’s Personal Capture Echo360 (for Macs)

Echo360’s Personal Capture (for Macs)
Lecture Recording:
First time users are advised to do a test record & playback.
1. Click the Personal Capture icon located on the dock at the bottom of your computer screen
2. Click on the
button to open the new capture window
3. Select your recording options e.g. audio only or audio and screen-capture/PP slides. This is done
by enabling or dis-enabling the Built-in Microphone or Screen
4. Switch on your microphone (lectern, computer or lapel mic) and open your presentation if you’re
also recording the screen.
The green-to-red vertical volume bar is located on the left hand side. Speak into the mic and adjust
the volume so that levels are high but not peaking into the red zone. Now press the Start Capture
button.
5. Following a five second countdown, your recording will begin. You must record for at least 15
seconds. The application will then minimise onto the dock.
To stop or pause the recording, click the
icon on the Dock or press “Apple key 8” to stop and
“Apple key 6” to pause and continue recording.
6. When you’ve stopped recording, you can preview your recording by pressing the play button. You
can also edit your recording by using the left & right arrow slider buttons to mark the beginning and
end of a cut, and by using the scissors button to remove the segment. Finally, click Apply Edits to
save your changes or Clear Cuts to cancel your changes. You should also give your recording a Title.
7. To post your recording to EchoSystem/Blackboard, click Publish Recording. You’ll be prompted
for your EchoSystem username and password, and the Unit of Study list will appear. Click Next and
choose Create new Echo or Replace existing Echo. Click Next and enter a Title and then click
Publish.
Make sure your title is clear and descriptive as it will help your students more easily locate the
recording.
8. When your recording has been posted to EchoSystem/Blackboard, its status will change to
“Published”. Depending on the length of your recording, it will take up to an hour to appear in your list
of recordings on the EchoSystem portal.
9. If you wish to save your recording to a USB stick, browse to your Documents folder. Open Echo360
> Personal Capture > Recordings. Your recordings will be located in directories with long names such
as: BBC69632-D158-4D21-8B68-8B922CAF8B8F
The default file name is file1. and you can drag this file to your USB drive.
EchoSystem User Support:
To learn more about EchoSystem portal including our step-by-step user guide, please go here:
http://sydney.edu.au/ict/audiovisual/lecture-recording/portal.shtml
We also have a Help Video on EchoSystem, which can be accessed here:
http://avhelp.ucc.usyd.edu.au/
For more information please contact ICT Audio Visual Services
P: 935 16000 (option 2)
E: audiovisual.service @sydney.edu.au
W: http://sydney.edu.au/av/