How to view, edit and download video recordings – methinks Technologies Inc

How to view, edit and edit video recordings

After conducting 1:1 and focus group video interviews, you can watch their recordings, see time-stamped annotations, download transcripts, add interview summaries, download video files, and create video clips of interview highlights to share with your team.

To watch interview recordings:
1. On your methinks dashboard click on Interview Recordings.
2. Click to select the video interview that you want to access.

3. Click the Play Button to start watching the video recording.

To fast-forward or to rewind 3 seconds at a time:
1. Click on the fast-forward and rewind buttons respectively.

To pause the video:
1. Click on the pause button.

To change video’s playback time:
1. Click on the three-dotted menu.

2. Click to select the Playback Speed.

3. Click to select the playback speed.
To download the recording of an interview:
1. Click on the Download button.

2. Click on the text field to edit the video file name.

3. Click to turn the stream toggles (camera, mic, and screen share) on and/or off.

Pro tip: by turning a toggle off, the respective stream will not be included in the recording file. For example, if you turn the camera toggle off of a participant before clicking the Download button, the participant’s camera stream won’t appear on the downloaded video file.

4. Click on Download to download the recording to your computer.

To download the recording with audio only:
1. Click on the Download button.

2. Click on the text field to edit the video file name.
3. Click on the Audio file only button.
To create a video clip:
1. On your methinks dashboard click on Interview Recordings.
2. Click to select the video interview that you want to access.
3. Choose and click on the part of the video that you want to create a video clip from.

4. Click on Start Clipping.
5. The light green selection of the video timeline is the video clip selection. Once the part of the video that you want to create a video clip from is selected, click on Stop Clipping.

6. Click on the text field and type the video clip name you want to add.

7. Click to turn the stream toggles (camera, mic, and screen share) on and/or off.

Pro tip: by turning a toggle off, the respective stream will not be included in the recording file. For example, if you turn the camera toggle off of a participant before clicking the Download button, the participant’s camera stream won’t appear on the video clip.

8. Click on Confirm.

Pro tip: All video clips created can be found under Video Clips.

To download a video clip:
1. Choose the video clip you want to download under Video Clips.
2. Click on the three-dotted menu button.

3. Click on Download.

To delete a video clip:
1. Choose the video clip you want to download under Video Clips.

2. Click on the three-dotted menu button.
3. Click on Delete this Clip.

4. Click on Confirm.

To add an interview summary:
1. On your methinks dashboard click on Interview Recordings.
2. Click to select the video interview that you want to access.
3. Click on Interview Summary if not yet selected.

4. Click on the text field to enter the interview summary.

5. Click on Save.
To view annotations:
1. On your methinks dashboard click on Interview Recordings.
2. Click to select the video interview that you want to access.
3. Click on the Annotations icon.

4. Click on the time in every annotation to select the time related to the annotation in the video recording.

To edit a note:
1. Choose the note you want to edit.
2. Click on the three-dotted menu button located in the note field.

3. Click on Edit Memo.
4. Make the text changes to the text field.

5. Click on Save Changes.

To delete a note:
1. Choose the note you want to delete.
2. Click on the three-dotted menu button located in the note field.

3. Click on Delete.
4. Click on Confirm.

To add an annotation:
1. Click on the video timeline to select which point in time you want to add an annotation to.

2. Click on the pencil icon to add an annotation.

3. Click to add the text annotation.

4. Click on Add.
To download the interview transcript:
1. On your methinks dashboard click on Interview Recordings.
2. Click to select the video interview that you want to access.
3. Click on the Transcript button.

4. Click on the Click here button to download the interview transcript.
To export annotations and transcript of an interview:
1. On your methinks dashboard click on Interview Recordings.
2. Click to select the video interview that you want to access.
3. Click on Text Export.
To add a tag to a video interview:
1. On your methinks dashboard click on Interview Recordings.
2. Click to select the video interview that you want to access.
3. Click on the Tags field.

4. Click and type the desired tags for this interview.

5. Press Enter.

Note: All tags added to a video interview can be seen on the Video Recordings page without having to click on the interview details.
How to merge video clips:
1. On your methinks dashboard click on Interview Recordings.
2. Click on the Video Clips tab.

3. Click on the checkbox to select the video clips you want to merge.

4. Click on Merge Selected Clips.
5. Click on the text field to add a clip title.

6. Click on Merge.

To reorder the selected video clips:
1. Click and hold the video clip.

2. Move the clip up or down.

To view merged video clips:
1. On your methinks dashboard click on Interview Recordings.
2. Click on the Video Clips tab.
3. Merged clips can be found under the tag Merged.

To delete a merged video clip:
1. Click to select the merged video clip you want to delete.
2. Click on the Trash icon.
3. Click on Confirm.

To download a merged video clip:
1. Click to select the merged video clip you want to download.
2. Click on the Download button.