Wednesday, 28 June 2017

Get Started with Loom


We are interested

Since we posted the last introduction blog post of Loom, we have received some inquiries of this tool. As our academics are interested in using Loom for creating video materials for teaching, TaLT has prepared a user guide for you.

Get started

1. Open Google Chrome
2. Go to the web page: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/category/extensions
3. Enter "loom" and then press Enter key in the search box Search the store
4. Find Loom – Video Recorder: Screen, Webcam and Mic, and click the ADD TO CHROME button next to it
5. Click Add extension. Then the Loom icon appears on the top right of the browser:
6. Click the Loom icon and then click Continue with Google to sign in with your Monash account
7. Click Allow if Loom ask the permission to use your cameras and mics
8. Then you will see the Loom menu and a camera screen on your browser:

9. Click Camera icon to choose the camera that you would like to use
10. Click Mic icon to choose the mic that you would like to use
11. Click Capture to expand the recording menu:
Current Tab mode allows you to record the browser tab contents with the audio from the tab. Cam Only mode allows you to record the video signal from the camera as well as the audio from the mic. Desktop mode can do a full-screen capture. We will use Desktop mode as an example.

12. Click Start Recording
13. You can choose to record a full monitor screen or just an open software programme. Then click Share
14. When the recording is completed, click Stop sharing button on the bottom of the screen
15. The video is now opened in a new tab. You can edit the video name and add comment to the video. Click the Download icon to download the video to your computer as an MP4 file.

Please make sure that you download the video to your computer as the free version will not allow you to access the online video after a certain period of time.


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