Canvas Studio Capture for Chrome and Edge browsers is an integrated screen capture option currently available to Canvas customers using Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge browsers.
Canvas Studio Capture for Chrome and Edge browsers integrates with your existing webcam and eliminates the need to download a separate screen capture product. It is currently supported on Chrome and Edge browsers only.
Canvas Studio Capture for Chrome and Edge browsers has expanded recovery features to save partial recordings that are interrupted by a browser crash or power outage, and to continue recording in the event of a loss of connectivity. Learn more about Canvas Studio Capture recovery features.
Click the Create drop-down menu [1]. Then, click the Studio Capture link [2].
Note: To use Screencast-o-Matic to record your screen capture, click the Screencast-o-Matic link [3] and follow the product instructions.
Click the Screen Capture drop-down menu [1]. By default, Screen Capture is disabled. To enable Screen Capture, click the Enabled link [2].
To learn more about Screen Capture for Chrome or Edge browsers, click the Learn more about this beta feature link [3].
To screen share the contents of a tab on your browser, click the [ Chrome] Tab option [1]. Then, select a tab name from the list [2].
To share tab audio, click the Also share tab audio toggle on [3].
To begin screen sharing, click the Share button [4].
Note: The Share button starts screen sharing only; it does not begin recording.
To share an entire browser window on your computer, click the Window tab [1]. Then, click the Window Preview tile [2].
To begin screen sharing, click the Share button [3].
Note: The Share button starts screen sharing only; it does not begin recording.
To share your entire computer screen, click the Entire Screen tab [1]. If you have more than one active screen, click the preview tile for the screen you want to share [2].
To begin screen sharing, click the Share button [3].
If you select the Entire Screen tab, you can enable your webcam during recording to create a picture-in picture display.
After you click the Share button, the Enable Camera window displays. To enable your camera and open the picture-in-picture display, click the Yes button [1].
The picture-in-picture window displays a live view from your webcam. To move the picture-in-picture window, click your cursor on the window, then drag the window to a new location [1].
To resize the window, click the cursor on a corner of the window to display the Resize icon [2]. Then, drag the corner to resize the image.
To close the picture-in-picture window, click the Close icon [3].
Click the Start Recording button.
To pause recording, click the Pause button. This pauses both your screen recording and your webcam recording.
The recording paused message and timestamp displays [1].
To resume recording, click the Continue button [2].
To end the paused recording, click the Finish button [3].
To stop screen sharing, click the Stop sharing button.
Note: When a recording is in progress, clicking the Stop sharing button ends the recording.
Alternatively, to end a recording that is in progress, click the Finish Recording button.
To preview the recording, click the Play button [1]. To navigate forward and back in the recording, hover your cursor over the timestamp bar and slide the cursor to the part of the recording you wish to view [2].
To rename the recording file, enter text in the Title field [3].
To delete the video and begin a new recording, click the Start Over button [4].
To save the recording, click the Save Media button [5].
