This document provides an overview of how to use the Kaltura My Media video tools within Canvas to upload, create, and embed videos.
Kaltura "My Media" can be accessed from the Canvas Global Navigation Menu or from within the Rich Content Editor in courses. It's possible to do all basic tasks via either point of access. Working within a course also allows you to insert/embed your My Media content in course-specific areas like Discussions, Pages, etc.
Accessing My Media through the Canvas Global Navigation Menu
Accessing My Media through the Canvas Global Navigation Menu allows you to view your library of recordings, create recordings, upload recordings, create video quizzes, access viewership analytics, order and edit machine-generated captions, and launch the video editor. To access My Media from the Global Navigation Menu found on the left edge of most Canvas pages, select "Account," then "My Media."
Uploading video files to your My Media library
You can upload any video file from your computer to your My Media library to make it easily shareable in Canvas. To upload files to your My Media library, select "Add New > Media Upload" from your My Media page. Full instructions for uploading videos to My Media are on this guide page: Kaltura (Canvas) - Uploading Videos
Creating videos with My Media
You can download and use the "Kaltura Capture" application to create videos with screen and webcam recording and automatically upload them to your My Media library.
For a detailed guide on using Kaltura Capture to create My Media videos, please see this guide page: Kaltura - Using the Kaltura Capture Desktop Recorder
You can also use the browser-based Kaltura Webcam Recorder to create short videos of a few minutes in length. Please see Kaltura - Recording Video with Webcam Recorder.
Inserting/Embedding a My Media Video in a Course
Create or edit the Canvas course content item where you'd like to insert the video, like a Page, Discussion, Announcement, or any other item in Canvas which you edit with the Rich Content Editor (e.g. Assignment instructions, etc.). In the Rich Content Editor's text box, place the cursor where you'd like the video player to appear. In the image below, the cursor is in the upper-left of the text-box.
Select the "My Media" button (rainbow pinwheel icon) in the text editor toolbar.
Scroll through your videos until you find the video you'd like to insert and select its "</> Embed" button.
Or, to upload a new video while editing the Canvas page, select Add New > Media Upload in the My Media window. Select the Choose a file to upload button and select the video file on your computer. When the "Upload Completed!" message is displayed, enter a title for the video in the Name field.
Select "</> Save and Embed" to embed your newly uploaded video, or, to access advanced video embed options before embedding, you can select the "Embed Settings" button, which looks like a gear. Your video will need some time to process before it can be played back. Typical processing time can take up to twice the duration of your video.
Detailed information on embedding My Media videos in Canvas can be found on this guide page: Kaltura - Inserting a Video in Canvas with the Rich Content Editor