Recording Videos
Kaltura has two recording tools: Kaltura Capture and Express Capture. Kaltura Capture is an application that will install on your computer and can be used
to record your screen, microphone, and/or webcam. Express Capture is a tool that records
within your browser. These are both accessible inside of Blackboard or in Mediaspace. Follow the basic steps below or refer to the more detailed Recording Videos with Kaltura document.
Kaltura Capture
Kaltura Capture is a desktop application that works with either Mac or PC. You can
use Kaltura Capture to record any combination of your webcam, screen(s), and audio.
There are a limited number of settings to customize when recording, but an advantage
is that you can upload your recording directly to Kaltura and access basic editing
tools in Mediaspace.
- Wherever you access Kaltura (Mediaspace or Blackboard), you should see an Add New
button near the top of the window. Click that and from the dropdown select Kaltura
Capture.
- If you have never downloaded the Kaltura Capture Desktop Recorder, you will be prompted
to do so. When it’s finished installing, you may need to refresh the page, or select
the Add New button again and choose Kaltura Capture. The application should open.
Once you have downloaded and installed the application, you can open Kaltura Capture
directly from your applications as you would any other program.
- When the application opens, you’ll see a menu bar with the following buttons: Start
Recording (red circle), Screen, Camera, and Audio. Click the down arrow next to each
icon to select different options, or click on the icon itself to turn it off or on.
- When you’re ready to record, click the Start Recording button (red circle), then begin
presenting after the countdown.
- When you’re finished, click the stop icon.
- In the pop-up window that appears, you can customize the title, description, and tags.
Choose Save and Upload to upload the video directly to your media in Kaltura.
Express Capture
Express Capture is an in-browser recorder, and it can record your webcam, screen,
and/or audio. There are a limited number of settings to customize, but it is a quick
way to record directly within Blackboard or in your browser, without having to download
an application or store any files on your computer. It is also available to students
in some areas of Blackboard, like Discussions and Assignments.
- Wherever you access Kaltura (Mediaspace or Blackboard), you should see an Add New
button near the top of the window. Click that and from the dropdown select Express
Capture.
- Clicking on that will take you to a new screen that says Record Media. You can toggle
your camera, audio, or screen on or off here, depending on what you want to record.
- When you’re ready to record, hit the large red record circle, wait for the countdown,
and begin speaking.
- When you’re finished, hit done, and it’ll give you an option to play the video, Record
Again, Download a Copy, or Use This. If you’re happy with what you’ve recorded, click
Use This, and it will automatically upload to your media in Kaltura. You can then
give it a name, a description, and other customization options.
Editing Videos
Once you have added media to Kaltura, either by recording, uploading, or recording
a Zoom meeting to the cloud, you are able to edit your media in Kaltura Mediaspace,
outside of Blackboard. Log in to UAA Kaltura MediaSpace, click your name in top right and choose My Media to see a list of all your videos.
Select the title of the video you’d like to edit, then click the Actions button below
the video and select Launch Editor. This video from Kaltura demonstrates how to use the Kaltura Video Editor.
Uploading videos
You can upload media files from your computer or phone to Kaltura in Blackboard or
in Mediaspace Follow the basic steps below or refer to the more detailed uploading videos into Kaltura Media document. Remember, Zoom cloud recordings done with your UA login are automatically
uploaded and saved to your Kaltura account!
- Wherever you access Kaltura (Mediaspace or Blackboard), you should see an Add New
button near the top of the window. Click that and from the dropdown select Media Upload.
- Select Choose a file to upload and navigate to the video file on your computer, or
drag and drop a file into your browser window.
- Fill in the name and description, then give the file tags to assist in locating this
later. It’s good practice to tag your videos with UAA, your department/course prefix,
and your name or username.
- Select Save.
Editing Videos
Once you have added media to Kaltura, either by recording, uploading, or recording
a Zoom meeting to the cloud, you are able to edit your media in Kaltura Mediaspace,
outside of Blackboard. Log in to UAA Kaltura MediaSpace, click your name in top right and choose My Media to see a list of all your videos.
Select the title of the video you’d like to edit, then click the Actions button below
the video and select Launch Editor. This video from Kaltura demonstrates how to use the Kaltura Video Editor.
Captioning videos
Editing Captions
All videos and audio in Kaltura are automatically captioned. It’s good practice to
edit the captions for accuracy and timing, to ensure your videos are fully accessible.
Once you record or upload your video, after about an hour you should see that the
automatic captions are complete. The amount of time it takes depends on the length,
audio quality, and complexity of your video. Once the automatic captions have been
completed, you can edit them for accuracy in Mediaspace, outside of Blackboard. Follow
the basic steps below or refer to the more detailed adding and editing captions document.
- Navigate to UAA Kaltura MediaSpace and log in with your UA credentials.
- Click your name in top right and choose My Media to see a list of all your videos
in Kaltura My Media.
- Click on the title of the video whose captions you want to edit to open the details
screen.
- Select the ACTIONS pull-down menu and choose Edit.
- Select the Captions tab and click the Edit Captions button. Here you can edit the
text of the captions, and playback the video as needed for reference. There is a find
and replace function here, which is helpful if there’s a change you need to make throughout
the transcript.
- When you’ve finished editing the captions, click Save, confirm your changes, and click
Back.
- To confirm the captions are displaying as you intended, play your video with CC English
to see the edited version.
Using Kaltura to improve captions on a Public YouTube video
If you want to share a Public YouTube video in your course, but need to ensure the
captions are accurate, you can use Kaltura to add automatic captions and edit those
captions. You cannot request professional captions this way.
- To add a YouTube video to Kaltura, first copy the link to the YouTube video.
- Wherever you access Kaltura (Mediaspace or Blackboard), you should see an Add New
button near the top of the window. Click that and from the dropdown select YouTube.
- Paste the link to the video in the dialog box and click Preview.
- Edit the name, description, and tags as needed, and Save.
- When the video has finished processing, follow the steps above to edit the captions.
Note: This only works for Public YouTube videos, not Unlisted ones. Additionally,
there have been reports of issues playing YouTube videos via Kaltura when using the
Chrome browser. We recommend using Firefox if you run into this issue.
Sharing videos
Sharing Videos in Blackboard
Kaltura videos can be added in any content area/folder/learning module, and can be
added to both Ultra and Original courses. To embed a video or interactive video quiz
from Kaltura directly in your Blackboard Original Course, follow these basic steps,
or refer to the Sharing Kaltura Videos in Blackboard document for more detail.
- Open the content area or item in your course where you want to add the video.
- Select Build Content or Add Content, then select UAA Kaltura - Browse, Search, and
Embed. (If you’re associated with KPC, select KPC Kaltura - Browse, Search, and Embed).
- Your My Media page will open, displaying all the media you have stored in Kaltura.
- Click Add New to record or bring in a video from YouTube, or select a video you already
have by clicking Embed.
Note: You can embed a video before the automatic captions are completed and/or edited.
Updated captions will show everywhere your video is embedded.
As of May 2024, we are now using the latest Kaltura integration for Blackboard. For
courses from 2022 on, you will see a rainbow burst icon (the Kaltura logo) next to
the video’s title in your course content, which students can click to view the video.
Kaltura videos embedded in an item should still play directly in your course content,
as before. To copy a course with Kaltura content from 2022 or earlier, you will need
to Export/Import into the new course rather than using the Copy tool. Importing will automatically
convert all old Kaltura video links and embeds to the new integration tool. If you
use Kaltura Quizzes or the Kaltura Course Media Gallery tool, you will need to re-embed
those to ensure they’re integrated properly.
Sharing Videos from Kaltura as “Unlisted”
By default all media uploaded to Kaltura is Private, so only you can view it. In Kaltura
Mediaspace, you can adjust your media visibility settings if you want to share a video
more broadly.
- Navigate to UAA Kaltura MediaSpace and log in with your UA credentials.
- Click your name in top right and choose My Media. This will display all the media
you have stored in Kaltura.
- Click on the title of the video that you want to share.
- Select the Actions pull-down menu and choose Publish.
- Here you can change the video from Private to Unlisted, meaning anyone with the link
can view the video. Click Save.
- Click the Share tab and copy the link to the media page. Anyone you share this link
with will be able to view the media.
