About Kaltura MediaSpace
Kaltura MediaSpace is an online media hosting/streaming service similar to YouTube. You can use MediaSpace to upload, edit, and share your media with other users, and for inserting media into your Brightspace courses.
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Kaltura can be accessed either from within your course under My Tools > My Media, or by visiting the Langara MediaSpace website.
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The following materials cover features available to all users.
- How to Use MediaSpace: general guide
- MediaSpace in Brightspace – Sharing Kaltura video or audio in your Brightspace course
- Sharing Media in Brightspace
- Sharing Media in iWeb/CourseWeb (two options)
- Use the same instructions for Sharing with Embed Code and paste the embed code into the appropriate area of a new Post or Page
- either in the Text tab in the Classic Editor
- or the Custom HTML Block in the Block Editor
- Under your media entry, click Share and choose oEmbed, and copy the oEmbed link
- paste the oEmbed code into either
- any new line in the Block Editor (I.e. the Paragraph block)
- in the Classic Editor, anywhere in the Visual tab
- paste the oEmbed code into either
- Use the same instructions for Sharing with Embed Code and paste the embed code into the appropriate area of a new Post or Page
- Sharing Media in BCCampus PressBooks – use the Sharing with Embed Code instructions
- Captions in MediaSpace – Creating, editing, and deleting captions
- The Langara College Kaltura MediaSpace Retention Policy – please familiarize yourself with the retention policy; inactive media is periodically deleted to recover storage space
- Kaltura Capture: Kaltura Capture is a downloadable desktop application (Windows/Mac only) that offers screen capture, voice recording, and webcam recording, and uploads your videos directly into your My Media library.
- Update or Reinstall Kaltura Capture: If you haven’t reinstalled Kaltura capture on your computer since May 2022, click here for instructions on how to get the latest version.
- Using Kaltura Media in Pressbooks/WordPress, H5P, and Podcasts
Non-Student Features
The following materials cover features available only to instructors and other employees.
- Add Kaltura Media in the Brightspace Content Tool – The recommended method for adding videos to your Brightspace course
- Media Gallery – Create a course-specific media gallery in Brightspace
- Video Quiz Grades Integration – See Video Quiz grades in your Brightspace gradebook
- Enabling Downloads on Kaltura Entries – Allow students to download your media
- Assistance Editing Captions
- If you need help editing your captions to higher accuracy, for example if you have a student with an accessibility accommodation, you can get help with editing your captions: contact assistivetech@langara.ca for more information
Accessibility
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