Fusion Nashville Pre-Conference
Introducing The Desire2Learn
Team
Dave Maurer
Trainer – Client Enablement
Agenda
Project Workflow Tools
Estimated
Time
Topic
10 minutes
Overview & Use Cases
10 minutes
Capture Software
10 minutes
Ways to Capture
5 minutes
Capture Central
5 minutes
Post Production
10 minutes
Capture and the Learning Environment
5 minutes
Summary
Topic Breakdown
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Record
Webcast
Web Capture
Publishing
Administration features
Instructor features
Managing your Presentations
Setting restrictions
• Features of Producer
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Searching for Capture presentations
Adding a presentation to Content
Support material
Q&A
What is Desire2Learn Capture?
Desire2Learn Capture
D2L Capture allow you
to step out of the
confines of your
lecture hall,
classroom, or
boardroom and
deliver media-rich
content to a global
audience.
Webcast Production
Key Benefits of Capture
• Quickly incorporate into course material
• Improve learner retention
• Capture at your convenience
• Enable remote audiences
• Extend your reach
• Support mobile devices
Webcast Production
Capture Tools: Overview
Puts the “Capture in Capture”
The “Doorway” or “Gateway” to
your webcast
Capture Scenarios
Dedicated Hardware
Software
Web-Based Capture
Video Import
Capture Software
Capture Software
Conduct live webcasts and
stream your presentations via
Capture Software’s built-in
encoder
Share your desktop (recording
or screen shot images)
Create off-line recordings
Send all your presentations to
Capture Portal for viewing and
editing
Capture Software Recording Options
#1. Add Media - Images Mode:
Allows you to present static
content (i.e. PPT)
#2. Share Desktop - Video Mode:
Share Desktop for presenting
continuous animation/video (i.e.
software demonstration)
#3. Capture VGA – Share Devices:
Allows you to share from your
handheld device using Epiphan
VGA2USB capture device
# 1 & 2 Capture
Capture Software Example
#3 Capture
Download the Software
HOW?
Capture (Installer):
http://hosting.desire2learncapture.com/downloads/capture.aspx
Capture (Upgrade):
http://hosting.desire2learncapture.com/downloads/capture.aspx?upgrade
Capture Station (Installer):
http://hosting.desire2learncapture.com/downloads/capture.aspx?station
Capture Station (Upgrade):
http://hosting.desire2learncapture.com/downloads/capture.aspx?station&upgrade
Capture (Mac):
http://hosting.desire2learncapture.com/downloads/capture_mac.aspx
Portal:
http://hosting.desire2learncapture.com/downloads/portal.aspx
Portal (Upgrade):
http://hosting.desire2learncapture.com/downloads/portal.aspx?upgrade
Toolbox:
http://hosting.desire2learncapture.com/downloads/toolbox.aspx
Publishing Service:
http://hosting.desire2learncapture.com/downloads/publishing_service.aspx
Capture Software Demo
Capture Hardware Overview
Capture Hardware
Lecture Hall or Events
Automated scheduling
High quality, low bitrate video
Captures AV and Content
Simple Three Button Operation
Capture Station
Designed for Event/Room Capture
Capture Station
Web Capture & Web Cast Overview
Live Events
Live Event schedule Capture Presentations
Live Events appear on the Portal Calendar
Are associated with Web Cast presentations and Web Capture
Presentations
Can be created in advance or on the fly
Web Cast
Associated with a Live Event
Allows Instructors to webcast live lectures and presentations
Are recorded but are not required to be published to Capture
Central
Only available for use with devices with Flash
Live chat capabilities
Web Capture
Lightweight, web-based version of Capture software
Launched from Capture Portal – Manage Events
URL to launch Web Capture in browser (cross-platform)
Stable Internet Connect and No desktop capture
Designed for Remote Presenters or Student Created Content
Live Event, Webcast and
Web Capture Demo
Capture Portal Overview
Viewing Features
Capture Portal
Administration: System Management
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Event Creation &
Scheduling
Manage Folders
&Presentations
Access Control
Watch Presentations*
Post-Production
Users can easily locate parts
of the video they would like
to review. Many aspects of
navigation are auto-created
through Capture
Optical Character Recognition
(OCR) is run automatically on
presentation slides to create
an auto-generated Table of
Contents, as well as
searchable text that appears
on screen.
Viewing Presentations with Search & Navigation
Producer
Add “Chapters” to the Table
of Contents of a
presentation.
Make cuts to the beginning,
end, and/or middle of a
presentation
Add closed captions
Add and swap presentation
slides
Revert to a previous saved,
edited or to the original
recording using the
Revision History
component
Edit Presentations with Producer
Capture Central Demo
Learning Environment
Capture Central
Capture Central
With Capture Central embedded as a tool in the Learning Environment, instructors can
access administrative functions identical to the ones found in Capture Portal directly
within the Learning Environment.
Users can navigate to Capture Central to schedule, manage, embed, watch, edit and play
their own Capture Cast presentations.
Capture presentation as Course
Content Demo
Questions?