Options for Sharing Kaltura Videos
Sometimes an instructor may want to make a video or group of videos available publicly to individuals outside of a Canvas course, or outside of the University. In this case, the videos will be shared using the PSU Kaltura Mediaspace site, not through a Canvas course.
Each video uploaded to Kaltura, whether it was uploaded through Canvas or through Mediaspace, has its own settings for who can view it. The privacy settings can be configured by the owner of the video or by individuals who have been granted the role of co-editor or co-publisher by the owner.
This page includes:
- Default Privacy Setting of Kaltura Videos
- Publishing a Kaltura video as Unlisted
- Options for sharing a Kaltura video outside of Canvas (hyperlink or embed code)
- Sharing a group of Kaltura videos outside of Canvas (Playlist or Channel at Mediaspace)
Default Privacy Setting
The default setting for Kaltura videos is Private. Only the owner of the video and any collaborators they’ve added (co-editor, co-publisher) can view the video through the Mediaspace site or the enabled My Media link in Canvas.
Publish as Unlisted
If a video is published as unlisted, anyone with the URL for a video hosted on the MediaSpace site can view the video. To publish as unlisted:
- Sign in at Mediaspace
- Select My Media to view your videos
- Select the name of the video you’d like to share to go to its media page
- Expand the Actions dropdown menu (under the lower right corner of the video frame and video title)
- Select Publish to display privacy options for the video
- Select Unlisted from the privacy options
- Select the Save button.
Your video is now published as unlisted. The next step is to copy either a link or embed code to share your video. For further details on publishing as unlisted and copying a sharing link, view the how-to video below.
Sharing Options
View by hyperlink
Unlisted media can be viewed by individuals who have been provided a link to the video. They may have been emailed a sharing link, or they may follow a sharing link that is published on a website. By following the hyperlink, the individual can view the video as it appears on the Mediaspace site.
View embedded media
Unlisted media can be embedded in a web page. In this case, the video appears directly in the website, so viewers do not follow a link to view the video on the Mediaspace site. Anyone who has permission to view the website can view the video. Learn more about using embed code on a public site.
Copy sharing link or embed code
After you’ve published your video as unlisted, a Share tab becomes available on your video’s media page below the video player and video title. Select Share to view options for sharing by hyperlink or embed code.
Share a group of videos outside of Canvas
Playlist at Mediaspace
To organize and share a group of videos which will play in a predefined order outside of Canvas, one option is to create a playlist at the PSU Mediaspace site and set the permissions to allow public viewing. The playlist can be embedded in a publicly available website, or you can link to the playlist at Mediaspace from a publicly available website, email, document, etc. A (regular) playlist can be created at Mediaspace, or a playlist can be added to a channel at Mediaspace. Creating a channel would make it possible to group several playlists together. To make the right choice for your purposes, compare the differences between a playlist at Mediaspace and a channel playlist at Mediaspace.
Create a Playlist at Mediaspace
- Sign in with your PSU credentials at Mediaspace.
- Select your name from the upper right corner
- Select My Playlists from the dropdown menu
- Select the Create Playlist button.
- Enter a title for your playlist.
- Optionally add a description and tags to describe the playlist topic.
- Select the Create button.
- A list of videos in your Kaltura My Media is displayed on the left panel. Initially your playlist is empty. As videos are added to the playlist they will be displayed in the right-side panel.
- Optionally enter a search term to quickly locate videos from your My Media which you’d like to add to your playlist.
- Select the plus sign adjacent to each video you’d like to add to the playlist. Videos will be added in the order you select them.
- To rearrange videos in the playlist, select the Move Position icon to the left of a video in the playlist. Drag the video to a new position in the playlist order.
- After adding videos to your list, select the button to Go to Playlist.
- To share your playlist with viewers, select the Share & Embed.
- Select from the options to copy and share a link to the playlist or embed code for the playlist.
- To share with others, paste the shareable link in a document, email or web page, or paste the embed code into the code view of a web page.
Channels at Mediaspace
Another option for sharing and organizing videos outside of a Canvas course is to create a channel at the Mediaspace site and set viewing permissions for the channel. Those viewing permissions will apply to all videos in the channel. The benefit of a channel may be that you can group several playlists together in the channel.
Create a Channel at the PSU Mediaspace Site
To create a channel at Mediaspace:
- Sign in with your PSU credentials.
- Select your name from the upper right corner
- Select My Channels from the dropdown menu
- Select the Create Channel button.
- Enter a name for your channel.
- Optionally add a description and tags.
- Select the desired privacy setting. The privacy settings for a channel can be configured to allow for public/restricted viewing by anyone, regardless of whether they are logged in at Mediaspace.
- Confirm options for moderating content, comments, and subscriptions.
- Select Save.
Add a Playlist to your Channel
To organize videos on your channel and ensure they will play in a specific order, create a channel playlist at the Mediaspace site.