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Kaltura Overview

Kaltura is Mount Holyoke’s video creation, storage, and management platform.

Access Kaltura via any of these options:

the “My Media” tab in Moodle
the web portal at kaltura.mtholyoke.edu
from classroom podium computers
(access via mobile app will also soon be available)

Kaltura allows you to

record new video with a single or double video input (ex. your camera and your screen, your laptop camera and an external camera)
upload existing video directly from a file, YouTube or Zoom)
search across all your videos, including metadata (title, description, tags) AND spoken text and written text from within the video
edit your video, including adding chapters, thumbnails, transcript and auto captions, screen layout
add quiz questions throughout the videos to confirm student understanding
allow for comments, giving students an opportunity for asynchronous discussion and to ask questions tied to a particular part of the video
easily embed the finished product in your Moodle course

Local Support and Training for Kaltura

Mount Holyoke's Kaltura Quick Help Guide
E-mail the Educational Technology team.
Attend a Make an appointment with staff from the Educational Technology team.

Support and Training Materials from Kaltura

Kaltura Capture - Getting Started Guide
Kaltura capture is the application you install on your computer, then use to capture videos with multiple screen input options, most commonly you on your web camera, and a part of your computer screen.
Express Capture Guide
Kaltura Express Capture enables recording content directly from the browser without the need to install any additional software. Kaltura Express Capture uses less memory than Kaltura Capture, but only records video from the webcam. Use the Kaltura Capture app to share content on your screen.
Video Course: Using Kaltura in Moodle
Video Course: Kaltura capture: Kaltura's stand alone web interface tool

Kaltura and Your Computer: Memory and Processing Requirements

Any video creation is a resource-intensive process, and Kaltura capture has the option to record two video sources at once; your computer will need adequate hard drive space and memory in order for you to be able to use Kaltura smoothly.

If you experience a message about a lack of memory or the video creation and upload process slows or stalls:

Close any application you don't need open during your video creation, especially large ones like Chrome and Zoom.
Access Kaltura via the My Media tab in Moodle while using Firefox.
Use the video capture methods that require less computing power.
1. If you only need to record yourself speaking via your webcam, and not also share another application on screen, use Kaltura Express Capture, which works within your browser instead of opening the full Kaltura application.
2. Record a Zoom session (no participants needed!) and save it to your Kaltura My Media for editing and sharing.