Creating a Video Response with Kaltura
Canvas provides the options to respond to discussions, assignments, and announcements using text, media uploads, or videos recorded within Canvas. I'm going to use a reading response discussion as a sample to demonstrate the process of recording a video in Canvas using Kaltura.
NOTE: Canvas does have a native recording system, but people have reported issues with it, so Kaltura is the safest method for this type of response.
![Sample discussion prompt](https://d2jv02qf7xgjwx.cloudfront.net/accounts/380755/images/Canvas-media-discussion.png)
To begin your response, click in the Reply field. This will bring up a response entry box. If you want to type something into this field, you can. To start a video, click the plug-in icon (shaped like a plug and circled below), and choose "Embed Kaltura Media" from the drop down menu.
![Locating the Kaltura option in the rich content editor](https://d2jv02qf7xgjwx.cloudfront.net/accounts/380755/images/Canvas-Kaltura-plugin-icon.png)
Click the "+Add New" button in the pop-up window that appears.
![Starting a new Kaltura recording](https://d2jv02qf7xgjwx.cloudfront.net/accounts/380755/images/Kaltura-new-recording.png)
Select "Express Capture" from the drop down menu that appears.
![Selecting the Express Capture option](https://d2jv02qf7xgjwx.cloudfront.net/accounts/380755/images/Kaltura-express-capture.png)
This will open a video window. You may need to scroll down within this pop-up. If you have multiple webcams and microphones and don't like the ones that Kaltura selects, click on the video camera and microphone icons to select the correct options. When you are ready to begin recording click the red button. Wait for the 3-2-1 countdown and then begin.
![Beginning a Kaltura recording](https://d2jv02qf7xgjwx.cloudfront.net/accounts/380755/images/Kaltura-start-recording.png)
Once you have finished, click the red button on the video to stop. The screen will give you the options to record again, download a copy of the video, or use the video you have created. If you are happy enough with the recording, click the "Use This" button.
![Selecting the "Use This" recording in Kaltura](https://d2jv02qf7xgjwx.cloudfront.net/accounts/380755/images/Kaltura-use-recording.png)
The pop-up window will allow you to rename your video, scroll down in the window if you want to see the other options. However, you can just click the "</> Save and Embed" button without any adjustments.
![Saving and embedding a Kaltura recording](https://d2jv02qf7xgjwx.cloudfront.net/accounts/380755/images/Kaltura-save_embed.png)
This will take you back to the content entry box. You can add text before or after the video by typing into this box. You may need to wait for your video to be processed. Once Canvas is finished, you will see your video in this content entry box. At this point you can click "Post Reply" (the red button at the right below the content entry box) to submit your response.
![Waiting for the video to process in the rich content editor box](https://d2jv02qf7xgjwx.cloudfront.net/accounts/380755/images/Canvas-post-video-response.png)