Upload a video to Kaltura

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Kaltura Multimedia: Adding Closed-Captions (CC)
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Kaltura can be used for long-term multimedia storage, publishing, and sharing options. Follow these instructions to upload a video file, or YouTube video to Kaltura in Moodle.

NOTE: Machine captioning in English is automatically added to videos uploaded into Kaltura. If the spoken language is French, German, Russian, Spanish, or Vietnamese, you will need to request machine captioning in that specific language. If the machine captioning is not accurate, you can make minor edits to the machine captions or request human captioning.

Video File

You can upload video files (.mov, mp4, etc.) to Kaltura in Moodle using the steps below.

NOTE: You can also upload video files to Kaltura using MediaSpace (video.clackamas.edu). The steps are similar, but the screen will appear slightly different.

From the red bar at the top of any Moodle page, click the My Media link.

NOTE: If you do not use Moodle, you can login to MediaSpace (video.clackamas.edu) to upload the multimedia.

Click +Create to open the menu.

Click the Upload option to upload an existing video file (.mp4 or .mov).

Either drag and drop the video file(s) into the dashed box or click the Select files button and select your video(s).

NOTE: You can use the Ctrl key to select multiple videos to upload at the same time.

While the file is uploading, you may modify the Name, Description, and Tags for the video by clicking the Edit button to the right.

Fill in the Name, Description, and Tag fields.

Click the Save button.

Depending on the size of the video, it may not immediately show in your My Media.

NOTE: Be patient this process takes some time.

YouTube Video

You can upload public YouTube videos to Kaltura. Hosting YouTube videos in Kaltura eliminates advertisements, provides the ability to organize/bookmark YouTube videos along with your Kaltura videos, and allows for adding professional captions that meet ADA requirements for accommodations.

NOTE: You can also upload YouTube Videos to Kaltura using MediaSpace (video.clackamas.edu). The steps are similar, but the screen will appear slightly different.

From the red bar at the top of any Moodle page, click the My Media link.

NOTE: If you do not use Moodle, you can login to MediaSpace (video.clackamas.edu) to upload your public YouTube video.

Click +Create to open the menu.

Click the YouTube option.

Go to the YouTube video you want to upload.

Click the Share button.

Click the Copy button.

Go back to Moodle.

Paste (Ctrl+v) the link to the Video Page Link (or Content ID) box.

Click the Preview button.

Kaltura will automatically populate the name and description with information from YouTube.

Edit the name, description, and other metadata as desired.

Click the Save button.

Once your video is uploaded to Kaltura, you have various options to share your video.

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