Download a Video

You can download a recording from the Media Gallery in a Canvas course. The first step is to make sure that the video has been enabled for downloading.

Enable a Video for Downloading

1

Go to My Media

Access My Media

 
2

Locate the video that you would like to download and click on the title of the video

 
3

Click on the Actions dropdown and select Edit

My Media edit

 
4

Navigate to the Downloads tab, check the box next to the size of the video that you would like to download, then click Save

If you do not see the Downloads tab, you may be on a video that you do not own, as is the case if you have added a YouTube video to your My Media repository.

My Media downloads

 
5

Click Go to Media

 
6

Navigate to the Download tab

 
7

Click on the download icon in the "Actions" column for the desired video size

My Media download


Download a Video from the Media Gallery Page

1

Click the title or thumbnail of the video

media galley preview with one video highlighted

 
2

Click on the Actions dropdown and select Edit

My Media edit

 
3

Navigate to the Downloads tab, check the box next to the size of the video that you would like to download, then click Save

If you do not see the Downloads tab, you may be on a video that you do not own, as is the case if you have added a YouTube video to your My Media repository.

My Media downloads

 
4

Click Go to Media

arrow pointing at Go To Media button

 
5

Navigate to the Download tab

 
6

Click on the download icon in the "Actions" column for the desired video size

My Media download