About Kaltura at IU

Overview

Kaltura SaaS Edition is a cloud-based video management system that can be used for storing, publishing, and streaming videos, video collections, and other types of media. The system works with Canvas and accounts are available to Indiana University students, faculty, and staff.

Access Kaltura

There are several ways to access Kaltura. Follow the instructions below that correspond to your situation.

Via Canvas

In Canvas, to access Kaltura, use one of the following methods. For detailed information on how to use Kaltura in Canvas, see Kaltura Video Application for Canvas.

Personal media storage

Media in your Canvas course

Choose Kaltura: Media Gallery in the Canvas course navigation menu.

If the Media Gallery is not available in the course navigation menu, an instructor will need to add it; for help, see How do I manage Course Navigation links?

Canvas Rich Content Editor

Select the Apps icon (), and search for Kaltura Media.

Via Kaltura MediaSpace

If you plan to use Kaltura outside of Canvas, you'll work directly with the web-based video management application known as Kaltura MediaSpace. To create an account and log in:

1. Navigate to https://iu.mediaspace.kaltura.com/
2. At the top right, choose Guest and select Login from the drop-down menu.
3. The first time you log in, a personal media collection called "My Media" will be created for you. To access your collection, at the upper right, select your name, and then My Media.

Get started with Kaltura

To learn the basics of using Kaltura, consult the following resources:

• Kaltura MediaSpace User Guide
• Kaltura LMS Video Platform Integrations
• Kaltura Video Application for Canvas
• Install and use IU's Kaltura Personal Capture
• What are the supported Transcoding formats for the SaaS edition?

For more, from short help articles to complete user guides, see the Kaltura Knowledge Center.

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