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HOW TO GUIDE FOR TECHSMITH RELAYPRE-RECORDINGANDRECORDING• AccountSet-Up…...............................pg.1• Pre-RecordingInterface…..................pgs.2-3• Starting,Pausing,andStopping…......pg.4

POST-RECORDING• Post-RecordingInterface….................pg.5• Editing….............................................pg.6• Submission…......................................pg.7• AccessingRecordings…......................pg.8• PreviewingandEditingCaptioning....pgs.9-10• UploadingtoBrightspace…...............pg.11

RESOURCES• AdditionalResources(VideoTutorials)....pg.12

HOW TO GUIDE FOR TECHSMITH RELAY: ACCOUNT SET-UP

Ø STEP#1:ContacttheITCHelpDesktosetupanaccount.

ITCHelpDeskTel:(406)994-1777

helpdesk@montana.edu

Ø STEP#2:Enter6DigitNetIDandPassword.

Ø STEP#3: Downloadsoftwaretocomputer.

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HOW TO GUIDE FOR TECHSMITH RELAY: PRE-RECORDING

TEST(OPTIONAL):Usedtoconductatestruntomakesureaudioisworkingandyouarerecordingthecorrectscreen.

CAMERA(OPTIONAL):Activatesyourcomputer’scameratorecordyouspeaking asasmallboxthatappearsalongwiththescreenthatisrecorded.

RECORDINGPREVIEW:Displaysanimageofwhichscreenwillberecorded.Ifyouareusingdualmonitors,thenclickinghereallowsyoutoselectthescreentoberecorded.

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HOW TO GUIDE FOR TECHSMITH RELAY: PRE-RECORDING CONT. AUDIO:TechSmithRelaydefaultstoyourcomputer’sbuilt-inmicrophonebutaddedmicrophonescanbeselectedhere.

PRESENTATIONDETAILS:

Profile:ThisallowsyoutosetclosedcaptioningwithMSURelayFiles- plusTranscriptiontoensureaccessibility.

TitleandDescription:Addatitlehereaswellasadescription.Makesurethetitleanddescriptionarespecific,i.e.course,unit,topicforlaterretrievalandforstudentstoeasilyidentify.Noteyoucanalsosettheprofileandprovideatitlepostrecording.

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HOW TO GUIDE FOR TECHSMITH RELAY: START, PAUSE, and STOP RECORDING

Ø STEP#1:Clicktherecordbuttontostartrecordingtheselectedscreen,asecondinterfacewillappearpicturedbelownexttoSTEP#2.

Ø STEP#2:Pauserecordingifneededorclickthestopbuttontoendrecording.

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HOW TO GUIDE FOR TECHSMITH RELAY: POST-RECORDING

PREVIEW(Optional):Viewyourrecordingpriortosubmission.TRIMMING

(Optional):Useforeditingthefrontandbackoftherecordingsuchasstartupandclosingtime.

Submit recordingforprocessingordeleteitifneeded.

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HOW TO GUIDE FOR TECHSMITH RELAY: EDITING

Ø STEP#1:EditrecordingwithtrimmingtoolbyclickingontheTrimmingbutton.

Ø STEP#2:Slideinvertedarrowtoeachpointintherecordingwhereyouwantcontentremovedbeforeandafter,thenclickonthebuttonsoneithersideoftheredXtomarkthespotsforremoval.Seescreenshot,areasshadedinpinkwillberemoved.

Invertedarrowtoslidetoremovalspots.

Marksareatoberemovedatbeginningandendofrecording.

Ø STEP#3:ClickontheredXtoremovecontentsuchasstartup andclosingtimes.

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HOW TO GUIDE FOR TECHSMITH RELAY: SUBMISSION

Ø STEP#1:SetprofiletoMSURelayFiles– plusTranscriptiontoensurethatclosedcaptioningisaddedforstudentswithdisabilities.Addspecifictitlewithcourse,unit,topic,andtime(lengthofrecording)intitleforstudents.

Ø STEP#2:ClickthesubmitbuttonforprocessingandproceedtoyourTechSmithRelayaccount.Itcantakeseveralminutestoprocessdependingonlengthandpeakprocessingtimes.

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HOW TO GUIDE FOR TECHSMITH RELAY: ACCESSING RECORDINGS

Ø Recordingscanbeaccessedoneoftwoways:

(1.)Fromalinksenttoyouremail

(2.)Directlyfromthislink:camtasia.msu.montana.edu

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HOW TO GUIDE FOR TECHSMITH RELAY: PREVIEWING AND EDITING CLOSED CAPTIONING

Ø STEP#1: Beforetherecordingisfullyprocessed,TechSmithRelayprovidestheopportunitytopreviewandeditclosedcaptioning.Clickoneditcaptionstodothis.Notethatclickingreleaseholdwillprocesstherecording’scaptionsasis.

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HOW TO GUIDE FOR TECHSMITH RELAY: PREVIEWING AND EDITING CLOSED CAPTIONING CONT.

Ø STEP#2:Presstheplaybuttontomovethroughtheclosedcaptioningtoidentifyincorrectorinaccuratewording.Presspausetostopatsegmentsthatneedcorrecting.

Ø STEP#3:Moveyourcursortotheenlargeddarkersegmentboxthatappearsabovethetimelineandclicknearthepartsofthesentencethatneedediting.Onceyouarefinishedediting,clickonthebluepublishbuttoninthetoprightcorner. 10

HOW TO GUIDE FOR TECHSMITH RELAY: UPLOADING TO BRIGHTSPACE

Ø STEP#1: Clickon(View)forMP4.

Ø STEP#2:CopythelinkorURLfortherecordingthatappearsintheaddressbarafterclickingon(View).

Ø STEP#3:CreatealinkinBrightspacewhereyouwanttherecordingtobelocatedandpasteURL.NotethatyouwillnotbeabletouploadthefileasVideoorAudio.

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HOW TO GUIDE FOR TECHSMITH RELAY: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

(1.)MakingYourFirstRecordingVideo(3:46)andScreenshotTutorialBelow:https://www.techsmith.com/tutorial-techsmith-relay-self-hosted-5-recorder-process.html

(2.)TechSmithRelayWebsiteTourVideo(2:36):https://www.techsmith.com/tutorial-techsmith-relay-self-hosted-5-website.html

(3.)EditingCaptioning:https://www.techsmith.com/tutorial-techsmith-relay-self-hosted-5-caption-editor.html

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