Yuja: Lecture Capture

Record lectures with Yuja

UM Yuja is a video streaming service that can be used to record lectures.

Quick start guide (for Windows/Apple laptops)

1. Open um.YuJa.com from myUM Portal. Alternatively, open YuJa from a YuJa channel in a UMMoodle course.‏‏‎‏‎
2. Click on Create Recording.
  - A window will pop-up. Click Launch Application and the YuJa software recording application will open.
  - - First-time users will need to download and install a YuJa Software Capture application once.
    - Tip: Install the Alternate Installer if the Express installer does not install, or you do not have the role of administrator on Windows.
    - A YuJa Video app is available for iOS/Android but has limited features.
3. We suggest recording the audio from the classroom microphone and your computer’s screen.
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4. Check to see that the audio levels are responding and displaying in the green range.
  - Video, that is, your web camera, can be turned off.
  - Audio from a handheld microphone (Dante) is the recommended input source.
    - Speak into the handheld microphone and confirm that the audio recording level is good; a few bars of yellow should appear in the audio meter as you speak.
  - Record your computer’s screen. We recommend recording presentation slides in full-screen mode.
  - We recommend connecting the classroom microphone to your laptop using the USB cable labelled “Dante USB receiver” (see pp. 19–20).‏‏‎
5. Start the recording. A mini-toolbar will appear at the bottom-right of your screen.
6. Stop the recording using the mini-toolbar. Save the recording and keep the computer on as it uploads. The “event’ will be recorded to your My Media folder.
7. To make a video recording available to students, teachers can publish the video on a course channel, which will send students a notification. The publication can be scheduled for a specific time, such as when the class is held.
8. ‏‏Alternatively, teachers can embed the video directly in a course page or any text field.