Learning Technology Help Desk

Uploading Media to My Media / Kaltura

If you have a video that you want to embed in a Discussion thread or Assignment submission in your course but don’t want it on the public internet (e.g. YouTube), you can upload it to our streaming server, Kaltura.

  • What is required: access to PCC’s D2L (online.pcc.edu)
  • a device with a modern web browser (Chrome, Safari, Firefox)
  • a webcam or integrated camera (laptop, tablet, phone, etc.)
    • a video file previously captured and saved on your computer works

Steps

  1. Log in to D2L Brightspace
  2. Click on the My Media link from the D2L Brightspace Homepage navbar, the first page you see when you login to D2L Brightspace
  3. If it’s your first time accessing it, you will see a confirmation screen. Check the box for “Do not ask me again for this application” and click the Continue button
  4. Click the Add New button and select Media Upload
  5. Choose webcam to capture video live using your integrated camera (Laptop, tablet, phone).
    • If you’ve previously recorded the video Click the Choose a file to upload button to select the file or drag & drop the media file inside the dotted rectangle area
      my media: upload media screen-enter media info, such as title and description
    • Once the file has uploaded, enter a descriptive name (e.g. WR122 assignment) and include a description that will make the video easier to find later.
  6. If you are using your webcam
    1. Approve using your Camera and Microphone
    2. Visual walkthrough: My media > add new > choose "webcam" > Verify camera and mic are selected > choose "Allow while visiting the site > use the start recording button
  7. Click the Save button
  8. Your video recording may not be available right away. Depending on video length and your internet connection, your video may still being processed in Kaltura. Come back at a later time to check and follow the guide to Embed from My Media using the Insert Stuff.

Note: Your video will automatically captioned using automatic captions generated by machine. They clearly aren’t the same as human transcription so you may need to revised and edited to ensure they are 100% accurate. Captions can be easily added to any videos in your My Media library. Depending on the length of the video, it should process the captions in less than 1 hour.