Kaltura Video Tool for Sakai CLE Quick Start Guide. Version: 2.0

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1 Kaltura Vide Tl fr Sakai CLE Quick Start Guide Versin: 2.0

2 Kaltura Business Headquarters 200 Park Avenue Suth, New Yrk, NY , USA Tel.: Cpyright 2011 Kaltura Inc. All Rights Reserved. Designated trademarks and brands are the prperty f their respective wners. Use f this dcument cnstitutes acceptance f the Kaltura Terms f Use and Privacy Plicy.

3 Cntents Preface... 4 Abut this Manual... 4 Audience... 4 Dcument Cnventins... 4 Related Dcumentatin... 5 Sectin 2 What is the Kaltura Vide Tl fr Sakai?... 7 Getting Started... 7 Adding the Kaltura Vide Tl t yur Sakai Curse Site... 7 Uplading Vide and Other Media... 7 Creating and Sharing Yur Cllectins... 9 Viewing and Managing Media in the Cllectins, Site Library and My Media Adding Media Items t Other Sakai Tls Sectin 3 Item Permissins Item Visibility (public/nn-hidden): Cllectin Level Permissins Sakai Permissins Special Sakai Permissins Permissins Grid Appendix A Installing the Kaltura Vide Tl fr Sakai Prerequisites Integrating the FCK Editr Cnfiguring the Kaltura Vide Tl fr Sakai... 18

4 Preface This preface cntains the fllwing tpics: Abut this Manual Audience Dcument Cnventins Related Dcumentatin Abut this Manual This manual cntains useful infrmatin abut hw t use the Kaltura Vide Tl fr Sakai CLE. NOTE: Please refer t the fficial and latest prduct release ntes fr last-minute updates Technical supprt may be btained directly frm: Kaltura Supprt Cntact Us: Please send yur dcumentatin-related cmments and feedback r reprt mistakes t We are cmmitted t imprving ur dcumentatin and yur feedback is imprtant t us. Audience This manual is primarily intended fr Sakai administratrs, instructrs, researchers, cllabratrs and student grups. The manual assumes familiarity with Sakai CLE and fcuses n peratins specific t the Kaltura Vide Tl. Dcument Cnventins Kaltura uses the fllwing admnitins: Nte Wrkflw NOTE: Identifies imprtant infrmatin that cntains helpful suggestins. Wrkflw: Prvides wrkflw infrmatin. 1. Step 1 2. Step 2 Kaltura Vide Tl fr Sakai CLE Quick Start Guide 4

5 Related Dcumentatin Kaltura Vide Tl fr Sakai CLE Release Ntes Kaltura Vide Tl fr Sakai CLE Quick Start Guide 5

6 S E C T I ON 1 Overview f the Kaltura Vide Tl fr Sakai With the rapid rise f media adptin in higher educatin, institutins require cmprehensive and user-friendly tls t incrprate vide int their Learning Management Systems (LMS). Kaltura prvides the first and nly Open Surce Vide Platfrm fr educatin, including pre-integrated vide extensins fr Learning Management Systems. Designed in partnership with leading universities, the Kaltura Vide Tl fr Sakai prvides Sakai users with a full vide slutin that, nce installed, is cmpletely pre-integrated int the Sakai system and wrkflws. The Kaltura Vide Tl, which is built n Kaltura s market-leading Open Surce Online Vide Platfrm, brings advanced vide and rich-media t Sakai users allwing cntent management, uplading, publishing and sharing by faculty and students. The Kaltura Media Gallery (KMG) allws users t search and brwse a site s cllectin f visible media t manage and play the cntent. Users can select viewable cntent frm the KMG s Site Library and create tpic-based cllectins f cntent with their wn permissins. Cntent can be repurpsed and added t ther Sakai tls via the text editr. These tls include, fr example, Annuncements, Assignments, Discussins, Plls and thers.

7 S E C T I ON 2 What is the Kaltura Vide Tl fr Sakai? The Kaltura Vide fr Sakai fr CLE allws users t easily uplad and share vide, audi, and images within Sakai. Users can create cllectins f media, which grup media based upn a cmmn theme. Files added t the Kaltura Vide Tl fr Sakai s library can be reused and linked t ther Sakai tls. Getting Started Perfrm the fllwing: Adding the Kaltura Media Gallery Tl t yur Sakai Curse Site Uplading Vide and Other Media Creating and Managing Cllectins Viewing and Managing Media in the Site Library and Cllectins Adding Media Items t Other Sakai Tls Adding the Kaltura Vide Tl t yur Sakai Curse Site T add the Media Gallery t yur Sakai Curse Site Lg in t Sakai. Chse the site where yu want t use the Media Gallery. Click Site Inf n the left navigatin bar. Click Edit Tls in the menu alng the tp f the windw. Check Media Gallery t in include the Media Gallery n yur site. Click Cntinue at the bttm f the screen. Click Finish at the bttm f the screen. G back t the Sakai hme page and enter the Media Gallery thrugh the tl bar. Uplading Vide and Other Media When yu enter the Media Gallery, accrding t the site cnfiguratin and yur rle in the site, any f the fllwing three tabs are displayed: Cllectins, Site Library and My Media. Site Library cntains all upladed media and is the tab t select t uplad new media. Cllectins are grups/exhibits f media put tgether frm materials stred in the Site Library. My Media cntains all media upladed by a user, regardless f the Site Library it was upladed t. The first step t creating a cllectin is t uplad yur media. Cllectins may cnsist f just ne media type (vide), r may be a mix (vide, audi, and images). T begin uplading media Kaltura Vide Tl fr Sakai CLE Quick Start Guide 7

8 What is the Kaltura Vide Tl fr Sakai? 1. Click n Site Library and then click Uplad New Media. An interactive windw with three tabs n the tp and three tabs n the side is displayed. The tabs n the tp, Vide, Pht, and Audi indicate which type f media yu can uplad int yur media gallery. On the left, tabs fr Uplad, My Cntent, and ther media surces such as Webcam r Flickr are displayed, depending n yur selected media type. Fr example, if yu select Uplad frm the tabs n the left, and Vide frm the tabs n the tp, yu are indicating that yu want t uplad vide frm a surce file frm yur cmputer t the Kaltura Media Gallery Uplading materials t the Kaltura Media Gallery is a multi-step prcess. D nt navigate away frm the uplad windw befre a message is displayed indicating that all necessary steps are cmpleted. Click n the apprpriate tabs, and then Brwse. Navigate t the lcatin f the files yu want t uplad and then click Open. The files are then added t yur uplad queue. Uplads ccur in the rder in which they were added t the queue and nt cmmence until the Uplad buttn in the lwer left-hand buttn f the windw is clicked. After yu click Uplad, the files begin t transfer. The length f time needed fr this prcess t ccur varies widely depending n the size f the file, server activity, and uplad speed. After the files are transferred, click Next in the lwer right crner. Enter a Title, Tags and a Descriptin f the file. This infrmatin is als referred t as metadata. Kaltura Vide Tl fr Sakai CLE Quick Start Guide 8

9 What is the Kaltura Vide Tl fr Sakai? Tags are keywrds that ther users may use t search fr yur media items, such as with an index f a bk. Multiple tags can be added if separated by cmmas. Click Next. A message is displayed that the files are being cnverted and added. Fllwing this message, buttns are available t Add Mre Media and Finish. Click Add Mre Media t restart the uplad windw, r, click Finish t return t the Site Library that displays the mst recently upladed item. NOTE: Vide and audi items may be accmpanied by the fllwing message, Entry is Cnverting. Media is currently being cnverted, please try again in a few minutes. Click OK. Cntent may be added t cllectins befre the final cnversin is cmplete. We recmmend that yu wait until this prcess has cncluded befre trubleshting. Yu may need t refresh the tl r navigate away t see if the cnversin prcess cmpleted. Creating and Sharing Yur Cllectins In each site, users with the admin permissin set can create media cllectins. A media cllectin is similar t a playlist based n a cmmn theme. Media items in the Site Library may be added t an unlimited number f cllectins. T create a media cllectin Click n the Cllectins tab at the tp f the windw and then n Add Cllectin. Enter the fllwing: a) Cllectin Name b) Descriptin c) Management. The management type fr cllectins within the Media Gallery determines which users may see the cntents f the cllectin and which media, if any, they can add and remve frm the cllectin. There are fur ptins fr Management Type: Instructr: Only site instructrs may add items t, remve items frm, r edit the settings f a cllectin. Any public items are visible t all users. This cllectin is preferred if the instructr des nt need students t pst media items. Cmmunity: All site members may rearrange, add and remve items frm the cllectin. Kaltura Vide Tl fr Sakai CLE Quick Start Guide 9

10 What is the Kaltura Vide Tl fr Sakai? This is useful fr grup and class prjects. Persnal: Any site member may add items, but members may nly manage the items they themselves added t the cllectin. If an item is private, nly the riginal wner and instructrs can view the item. This setting allws students t share media items with their instructrs. Owner: Only the cllectin wner may make changes t items in the cllectin. The item is nt visible t thers if the items are private. This is best fr rganizing private media items. 3. Click Save. T add media t a cllectin There are three ways t add media t a cllectin: 1. Uplading media directly t a cllectin a. Click the Cllectins tab and select a cllectin. b. Click Uplad new media. c. Prceed with the uplad flw, as described in Uplading Vide and Other Media. NOTE: Media that is uplaed directly t a cllectin is als added t the Site Library Adding media frm the Site Library t a cllectin a. Click the Cllectins tab and select a cllectin. b. Click Manage Media (r the Add Items link at the bttm f the windw if the cllectin has n media items). A new page is displayed where yu can view the current cntents f the cllectin n the left and all the available items frm the Site Library n the right. c. T add items t the cllectin, click n specific items n the Site Library panel n the right. The rder in which yu add the items t the cllectin determines the rder f the items in the cllectin. d. After yu have made yur selectin, and yu set the rder in which the items are arranged, click I m Dne at the tp f the cllectin. Adding media frm My Media a. G t My Media b. Click Add frm belw the Media item yu want t add r frm belw player Kaltura Vide Tl fr Sakai CLE Quick Start Guide 10

11 What is the Kaltura Vide Tl fr Sakai? c. A windw with a selectin f cllectins is displayed. d. Select the cllectin r Site Library t add the media item t. e. Click Add. T manage a cllectin When selecting a cllectin, users with administrative permissins fr the cllectin the fllwing fur ptins are available: Manage Media: Returns yu t the cllectin builder t add items frm the Site Library r remve items frm the cllectin. Uplad New Media: Starts the uplad media flw; the media items upladed are directly added t the cllectin and the Site Library. Edit Cllectin: Allws yu t change the name f the cllectin, edit the descriptin, and chse new sharing permissins. Delete Cllectin: Deletes the cllectin (but nt items frm the Site Library) NOTE: If yu edit the details f an item in the Site Library, yur edits d nt autmatically change in the cllectin. Fr example, if yu want t make a public item private, yu need t edit the item in the Site Library and any cllectin the item appears in (r delete the item frm the cllectin). Viewing and Managing Media in the Cllectins, Site Library and My Media The Cllectins, Site Library and My Media are cmprised f tw sectins: Kaltura Vide Tl fr Sakai CLE Quick Start Guide 11

12 What is the Kaltura Vide Tl fr Sakai? On the right side, yu can brwse and search the media items. Selecting a media item changes the media displayed n the left side in the player area, where it can be played. At the bttm f the player,ptins are displayed depending n the user s permissins: Nte: Edit Details and Remve functins are als available frm the right side area. Dwnlad: Starts the dwnlad f a lcal cpy f the media. Embed Cde: Shws the embed cde that can be grabbed and used in external websites. Edit Details: Allws editing the metadata f the media item. The fllwing windw is displayed. Yu can update the basic metadata f the media item: Title, Tags, Descriptin. In additin yu can select ne f tw basic item level permissins. These are: Public: The item may be viewed by members ther than the wner and site Kaltura Vide Tl fr Sakai CLE Quick Start Guide 12

13 What is the Kaltura Vide Tl fr Sakai? administratrs (fr example, students in a curse site). Leaving this bx unchecked allws nly the wner f the vide and site administratrs t view the vide. NOTE: When items are added t the Site Library, they are autmatically made private. Hwever, if the instructr adds a private media item t a cmmunity cllectin r psts it t public tl in Sakai, the items are visible. Reusable: The item can be used within ther Sakai tls such as Syllabus, Annuncements, and Assignments. See Adding Media Items t Other Sakai Tls. Remve: Remves the media item frm the cllectin r Site Library. NOTE: Remving an item frm the Site Library des nt delete the item frm a cllectin and must be dne separately. Add: adds items frm My Media t the Site Library and cllectins. Adding Media Items t Other Sakai Tls With the integratin f the Kaltura Vide Tl int Sakai, yu can add media cntent t yur Site Library using the fllwing tls available within Sakai curse sites: Annuncements Assignments Frum Discussins Drp Bx Plls Questins and Answers Schedule Syllabus Tests & Quizzes Web Cntent Each f these tls uses a similar editr that allws yu t insert media items frm that particular site s media gallery. In this example, a picture is added t an annuncement t a class. T add a picture t an annuncement t a class Click n Annuncements and then chse Add frm the tp menu items. Click n the Kaltura Vide Tl icn (utlined in red) in the editr s tlbar. 3. A windw with the cntents f the reusable media items in the Site Library is displayed. Kaltura Vide Tl fr Sakai CLE Quick Start Guide 13

14 What is the Kaltura Vide Tl fr Sakai? Brwse r search fr the media item yu want use and chse it The thumbnail representing the media item is displayed in the editr bx. Click Add Annuncement. After the annuncement is submitted, the media item is displayed in a player. Kaltura Vide Tl fr Sakai CLE Quick Start Guide 14

15 S E C T I ON 3 Item Permissins The fllwing item permissins are available: Public (nn-hidden) - Allws media t be visible r hidden frm users, Defaults t private. Only the wner r manager can see the media. Reusable (shared) - Allws media t be used in the rich text (FCK) editr, Defaults t false. The media cannt be used in the editr. Item Visibility (public/nn-hidden): The visibility f items is cntrlled via the public/nn-hidden setting n the item (private/hidden by default) and these settings/factrs: system admin can see all items manager (kaltura.manage) can always see items even if they are hidden wner f an item can always see it user with cntrl r edit permissins n an item can always see it items which are set as nn-hidden are visible t anyne with read permissin in the site items in Cmmunity (public) and Persnal (shared) cllectins are visible t anyne with read permissin in the site Cllectin Level Permissins The ability t cntrl (mdify/remve) items is set thrugh a cmbinatin f factrs. Firstly, the user must be an admin and secndly, the setting n the cllectin. The fllwing describes the types f cllectin level permissins: : Cmmunity (public) - users can remve any f the items in the cllectin. Any user with at least ne nn-special Kaltura permissin can add items t the cllectin. All items are visible t all users, and the wner can add/edit/remve all items. Persnal (shared) - users can nly remve their wn items but cannt change ther items. Any user with at least ne nn-special Kaltura permissin can add items t the cllectin. An wner can add/edit/remve all items. Instructr (admin) - nly admins can add/edit/remve the items in the cllectin. An wner can add/edit/remve all item. Nrmal users can nly view items in the cllectin [DEFAULT]. Owner (private) - nly the cllectin wner can add/edit/remve the items in the cllectin, The Owner permissin level des NOT make the items in the cllectin invisible. NOTE: The wner f a cllectin, r the user cntrlling a cllectin (admin), is always able t see all the items in the cllectin. The wner is als granted the ability t update the item permissins n items in their cllectins. Sakai Permissins The fllwing lists the permissins available in a Sakai Curse/Prject/Site: Kaltura Vide Tl fr Sakai CLE Quick Start Guide 15

16 Item Permissins Permissin kaltura.admin kaltura.manager kaltura.editr kaltura.write kaltura.read Descriptin Allws a user t create and manage the media cllectins and their items, adjust item permissins n the items in the cllectins they cntrl. Allws a user t manage the permissins (hidden, shared, etc.) fr all items including thse in cllectins they have access t. Allws a user t edit the metadata (Title, Descrptin, Tags) fr all items, including thse in cllectins they have access t. Allws a user t uplad media and add media items t the Site Library. Allw the users t view the cntent (media items and cllectins) nly. Special Sakai Permissins The fllwing special Sakai permissins have unique functins and are fr handling special cases: Permissin kaltura.upladspecial kaltura.shwsitelibrary kaltura.shwmymedia Descriptin Allws the user t view the special uplader (a.k.a. UpSp) as a replacement fr the regular uplader. The special uplader typically cntains extra tabs When kaltura.sitelibraryrequiresprivs is true, allws the user t view the Site Library. Allws the user t see the My Media tab. Nte that all users that have write permissins cansee this tab, regardless f hw this permissin is set. Permissins Grid admin manager editr write read view cllectins x x x X$ X$ view hidden cllectins x x x add/edit/remve cllectin add/remve item t/frm cllectin * rerder/remve item frm cllectin * x x x view items x x x x view hidden items * x x view item dwnlad link view item embed cde x x uplad (add) new items (library) remve items (library) x x x Kaltura Vide Tl fr Sakai CLE Quick Start Guide 16

17 Item Permissins edit items metadata edit items permissins (library) edit items permissins (cllectin) access custm uplad tab n KCW admin manager editr write read x x X% x $ can nly view cllectins which have at least ne public item (Cmmunity/Persnal cllectins always viewable) * als can be allwed by cllectin permissins % nly fr the cllectins they cntrl NOTE: Items permissins refer t all items in the site Kaltura Vide Tl fr Sakai CLE Quick Start Guide 17

18 A P PENDIX A Installing the Kaltura Vide Tl fr Sakai This sectin is fr IT and Sakai administratrs that intend t install the Kaltura Vide Tl fr Sakai CLE. Prerequisites Be certain that yur system meets the fllwing requirements: Minimum versin - Sakai 2.5 T install the applicatin Run the fllwing cmmand frm mvn clean install sakai:deply Integrating the FCK Editr See the fckeditr/readme fr instructins n installing the ptinal FCK editr integratin. Cnfiguring the Kaltura Vide Tl fr Sakai T cnfigure the Kaltura VideTtl 1. Add the fllwing t yur sakai.prperties file befre starting up yur server: kaltura.enabled=true ## yur kaltura accunt partner id kaltura.partnerid= ## yur kaltura accunt admin secret key kaltura.adminsecret=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ## yur kaltura accunt secret key kaltura.secret=yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy ## yur kaltura server URL (Use https if yur sakai server uses SSL) #kaltura.endpint= ## yur kaltura CDN URL (Use https if yur sakai server uses SSL) #kaltura.cdn= ## custm kaltura widget ids #kaltura.player.view= #kaltura.player.vide.width=480 #kaltura.player.vide.height=360 #kaltura.player.edit= #kaltura.player.image= #kaltura.player.image.width=480 #kaltura.player.image.height=360 #kaltura.player.audi= #kaltura.player.audi.width=480 #kaltura.player.audi.height=30 #kaltura.uplader= ## the special uplader, (if set) will be shwn t any users with the kaltura.upladspecial permissin Kaltura Vide Tl fr Sakai CLE Quick Start Guide 18

19 Installing the Kaltura Vide Tl fr Sakai #kaltura.uplader.special= ## HTML 5 player ## enabled the html5 cmpatible player (ff by default which means it uses the flash player) ## WARNING: the html5 player requires updated kaltura player uicnf ids (after 7 Mar 2012) ## s if yu are using custm lder players yu will need t cntact Kaltura fr assistance befre enabling this, ## the minimum versin f Kaltura is t use the HTML5 player #kaltura.player.html5.enabled=true ## frce a custm cpy f the kaltura html5 JS library (uses the current ne frm kaltura by default) #kaltura.player.html5.js= ## display warning dialg n item delete #kaltura.shwdeleteitemwarnings=false ## custm intr message (appears n the hme page f the tl, can include html) ## WARNING: this is deprecated, use the i18n file t adjust the cntent f messages #kaltura.tl.intrductin.instructins= ## custm empty cllectins message (appears n the hme page f the tl when there are n cllectins, can include html) ## WARNING: this is deprecated, use the i18n file t adjust the cntent f messages #kaltura.empty.cllectins.instructins= ## Site library tab nly visible if user has privs (Default: false - n permissins required t view the site library) #kaltura.sitelibraryrequiresprivs=true ## Enable kaltura tl site archive and duplicatin supprt ## Cause all kaltura cntent (which means the cllectins and links t the cntent ## n the kaltura server but nt the actual media data) t be archived ## and cpied acrss when archiving r duplicating a site in sakai, Default: false (disabled) #kaltura.archive.supprt.enabled=true Fill in yur Partner ID, Admin secret, and User Secret. If yu are running a lcal Kaltura server, update the kaltura.endpint and kaltura.cdn. If yu are using SSL (https) n yur Sakai server, update the kaltura.endpint and kaltura.cdn. Fr example: kaltura.cdn= Start Sakai. The new applicatin appears as a tl ptin which can be selected fr a curse r prject site. Kaltura Vide Tl fr Sakai CLE Quick Start Guide 19