Kaltura is the cloud-based video management system behind My Media and Media Gallery, which are Canvas LTI tools. Note that:

• Kaltura appears in some places in My Media and Media Gallery and in the company's documentation and user guides.
• Course Gallery is how you access Media Gallery in Canvas. 

The Kaltura Video App for Canvas User Guide has full instructions on using My Media and Media Gallery. The instructions here are specific to Virginia Tech. To see other Kaltura topics, please click on the guide for your role:

• Video Content Management - Using My Media and Media Gallery (for Instructors)
• Video Content Management - Using My Media and Media Gallery (for Students)

This article discusses how to navigate the playback functions of Kaltura.

Contents

• Playing Regular Videos
• Playing Lecture Capture Videos
  
  • Playing Videos
  • Changing Layouts
  • Switching Content
• Changing Playback Rate
• Searching Video Captions
• Getting Help

Instructions

Playing Regular Videos

Regular videos only have one video stream. 

1. In My Media or Media Gallery, browse for the media entry and click the video thumbnail or title. You'll go to Kaltura's media player. 
2. At the bottom of the player, from left to right, are buttons for play/pause, volume control, captions, playback speed, and full screen.
   

• • Watch Kaltura Interactive Video Player.
  • If the recording has more than one video stream, see Playing Lecture Capture Videos below. 

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Playing Lecture Capture Videos

Lecture capture videos and recordings from Connected Classrooms have multiple video streams. They can include a video of the instructor, a video of the instructor's teaching content (like PowerPoint slides), and/or a video of the classroom. You can customize playback to highlight whatever video stream you want. 

Playing Videos

1. In My Media or Media Gallery, browse to the media entry and click the video thumbnail or title. You'll go to Kaltura's media player. 
   
   • At the bottom of the player, from left to right, are buttons for play/pause, volume control, captions, playback speed, and full screen.
   • The default layout for multiple video streams is side-by-side. 
2. Click the Play button in the center of the screen or in the bottom left of the media player.
   
   
   
   

Changing Layouts

1. Hover over the media player. Click on the white box with a line through the middle and the change layout options will appear next to it. 
2. Click the top option to switch layouts between (in order, left to right) Single View, Picture in Picture, and Side by Side. 
   
   
   
   
3. If you don't see the video stream you expected when in Picture in Picture or Single View, for example, the content stream with teaching materials is minimized:
   
   1. Hover over the video and click the double arrows in the top right.
   2. The videos will switch places.
      
      
      
      
      
      
4. In the Picture in Picture layout you can drag and drop the small window and move it around. 
   
   
   
   

Switching Content

If the lecture capture has three or more video streams, you can choose which two to display.

Switch content: 

1. Click the Content Selection icon. It will only appear if there are more than two video streams. 
   
   
   
   
2. Video streams that aren't being shown will appear.
3. Drag the video stream you want to play and drop it on top of one of the streams playing back. It will replace the stream you dropped it on. 
   
   
   
   

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Changing Playback Rate

1. In My Media or Media Gallery, browse for the media entry and click the video thumbnail or title.
2. Click Play in the media player. 
3. At the bottom right of the media player, click 1x and choose from .5x to 2.5x. The video will immediately switch to that playback rate. 
   
   

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Searching Video Captions

If a video has captions, you can search them for key terms and find where in the video the terms appear. 

1. From My Media or Media Gallery, click a video thumbnail or title to go to the video.
2. Enter a search term in the Search in video search box (only displayed if the video has captions) under the media player. A result is displayed for each point in the video where the caption text appears.
3. In the results, click a caption. The video will jump to the section where the caption text appears. 
4. To clear the search text, click the x icon.

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Getting Help

For instructions on resolving common issues with Kaltura, please click on the guide for your role: 

• Video Content Management - Troubleshooting My Media and Media Gallery (for Instructors)
• Video Content Management - Troubleshooting My Media and Media Gallery (for Students)

If you need help with My Media, Media Gallery, or Kaltura in general: 

• Watch videos on using Kaltura on the Kaltura Video Hub.
• Search for topics in the Kaltura Knowledge Base. 
• See the Kaltura Video App for Canvas User Guide.

If you still have questions: 

• For Kaltura in Canvas or at video.vt.edu, go to the 4Help Portal, log in, and click Get Help. Specify where you are having the issue and include the video name, ID, and/or URL if applicable.
• For questions about intellectual property, contact your department chair or the University Council. 

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