Overview
All UCSD community members (those with active directory credentials) have unlimited media storage in Kaltura, and can upload video and other media to their Kaltura media repository ("My Media").
Users can upload videos to "My Media" in both Canvas and MediaSpace.
Critical Concepts
- Ensure that you have a solid internet connection. Uploads can fail if there's a lot of packet loss.
- You have no storage limits. You have unlimited media storage in Kaltura's cloud.
- You have no file size limits. You can upload huge media files if you want - just make sure you have a good internet connection.
- There is a data retention policy. If your media isn't watched for 2 years, its flavors (alternate quality versions) will be deleted, though the original source file will remain. If your media isn't watched for 4 years, it will be deleted. See our article on our Kaltura data retention policy for more information.
- A wide variety of file types are supported. Kaltura supports a wide variety of media formats ("all common video, audio and image formats in all resolutions," according to Kaltura). The Kaltura player also supports 360 videos.
- Your video will not be available immediately after uploading. After a file is added to "My Media," Kaltura will generate multiple quality levels for that file behind the scenes (which they call "flavors"). Viewers can select a quality level manually in the player if they wish.
- All entries will receive machine captions. All media added to Kaltura after 13 June 2020 have machine captions added automatically. They typically are completed within about 30 minutes after the file is done processing. These captions are roughly 70% accurate, so it's worth considering editing them for accuracy.
- You can upload media in either Canvas or MediaSpace. Regardless of where you upload it, though, it will be accessible in both locations (in "My Media").
Steps to Take
Media can be uploaded to Kaltura in Canvas or in MediaSpace. Feel free to follow the instructions below or watch one of the videos below:
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| Uploading a Video in Canvas | Uploading a Video in MediaSpace |
For the text-based tutorial, choose the appropriate column below for steps 1 and 2 depending on where you want to upload your media. (After the first two steps, the rest of the steps are the same.)
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- Log into Canvas.
- Go to https://canvas.ucsd.edu.
- Enter your active directory credentials.
- Enter the media upload area.
- Click My Media in the left navigation.
- Click the Add New button near the top right of the screen, and select Media Upload.
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- Log into MediaSpace.
- Go to https://mediaspace.ucsd.edu.
- Click the profile icon at the top right of the page and select Login.
- Enter your active directory credentials.
- Enter the media upload area.
- Click + Create near the top right of the screen and select Upload.
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- On the subsequent page, either drag and drop the video you want to upload or click Choose a file to upload and locate the file you want to upload.
- Enter or change the title of your video during or after your file upload. "Description" and "tags" are optional. On this upload page, you can also elect to publish the video immediately to one of your courses. By default, however, your video will be private to you.
- Click Save.
Your video will now be in "My Media" in both Canvas and MediaSpace. It may take a little while to process before it's ready to be viewed or until it's visible in a Media Gallery or channel (if you decided to publish it immediately).