Storyline 3: Editing Screen Recordings
After recording a screencast and inserting it into your course, you can edit it. The editing options differ, depending on how you inserted the screen recording. In this user guide, we'll cover: Editing a Video Screencast on a Single Slide Editing a Step-by-Step Screencast Over Multiple Slides Editing a Video Screencast on a Single Slide A video screencast can be edited like any other video in Articulate Storyline. Just right-click it and select Edit Video. When the built-in video editor opens, you can trim and crop to show only the portions you want; adjust the volume, brightness, and contrast to improve quality; and add a logo or watermark for branding. Learn more about the video editor here. Use the Video Tools—Options tab on the ribbon to adjust the video’s properties, including its relative volume, timing, controls, and more. See this user guide for details. Editing a Step-by-Step Screencast Over Multiple Slides Step-by-step slides can be edited like other slides in Storyline. You can duplicate them, add completely new slides, and delete them when necessary. You also have complete control over the contents of each slide. You can modify the captions, hotspots, data-entry fields, mouse movements, and feedback layers that Storyline automatically created for you—or add your own content. You can even change the starting and ending frames for each slide in a step-by-step screen recording. This is particularly useful when you need to cut out a mistake or remove an unnecessary step. Here’s how: Right-click anywhere on the slide you want to modify and select Action Fine Tuning. Drag the starting and ending markers along the timeline until you've selected the clip you want to keep. For even greater precision, select Update Start Frame or Update End Frame in the lower left corner, then click the Previous Frame and Next Frame buttons to move the starting/ending point along the timeline one frame at a time. Use the play/pause button to preview what the slide will look like with your changes. If you want to undo the changes you made, click Reset Original Timing in the lower right corner. To fine tune other slides without closing and reopening the editor, use the drop-down at the top of the window or click Previous Slide/Next Slide. When you're finished, click OK to close the editor. You Might Also Want to Explore: Recording Screencasts Inserting Screen Recordings Exporting Screen Recordings Deleting Screen RecordingsStoryline 3: Recording Screencasts
In this user guide, we'll explore how to record new screencasts in Storyline 3. (To insert a previously-recorded screencast into your course as a video or a series of step-by-step slides, see this user guide.) Launch the Screen Recorder Select Your Recording Options Size and Position the Recording Area Record Your Screen Name and Preview Your Screen Recording Insert the Screen Recording into Your Course Step 1: Launch the Screen Recorder There are several ways to launch the screen recorder. Here are the three quickest ways: On the Storyline start screen, click Record Screen to begin a new project by recording your screen. In an existing project, go to the Slides tab on the ribbon and click Record Screen. In Story View, go to the Home tab on the ribbon, and click the top half of the Record Screen button. The Storyline window will temporarily disappear and the screen recorder will launch (but it won't start recording right away). Step 2: Select Your Recording Options When the screen recorder appears, the first thing you'll want to do is set your recording options. Click the gear icon on the recorder control bar. When the Screen Recording window opens, configure the following settings and click OK. Shortcuts Use these fields to assign keyboard shortcuts for stopping the recording process, pausing/resuming the recording process, and taking screenshots while recording. Just place your cursor in each field and press the desired shortcut key(s). Audio Recording To record audio during your screencast, mark the Microphone box, then use the drop-down list to choose a microphone. To record system sounds, mark the Speakers box, then use the drop-down list to choose a playback device. A note about recorded audio: If you decide to insert your screen recording as step-by-step slides, recorded audio won't be used. Step-by-step slides display only the action-related video clips from your screencast. Your audio will still be available in the original screen recording in case you want to insert it as a video on a single slide. Options If you're recording a software demonstration or a program that has multiple windows, you may want to mark the box to Move new windows into recording area to make new windows visible in the recording area. To display a Storyline icon in your computer system tray while you’re recording, mark the System tray icon box. If you need to record your system tray and would prefer not to see the Storyline icon in your screencast, uncheck this box. Step 3: Size and Position the Recording Area To adjust the size of your recording area, drag the sizing handles on the dashed outline or use the drop-down list on the control bar to choose preset dimensions. To adjust the location of your recording area, just drag it to a different area of your screen. Here are some helpful tips for sizing your recording window: To optimize your screencast so it fills the entire slide, be sure the size of your recording window matches your slide size. The maximum screen recording area is 2046 pixels by 2046 pixels. Multi-monitor recording isn't supported. If you have multiple monitors, we recommend using the same screen resolution for all display devices and setting the display scaling to 100%. See this article for more details. If you're recording a web app, we recommend using Internet Explorer. It sends the richest data to the Windows Accessibility API, so Storyline knows what to record. Firefox also works well. Google Chrome reports little information, so caption details will be missing and some steps could be omitted entirely. Step 4: Record Your Screen You can record up to two hours in a single recording. When you're ready to begin recording: Click the red Record button on the recording control bar. If you need to pause the recording, use the pause/resume keyboard shortcut you specified earlier or click the Pause button on the control bar. To resume, use the keyboard shortcut again or click the Record button on the control bar. If you make a mistake or want to start over, click the trash icon on the control bar to discard your current recording, then click the red Record button to start over. To exit without recording, click Cancel on the control bar. When you're finished, click Done on the control bar. Step 5: Name and Preview Your Screen Recording When the Insert Slides window appears, you'll have the option to change the default name of your screen recording so you can identify it later. Just enter a name in the field at the top of the window. To preview your screencast, click the play/pause button in the lower left corner or use the seekbar to jump to a specific point in the recording. If you change your mind and want to discard the screencast, click Cancel. Step 6: Insert the Screen Recording into Your Course Now you're ready to insert the screen recording into your course. Depending on its purpose, you can insert it as a video on a single slide, as a series of step-by-step slides, or both. To learn how, see this user guide. You Might Also Want to Explore: Inserting Screen Recordings Editing Screen Recordings Exporting Screen Recordings Deleting Screen RecordingsPeek 360 for Windows: Recording and Distributing Screencasts
Peek 360 is the fastest, easiest way to record screencasts on a Windows PC. Simply record your screen and narration. Your screencast will automatically upload to Review 360 when you're done recording, so you can collect feedback from stakeholders or download your video as an MP4 file or LMS package. Follow these steps: Install Launch Prepare Record Distribute Step 1: Install If you haven’t already done so, install the Articulate 360 desktop app on your Windows PC. Open the Articulate 360 desktop app and click the Install button next to Peek 360. Peek 360 will automatically install without any additional prompts. Step 2: Launch Peek 360 always runs quietly in your computer’s system tray (beside the clock). To record a new screencast, just click the Peek 360 icon in the system tray and choose New Recording. If Peek 360 isn’t already running, you can launch it by opening the Articulate 360 desktop app and clicking the Open button next to Peek 360. Tip: You can also right-click the Peek 360 icon in the system tray and choose Preferences to customize your keyboard shortcuts for pausing and ending recordings. Step 3: Prepare First, Peek 360 will ask what you want to record. Choose one of your open programs or your entire screen, then click Select to launch the recorder. If you need to resize the recording area, just drag the sizing handles to select the portion of the screen you want to capture. You can also move the recording window by dragging the four-headed arrow in the middle of the app. Choose a microphone from the recording control bar. Choose None if you don’t need to record audio with your screencast. Step 4: Record Click the red Record button. If you need to pause while you’re recording, click the Pause button, then click the Record button again to resume. If you need to start over, click the Delete button (the garbage bin icon), then click Record to begin again. When you’re finished, click Done. Peek will let you preview your screencast and give it a name. To upload it as new content, click Upload. To create a new version of existing content, click Update an existing recording, select the item you want to update, then click Update. (You’ll also see an option to Upload as a new recording if you change your mind.) Peek 360 automatically: Saves an MP4 video of your screencast on your computer here: %username%\Documents\Peek 360 Uploads your screencast to Review 360 where you can collect feedback from stakeholders Copies the Review 360 link for your uploaded screencast to your clipboard so you can immediately send it to reviewers Step 5: Distribute There are several ways to distribute your Peek 360 screen recording. You can: Collect feedback with Review 360 Open your web browser to your Review 360 home page and click your screencast to open it. Click Share in the upper right corner. If you want to password-protect your screencast, mark the box to Set a password and enter a password in the field provided. Copy the shareable link, then send it to your reviewers. Be sure to give them the password, too, if you added one. Note: Although share links are public, we prevent search engines from indexing our site so they won’t be searchable. However, if you post these links on a public web page, they may be indexed by a search engine. To protect confidential information, set a password or limit access to specific users. Download it from Review 360 Peek 360 automatically saves an MP4 video of your screencast on your computer here: %username%\Documents\Peek 360 But if you’re away from your computer or ever need to recover the MP4 video, you can download it from Review 360. Open your web browser to your Review 360 home page and click your screencast to open it. Click the More ellipsis (...) in the upper right corner and choose Download. Select a location on your computer and click Save. Export it to an LMS package Want to track learners progress as they view your screencast? Articulate 360 can help with that. Just export your screencast to an LMS package, then upload it to your LMS. Open your web browser to your Review 360 home page and click your screencast to open it. Click the More ellipsis (...) in the upper right corner and choose Export to LMS. Select an LMS spec: AICC, SCORM 1.2, SCORM 2004, or xAPI (Tin Can API). Enter a completion percentage (defaults to 80%). Click Export. Select a location on your computer and click Save. Upload the zip file to your LMS. Import it into a Rise 360 lesson Go to your Rise 360 home page and open an existing course or start a new one. Edit an existing lesson or create a new one. Use the blocks shortcut bar to add a video block to the lesson. Or, click the insert block icon that appears between existing blocks to open the block library, then insert a Multimedia > Video block. Replace the default video with your Peek 360 video file, which you can find here: %username%\Documents\Peek 360 Insert it into a Storyline, Studio, or Replay project Since Peek 360 automatically saves an MP4 video of your screencast on your local hard drive, you can easily import it into a Storyline, Studio, or Replay project. You’ll find your local Peek 360 videos here: %username%\Documents\Peek 360 To learn how to import videos into Storyline, Studio, and Replay, see these user guides: Storyline 360: Adding Videos Presenter 360: Adding a Video from a File Quizmaker 360: Adding Videos Engage 360: Adding Videos Replay 360: Adding Video Files Upload it to a video-hosting site Since Peek 360 generates an MP4 file, you can upload your screencast to video-hosting sites, such as YouTube and Vimeo. Share it via social media Peek 360 screencasts are easy to share via social media sites, such as Facebook and Twitter.Peek 360 for Mac: Recording and Distributing Screencasts
Peek 360 is the fastest, easiest way to record screencasts on a Mac. Simply record your screen and narration. Your screencast will automatically upload to Review 360 when you're done recording, so you can collect feedback from stakeholders or download your video as an MP4 file or LMS package. Follow these steps: Install Launch Prepare Record Distribute Step 1: Install Open the Mac App Store and search for Peek 360, or click here to jump directly to the Peek app. Click Get, then click Install App. Sign in with your Apple ID and password when prompted, and Peek 360 will automatically install. Step 2: Launch Peek 360 always runs quietly in your menu bar. To record a new screencast, just click the Peek 360 icon on the menu bar and choose New Recording. If Peek 360 isn’t already running, you can launch it by going to Finder > Applications > Peek 360. Step 3: Prepare First, Peek 360 will ask what you want to record. Choose one of your open apps or your entire screen, then click Select to launch the recorder. If you need to resize the recording area, just drag the sizing handles to select the portion of the screen you want to capture. You can also move the recording window by dragging the four-headed arrow in the middle of the app. Choose a microphone from the recording control bar. Choose None if you don’t need to record audio with your screencast. Step 4: Record Click the red Record button. If you need to pause while you’re recording, click the Pause button, then click the Record button again to resume. If you need to start over, click the Delete button (the garbage bin icon), then click Record to begin again. When you’re finished, click Done. Peek 360 lets you preview your screencast and give it a name. To upload it as new content, click Upload. To create a new version of existing content, click Update an existing recording, select the item you want to update, then click Update. (You’ll also see an option to Upload as a new recording if you change your mind.) Peek 360 automatically: Saves an MP4 video of your screencast on your Mac here: /users/<username>/Movies/Peek 360 Uploads your screencast to Review 360 where you can collect feedback from stakeholders Copies the Review 360 link for your uploaded screencast to your clipboard so you can immediately send it to reviewers Step 5: Distribute There are several ways to distribute your Peek 360 screen recording. You can: Collect feedback with Review 360 Open your web browser to your Review 360 home page and click your screencast to open it. Click Share in the upper right corner. If you want to password-protect your screencast, mark the box to Set a password and enter a password in the field provided. Copy the shareable link, then send it to your reviewers. Be sure to give them the password, too, if you added one. Note: Although share links are public, we prevent search engines from indexing our site so they won’t be searchable. However, if you post these links on a public web page, they may be indexed by a search engine. To protect confidential information, set a password or limit access to specific users. Download it from Review 360 Peek 360 automatically saves an MP4 video of your screencast on your Mac here: /users/<username>/Movies/Peek 360 But if you’re away from your computer or ever need to recover the MP4 video, you can download it from Review 360. Open your web browser to your Review 360 home page and click your screencast to open it. Click the More ellipsis (...) in the upper right corner and choose Download. Select a location on your computer and click Save. Export it to an LMS package Want to track learners progress as they view your screencast? No problem. Just export your screencast as an LMS package, then upload it to your LMS. Open your web browser to your Review 360 home page and click your screencast to open it. Click the More ellipsis (...) in the upper right corner and choose Export to LMS. Select an LMS spec: AICC, SCORM 1.2, SCORM 2004, or xAPI (Tin Can API). Enter a completion percentage (defaults to 80%). Click Export. Select a location on your computer and click Save. Upload the zip file to your LMS. Import it into a Rise 360 lesson Go to your Rise 360 home page and open an existing course or start a new one. Edit an existing lesson or create a new one. Use the blocks shortcut bar to add a video block to the lesson. Or, click the insert block icon that appears between existing blocks to open the block library, then insert a Multimedia > Video block. Replace the default video with your Peek 360 video file, which you can find here: /users/<username>/Movies/Peek 360 Insert it into a Storyline, Studio, or Replay project Since Peek 360 automatically saves an MP4 video of your screencast on your local hard drive, you can easily import it into a Storyline, Studio, or Replay project. You’ll find your local Peek 360 videos here: /users/<username>/Movies/Peek 360 To learn how to import videos into Storyline, Studio, and Replay, see these user guides: Storyline 360: Adding Videos Presenter 360: Adding a Video from a File Quizmaker 360: Adding Videos Engage 360: Adding Videos Replay 360: Adding Video Files Upload it to a video-hosting site Since Peek 360 generates an MP4 file, you can upload your screencast to video-hosting sites, such as YouTube and Vimeo. Share it via social media Peek 360 screencasts are easy to share via social media sites, such as Facebook and Twitter.Replay 360: Adding Screen Recordings and Webcam Videos
Replay 360 lets you record screencasts of your computer desktop and webcam videos of yourself—at the same time or separately. Recording a Screencast and a Webcam Video at the Same Time Recording a Screencast Only Recording a Webcam Video Only Recording a Screencast and a Webcam Video at the Same Time When you record a screencast and a webcam video at the same time, Replay places the screencast in track A and the webcam video in track B with a chain linking them together. Here's how to record both at the same time: Click Record Screen on the ribbon. When the recording window appears, select a microphone (or disable audio) in the lower left corner. Choose a predefined size for the recording area or use the sizing handles to frame your recording area. If you'd like to change your recording keyboard shortcuts, click the gear icon, make your changes, and click OK. Move the webcam slider to On. When the Webcam Settings window appears, select a webcam and capture size. When you're ready to record, click the red Record button in the lower left corner. If you need to pause during your recording, click the Pause button in the lower left corner or use the keyboard shortcut you specified in step 4 above (defaults to Alt+D). If you need to start over, click the delete icon, then click the red Record button again. When you're finished, click Done or use the keyboard shortcut you specified in step 4 above (defaults to the Escape key). Recording a Screencast Only To record a screencast only: Click Record Screen on the ribbon. When the recording window appears, select a microphone (or disable audio) in the lower left corner. Choose a predefined size for the recording area or use the sizing handles to frame your recording area. If you'd like to change your recording keyboard shortcuts, click the gear icon, make your changes, and click OK. Move the webcam slider to Off. When you're ready to record, click the red Record button in the lower left corner. If you need to pause during your recording, click the Pause button in the lower left corner or use the keyboard shortcut you specified in step 4 above (defaults to Alt+D). If you need to start over, click the delete icon, then click the red Record button again. When you're finished, click Done or use the keyboard shortcut you specified in step 4 above (defaults to the Escape key). Recording a Webcam Video Only To record a webcam video only: Click Record Screen on the ribbon. When the recording window appears, select a microphone in the lower left corner. Choose No screen recording from the recording size selector. If you'd like to change your recording keyboard shortcuts, click the gear icon, make your changes, and click OK. Move the webcam slider to On. When the Webcam Settings window appears, select a webcam and capture size. When you're ready to record, click the red Record button in the lower left corner. If you need to pause during your recording, click the Pause button in the lower left corner or use the keyboard shortcut you specified in step 4 above (defaults to Alt+D). If you need to start over, click the delete icon, then click the red Record button again. When you're finished, click Done or use the keyboard shortcut you specified in step 4 above (defaults to the Escape key). If you've already recorded a webcam video and screencast at the same time, you can still hide the screencast if you'd like. After adding the screencast and webcam video to your Replay project, move the playhead in the timeline to the point where your screencast begins, and click video mix B. This hides track A (your screencast) and fills the stage with track B (your webcam video). To learn more about mixing videos, see this user guide.
