{"id":9081,"date":"2020-08-14T18:25:45","date_gmt":"2020-08-14T18:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/?page_id=9081"},"modified":"2026-08-10T10:23:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T12:53:53","slug":"brightspace-video-note","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/recording-content\/brightspace-video-note\/","title":{"rendered":"Brightspace Video Note"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><button class=\"bellows-menu-toggle bellows-menu-toggle-skin-vanilla\" aria-controls=\"bellows-main-271\"><i class=\"fa fa-bars\"><\/i> <span class=\"bellows-menu-toggle-text\">Section Menu<\/span><\/button><div id=\"bellows-main-271\" class=\"bellows bellows-nojs bellows-main bellows-source-menu bellows-align-left bellows-skin-vanilla bellows-type- bellows-expand-current bellows-mobile-collapse\"><ul id=\"menu-recordingcontent\" class=\"bellows-nav\" data-bellows-config=\"main\"><li id=\"menu-item-42809\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-has-children bellows-menu-item-42809 bellows-item-level-0\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/recording-content\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Recording Content<\/span><button class=\"bellows-subtoggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Submenu\"><i class=\"bellows-subtoggle-icon-expand fa fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><i class=\"bellows-subtoggle-icon-collapse fa fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/button><\/a>\n<ul class=\"bellows-submenu\">\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42795\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42795 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/recording-content\/brightspace-media-library\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Brightspace Media Library<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42797\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42797 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/recording-content\/citl-video-uploader\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">CITL Video Uploader<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42799\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42799 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/recording-content\/lecture-capture\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Lecture Capture<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42801\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42801 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/recording-content\/recording-with-online-rooms\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Online Rooms<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42803\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42803 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/recording-content\/powtoon\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Powtoon<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42805\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42805 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/recording-content\/citl-production-studios\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">CITL Production Studios<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42807\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42807 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/recording-content\/streaming-hosting-video-files-best-practices\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Publishing Recordings &#8211; Best Practices<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42811\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42811 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/recording-content\/recording-lectures-privacy-issues\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Recording and Privacy<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42813\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42813 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/recording-content\/recording-software-options\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Recording Software\u00a0Options<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42815\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42815 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/recording-content\/screenpal\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">ScreenPal<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42817\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42817 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/recording-content\/webex-recording-settings\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Webex<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42819\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42819 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/recording-content\/brightspace-video-note\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Brightspace Video Note<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column pagecontent is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Brightspace Video Note<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Video Note is a Brightspace tool that allows instructors to record\/upload videos of up to 30 minutes or 1GB to their Brightspace course. Instructors also have the option to automatically generate captions for the video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Video Note tool can be found in the <strong>Insert Stuff<\/strong>\u00a0menu in the <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/creating-content\/create-edit-html-page\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"15285\">Brightspace Editor<\/a> anywhere it is available (Course Content, Assessment etc.).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a8aea6a89215&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a8aea6a89215\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"507\" height=\"61\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/73\/files\/2025\/11\/Insert-Stuff-tool.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2025\/11\/Insert-Stuff-tool.png 507w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2025\/11\/Insert-Stuff-tool-300x36.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 507px) 100vw, 507px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image: Insert Stuff icon in Brightspace editor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Adding a Video Note<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Adding a Video Note starts in the Brightspace HTML Editor. From the editor select:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Insert Stuff<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add Video Note<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This will launch the <strong>Add Video Note<\/strong> window.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a8aea6a89911&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a8aea6a89911\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"977\" height=\"547\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/73\/files\/2020\/08\/Add-Video-Note.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2020\/08\/Add-Video-Note.png 977w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2020\/08\/Add-Video-Note-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2020\/08\/Add-Video-Note-768x430.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 977px) 100vw, 977px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image: Add Video Note window<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There are two ways to add video content. You can either upload a video (1GB max) or you can record a video through your browser using a webcam (30 minute max).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Upload a Video<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To upload a file, select the <strong>Upload File<\/strong> button. On the screen that follows, select <strong>Choose File<\/strong> to select the file from your computer, then select <strong>Next<\/strong>. Your file will upload.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following video formats are supported:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>MP4<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>FLV<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>F4V<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MOV<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>WEBM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Press <strong>Next<\/strong>. Fill out the Title and Description fields. If you plan to include captions, make sure to select the correct <strong>Audio Language<\/strong> and check <strong>Automatically generate captions from audio<\/strong>. Press <strong>Next<\/strong>. Brightspace will begin processing your video. This may take a few minutes. Finally, press <strong>Insert<\/strong> to add your video to the HTML editor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The video is now available in the HTML editor you were working in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Record a Video<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To record a video, select <strong>New Recording<\/strong>. Depending on your Browser and its settings, you may be asked to enable the microphone and webcam. If both are enabled, your video stream will appear in the black area of the <strong>Add Video Note<\/strong> window and the timer to the right of the recording button will start counting. When you are done your video, select <strong>Stop Recording<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group note-container has-base-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Note<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The video will stop itself after 30 minutes.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Press <strong>Next<\/strong>. Fill out the Title and Description. If you plan to include captions, make sure to select the correct <strong>Audio Language<\/strong> an check <strong>Automatically generate captions from audio<\/strong>. Press <strong>Next<\/strong>. Brightspace will begin processing your video. This may take a few minutes. Finally, press <strong>Insert<\/strong> to add your video to the HTML editor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group note-container has-base-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Note<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As in all auto-generated captions, there may be inaccuracies in the transcript generated for your video note. For students who require a written response, you may be asked to provide an additional transcript of your commentary to ensure clarity.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Locating a Video Note<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you have created a video note, it will be automatically stored in the <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/recording-content\/brightspace-media-library\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"33997\">Brightspace Media Library<\/a>. If you wish to reuse a video note you previously recorded, you can retrieve it from there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brightspace Video Note Video Note is a Brightspace tool that allows instructors to record\/upload videos of up to 30 minutes or 1GB to their Brightspace course. Instructors also have the option to automatically generate captions for the video. 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