Adding Kaltura Capture to Media Gallery – University Digital Teaching Portal

Instructional Guide: Adding Kaltura Capture to Media Gallery

Step 1:

Go to the UKZN Moodle LMS – Learn

Step 2:

Click Login (top right).

Step 3:

Enter your Username and LAN login password, Click Login.

Step 4:

Click My Courses (Top Left) Select the Course you wish to add content to.

Step 5:

Once in your Course Page, you can Turn Editing On (Top Right) to add content to the page.

Step 6:

After you have turned editing on you will notice that you can now edit each section/topic in this case “Your Name”. Click Add an activity or resource, the Activity Chooser will open,

Step 7:

Scroll down to Resources. Select Kaltura Video Resource and click Add.

Step 8:

Select Add Media.

Step 9:

The first time you use Kaltura, you will be prompted to download the Kaltura Capture Desktop Recorder, Click Download for Windows/Download for Mac.

The preferred browser is Google Chrome/Firefox.

Step 10:

After the download has completed, you may locate the installation file in your computer’s Downloads folder, since this is usually the default location for all downloads.

Step 11:

Double click the installation file to begin installing the software, Click Next.

Step 12:

Click Next.

Step 13:

Click Install.

Step 14:

The installation will begin and you will be able to view the status.

Step 15:

Click Finish.

Step 16:

Click Open Kaltura Capture.

Step 17:

To create a new Kaltura capture, click Add New »» Kaltura Capture.

My Media: Contains content that you have uploaded and is only available to you.
Media Gallery: Allows to switch between the different media galleries for each of your modules.
Shared Repository: Allows sharing of content between Academics, Institution wide. An example would be a Turnitin “how to” video for students.
Media Gallery Playlist: Creates playlists of related videos, similar to YouTube playlists.

For more information on how to publish media files from “My Media” to “Media Gallery”, click here.

Step 18:

The Kaltura Capture menu will open.

Kaltura Capture Menu Explained
Record Button: The big red button is used to record.
Screen: Click the drop-down arrow to select your screen if you are using multiple screens.
Camera: Click the drop-down arrow to select the camera you wish to use as well as preview the camera, click on the camera icon to switch the camera on or off.
Audio: Click the drop-down arrow to select the audio device you wish to use, click on the audio icon to switch the audio on or off.

Recording Menu Explained
Stop: Stops the recording
Pause: Pauses the recording
X: Cancels the recording
Timer: Displays the duration of the recording
Audio: Displays if the mic is turned on or off
Pen: Opens the Whiteboard

Step 19:

Once you have completed recording, Click Stop & confirm that you are stopping recording. You will see a preview of the screen and your picture if your camera was switched on.

Step 20:

You can press Play to preview your recording.

Step 21:

Enter a Title for the recording.

Step 22:

Enter a Description.

Step 23:

Provide the necessary Tags.

Delete: You may delete the recording if you are unhappy with it.
Save & Upload: Saves and uploads the recording
Save: Saves the recording.

NOTE THAT YOU CANNOT UNDO THE DELETE ACTION.