Using Kaltura MediaSpace

Summary

This articles introduces Kaltura MediaSpace. 

Kaltura MediaSpace is a suite of tools for creating, publishing, streaming, and sharing media files on the Web. It functions much like YouTube, but without the commercials. The Minnesota State system office covers the cost of MediaSpace and it is available to everyone on campus. You access your personal MediaSpace account and all the MediaSpace tools using your Web browser. You can upload video, audio, and image files to your personal, private MediaSpace account and organize your media into playlists and channels. You can also create media from within MediaSpace. A tool called Kaltura Capture is included in the MediaSpace toolset and can be used to capture any combination of your voice, screen activity, and webcam. The MediaSpace toolset includes support for:

• Unlimited cloud storage of video and audio files
• Uploading files from your laptop, tablet, and smartphone
• Organizing your recordings using tags, playlists, and channels
• Controlling others' access to your online media files using various permissions and roles
• Closed captioning and transcription of your recordings
• Basic editing, including trimming, chopping, and creating clips
• Engaging viewers using embedded elements like interactive quizzes, chapters, and slides

Information Applies to

Faculty, Staff, Current Students, New Students

Accessing MediaSpace

1. Log into MediaSpace with your StarID username and password. This will take you to your My Media page.
2. All Media Space videos are loaded by most current to least current.

Adding Media to MediaSpace

There are multiple ways to add media to MediaSpace:

1. Upload an existing media file
2. Bring media in from YouTube
3. Record using Kaltura Capture
4. Record using Zoom

Recording with Kaltura Capture

The first time you access Kaltura Capture, you will be prompted to install the application on your computer. MediaSpace guides you through the installation, which is relatively straightforward. The process is different for PC and Mac computers. There are full instructions for downloading and installing Kaltura Capture in the Kaltura Knowledge Base.

Sharing Media

When you upload media to your MediaSpace account, you will need to select one of three file sharing permission settings. This setting can be changed later, so pick the setting that best applies at the moment:

• Private: Only you will be able to access the file. If you are embedding the file into Brightspace using the Insert Stuff function, you can still use this Private setting.
• Unlisted: Only those with a link to the file that you provide will be able to access it. Select this option if you want to share your video using a direct link to the video that you might share via email.
• Published: Assign the file to a channel. It will be visible to individuals if it's published in channels to which they have viewing rights.

Captioning Media

All uploaded media will be automatically captioned with machine-based transcription. Manually editing may be necessary.

Note: unedited captions may not be ADA compliant.

Pro Tips

By accessing and using the MnState MediaSpace system to upload video and audio content, you are confirming that you own the copyright to that content, or have cleared the copyright pursuant to Procedure 3.27.1 Copyright Clearance and are in compliance with Procedure 5.22.1 Acceptable Use of Computers and Information Technology Resources.

MediaSpace allows you to upload common video and audio file formats, including files created using supported applications such as Camtasia, Premiere, and the camera app on your tablet. If the format is unsupported, you will receive an error when attempting to upload it. For best results with video, Kaltura recommends preparing videos in 1280x720 pixels and using the H.264 video codec at about 4000 kb/s. Here is a list of all the specific file formats supported by MediaSpace currently:

• Video formats: 3GP, ASF, AVI, F4V, FLV, M1V, M2V, M4V, MKV, MOV, MP4, MPG, MPEG, MVB, MXF, OGG, QT, RM, RV, TS, VOB, WEBM, WM, WMV
• Audio formats: 3GP, AAC, AIFF, AMR, ASF, AVI, F4V, FLV, MOV, MP3, MP4, OGG, QT, RA, RM, WAV, WEBM, WM, WMA

MediaSpace does not impose a limit on the upload size, however, your browser might (e.g., some older browsers limited the maximum file size to 2 GB). Larger files will take more time to upload and the process will consume more of your computer's working memory. We have also found that uploads that take longer than 2 hours to complete are more likely to fail, so we discourage uploading really large files if you are using a slower connection. If your file is really large, you may want to consider encoding it differently. 

Learn More

Get help from Kaltura Learning.

Employees: Need additional information or assistance? Contact WSU TLT by email, phone (507.457.5240, option 3), or Zoom.

Students: Need additional information or assistance? Visit the Digital Learning Commons in Library 105.