Kaltura and its accompanying Media Center is a building block for Blackboard that allows you to upload existing videos, create new ones, or have your students create engaging videos and securely upload them to your course!
All videos currently uploaded to Kaltura are automatically captioned as of September 2020, however, you may wish to reuse videos that were created prior to that enhancement. You now have the functionality available to request machine (AI generated) captioning for your videos. Watch this quick video or download and print the attached step-through guide to get started!
Kaltura Capture is Kaltura’s new program for creating personal capture videos. Using Kaltura Capture allows you to create new videos that allow you to select up to two video sources such as your webcam and a screen, or even two screens at the same time. These recordings are a great way to deliver weekly updates and other quick pieces of information, or to add a personalized element to wholly online course offerings. Note that these videos do not need to be of professional quality and cannot be edited.
Before you can use Kaltura Capture, you will need to download and install it from Blackboard. This is something you can do yourself and does not require Help Desk assistance.
Explore the tabs to get familiar with this new tool!
Note: You only have to do this once per computer. After syncing Kaltura Capture with your account, any videos you record with the program will be uploaded to your central My Media library.
Callout |
Feature |
Function |
|---|---|---|
| A | Recording Button | Click to start your recording. |
| B | Video Setting 1 | Click the icon to turn the video source off/on, or click the drop-down to select the video source. |
| C | Video Setting 2 | Click the icon to turn the video source off/on, or click the drop-down to select the video source. |
| D | Audio Setting | Click the icon to turn the audio source off/on, or click the drop-down to select the audio source. |
| E | Management Settings | Click to manage your video library, change your settings, or get information about your current version of Kaltura Capture. |
| F | Recording Preview | Shows what is going to be captured during the recording. |
| G | Change Source | Use the drop-down to change the video or audio inputs. |
| H | Recording Dimensions | Record in Full Screen or check Select Area to resize your recording canvas. |
Callout |
Feature |
Function |
|---|---|---|
| A | Play | Preview the recording |
| B | Title | Change the recording title |
| C | Description | Add a video description |
| D | Tags | Add tags |
| E | Delete | Delete the recording |
| F | Save & Upload | Save and Upload the video to your My Media page on Blackboard |
| G | Save | Save the recording without uploading it to Blackboard |
Recordings can be uploaded by clicking Save and Upload on the Kaltura Capture entry page, or by launching Kaltura Capture, clicking the Manage button, and clicking Upload next to the desired recording. All uploads will be sent to your My Media page and can be brought into any course by using the Kaltura Mashup tool.
Kaltura is an integration for Blackboard that allows you and your students to easily record, upload, manage, and publish video content to a course that is then viewable on any device. If you plan on using videos in your course, it is highly encouraged to share them with your class using Kaltura instead of posting them directly onto Blackboard. Videos posted on Blackboard may not stream properly, and more importantly, may slow down Blackboard for the entire university.
Videos should never be uploaded directly to Blackboard as they can slow down the system and may not be accessible on every device. If you already have a video you would like to share with students, or if you would like students to share videos with you, it is possible to upload them to your Course Gallery.
The Course Gallery serves as a central media library for your course. By posting videos directly into the gallery, you can make it easier for your students to quickly find the video they are looking for.
Adding interactive quizzes to your video lectures can add engagement, and give you great insight on how your students are learning!
Let's explore adding a quiz:
After you've created your quiz, you'll want to add it to your course!
To create an assignment using Kaltura's Video Quiz (VQ) that integrates with the Blackboard Grade Book
When students answer and submit their quizzes (see Taking a Quiz) the grade is automatically sent to the Blackboard Grade Center for the relevant assignment and student.
Any media with narration (video or audio) that is uploaded to Kaltura will be automatically machine captioned using Kaltura's auto-captioning feature. The accuracy of the captioning frequently exceeds 90-95%, but also depends on the clarity and volume of the narration, whether there is background noise, and to some extent, the content of the narration. The auto-captioning system attempts to determine proper spelling, punctuation, and capitalization. These captions are displayed when users choose the CC button at the bottom right of the player interface.
Once a video is captioned, a full transcript is also available via the transcript panel when the player is viewed in MediaSpace or in a Media Gallery in a Blackboard course. The transcript panel is not visible in an embedded video, though captions are still available via the closed captioning button.
You may access your captioned videos either via the My Media module or via https://media.mcphs.edu.
From your My Media gallery, locate the video you'd like to edit, and select the pencil icon (Edit)
Next, you'll select the "Captions" tab and open the Captions Editor:
Inside the Caption Editor, you have a variety of options:
A. SEARCH & REPLACE:
You may search for specific text strings within the caption file. Use Replace to change a text string to something else throughout the file. (Helpful for medical terms, etc. where capitalization may be a priority)
B. ADD SPEAKER
This allows you to define who is speaking during a particular section of the captions. To add a speaker, select the box next to one (or several) caption sections and then type a name in the Add speaker to selected items field and select "Add". (Great for guest lecturers or during co-instructed lectures)
C. TIMESTAMP and CONTENT EDITOR
This is the fun part! Use this space to edit captions and determine when the captions will be displayed. If you create timestamps which overlap, the editor will highlight the overlapping timestamps.
D. VIDEO PREVIEW
The video preview allows you to play and pause the video as you're editing captions. If you select Autoscroll, the caption sections in the content editor will scroll as the video plays.
E. REVERT & SAVE
Revert will wipe ALL changes/edits you've made and allow you to start over (be careful!), and once you've completed all of your edits you'll select Save.