Canvas Studio (Media)

What is Canvas Studio?

Canvas Studio is a media creation and storage tool in Canvas that allows you to create and provide media for your courses. You can upload media, create videos, link to YouTube videos, and create video quizzes. Students can also use Studio to create videos to submit for assessments and discussions.

How to Access Canvas Studio

• Select the Studio icon on the global navigation menu.
• Select Studio on the course navigation menu. (This option is only available if you have made it visible in the Course Settings – Navigation area.)
• When editing a page using the Rich Content Editor (RCE), select the Apps icon and choose Studio, then select the appropriate video to add to the page.

Accepted Media Types

You can upload media files you already created. Studio accepts the following file types of files and has a 10GB file size limit. 

• Video: MP4, MOV, WMV, AVI, FLV, etc. (common video formats)
• Audio: MP3, WMA, WAV
• Images: JPG, PNG, GIF, SVG, BMP, TIFF
• Captions: SRT, VTT

Additional Resources:

• Overview: How to use Canvas Studio
• View the full list of supported file formats for Studio.

You can create, edit, and manage your own videos through Canvas Studio.

Depending on the browser you are using, the options will be slightly different. There are two types of videos you can create. Webcam only and screen capture. The Webcam option will only include your video image and voice (if selected). The Screen Capture option will allow you to record a selected window or screen on your computer, your video image, and your voice.

Creating Videos

• Chrome or Edge
  • WebCam Video
  • Screen Capture
• Firefox or Safari
  • WebCam Video
  • Screen Capture

Editing Videos

• Using the Canvas Studio media editor
• How to edit a video thumbnail
• How to add annotations
• How to cut sections of a media file
• How to trim a media file

Managing Media

• How to Share a media file
• Creating and managing Collections of media
• Adding and managing tags on media
• Downloading media from Studio

Students can also use Canvas Studio for projects and assessments.

You can upload different types of media to Canvas Studio. View the full list of supported file formats.

• Upload your own videos
• Upload videos from YouTube
  This option removes the additional YouTube video recommendations when the student is viewing the video, and it also allows you to view stats for the video.

You can add media to your course in multiple ways. It is also available anywhere the Rich Content Editor (RCE) is available.

• Add a link to media through a course Module.
• Embedding your media through the Rich Content Editor

Video Quizzes

• Creating a Video Quiz
  • How to use Canvas Studio video quizzing
  • Create a video quiz
• Linking to a Video Quiz
  • How to link to a video quiz using the Rich Content Editor. (This option does not post to the gradebook.)
  • How to post a video quiz to post results to gradebook. (This option posts results to the gradebook.)
• Reviewing Stats and Grading a Video Quiz
  • View the video quiz and item analysis results
  • View the video quiz results for individual students
  • How to post video quiz results to the Gradebook

Creating a Media Assignment for Students

• Add a media assignment to your course for students to complete.
• How to grade a media assignment in SpeedGrader

You can view the analytics for specific students and how they are interacting with the media in your class, or an overview of all interactions.

• View analytics on media by individual users
• View insights on Canvas Studio media

If you have videos that are in Panopto, you can download these files and upload them into your Canvas Studio account.

• How to move your Panopto videos to Canvas Studio