IT Services - Duplicate a Kaltura Entry

Overview

Kaltura allows you to duplicate almost any entry, but it's not necessarily intuitive how to do so. This tutorial describes how to create a new copy of your media.

These instructions apply to all UCSD community members with active directory credentials (students, instructors, staff, etc.).

Critical Concepts

If you're copying an in-video quiz, it will also copy the responses that have been submitted by viewers of the original video. While this could be a desirable feature depending on your needs, it may make it more difficult to sort through new responses. It also may cause problems if a student retakes your course and attempts even this new version of the quiz. While you can always remove a student's attempt on an in-video quiz, there's currently no way for you to bulk-remove ALL responses on a quiz. (If you'd like a copy without those responses carried over, though, send an email to kaltura@ucsd.edu and we'll run a script to duplicate your entry for you.)
As with any other new Kaltura entry, it will need to process for a little while before it's ready. It doesn't just copy the entry and all its flavors (alternate quality versions). It really just copies the source file and creates new flavors based on our transcoding profile. So it'll be a little while until you can view and/or publish the entry.

Steps to Take

Kaltura entries can be duplicated in either Canvas or MediaSpace. Remember that your "My Media" is identical in both locations, so it doesn't matter where you duplicate it.

Steps to reach a Kaltura entry's edit page: Canvas vs. MediaSpace
In Canvas	In MediaSpace
Log into Canvas. Go to https://canvas.ucsd.edu. Enter your active directory credentials. Within Canvas, click My Media in the left navigation. Locate the video you want to duplicate, and click the pencil icon in its row.	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. Click the profile icon again and select My Media. Locate the video in question, click the kebab on its row (three dots), and select Edit.

In the gray box next to the player, click Launch Editor.
In the left navigation of the page that appears, ensure that the Video Editor icon is selected. (It looks like a film strip. Or maybe a road.)
At the top of the page, click Save a Copy.

A screenshot of the Kaltura video editor, with the left navigation icon for the editor circled as well as the button "Save a Copy."

Change the title of the new entry (if desired) and click Create.
Click OK, Media Page, or My Media, depending on where you want to go.

Your new entry is created and you should see it in your "My Media." Remember that it will take a little while for the new entry to be processed by Kaltura.

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