Google has announced that the webcam capture feature will not be available on YouTube after January 16, 2016. Some users have reported that there are already issues with this tool not working properly in YouTube. This will have an impact on Blackboard Learn’s Record from Webcam (Video Everywhere) feature, which uses YouTube’s webcam capture feature. While users will be able to launch the Record from Webcam tool, they will be unable to directly record new videos from their camera within the Content Editor.
Users will still be able to choose recorded videos from their YouTube libraries and add them within the Content Editor after launching the Record from Webcam tool. To do so, they should click on the “Browse” tab. YouTube videos already embedded into a content item with the tool are unaffected by this change. This change affects only the Record from Webcam tool in the Content Editor; the YouTube Mashup tool is not affected. Blackboard is investigating additional solutions to address this change.
Workaround:
There are still a number of ways to upload video to YouTube for use within the Content Editor.
Windows 8+ Users:
- Record video using the Camera Application
- Upload to YouTube
Mac OS X Users:
- Record video using Photo Booth
- Upload to YouTube
iOS and Android Device Users:
- Open the YouTube app from your device
- Record video
- Upload to YouTube
Once uploaded, a video can be selected for embedding into the Blackboard Learn Content Editor with the Record from Webcam tool by clicking the “Browse” tab.
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