Kaltura MediaSpace is a public page allowing Fairfield University faculty, staff, and students access to manage their My Media content as well as access department channel videos, such as ITS Tutorials.

1 Request a Channel for Your Department
2 Managing Kaltura My Media
- 2.1 Upload a Video to Kaltura My Media
- 2.2 Share a Public Link to a Video
- 2.3 Collaborate
3 Record A Video Within Your Browser
- 3.1 Recording video using Express Capture
4 Zoom Cloud Recordings and Kaltura My Media
5 Backing Up Your Zoom Cloud Recordings
- 5.1 Downloading from Zoom
6 Upload and Find Videos on Kaltura via Blackboard
7 Kaltura and Blackboard for Faculty and Students Links
8 Related articles

Request a Channel for Your Department

If you would like to create a channel for your department or class, please email academiccomputing@fairfield.edu with the following information:

Name of the channel
User(s) who will manage the channel
Privacy Setting of the Channel
- Public (when the link is shared)
- Requires Authentication (anyone with an active NetID can access with the link)
- Private (only authorized users can access)
  - If Private, which users should have access? This may include students who are viewing content but may not need owner access to the channel.

Managing Kaltura My Media

Upload a Video to Kaltura My Media

Content uploaded to your My Media collection via Blackboard or Kaltura MediaSpace will be accessible in both platforms. Below are steps to upload videos through Kaltura MediaSpace.

Go to fairfield.mediaspace.kaltura.com.
Click in upper right.
Click Log in.
Select + Create
1. Upload: Upload an existing video from your computer files
2. Express Capture: Record a video within your browser using your Web Cam
After recording or uploading, enter the following metadata:
1. Name (this will be displayed to viewers)
2. Description (optional)
3. Publishing Status:
  1. Private - only you have access as the content owner unless other collaborators have been added
  2. Unlisted - video is only visible to people with whom the the link or embed code have been shared/posted.
  3. Published - the video will be automatically changed published when they are embedded in a Blackboard course.
Select Save

If the video has finished uploading, you may choose "Go to Media" or leave this page. The video may still take time to process.

Share a Public Link to a Video

Go to fairfield.mediaspace.kaltura.com.
Click in upper right.
Select My Media.
Find the video you want to share and note if it says Unlisted or Private.
Click the title of video you want to share.
- If the video was “Private” then below video at far right, click Actions and then Publish. Choose Unlisted and Save.
- If video was already “Unlisted” move to the next step.
Below the video, click Share and copy the link or embed code.

As long as the video is Unlisted, the link and embed code will work for anyone without requiring a Fairfield University username.

Videos shared via this method will not capture specific student usage data.

Collaborate

You can share your video by providing others with a link, or you can provide another user at Fairfield University with access to edit, publish, or even be listed as the public owner of the video.

Go to fairfield.mediaspace.kaltura.com
Click in upper right
Select My Media
Click Log in
Find the video and select the title of the video you want to collaborate on
Choose Actions and then choose Edit from the dropdown menu
Open the Collaboration tab
Change the Media Owner or Add/Edit Collaborators

Record A Video Within Your Browser

Kaltura Express Capture is a pared-down, quick-recording option that you can use with the click of a button. It allows you to record video directly within your internet browser using your webcam and microphone. After recording and saving your video, it will be uploaded into your My Media page without needing to install any additional programs or hardware.

Recording video using Express Capture

Navigate to Kaltura and login.
Click the +Create button in the upper right of the screen.
Select the Express Capture option.*

Your browser may require you to authorize the use of your webcam and mic. Select the desired devices from the drop-down menus and click Allow.

You can also adjust which audio and video source Express Capture is using by clicking the gear icon in the upper right hand corner of the screen.

Click the red record button in the bottom-center of the video preview to begin your recording.

The preview will present a three-second countdown until it begins recording video. Express Capture will show a timer displaying how long your recording has been running.

When you are finished, click the square stop button next to the timer to end the recording.
You will be presented with three options below the preview screen.
1. Record Again: delete the recording and start the process over again.
2. Download a Copy: save a copy of the video to your local device.
3. Use This: begin the process of saving the video to your My Media page.
Once you have opted to save your recording to Kaltura, your video will begin automatically uploading to your My Media page.
On the next screen, enter a name and description (optional).
Save.

Zoom Cloud Recordings and Kaltura My Media

Since Spring 2022, Zoom cloud recordings have automatically been backed up to Kaltura My Media. For recordings older than one year, ITS recommends downloading the files you wish to keep from Zoom and uploading them to Kalltura.

As of February 1, 2023, Zoom cloud recordings older than 1 year (365 days) have been automatically be sent to a trash folder for 30 days before being permanently deleted.

Seven (7) days before the files are deleted, Zoom will generate an email notifying you that the recordings will be deleted unless you choose to restore them. The email will come from No-Reply@zoom.us and look similar to the following message:

“You have recording(s) that will be permanently deleted in 7 days, please click the link below if you want to restore the recording(s).

Recording files
https://Fairfield.zoom.us/recording/trash?type=file&dateFrom=11/27/2022&dateTo=12/04/2022”

This policy does not apply to Zoom recordings stored locally on your computer.

Backing Up Your Zoom Cloud Recordings

Downloading from Zoom

Navigate to fairfield.zoom.us in a web browser.
Sign In with your Fairfield username and password.
On the main menu, choose Recordings and Transcripts. You will automatically be taken to the Cloud Recordings tab.
Select the meeting title
Download the files you wish to save:
1. To download all associated files (video with audio, audio only, and transcript):
  1. Select Download under the recording title.
2. To download only the video:
  1. Under The recording includes the files listed below, hover your mouse over the video file
  2. Find and select the Download video file icon to the right

Upload and Find Videos on Kaltura via Blackboard

Content uploaded to your My Media collection via Blackboard or Kaltura MediaSpace will be accessible in both platforms. Please note that all videos are automatically captioned in English. You can request new captions or edit the English captions after they have finished processing (about 30 minutes after the video is in “Ready” status).

Log in to Blackboard at fairfield.blackboard.com
Go to Tools in the base navigation
Choose Kaltura My Media

The first time you open this module you will need to ‘Allow this Integration.’

Select Add New in the top right; then select Media Upload
Choose a file to upload
After uploading, enter the following metadata:
1. Name (this will be displayed to viewers). We recommend using a descriptive title as this will be useful later on if you re-use the video in a class.
2. Description (optional)
Set the Publishing Status:
1. Private - only you have access as the content owner unless other collaborators have been added
2. Unlisted - video is only visible to people with whom the the link or embed code have been shared/posted.
3. Published - the video will be automatically changed published when they are embedded in a Blackboard course.
After the video has fully uploaded, choose Save.
Select Go To Media to view the Video Editing screen to update the metadata or captions, or choose Go To My Media to view your full My Media collection.

To view media already upload to Kaltura on Kaltura MediaSpace:

Select Your Name
From the dropdown menu, choose My Media.

Kaltura and Blackboard for Faculty and Students Links

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Kaltura and Blackboard for Students

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