How to edit a Q-Review recording
It is quite easy to edit recordings using the Q-Review online Presentation Editor, and you can edit your recording yourself from any computer with internet access.
This article covers:
- An overview of the Q-Review Presentation Editor
- What you will need to edit your recording
- Steps to edit your recording
- A 4-minute video demonstration of the process
- Trouble-shooting (Internet Explorer security warnings)
For Q-Review FAQs, please log into our Online Helpdesk at https://helpdesk.its.qmul.ac.uk. To submit a query, click the ‘Request’ button, then select ‘Q-Review-Lecture Capture’.
The Q-Review Presentation Editor offers a user-friendly interface and allows you to trim sections of the recording that you would like removed. The very basic editor eliminates the confusing features that come with more advanced video editing software, but this means that you won’t be able to do more advanced edits, such as adding in sections.
Most users find the tool meets their needs, as they generally just cut the beginning and the end of their recordings – perhaps where the audience is coming in or leaving the session. You can also remove sections from the middle – however this can become a bit tricky, especially if the recording includes video. By removing sections in the middle of the video, it can make the recording seem jerky to the viewer, especially if the speaker is moving around alot. We recommend that you only trim sections from the beginning and end, if possible.
Edits must be done within 14 days of the recording, and you can also restore edits within this timeframe. If the link has already been given to your audience (such as within a Blackboard course area), the link will automatically update with your edits once it has finished processing.
Below is a sample of the Presentation Editor. It allows you to view your slides (if you had any) and listen to the audio. You can click on the image to enlarge…
- A computer with internet access and Flash installed.
- Speakers or a headset (to hear audio).
- Presenter access to a Q-Review recording that is less than 14 days old.
- A username and password to access the Q-Review server.
(You can request this by sending a query via our Online Helpdesk: https://helpdesk.its.qmul.ac.uk).
- First, log into the Q-Review server with your username and password at https://ess.q-review.qmul.ac.uk:8443
(request login details via our Online Helpdesk). - Click on the link to the recording that you would like to edit.
- Scroll to the bottom of the next page, and click on the green “Edit Media” button.
- This will load the Presentation Editor.
- Click the play button, and identify where you want to trim.
- Move the markers to the section that you want to remove – the first marker should be at the start of the section you want to trim, and the second marker at the end of where you want to trim.
- Click on the scissor icon.
- The section will be greyed out, indicating that it has been removed.
- When finished, click on the “Save” tab
- Then click the “Process Edits” button which will publish your edited recording.
Once you have made your edits following the above steps, you can click on the “Preview” tab to review your edits.
Depending on how long the recording is, will depend on how long it will take to process the edited recording. As an estimate, the processing time is usually the same length as the recording (so if the recording is 60 minutes long, estimate 60 minutes to process).
After it has been processed, you can return to the link you originally received for the recording, and that link will be updated with the edited version.
You can view this 4-minute movie which demonstrates the steps in greater detail. If you have speakers then you can listen to the demonstration. Otherwise, I have added closed caption for the sections worth noting.
(Please note that the presentation editor in this video is an older version, but the video can be used as a guide. Some names of buttons have been changed.)
Please contact us by logging into our Online Helpdesk – https://helpdesk.its.qmul.ac.uk. Submit your query by clicking on the ‘Request‘ button, then select ‘Q-Review – Lecture Capture‘ from the drop-down list.
Click on the “Continue to this website” link if you receive a warning like this:
Click “No” if you receive a warning like the one below as you do not wish to view only the secure items. Clicking yes will result in the Presentation Editor not loading.
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