CIS Lightboard Studio Recording Guide

How-to Record, Edit, and Share a Lightboard Video (9:38)

How-to Host a Virtual Meeting using the Lightboard (7:37)

Now that you've booked the Lightboard Studio, there are a few things you should do to prepare for your visit.

Before You Arrive

• Get familiar with the Lightboard Studio guidance attached to this article.
• Clothing Guidance: 
   
  • Don't wear lettering – it will appear backward. 
     
  • Do wear solid, darker colors - This makes the writing display more clearly in front of presenters. 
     
  • Don’t wear all black - you’ll look like a floating head. : )
     
• If using PowerPoint:
   
  • Set all backgrounds to BLACK.  
     
  • Place any graphics to the side of your dominant hand for easier annotation.
     
  • Want help formatting your slide deck? Submit a DesignPro ticket here: http://cis.cmich.edu/designpro and the CIS Graphic Designer will format your slides for you! Be sure to clarify if you're right or left handed. 

During Presentation

• Write on the side of your dominant hand, then step to the side to instruct. Don't stand directly behind your writing while instructing if possible. 
   
• Don't press the markers too hard, it will make a sqeaky sound. Learn to write gently for a quiet presentation.
   
• Look at the camera’s red light while instructing. This will help your viewers feel like you're talking directly to them. 
   
• If you make a mistake, DON'T STOP RECORDING. Just pause for a few seconds, take a breath, and start the segment again. Then afterward, use Panopto's web-based editor to remove/edit the mistake. It's easy and can be helpful for longer presentations. For shorter presentations, you may find it's just easier to do another take.
   
• If using PPT, slides may be advanced during recording using the keypad next to the marker tray. 

Record, Upload, and Share a Lightboard Video using Panopto:

Using the Lightboard with Webex in a virtual environment:

Helpful Links

• Basic Editing 
• Importing Auto-Speech Recognition (ASR) Closed-Captions 
• Building In-Video Quiz Questions 
• Embedding a YouTube Clip into Your Recording 
• Sharing Your Recording 

If you'd like a tour of the Lightboard Studio, contact CIS.

Recording Equipment in the Video Studio 

• Industrial-grade, aluminum frame with a 6ft x 4ft custom cut, low-iron glass  
• 4K camera with position control  
• LED studio lighting system  
• 55” LCD confidence monitor   
• 3-element microphone with digital signal processing  
• Acoustical treatments  
• Record using the familiar Panopto Recorder App 

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