Overview

A best practice when it comes to teaching with multimedia is to segment (or "chunk") your material. If you have a video that you want to make into two (or more) separate videos this tutorial will walk you through how to leverage the Kaltura video editor to do so. 

These instructions apply to all UCSD Kaltura users (instructors, students, and staff), and this can be completed in either Canvas or MediaSpace.

Critical Concepts

Things to Keep in Mind

• We recommend that you hang onto the original. After making changes in the Kaltura video editor, you're given the option to "save" or "save a copy." Be sure to click "save a copy" to ensure you always have a copy of the original. (Remember, you have unlimited media storage with Kaltura.) If you click "save," you'll overwrite the original entry with whatever changes you've made.
• There are multiple ways you can perform functions in the editor. As is typical with documentation, we provide one way to do things (which we hope is the easiest), but there are multiple ways you can perform some actions. For example, to create a new start point for your video, you can either click in the timeline (or play the video) to get to the point you want and click the "set in" button above the scrubber, or you can drag the curtain from the left side of the timeline to the point you want your new video to start. Either one works, but we think it's easier to find the exact point you want by playing the video or clicking in the timeline.

Assumptions

• For the purposes of this tutorial, we're assuming you want to create 2 videos from 1 video. If you want to create more clips, the instructions still apply.
• We're assuming that you're willing to create the first and second clip in one sitting. Our instructions assume you're willing to create the second clip immediately after creating the first.

Steps to Take

1. Enter the Video Editor

As mentioned earlier, you can split a video into multiple videos in either Canvas or MediaSpace, so follow the first few steps depending on where you want to perform the action. 

3. Find the video you want to split up and click the pencil icon in its row.
4. Click Launch Editor in the gray box next to the video player. 

2. Create the First Video

Within the video editor, you'll want to create a new start and end point and save it as a new video.

1. Find the new start point: either play the video or click on the timeline to find the spot where you want your first video to start. (If you're using the start of the original video as your starting point, you can ignore step 2b below.)
2. In the blue box that displays on the timeline, click the icon that looks like a left bracket. (If you hover over it, it will say "Set In.") This will set a new starting point for the video. Anything before that point will be grayed out on the timeline.
3. Find the new end point: either play the video or click on the timeline to find the spot where you want your first video to end. (If you're using the end of the original video as your end point, you can ignore step 2d below.)
4. In the blue box that displays on the timeline, click the icon that looks like a right bracket. (If you hover over it, it will say "Set Out.") This will set a new end point for the video. Anything after that point will be grayed out on the timeline.
5. Click Save a Copy at the top of the video editor window. 

6. Enter a name for your new clip and click Create.
7. Click OK to confirm that your new clip has been created.

3. Create the Second Video

After creating your first clip, you'll be returned to the editor with your existing edits still visible. 

1. If you intend to make the start point of your second video what was the end point of your first video, take note of the time code at the end point. (It'll make it a little easier later.)
2. Ensure that the clip in the timeline is selected. If it does, it will have a yellow box around it and you'll see the "curtains" on either side of the clip.

3. Set the new end point by dragging the yellow curtain/tab on the right side of the timeline to the point where you want your second clip to end. You can use the "timeline zoom" slider to zoom in if it's helpful.
4. Once you've determined the new end point, you'll need to set a new start point. Click and drag the curtain/tab on the left side of the selected clip on the timeline until you find the new start point. (If you want to make your new start point the end point of your previous video, move it to the timecode you noted earlier.)
5. When you're satisfied with the start and end points of your new clip, click Save a Copy.
6. Enter a name for your new clip and click Create.
7. Click OK to confirm that your new clip has been created.