Canvas Studio allows you to record, edit, store, and share your instructional media. Click on the tabs below to find out more.

Access Canvas Studio

Within Canvas, Studio can be accessed through the Global Navigation Menu or the Course Navigation Menu in any course.

Review Canvas Guide: How to Access Canvas Studio

Review Guide: Use Studio Via the Rich Content Editor

Watch Video: How to Access Canvas Studio

Record Media

To find out how to record media in Canvas Studio via screen capture and webcam, review the two Canvas guides and watch the two videos below.

View Guide - Record a Screen Capture

Watch Video: Record Screen Capture in Canvas

Review Guide: Record a Webcam Capture

Watch Video: Record and Share a Webcam Video in Canvas

Store Media

How Media is Organized in Studio

The studio link in the global navigation menu will take you to “My Uploads”, which is a collection of ALL of your studio uploads and recordings.
Clicking on a course name from the side panel in Studio, will take you to a collection of videos recorded within that course. (Shown below)

Upload Videos

You can upload existing .mp4 video files from your computer as well as YouTube videos using a URL.

View Canvas Guide: Upload Media to Canvas Studio

Watch Video: Upload Videos to Canvas

Add Media

Once the videos are in Studio, whether uploaded into Studio or recorded within Studio, they can be added to content such as a Page, Assignment, Discussion Board, etc. in any of your courses in Canvas.

Watch Video: Add Media

Add Captions, Quizzes and Share Media Media with Others

Guide: Adding Closed Captioning to a Video in Canvas

Watch Video: Adding Closed Captioning to Studio Media

Insights: As the owner of media in Studio, you can view insights and user analytics to track views and activity related to the media.

Review: How to View User Insights and Analytics in Studio

Quizzes: Studio allows instructors to create in-video quizzes.
Review: How to Create a Canvas Studio Video Quiz

Sharing Media: Studio has a feature that allows you to directly share a video or recording with another Canvas user.

Review: How to Share Media with Another Canvas User