the bottom corner of your desktop
  2. Confirm that you want to stop the recording.
  3. The Kaltura Capture Menu will pop up.
  4. Optionally adjust the title, description, and tags for your video.
  5. Select Save and Upload to upload to MediaSpace.
  6. Confirm the Copyright Policy popup window.
  7. Wait for the upload to finish, and follow the link to view.

Create Screen Only, Camera Only, or Audio Only Recordings

To create a recording other than the default screencast with webcam feed, disable the screen and/or camera feed in the Kaltura Capture Desktop Recorder.

  1. Log in to media.pdx.edu
  2. Select + Add New, then select Kaltura Capture.
  3. Read and confirm the Copyright policy notice.
  4. The Kaltura Capture Desktop Recorder will pop up.
  5. Adjust your recording settings:
    • If you want to record video of just yourself, disable the screen recording by selecting the screen icon.
    • If you want to record video of just your screen, disable the webcam by selecting the camera icon.
    • If you want to record silent video, disable the microphone by selecting the microphone icon.
  6. Select the red button to start recording.
  7. A 3-second countdown will appear on screen.
  8. Once the countdown disappears, your recording will begin.
  9. Select the grey square button to stop the recording.
  10. Confirm that you want to stop the recording.
  11. The Kaltura Capture Menu will pop up.
  12. Optionally adjust the title, description, and tags for your video.
  13. Select Save and Upload to upload to MediaSpace.
  14. Confirm the Copyright Policy popup window
  15. Wait for the upload to finish, and follow the link to view.

If you capture both your screen and your webcam, MediaSpace stores them as two separate files that viewers of the video can configure to play only a single view, a side-by-side view, or a picture-in-picture view with either image large or small. These options cannot be locked by the video creator.

This article was last updated Aug 13, 2025 @ 4:00 pm.

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