ECA Video Submission Guide for Student

ECA Video Submission Guide for Student

TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Important Notes... 1 2. Hardware Requirement for Live Recording... 2 3. Software Requirement for Live Recording... 2 4. Record/Upload Media Submission... 2 I. LIVE RECORDING VIDEO SUBMISSION 2 II. UPLOADING VIDEO SUBMISSION 11 5. Non-Turnitin (File Upload) Submission... 17 6. Video Compression... 21 I. WINDOWS 21 II. MAC 28 7. Learning Services Support... 36 Appendix... 37 OVERWRITE / KEEP EXISTING FILE 37

ECA Video Submission - Student Guide 1. Important Notes 1. Video submission can be done either by: a) Live Recording/Upload Media Submission or b) Non-Turnitin (File Upload) Submission. Students are required to read the Assignment instructions carefully before submitting their videos to Canvas. 2. Ensure your video file conform to these requirements: a) Time Duration: No more than 10 minutes for live recording b) File Size: No more than 500MB for upload c) Video Format:.mp4 for upload d) The limitations for point a and b are not in conjuction i. 10 minutes limitation when using Canvas to record real-time video. File size not of a concern. ii. 500MB file size limitation if upload video file is used. Duration is not of a concern. Note: Please take note that the school requirement listed in assignment paper will take precedence over the system requirements. 3. You are allowed to use any program to edit your ECA video as long as it meets the submission requirements above. 4. Submit your final MP4 video file as early as possible (preferably at least 2 days before assignment deadline). 5. A wired broadband connection is recommended for uploading large video files. 6. Using public wireless connection such as Wireless@SG will result in submission failure due to poor and slow connection. 7. You can submit multiple times even after the deadline, subjected to mark deduction. 8. You will only see your latest submission. Page 1

ECA Video Submission Student Guide 2. Hardware Requirement for Live Recording USB Webcam or built-in Webcam USB External Microphone or built-in Microphone Please ensure that the devices are plugged into your computing device before launching the recording application. 3. Software Requirement for Live Recording Latest Adobe Flash Player Latest Google Chrome Browser 4. Record/Upload Media Submission i. Live Recording Video Submission For Windows users, please navigate to https://canvas.suss.edu.sg via Google Chrome browser. For Macintosh users, please navigate to https://canvas.suss.edu.sg via Safari browser. 1 Click on the T group of the course. For example: LSA123_JUL17_TG01. 1 Page 2

ECA Video Submission - Student Guide 2 3 Click on Assignments. Click on ECA_VIDEO. 2 3 4 Click on Submit Assignment. 4 5 Click on Record / Upload Media. 5 Page 3

ECA Video Submission Student Guide 6 Click on Allow. 6 7 8 Select Continue allowing https://canvas.suss.edu.sg to access your camera and microphone Click on Done. 7 8 Page 4

ECA Video Submission - Student Guide 9 Click on Allow. 9 10 Click on Close. 10 Page 5

ECA Video Submission Student Guide 11 Select your camera. For example, Integrated Camera for most built-in laptop camera. 11 12 13 Key in the submission title. For example: MaryTan_ECA_VIDEO. Click on anywhere to start recording. 12 13 Page 6

ECA Video Submission - Student Guide To Record Again 14 15 Click on Click on Yes. icon to record again. 15 14 Page 7

ECA Video Submission Student Guide To Stop Recording 16 Click on Save to stop recording. 16 17 Click on Submit Assignment to submit the assignment. 17 Page 8

ECA Video Submission - Student Guide 18 Click on Submission Details to view your submitted assignment. 18 19 Click on the video to stream it online. 19 Page 9

ECA Video Submission Student Guide 20 To download the video submission, Right-click on the video and click on Save video as.... 20 21 Click on Save 21 Page 10

ECA Video Submission - Student Guide ii. Uploading Video Submission 1 Click on the T group of the course. For example: LSA123_JUL17_TG01. 1 2 3 Click on Assignments. Click on ECA_VIDEO. 2 3 Page 11

ECA Video Submission Student Guide 4 Click on Submit Assignment. 4 5 Click on Record / Upload Media. 5 Page 12

ECA Video Submission - Student Guide 6 Click on Upload Media. 6 7 Click on Select Video File 7 Page 13

ECA Video Submission Student Guide 8 9 Select the video file. For example: MaryTan_ECA_Video.mp4. Click on Open. 8 9 10 The video file is now being uploaded to Canvas. The speed of the upload will depend on the size of your video submission and the speed of your internet connection. 10 Page 14

ECA Video Submission - Student Guide 11 Click on Submit Assignment to submit the assignment. 11 12 Click on Submission Details to view your submitted assignment. 12 13 Click on the video to stream it online. 13 Page 15

ECA Video Submission Student Guide 14 To download the video submission, Right-click on the video and click on Save video as.... 14 15 Click on Save 15 Page 16

ECA Video Submission - Student Guide 5. Non-Turnitin (File Upload) Submission 1 Click on the T group of the course. For example: LSA123_JUL17_TG01. 1 2 3 Click on Assignments. Click on ECA_VIDEO. 2 3 Page 17

ECA Video Submission Student Guide 4 Click on Submit Assignment. 4 5 Click on Browse. 5 Page 18

ECA Video Submission - Student Guide 6 7 Select the video file. For example: MaryTan_ECA_Video.mp4. Click on Open. 6 7 8 Click on Submit assignment. 8 Page 19

ECA Video Submission Student Guide 9 Click on Submission Details to view your submitted assignment. 10 11 Click on the video file that you uploaded. For example: MaryTan_ECA_Video.mp4. Click on OK to download and check on your submission. Page 20

ECA Video Submission - Student Guide 6. Video Compression For video sizes that exceeds the 500MB requirement, students can use the VLC media player to compress the video size. Go to http://tinyurl.com/ecavlc to download VLC media player for both Mac and Windows. i. Windows 1 Launch VLC media player on your computer. 1 2 3 Click on Media. Click on Convert / Save 2 Page 21

ECA Video Submission Student Guide 4 Click on Add 5 6 Click on the video submission. For example: StudentTest01_ECA. Click on Open 5 6 Page 22

ECA Video Submission - Student Guide 7 Click on Convert / Save. 7 8 Click on Browse to choose the save location. 8 Page 23

ECA Video Submission Student Guide 9 10 Click on a folder. For example: ECA. Click on Open. 9 10 11 12 Key in your file name. For example: StudentTest_ECA. Click on a Save. 11 12 Page 24

ECA Video Submission - Student Guide 13 Click on the icon to edit selected profile. 13 14 15 16 Click on the Video codec. Click on the Resolution. Change the Scale to 0.5. 14 16 15 Page 25

ECA Video Submission Student Guide 17 18 19 Click on Audio codec. Ensure that Audio and Keep original audio track are checked. Click on Save. 17 18 19 20 Click on Start 20 Page 26

ECA Video Submission - Student Guide 21 The video is now converting. 21 22 Once its done, it will be made available under your saved folder. 22 Page 27

ECA Video Submission Student Guide ii. Mac For video sizes that exceeds the 500MB requirement, students can use the VLC media player to compress the video size. Go to http://tinyurl.com/ecavlc to download VLC media player for both Mac and Windows. 1 Launch VLC on your computer. 1 2 3 Click on File. Click on Convert/Stream. 2 3 Page 28

ECA Video Submission - Student Guide 4 Click on Open media and choose your submission file. 4 5 6 Select the video that needs to be converted. For example: ECA_Video.mp4 Click on Open. 5 6 Page 29

ECA Video Submission Student Guide 7 Click on Customize. 7 8 9 Click on Encapsulation. Choose MP4/MOV. 8 9 Page 30

ECA Video Submission - Student Guide 10 11 Click on Video codec. Set Scale to 0.5. 10 11 12 13 14 Click on Audio codec. Check Keep original audio track. Click on Apply. 12 13 14 Page 31

ECA Video Submission Student Guide 15 Click on Browse 15 Page 32

ECA Video Submission - Student Guide 16 17 18 Key in your file name. For example: StudentTest_ECA. Select the destination folder. For example: ECA Video. Click on Save. 16 17 18 Page 33

ECA Video Submission Student Guide 19 The video is now converting. 19 20 A file will be created in the destination folder while compressing. 20 Page 34

ECA Video Submission - Student Guide 21 Once its done, it will be made available under your destination folder. 21 22 Note the difference between the 2 files icon. During Compression Converted Video Note: Check that your video is playable before submitting to Canvas. Page 35

ECA Video Submission Student Guide 7. Learning Services Support How do I contact Learning Services Support? Call 6248-9111 (Option 1 followed by Option 2) Operating Hours 8.30am to 7.30pm (Mon - Fri) 9.00am to 1.00pm (Sat) Email: lssupport@suss.edu.sg Page 36

ECA Video Submission - Student Guide Appendix Overwrite / Keep existing file If there is a pop up showing: The output file already exist. If recording continues, the file will be overridden and its content will be lost. 1 2 Click on Overwrite to dismiss the pop up. Click on the Pause button to pause compression of video. 1 2 Page 37

ECA Video Submission Student Guide 3 4 Right click and click Select ALL files in VLC Media Player Right click and click Delete. 4 3 5 After deleting the files in VLC Media Player, Repeat Step 2 to 21 to compress the video. Page 38