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1 Echo360 Personal Capture Echo360 Personal Capture allows you to create recordings in your office. Simply install the software on your computer and you can record what you see on the screen plus audio, and even video from a webcam. Lectures will be made available in Canvas to your students. Echo360 Username Echo360 Password If you are interested in Echo360, support@svsu.edu or call x4225. We will need at least 7-10 business days to fulfill requests. Contents Before You Can Record Your Lecture... 2 Change Your Password... 2 Forgotten Password... 3 Software Installation... 4 Update the Software... 4 Echo360 in Canvas... 5 What's Recorded?... 5 Document Camera Previews... 6 IPEVO Ziggi... 6 Create a Recording... 6 Pause a Recording... 7 Resume a Recording... 8 Stop a Recording... 8 Edit a Recording... 8 Publish a Recording Delete a Recording What to do After Recording Checking Your Recording's Progress Last Updated: 12/15/2015 1

Before You Can Record Your Lecture You will need to be set up in Echo360 by an administrator so that your recordings will be uploaded into your class. Contact the Support Center at support@svsu.

hardware dependent on your computer setup (e.g.

2 Before You Can Record Your Lecture You will need to be set up in Echo360 by an administrator so that your recordings will be uploaded into your class. Contact the Support Center at or x4225 with your request (include your class name and section, dates, times, and locations) Your course in Canvas Echo360 Personal Capture software installed on your computer Additional hardware dependent on your computer setup (e.g. microphone, webcam) Username and password for Echo360 (assigned to you by an Echo360 administrator) Training on how to use Echo360 Personal Capture Change Your Password Your password for Echo360 is different than your SVSU password, and will be maintained independently at this time. To change your password, 1. Visit and log in with your username and password, or click the Echo360 tool in a Canvas course. 2. Click the gear in the upper-right hand corner and choose Account Settings. 3. For Password, click Change. 4. Type in a new password in the fields provided. 5. Click Save. Your password will be changed. Last Updated: 12/15/2015 2

3 Forgotten Password If you forget your password, you can reset it from the login page on your own. 1. Visit and click "Forgot your password?" 2. Type your SVSU address in the field provided. 3. Click Send . An from Echo360 will be sent to you with a link to a page where you can create a new password. 4. Click the link in to go to the page to reset your password. 5. Type a new password into the fields provided. 6. Click Save. Your password will be reset and you'll be logged into Echo360. Last Updated: 12/15/2015 3

Software Installation 1. Visit https://www.echo360.org and log in with your username and password. 2. Click the gear in the upper-right hand corner of any page, and choose Downloads. 3.

4 Software Installation 1. Visit and log in with your username and password. 2. Click the gear in the upper-right hand corner of any page, and choose Downloads. 3. In Personal Capture, click the appropriate download for your computer, Mac Download or Windows Download. The software installer will download to your computer. Once the download has finished, install the software onto your machine. Update the Software Echo360 periodically will release updates to the software. If your software is out-of-date, there will be a notification in the lower left corner of the program near the version number. A software upgrade should only take a few moments. 1. Click the upgrade text, "An update is available, click to download and install." Wait patiently while the software upgrades itself. When finished, the software may close and restart itself. Last Updated: 12/15/2015 4

5 Echo360 in Canvas There is an Echo360 button present in the navigation in Canvas. If you or your students click the button, they will be taken to the EchoCenter where they can view recordings for the class. What's Recorded? Echo360 can record what's being shown on computer's screen, your voice, and either a webcam or document camera previewed on the computer screen. Computer Screen. The computer screen will always be recorded. Prior to recording, open up any websites, PowerPoint presentations, or other resources so they are ready to go. Microphone. Your voice will be recorded either from the microphone on your computer, or with a USB microphone. You can even record your voice through a webcam equipped with a microphone. Make sure that the front of the microphone is facing you. Use the Echo360 preview to verify that the audio is detected. Webcam. You can use the webcam on your computer, or a USB webcam to record you. Use the Echo360 preview to verify that the webcam is pointed at you. If not, adjust as needed. Try to keep within the field of view of the webcam as much as possible during recording. Webcams are not meant to record writing on the whiteboard, or objects at a distance. Document Camera. While not common, you can check out a document camera from us, attach it to your computer by USB, and record the footage. Last Updated: 12/15/2015 5

Document Camera Previews If you use a document camera with Echo360,

We recommend maximizing the preview so that your students will see

IPEVO Ziggi Create a Recording Ad hoc recordings are recordings that

6 Document Camera Previews If you use a document camera with Echo360, controls for the camera will be displayed on the computer screen. We recommend maximizing the preview so that your students will see the largest picture possible. IPEVO Ziggi Create a Recording Ad hoc recordings are recordings that you start and stop using the Echo360 software. 1. Launch Echo360 from the Start Menu. Last Updated: 12/15/2015 6

2. Type a title for your recording and verify the sources (e.g. audio, screen, and webcam), audio level (volume should register in the yellow-to-orange zone, about 75%), and previews.

7 2. Type a title for your recording and verify the sources (e.g. audio, screen, and webcam), audio level (volume should register in the yellow-to-orange zone, about 75%), and previews. You may have multiple choices for audio and camera displays so make sure you choose the correct options. Also, if you want your recording to immediately publish after you have stopped recording without editing, check Auto-Publish. 3. Ready to go? Click Record. Echo360 will display a 5 second countdown, then minimize to the taskbar. When recording, the Echo360 icon in the taskbar will appear with a red dot. Pause a Recording You can pause a recording at any time. 1. Click the Echo360 icon in the taskbar. 2. Click Pause. The taskbar icon will change. Two hashes will appear in place of the red recording dot. Also, the Echo360 window will indicate that the recording is paused. Last Updated: 12/15/2015 7

8 Resume a Recording Don t forget to resume recording if you're not done! 1. Click the Echo360 icon in the taskbar if the Echo360 window isn't visible. 2. Click Resume. Recording will immediately resume, the Echo360 window will minimize, and the taskbar icon will change back to the icon with the red dot on it. Stop a Recording When you're finished, make sure you stop the recording. 1. Click the Echo360 icon in the taskbar. 2. Click Stop. The recording will be saved to your computer and appear at the bottom of the window. You can publish the recording, edit it, or delete it. Edit a Recording You can immediately edit your recording, or wait until later. Editing a recording cannot be undone after the edits have been applied. 1. Click Edit. Last Updated: 12/15/2015 8

Use the editing tools to make changes to the

9 The editor will open. Echo360 allows you to make basic edits, such as cutting off the ends of the recording, and cutting out time in the middle. 2. Use the editing tools to make changes to the recording. 3. Click Apply edits to make changes permanent. Last Updated: 12/15/2015 9

Publish a Recording You can immediately publish your recording, or wait until later. 1. Click Publish. 2. Verify the information for the recording.

You will return to the list of recordings and the publishing progress will update for that recording.

10 Publish a Recording You can immediately publish your recording, or wait until later. 1. Click Publish. 2. Verify the information for the recording. Most important, choose the course to associate the recording with as well as the visibility to students. 3. Click Publish. That's it! You're done! You will return to the list of recordings and the publishing progress will update for that recording. Delete a Recording Delete only those recordings that you no longer need that have not been published. If you have already published a recording and you delete it from your computer, it will not be deleted from the server. If you delete a recording it cannot be undone. 1. Click Delete. 2. Click OK. Last Updated: 12/15/

What to do After Recording It takes a few minutes for a recording to upload to the server for processing so please leave the computer on for 5-10 minutes after class has finished.

11 What to do After Recording It takes a few minutes for a recording to upload to the server for processing so please leave the computer on for 5-10 minutes after class has finished. Once uploaded, the recording is put into a queue for processing. Time for processing depends on a number of factors including length of time of your recording as well as the number of recordings ahead of yours in the queue. You will receive an once it has finished processing. Generally speaking, your recording should be posted within a few hours. Checking Your Recording's Progress You can check its progress on the server. 1. Visit and log in with your username and password, or click the Echo360 tool in a Canvas course. 2. Click Library and look for your video. Processing can take some time so please be patient. Last Updated: 12/15/

ECHO Personal Capture

1 ECHO Personal Capture Introduction to Lecture Capture Lecture capture technology allows instructors to create audio/video recordings of classroom lectures or presentations. With lecture capture, instructors