Echo360 Video Booth User Guide (for Users Enrolled in ...

Provided by BEENET Tommy YeungEdited by CityU OCIO Tim Chu

Capturing your presentationusing video booth with Echo360Personal Capture software Select “Start Capture”

Select “Start Capture”Recording will start after counting for 5 seconds

Talk to the webcam and show yourpresentation materials on the computerscreen

To stop recording, click the icon insystem tray and choose "Stop Capture".

You can move the left-side triangle icon to the starting position thatyou want to cut.Move the right-side triangle icon to the ending position that you wantto cut.

You can use the scissors icon to remove the unnecessary period.The removed part will become grey in colour. You can click “ApplyEdits” to finish your editing.

If you want to start over again, you can use“Clear Cuts” to clear all your edits.

You can see the “Edited” status after youfinished the editing.You may also capture another recording byclicking the “Start Capture”.

Before publishing recording, check theserver configuration in Options/Server:

Click “Publish Recording” to start uploadyour current recording.

You may also select previous recordings in"My Recordings”, and click “PublishRecording” to start upload.

Use your EID and application passwordto login

Select the Course and Section andpublish

Choose “Create new Echo” and set thestart date and time of your recording.Click “Next” to proceed.

Type in the title of your recording as thepresentation title. Click “Publish” toupload the recording.

After a few hours, you can loginBlackboard and access your course tocheck your recording.

You will see the EchoCenter on theCourse Menu

You can launch the Echo player byclicking the presentation name and“Launch Echo”

FAQ I encountered “Invalid username or password”error when publish recording. Make sure you have inputted correct password(application password) I encountered “No current or future coursesections are associated with (your name). Pleasecontact your system administrator” error whenpublish recording. Make sure your course has adopted “Video Booth”solution for submitting your video for assignment work You may also contact e-Learning Team(elearn@cityu.edu.hk) for follow up

FAQ I encountered “HTTP ERROR 403” when viewingmy recording in browser. Make sure you access your recording from yourBlackboard course site If you are prompted for username and password, makesure you have inputted your EID and correct password(application password) If problem persists, you may contact e-Learning Team(elearn@cityu.edu.hk) for follow up

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