Canvas Studio
Studio is an interactive media tool that is available in every Canvas course, allowing comments or quiz questions to be added throughout video and audio content. You can pull videos from YouTube, upload your own audio or video files, or use it to record videos for use with these interactive features.
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How to Access
Studio may be accessed from the Canvas Global Navigation menu, from the Course Navigation menu (for instructors), and as an external tool in the Rich Content Editor (see How do I access Canvas Studio?).
Global Navigation

Course Navigation

Rich Content Editor

Guides/Tutorials
Read more about Canvas Studio @ UNCG. Additionally, Instructure provides a Studio Guide, which includes thorough instructions for using Studio. Pages of particular interest include:
- How do I use Canvas Studio?
- How do I upload media in Canvas Studio?
- How do I view media in Canvas Studio?
- How do I record a video with a webcam in Canvas Studio?
- How do I record a screen capture video in Canvas Studio?
- How do I replace a video thumbnail in Canvas Studio?
- How do I add comments or replies to media in Canvas Studio?
- How do I manage comments for media in Canvas Studio?
- How do I view user insights for media in Canvas Studio?
- How do I create a Canvas Studio video quiz in a course?
- How do I create captions for media in Canvas Studio?
FAQ
You can experience a variety of Studio examples from the student perspective through this self-enrollable Canvas Demo Course.
YouTube videos embedded into a course will not have advertisements displayed. Howver, YouTube videos into a Canvas course outside of Canvas Studio may display ads.
For more information read: YouTube Player for Education FAQs
You can use videos stored in your OneDrive in Canvas by first adding them to your Canvas My Library and then adding them to Canvas Studio through a Canvas page’s Rich Content Editor or as an External Tool in the Modules page. For step-by-step instruction please read: How to Add Videos from OneDrive to Canvas.
Media uploaded to Canvas Studio includes auto-generated captions by default. However, YouTube and Vimeo media cannot be automatically captioned by Studio, and require either a caption file upload or manually created captions.
You can manually add captions for your uploaded media and for media linked from YouTube and Vimeo. Using the Captions Editor, you can add caption lines that display on your video within specified time frames.
Once you add captions, a captions file is created. You can edit the captions file, download it, replace it, or delete it.
See also:
Instructor Training
Group, one-on-one, or virtual sessions are available to faculty on workshops.uncg.edu. If you cannot find what you’re looking you can request training.
Technical Support
For additional assistance or a one-on-one consultation, contact the Academic Technology Specialists (ATS) for your academic unit or contact 6-TECH.
ITS 6-TECH Service Desk
1400 Spring Garden Street Greensboro, NC 27412
Email: 6-TECH@uncg.edu
Technical Support: (336) 256-TECH (8324)
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Last Updated: September 4, 2025