UCI Replay is a service provided by the Office of Information Technology to facilitate the recording and hosting of classes, presentations, discussion or instructional vignettes. Students can download recorded lectures to review class material or to help understand concepts they find difficult. They can stop and start presentations, clarifying their notes as the lesson unfolds (accommodating different learning styles and speeds). Lecture capture is also an excellent way to deliver one-time talks presented by guest speakers.

UCI Replay facilitates TechSmith's Camtasia Relay for capturing:

• Lectures
• Discussions
• Events
• Meetings
• and much more...

UCI Replay uses TechSmith's Camtasia Relay for recording.

For more information, visit TechSmith's Camtasia Relay Page.

For an overview and demo, visit TechSmith's Camtasia Relay Tour.

Playback requires a browser that can read HTML, FLV, and MP4 files in order to stream the recordings from the webpage. You may also use iTunes or any other MP4-supported media player for playback. If you have any questions regarding playback format, please contact replay@uci.edu.

If you require additional user accounts, a customized solution for file hosting, file conversion (format and size), please contact replay@uci.edu.

1. Log in to https://encoder.nacs.uci.edu with your UCInetID and password.
   
   

1. Go to https://encoder.nacs.uci.edu.
2. Click Download Recorders.
   
   
3. Click
   • Download — to download for Mac OS 10.4, 10.5, 10.6.
     
     
   • Download — to download for Windows XP/Vista/7.
     
     
   • Download — to download for a portable recorder.
     
     
4. Locate the downloaded file and follow your computer's procedure to install.

Selecting a microphone:

Camtasia Relay supports the use of both internal (hardware in a notebook) and external (plugged-in) USB microphones.

Most USB microphones will work with the Camtasia Relay recorder. However, USB microphones with a built-in headset OR headphone jack are not encouraged as they can redirect sound output from the computer speakers to the headphones or headset jack - even if the headset jack is not being used.

We've tried the "Blue Microphones Snowflake USB Microphone" and it worked quite well.

If you are not in a hurry to purchase a microphone, consider trying Amazon.com

1. Once you have downloaded and installed the Camtasia Relay software, launch the program on your computer.
2. Enter your username and password.
3. If you do not have an internet connection, log in as a Guest.
   You should only log in as Guest if you do not have an internet connection, or an account.
4. Click Log In.
   

After logging in to Camtasia Relay, you will need to select a profile for your recording.

Public:

Any one can view the files in this directory, regardless of their location.

UCI-only:

Users must be on an on-campus computer, a VDC computer, or be using a VPN in order to view the files in this directory.

You can select a specific audio input for recording sound. Presenters who use notebooks will need to have a built in mic OR a USB mic which should not require a driver.

Select an audio input:

1. Log in to Camtasia Relay.
2. Click Audio Devices.
   
3. Select the desired input device.

You can use an external microphone while recording a presentation using Camtasia Relay. Presenters will need to select the USB microphone as the audio source and it would be a good idea to say something like 123 while watching the level.

1. Plug in your microphone.
   If you do not plug in and select the external audio device before recording it will not be used.
2. Log in to Camtasia Relay.
3. Click Audio Devices.
   
4. Select the extermal microphone.
   If you do not select the external device, the internal device will be automatically selected.
   This can cause the audio on the recording to be delayed and muttered if the presenter is not close to the internal microphone.

Setting hotkeys is optional. You can add hotkeys to pause and stop your recording.

Setting hotkeys:

1. Log in to Camtasia Relay.
2. Click Hotkeys.
   
3. Assign the desired Hotkeys.
4. Click Ok when finished.
   

1. Enter in a title.
   If your presentation is for a class, consider putting the class name in the title.
   Example: Chem 51C: Carboxylic Acids
2. Optional: Click Test to view a demo recording.
   
   
3. Click REC, when you are ready to begin recording.
   
   
4. Click Pause, if you need to pause the recording at any time during the presentation.
   
   
5. Click Stop, when you are finished recording the presentation.
   
   
   Consider setting hotkeys to facilitate easier, more effective ways to pause and stop a recording.

Guest will allow you to record your content immediately and once the system has an Internet connection, the recorder will automatically transfer the recording to the server for manual approval by a system administrator - if you have a preference on which profile to use, email replay@uci.edu immediately. Otherwise, the wrong encoding profile could be selected.

1. Once you have recorded your presentation.
2. Click Play to preview your presentation.
   
   

After recording a presentation, you can trim it to cut out unwanted portions.

1. Once you have recorded your presentation.
2. Click Trimming.
   
   
3. Trim out unwanted portions.

1. Once you have recorded your presentation.
2. click Submit.
   
   
3. Leave your computer on for at least two minutes after clicking submit to give your presentation time to be sent to the server.
4. Once your presentation has been successfully submitted, you will receive a confirmation email.

Once your presentation has been successfully published, you will receive a confirmation email with a direct link to your presentation.

To access your presentations without the direct email link:

1. Visit http://replay.uci.edu/.
2. Select the appropriate profile group from the links.
3. Locate your presentation and click the link.

You can link to your presentation, or download and save the file.

Use the full screen option in order to view the whole width of the presentation without having to scroll.

Recordings are automatically processed and transferred to our storage server. You can track recording transfer and processing time by visiting https://encoder.nacs.uci.edu.

To delete your presentation, contact replay@uci.edu.

There are a couple different file types. Listed below are the different types and what they contain.

You can link your presentation to your EEE Easywebsite. You can link your presentation to your Blog using the .MP4 file.

Linking to your EEE Easywebsite:

1. Add a "Related Links" section.
2. Use this new section to link the .html file.

Advanced Users:

You can use the .MP4 or .MP3 file, and change the link from http:// to itpc:// and that will allow users to download the file directly to itunes.

1. Download software.
2. Copy the contents of the file to the root folder of the portable device.

1. Log in as a Guest.
   
   You will not be able to log into the server using your username and password, it will state that there is a password problem.
2. Click Save to save your presentation to the portable device.

In order to upload a presentation from a portable recorder it must be plugged into a computer with Camtasia Relay installed.

Uploading a presentation from a Portable Recorder:

1. You need to run Camtasia Relay from the portable device and not from the computer.
2. Log in under your username and password.
3. Click View Saved Presentations.
4. You can now edit presentations.
5. Click
   • Upload All — to upload all of the presentations in the folder.
   • Upload — to upload a single presentation in the folder.