A Post is a video response to a Topic. Open the Topic to record, review your video, and upload it. For drawing, camera filters, screen sharing, and picture-in-picture, see Recorder Tools: Draw, Filters, Pause, Screen, and PiP. To reply to someone else's video with your own, see React with a Video.
You will need a Space and at least one Topic. See Create Your First Space and Add a Topic to Your Space if you are starting from scratch.
Open Create a post from a Topic
Open your Space and find the Topic you want to respond to. On an empty Topic, choose Create a post. You can also use the purple + next to the Topic title, on the Space page or on the Topic's own page.
The recorder opens with that Topic and Space already selected.
See the prompt, then record
The Topic title and description appear above the camera preview on a computer, or as a caption over it on a phone. Read the prompt before you start. Topic, in the tools beside the preview, hides or shows it.
Allow camera and microphone access if the browser asks. Press the large record button below the preview to start. While it records, the button shows a square, and the timer at the top of the preview counts up with a red dot. Press the same button again to pause, then choose Next (the purple arrow) when you are ready to review.
The recording limit is set per Topic: up to 90 seconds on the free plan or 5 minutes when the Space owner has Plus. Check the limit before recording. Very short takes may be rejected, so record at least a few clear seconds before finishing.
Stumbled? While paused, tap the delete key to the left of the record button twice to throw away the last clip and record it again. Already recorded your answer on a phone? Choose Upload (the icon beside the record button) instead of recording, and pick the file. See Recorder tools for both.
Review, add a description, and upload
Choose Next to preview the clip. It plays where the camera was. You can
add a short description with @mentions of Space members, check the cover,
and select Upload.
- Retake (the circular arrow beside the description) discards the current recording and returns you to the camera.
- The trim handles under the video cut a slow start or a stray ending; press the check between them to confirm. Only the part between them plays and uploads.
- A cover is required before upload. Vivipod captures one from the video and shows it as a card in the corner of the video. To use another moment, pause there and choose Use this frame as cover, or choose Capture cover beside the video.
- Download saves a copy to your device, and Discard throws the take away. If you leave, the take stays saved in your browser, under Upload.
- Upload sends the video and creates the Post on the Topic you started from.
Sign in to upload to a Space. You can record and download a video without an account.
After upload: published or pending
Where the Post appears next depends on the Topic’s Require approval for new posts setting.
| Topic setting | What happens |
|---|---|
| Approval off | The Post is published immediately on the Topic. |
| Approval on (moderated) | The Post goes to Pending until a space admin publishes it. You may see a “Submitted for review” confirmation. |
In this example the Week 3 Topic is moderated, so the new Post shows a Pending badge and the Topic’s Pending count increases. Space admins can open Pending and publish when ready.
If this is an instructor example, open Pending and choose Publish when it is ready for students to see.
If the Topic has captions turned on (a Vivipod Plus feature), a CC button appears beside the video. The first Space member to press it generates the captions in about ten seconds; everyone after that sees them right away. See Vivipod Plus, captions, and comments.
Recording checklist
- Open the Space → Topic → Create a post
- Allow camera/microphone
- Record → pause if needed → Next
- Check playback and the cover → Upload
- Confirm the Post on the Topic (Published or Pending)
Next steps
Share the Space via Share a Space: Link, Canvas, and Embed, then send students to Join a Space and Post as a Student. Continue with Review and publish pending posts, Recorder tools, and Comments and feedback. For prompt design ideas, browse the guides on the Learn hub.