This article covers the updates made to the video editing capabilities of Create (Integration with Absorb LMS, Authoring tool, Authoring tool and delivery), as well the updated design options when building a brand new course. The updated Create Course window now allows you to start building your Course by either selecting a theme or by selecting which type of content you want to add to your Course. With the enhanced video editor, you are now able to cut segments out of a video file hosted in the Media Library, and screen recordings now support pausing, editing, resuming, and replacing from a selected point in the timeline.
Creating a Course: Theme or Content?
This section explains how to start building a Course using either a theme-first or content-first approach in the Create Course window.
1. When in the workspace, click on the Create button in the top banner of the page.
2. In the Create Course window, you can scroll to view your custom themes, theme templates, or the option to start from scratch. You will now see the three additional options at the bottom of the window for adding either a blank course slide, performing a screen recording within the tool, or uploading a video file.
Blank Course
Use the Blank Course option to start building your course content immediately and apply a theme later.
1. Choose Blank Course in the Create Course window.
2. Enter a title for your course.
3. Your course will now be created and you will be brought to a blank slide. You can update the theme later from the Appearance tab in the right-side editing menu.
Screen Recording
Use the Screen Recording option to record your screen and automatically save the video to the Media Library for use in your course.
1. Select Screen Recording in the Create Course window.
2. Enter a title for your course.
3. Select your audio source.
4. Select the screen or tab you want to record.
5. Click Start Recording.
6. Wait for the countdown to complete.
7. You can Pause the recording, edit, and resume or replace from any part of it.
8. Pause the recording to make edits.
9. Edit the video timeline as needed.
10. Resume recording or use Replace from X to replace the recording from a selected point.
11. Click Stop when finished.
Upload Video
Use the Upload Video option to add an existing video file from your computer or cloud storage.
1. Click Upload Video in the Create Course window.
2. Enter a course title.
3. In the Media Library, select an existing video or click Upload Video.
4. Upload a file from your computer, Google Drive, or OneDrive.
5. Click Upload.
6. Select the uploaded video and click Select.
7. The video is added to a slide using the default theme. Update the theme in the Appearance menu if needed.
Video Editing
This section explains how to edit videos in Create, including trimming, cutting, and updating screen recordings using the timeline.
Using the Create tool you are able to edit screen recordings done directly within Create, or edit uploaded video files in the Media Library. This editing allows you to trim time in the beginning and/or the end of the video as well as cut segments from the middle of the video. For screen recordings, you can also pause the recording, make edits, resume recording, or use Replace from X to replace the recording from a selected point in the timeline.
- Select a video in the Media Library, click the options menu, and choose Edit Video.
- Screen recordings open in the editor automatically after recording.
- Drag the green and red markers to trim the start and end of the video. Use Cut to remove segments.
- Pause, edit, and resume recordings as needed, or use Replace from X to update part of the video.
- Edits appear as markers on the timeline.
- Edits appear as markers on the timeline.
- Use undo, redo, zoom, and full-screen controls while editing.
- Click Save and enter a name for the edited video.
- The edited video is saved to the Media Library for use in your Course.
Note that every time you edit an existing video, a new copy is saved to preserve the original file.
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