This is a guide outlining library resources for videos to place in Blackboard or to link to YouTube. There are also tutorials and examples of how to record your own videos, edit those videos and upload and share them. Feel free to contact Will Mayer at wmayer@lee.edu if you have any questions.
Here is a link to many in house Lee College training videos
Use the Lee College Library Catalog to search for DVDs available through the library's collection. Click here to access a catalog search.
Off-campus, access with your Lee College ID & password.
Faculty Only: To request streaming video rights for a specific film to be used in your class(es), please contact Sandra Brown, Technical Services and Copyright Librarian.
The "Looking Glass" is a video recording studio available to Lee College employees for creating videos for college-related activities. It is very easy to use and is already set up with:
For more information, see our Looking Glass guide or contact:
WebEx is a powerful online meeting tool that automatically records meetings. You can also record your meetings in the cloud and send out links to students. The links below will explain how. You will need a license to use WebEx Meetings. Contact IT to request a WebEx License.
For help with WebEx training please contact Will Mayer at wmayer@lee.edu. If you are having technical issues with WebEx please contact the Helpdesk at helpdesk@lee.edu or at 281.425.6952.
WebEx Meeting download instructions (to use after you have received your license):
Blackboard Collaborate is a great tool the we already have access to at Lee College. It's fairly easy to record within Blackboard Collaborate, but the hard part is finding the file afterwards. Here are instructions.
Chromacam is free software that lets you remove your background from your video recording or in live mode, such as Collaborate. WebEx and Zoom now have this feature built into their programs. The basic version is free, but has a watermark. It's very easy to use just install the software and when starting your video app, choose Chromacam as your video source. The software will load and you can select your virtual Greenscreen.
OBS is a free, open source method for screen capturing. It's able to completely capture your screen and everything you do on it and record a video that is compatible with YouTube and BlackBoard.
This short video will explain how to download and setup OBS software. OBS is free and available at https://obsproject.com/
Note the video will appear in your Videos folder with a date and time stamp as its name.
Recap of Video:
There are a variety of video editing software packages available out there. A great option if you want free video editing software is OpenShot and HitFilms Express.
OpenShot is easier to use. HitFilms is more powerful, but has a higher learning curve. If you just want to do something simple like add a title page or are new to video editing start with OpenShot. If you want to recreate the Title Scene from Avatar, but with monkeys, use HItFilms Express.
Getting Started with OpenShot part One
Getting Started with OpenShot part Two
OpenShot Documentation (including Titles)
How to download and install HitFilms Express
Download it from the link it sends you. After you've installed HitFilms Express, just login to activate the product.