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Kaltura Mediaspace

Kaltura in UR Courses Help

 

What is Kaltura MediaSpace?

Kaltura is the primary video streaming service used at the University of Regina, where videos can be stored and viewed by users.

  • Users are able to interact with Kaltura through 'My Media' in UR Courses or mediaspace.uregina.ca.
  • Within UR Courses, Kaltura can be used to host uploaded video, create galleries and media submission assignments for your students, and more.

Kaltura 'My Media' in UR Courses has the following capabilities:

  • Upload video, audio, images, documents (PDF, etc.)
  • Auto captioning based on audio in uploaded videos.
  • Quizzes and interactive videos can be created.
  • Analytics on video viewing are provided.
  • Browser based video editing.
  • Record video using a web browser or a desktop capture tool for either Windows and Mac.
  • YouTube integration.
  • A Mobile app is available for iPhone and Android devices.
  • Live event streaming/webcasting.
  • There is no media size upload limit.

For instructions on using Kaltura within UR Courses please see:

For instructions on using mediaspace.uregina.ca, see further information below.

MediaSpace Acceptable Content Guidelines

  1. Personal use of this service is not allowed, as the University incurs incremental costs for video storage and viewing.
  2. Content stored on the mediaspace server must comply with the Respectful University Policy.
  3. University of Regina content and zoom recording Legal and Privacy guidelines should be followed.
Kaltura in UR Courses Help

Mediaspace Login

  • Use the MediaSpace portal to share media publicly, or share with only specific uregina.ca users/groups.
  • To to the mediaspace portal to log in, then click on the 'Guest' icon in the top right corner and choose 'Login' with your usual username and password.
    • You will be redirected to the UofR idp.uregina.ca server to login.
MediaSpace Login
login to kaltura graphic
MediaSpace Login
How do I access and view the my playlist page in MediaSpace?

Source Link: How to access and view the my playlist page (4:49 minutes)

Deleted Files - Alert: There is no undelete; files deleted are deleted permanently
  • Files deleted from Kaltura Mediaspace are deleted permanently.
  • There is no way to undelete or recover deleted media files.
  • Please be cautious when deleting files in Mediaspace.

Publishing, Privacy, and Sharing Media Learning Resources

How do I use and publish from 'My Media' in Mediaspace?
Source Link: How to use and publish from My Media (6:22 minutes)
How do I share media or use media in UR Courses?
See UR Courses Video Guide
How do I share and embed a video using the playlist page in Mediaspace?
See, Sharing an embeded video (2:27 minutes)
How do I share media with an on-campus community or publicly?
Use the MediaSpace portal to share media publicly, or share with only specific uregina.ca users/groups

Learning Resources

UR Specific Interactive Video Learning Resource
<coming soon> need to find proper link for original video
Sharing media or using media in your class

See UR Courses Video Guide

How to Create an Interactive Video
What is Kaltura eSearch? How do I use it?

Source link: What is Kaltura eSearch and how to use it (5:02 minutes)

Kaltura (vendor) Learning Resources
Most of the videos listed below can be easily watched in the Mediaspace Basic Workflows playlist which contains 17 videos organized in increasing complexity, or you can pick out specific videos of interest from the list below.

Troubleshooting Alerts for Mediaspace

Acceptable Content
  • Personal use of this service is not allowed as the University incurs incremental costs for video storage and viewing.
  • Content stored on the mediaspace server must comply with the Respectful University Policy
  • UofR content and zoom recording Legal and Privacy guidelines should be followed.

Kaltura FAQs

Where is My Media hosted?
The servers and data are hosted by the vendor (Kaltura) in the Amazon Canadian cloud. Note: When videos are auto captioned, the processing for this is done in the USA.
Do Mediaspace and UR Courses work together?
https://mediaspace.uregina.ca/ is the server where videos are stored. The use of MediaSpace is transparent to UR Courses users who just see My Media integrated into UR Courses. My Media in MediaSpace shows the same files as My Media in UR Courses.
How does this relate to Kaltura Community Edition (CE)?

UR Courses My Media previously used the open source Kaltura Community Edition (CE), which did not have a MediaSpace component. Kaltura (CE) Legacy Media will be made available under the My Media Legacy tab in UR Courses until April 30, 2021.

 

Are videos optimized to work on desktop and mobile devices?
Yes, adaptable bit rate viewing/streaming is used.
What's the difference between MediaSpace public sharing and posting on YouTube?

When you delete a video file it immediately deletes, whereas on YouTube there can be delay.

Are there any benefits to using mediaspace?
The benefits of the University's mediaspace video server have been described and resources provided to assist with using the mediaspace server to upload videos, create channels and playlists, etc.
IT Support Contact Info
If you require assistance, please contact the IT Support Centre
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