Faculty Resources: Video Streaming and Recording

Here is a link to many in house Lee College training videos

DVDs

Use the Lee College Library Catalog to search for DVDs available through the library's collection.  Click here to access a catalog search.

Lee College Streaming Movie Collections

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.

Ad-free streaming material from the Internet

Videos that include ads:

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:

• Lightboard (a see-through white board which allows you to face the camera while writing)
• Video camera
• Lights
• Laptop you can use to share your screen on camera

For more information, see our Looking Glass guide or contact:

• Will Mayer, 832-556-4512

Best for Streaming and Recording

WebEx Meeting Software:

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):

• WebEx Meetings desktop download instructions
• WebEx Meeting dashboard
• Complete WebEx Meetings Guide
• How to Host a WebEx Meeting (Video)
• Recording a WebEx Meeting
• Breakout Groups in WebEx Meeting
• How to use a virtual background in WebEX
• Lee College WebEx Site
• Lee College WebEx Tools Download 
• WebEx for Students/Attendees 
• WebEx App for Mobile Devices
• WebEx LeeStreams Recorded Training

Blackboard Collaborate:

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.

• Recording and Finding the Recording with Blackboard Collaborate
• Moderating Blackboard Collaborate Sessions

​How to Remove your Background with Chromacam:

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.

• Download ChromaCam
• ChromoCam Video Tutorial

Best for Desktop Recording

With Open Broadcasting Software (OBS):

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. 

OBS Software Video

Recap of Video:

• Download and install OBS software.
• After installation it will ask you if you want to do automatic setup, select yes and make sure you select the choice 'Optimize for Recording'.
• Go to File->Settings->Output and change the recording format to mp4. This step makes sure it works with YouTube and BlackBoard.
• On the bottom section of OBS is the Sources. You will need to use the + button to add two new sources. You will select + Audio Input Capture and change the default to the microphone you are using. Then you will select + Display Capture to add your screen.
• That's for setup.
• Now to start recording, hit the 'Start Recording' button in the bottom right hand corner. Minimize OBS, do your lesson. It will record everything on your screen. When you are done, just go back to OBS and hit the 'Stop Recording' Button. The video will appear in your Videos folder and will be date and time stamped.

OBS Quick start Guide Link

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.

OpenShot (Easier):

Download OneShot here.

Getting Started with OpenShot part One

Getting Started with OpenShot part Two

Captioning with OpenShot

OpenShot Documentation (including Titles)

HitFilms Express (Advanced):

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.

Getting Started with HitFilms Express