Video Studio is an audio/video tool to help Blackboard instructors and other users create a more engaging learning experience for students. The lightweight and deeply integrated solution gives users the ability to record or upload audio and video recordings on the Course Content page and within enhanced Documents.

This page gives a brief overview of Video Studio configuration and settings.

Video Studio is a premium solution and requires an additional license.

To learn more about how to use Video Studio in a course, go to the Video Studio page for Instructors.

Specifications

For the best experience using Video Studio, follow these specifications:

  • Recording duration: Videos recorded directly with Video Studio have a maximum duration of 20 minutes. However, there is no length limit for videos uploaded from other sources.
  • Streaming quality: The player supports both HD (1080p, 8Mbps) and SD (480p, 1Mbps) streaming. It utilizes adaptive streaming technology to automatically adjust video quality based on the viewer’s internet speed, ensuring smooth playback with the best possible quality.
  • Upload file size limit: The maximum upload size for videos is 10GB.
  • Supported file formats: The player recognizes a wide range of file extensions, including:
    • Video: .mp4, .mov, .avi, .mkv, .wmv, .flv, .webm, .3gp, .m4v, .mpg, .mpeg, .m2v, .ts
    • Audio: .mp3, .m4a, .wav, .ogg, .flac, .opus, .weba, .aac

Supported Languages for Auto-Generated Captions and Transcriptions in Video Studio

Video Studio uses AWS Transcribe to support auto-generated transcriptions and captions in a wide range of languages, allowing you to deliver accessible and inclusive video content to a global audience.

Supported Languages

The following languages are currently supported for transcription and captioning:

  • Arabic
  • Arabic (Gulf) `ar-AE`
  • Arabic (Modern Standard) `ar-SA`
  • Chinese
  • Chinese (Simplified) `zh-CN`
  • Chinese (Traditional) `zh-TW`
  • English
  • English (US) `en-US`
  • English (UK) `en-GB`
  • English (Australian) `en-AU`
  • English (New Zealand) `en-NZ`
  • English (Scottish) `en-AB`
  • English (Irish) `en-IE`
  • English (Indian) `en-IN`
  • English (Welsh) `en-WL`
  • English (South African) `en-ZA`
  • French
  • French `fr-FR`
  • French (Canadian) `fr-CA`
  • German
  • German `de-DE`
  • German (Swiss) `de-CH`
  • Portuguese
  • Portuguese `pt-PT`
  • Portuguese (Brazilian) `pt-BR`
  • Spanish
  • Spanish `es-ES`
  • Spanish (US) `es-US`
  • Other Commonly Used Languages
  • Danish `da-DK`Dutch `nl-NL`
  • Finnish `fi-FI
  • Greek `el-GR`
  • Hebrew `he-IL`
  • Hindi `hi-IN`
  • Italian `it-IT`
  • Japanese `ja-JP`
  • Korean `ko-KR`
  • Malay `ms-MY`
  • Polish `pl-PL`
  • Romanian `ro-RO`
  • Russian `ru-RU`
  • Swedish `sv-SE`
  • Tamil `ta-IN`
  • Thai `th-TH`
  • Turkish `tr-TR`
  • Ukrainian `uk-UA`
  • Vietnamese `vi-VN`
  • Zulu `zu-ZA`

How Language Detection Works

Video Studio uses automatic language detection to identify the spoken language in your video. Here's how it works:

  • Auto-Detection: The system analyzes the audio and identifies the most likely spoken language based on confidence scoring.
  • Single Language Transcription: The language with the highest confidence is used to generate captions and transcripts.
  • No Multi-Language Transcription: If a video contains multiple languages, only the dominant language will be transcribed. The system does not currently support detecting or transcribing multiple languages in the same recording.

For the best results, we recommend keeping spoken content in a single language throughout the video.