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How do I use the YuJa PowerPoint software capture application to record presentations?

How do I use the YuJa PowerPoint software capture application to record presentations?

The YuJa Software Capture is available for Windows PC only. It can be installed to the ribbon in Microsoft PowerPoint. The application will allow users to record presentations from within the PowerPoint application and to automatically sync the start and end of their recording with their presentation. To learn how to add YuJa Software Capture into Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows PC, follow the steps below. 

  1. Launch the YuJa Software Capture application, and click the Gear icon to access the Application Settings.

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  1. Select the Advanced tab, and then click Download.

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  1. Click YuJa PowerPoint Installer.msi to integrate YuJa Software Capture with PowerPoint.

  2. Click Save to complete the integration process.

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To use the PowerPoint application, follow these steps:

  1. Login to your UMBC account for the YuJa software capture application for PC.

  2. Open Microsoft PowerPoint, and select YuJa from the top row.

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  1. In your Recording Settings, select your recording Profile and enter a Title for your recording. See: Setting up a recording profile.

  2. For your Configuration, select if you would like to start the recording as soon as you begin your presentation and if you would like to end your recording once your presentation is over. 

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  1. If Start recording when the presentation begins has been checked, and you would like to begin your recording, Select the Slide Show tab from the top row.

  2. Click From beginning or From Current Slide to begin your presentation and recording.

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  1. A countdown will appear before your recording begins. 

  2. If End recording when the presentation ends is checked, simply exist out of your presentation to end your recording session. 

  3. You will be notified with the following display stating your recording has ended. If you would like to save your recording, click Save to have your recording uploaded to your My Media tab.

 

Tips for using the Power Point application

By default, PowerPoint creates a completely new full-screen window when you start a slideshow. Because of this, the Software Capture that is set to record the PowerPoint application may lose the video feed when the slideshow launches in a separate window.

 

To prevent this from occurring you have two options, described below.

 

Option 1:  Configure PowerPoint to run the slideshow within the same window instead of opening a new full-screen window.

 

Steps to configure this setting:

  1. Open your presentation in PowerPoint.

  2. Navigate to the Slide Show tab on the top ribbon.

  3. Click Set Up Slide Show.

  4. In the dialog box, under the Show type section, change the selection from “Presented by a speaker (full screen)” to “Browsed by an individual (window)”.

  5. Click OK.

When you start the presentation using this setting, the slideshow will play within a standard resizable window instead of taking over the entire screen. This allows the specific application capture to remain locked onto the PowerPoint window and record the presentation successfully.

 

Option 2: Select entire screen capture or choose the specific slideshow window after starting the slideshow, which will ensure the recording captures the full presentation.