The Echo360 Universal Capture software interface is designed to be intuitive and user friendly. Once you make a recording with Echo360 Universal Capture, it will upload to the Echo360 system. As of this date, PCAP will cease to work with the Echo360 platform due to enhancements in the capture pipeline that will only work with Universal Capture. It is of utmost importance that all Echo360 clients complete their transition to Universal Capture by this time. Known Issues for capture on some Retina Display Mac models.

Echo360 is the school’s video management and lecture capture solution. With Echo360, instructors can capture classroom lectures, as well as create videos directly from a home/office computer equipped with the Echo360 Universal Capture software. All videos are hosted and shared through the Echo platform for students to stream (not download.) Further, Echo360 affords instructors’ control over when students can view recordings and for what duration.

To access Echo360, visit LawNET and click on the Echo360 button under the APPS tab.

Before jumping into how to create recordings with Echo360 Universal Capture software, it’s worth taking a few minutes to familiarize yourself with the Echo360 portal:

Installing Echo360 Universal Capture

Echo360 Universal Capture allows instructors to record themselves from a Mac or Windows home/office computer. Recordings can include a view of the instructor (i.e., the instructor’s camera), along with presented materials such as PowerPoint or content the instructor interacts with from a website or file (i.e., the instructor’s desktop).

• • To obtain the Echo360 Universal Capture program, visit LawNET and select Echo360 under Apps.
  • Click on the gear icon on the top right of the Echo360 home page and choose Downloads from the drop-down menu
  • Select either the Mac Download or Windows Download

• • Select the downloaded Echo file to begin the install process and follow the prompts to complete the installation
  • After completing the installation, launch the Echo360 Universal Capture application from the desktop and click on Sign In. At the browser prompt, enter your Fordham Email Address (xxxxxx@fordham.edu) and click Submit.

• The system will redirect to the Fordham login process. Log in with your AccessIT ID credentials.

Echo360 Universal Capture Overview

1. Click to edit the details of the recording.
2. Your profile and logout.
3. Click to select the display or webcam from a list. In this case, this is capturing the computer display.
4. Click to select the microphone from a list so that your audio could be recorded.
5. Click to select the display or webcam from a list. In this case, this is using a webcam.
6. Click on this to start recording. There will be a countdown.

1. Stop and publish the recording
2. Pause the recording
3. Cancel the recording

For detailed instructions on using Universal Capture, click here.

A quick guide to using Echo360's Universal Capture software

Download Echo360 Universal Capture here (Windows and Mac).

Tutorial video

Universal Capture: Personal is accessible through the installed desktop application using a shortcut or:

• Via the Applications menu on a Mac, as shown in the below figure.
  
• Via the Start menu on a Windows PC, as shown in the below figure.
  

To start a capture

1. Launch Universal Capture.
2. Log in (if not already authenticated).
3. Select the inputs you want to capture.
   Audio is always required.
   You can select to capture display and video, two display inputs, or two video inputs besides the audio. Universal Capture will initially preselect inputs for you based on any available devices and then remember the last inputs chosen.
   
4. Preview the inputs on the screen, to be sure they will record properly.
5. Click the pencil icon or title to launch the Capture Details dialog box. Enter a Title, add a Description or Tags and select a Publishing location for the recording if desired. Otherwise, the following default information will be used:
   
   • Title: Untitled
   • Description: Blank
   • Tags: Blank
   • Publish Location: Library
     Your Library is the default publishing location when first using Universal Capture, afterwards it will remember the last Publishing location chosen.
6. Click Record.
   A countdown appears after which the Universal Capture window minimizes and the capture begins.
7. When you are done, click Finish.

The recording is completed and finishes uploading to the Echo360 server to complete processing. You will receive an email notification when processing is finished. Universal Capture recordings are available for viewing and editing while processing.

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