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 within enhanced Documents.

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

Video Studio is a premium solution. We are offering customers a free trial until June 30, 2025. This will provide access to the full version of Video Studio as a feature flag. Video Studio is set to OFF as a default in test/stage environments. If you want to enable it in your institution’s production environment, you can do that for free until the end of June 2025. Customers will have to purchase Video Studio to continue to use it beyond this date.

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

Configuration and settings

You can enable Video Studio from the Administrator Panel. In The Ultra experience is here area, select Configure. Under Available Features, turn the Video Studio setting to ON.

Recording and uploads created using Video Studio don’t count towards your existing storage entitlement.

Video Studio requires course roles to have the following privileges:

  • To create videos. Use the Create Materials privilege. Includes all operations like save, finish, check Video upload Status. Not needed for playback.
  • To delete videos. Use the Delete Materials privilege.

In the Users area of the Administrator Panel, select Course/Organization Roles. Locate the role you want to review or edit. Select the Options Menu that appears when hovering on the role. Select Privileges. Search for the privilege you need.

Learn more about Roles and Privileges, go to our Help Center page on that topic.