Editing Videos in Kaltura

Owned by Dan Jakubiak
Last updated: Aug 21, 2024 by Jordan Vinikoor
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Students, faculty, and staff can edit videos in Kaltura by trimming the beginning of a video, trimming the end, cutting from the middle, fading in or out, and adding a quiz. 

Accessing the Video Editor in Kaltura

  1. Go into My Kaltura Media from the HuskyCT Institution Page or navigate to UConn's MediaSpace, click on Guest, and select My Media to Log in.

  2. Click on the video you would like to edit.

  3. Click Actions.

  4. Select Launch Editor. 

Save a Copy after you have made your edits so that you do not overwrite the original. When you save a copy, close the original and open the copy to continue making edits.

Editor Screen

Controlling the Timeline in Kaltura

  • Drag the zoom marker to increase or decrease how zoomed the timeline is.

  • Click Show/Hide to show or hide the audio track from the timeline.

Moving in Small Increments on the Editor Timeline in Kaltura

  • Right Arrow: One second forward

  • Left Arrow: One second backward

  • Alt + Right Arrow: Ten seconds forward

  • Alt + Left Arrow: Ten seconds backward

Setting a Range and Trimming the Beginning or End in Kaltura

To trim media or to create a clip, you must first define the range from which you wish to keep or make a clip. There are many ways to set a range, and all can be used depending on the accuracy needed and personal preference.

Please note that you cannot trim YouTube imports with Kaltura.

OPTION 1

Drag the yellow handlebars at the start or endpoints with your mouse to set the range which will trim the video.

OPTION 2

Move the Playhead (the blue line on the timeline) to the point to where you want to make the edit. Drag either Timeline handlebar to snap it to the Real-Time Marker or click on the trim beginning or trim end to snap to that point.

Cutting From the Middle in Kaltura

  1. Navigate to the position on the timeline where you need to cut the video.

  2. Click on the scissors icon.

  3. You will now have two sections. Drag the timeline handlebar(s) to cut the desired section or move the Playhead line to the desired time and click the scissors icon to split the clip again. Click the section you wish to remove. Then click the trashcan icon to remove it.

  4. Once you save the video, the system will automatically stitch the remaining sections together without any gap.

Fade In and Fade Out in Kaltura

Sometimes a fade in or fade out is added after cutting a section from the middle.

  1. Select the section in which you will make the fade. If you have only one section, you do not need to select it.

  2. Click on the fade icon and enter the number of seconds for each fade.

Quizzing in Kaltura

To create a quiz in Kaltura, see Adding a Quiz to Existing Media in Kaltura - My Media.

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