Delete a Hotspot


Overview

This tutorial provides instructions on how to remove an existing hotspot from a Kaltura video.

All Kaltura users can add or remove hotspots to entries they own or co-edit. Accordingly, these instructions apply to all UCSD instructors, students, and staff with active directory credentials.

Kaltura users can delete hotspots in Canvas as well as MediaSpace.

Steps to Take

Hotspots can be deleted from a Kaltura entry in both Canvas and MediaSpace. For the first three steps, follow the column based on where you're performing the action.

Steps to delete a hotspot from a Kaltura entry: Canvas vs. MediaSpace
In CanvasIn MediaSpace
  1. Log into Canvas.
    1. Go to https://canvas.ucsd.edu. 
    2. Enter your active directory credentials.
  2. Within Canvas, click My Media in the left navigation.
  3. Locate the video whose hotspot you want to delete, and click the pencil icon in its row.
  1. Log into MediaSpace.
    1. Go to https://mediaspace.ucsd.edu. 
    2. Click the profile icon at the top right of the page and select Login.
    3. Enter your active directory credentials.
  2. Click the profile icon again and select My Media.
  3. Locate the video in question, click the kebab on its row (three dots), and select Edit. 
  1. Click Launch Editor in the gray box next to the video player. The Kaltura Video Editor will launch.
  2. In the left navigation of the Video Editor, click the icon that looks like an arrow within a square.
  3. You should see a list of all of the video's hotspots. Locate the one you want to delete, click the kebab on its row (the three dots), and select Delete.
  4. Confirm that you want to delete the hotspot.
  5. Click Save.

A screenshot of the Kaltura hotspot editor, with the hotspot icon circled, the kebab icon circled, an arrow going from the kebab to the menu item "Delete," and a circle around the "Save" button.

If you still have questions or need additional assistance, feel free to contact us at kaltura@ucsd.edu.