How do I upload Videos, Audio, or Images to Mediaspace?

• Begin by logging into Mediaspace, clicking the profile icon in the upper right corner, and entering your BU credentials (if necessary), then select the +Create button and from the dropdown menu, choose the ⬆︎ Upload option.
   
• A new screen will appear with options to either Drag and Drop files to upload
  OR - choose the Select Files button and find the files on your device.
  ***  You can select Multiple Files at the same time for upload ***

• FOR MORE INFORMATION: The following article outlines steps to upload and publish media within Mediaspace. Mediaspace, My Media Upload & Publishing Guide
   

Uploading Elements and Features

When uploading any media content you will see a thumbnail, a progress bar, and then 3 buttons at the end of the row for accessing the content in your Media library, Publishing (see below) and Edit. 

1. Select Edit to change the info associated with your media.
    
2. In the Edit Menu, there are 3 fields to enter specifics of your content, including:
   • Name - Enter a title for you content here
   • Description - Add details and additional information about your content, including links and images if you'd like!
   • Tags - These are the same as keywords and help users (Including media owners) find their content and are required for publishing or sharing.
      
3. Be Sure to enter a new Name or Title in the first field.
    
4. Enter a Description which can include details or helpful context about your content, including links to URL's or images within the description.
    
5. Enter (3) Unique tags for searchability - these are the same as keywords and help users (Including media owners) find their content and are required for publishing or sharing.
    
6. Then be sure to click Save.

See Below for information about Publishing and Sharing

PUBLISHING & SHARING 

All content uploaded to Mediaspace will default to a setting of Private, unless the owner of that media chooses to change it's publishing status. Users who choose to share their content have their choice of the following options:

• Private - Media content will ONLY be visible to the content owner (Presumably you).

• Unlisted - Anyone with the link (generates a URL) will be able to view your content.

• Published - Allows content to be shared or added to Channels & Collections, which may either be Public, Restricted, or Private. *** - See more information in the Publishing Guide.
  
  IN ORDER TO SHARE CONTENT WITH OTHERS, VIA A CHANNEL OR COLLECTION YOU MUST INCLUDE A MINIMUM OF 3 UNIQUE KEYWORDS (TAGS) TO THE DETAILS OF YOUR UPLOAD. WITHOUT 3 TAGS, YOUR CONTENT WILL NOT BE PUBLISHABLE.

Add Collaborators 

After media has finished uploading, an option to share your content with "collaborators" will appear within the Edit menu below the Player in the media page. Using this method will allow you to share your content with specific activated users within Mediaspace, and then become available within their My Media library, along with special assigned permissions. Those permissions include:

• Co - Viewers - Collaborators will see the content appear in their My Media library.
• Co - Editors - Collaborators will see, AND be able to edit and change the content's information including title, description, and tag information, as well as advanced editing functions.
• Co - Publishers - Collaborators can distribute the content in additional ways including adding content to alternative Moodle courses, external websites or blogs, and other platforms other than Mediaspace.

CREATING CHANNELS & PLAYLISTS 

MOODLE INTEGRATIONS 

Can I consolidate Media into a single page, accept student submissions, and organize subtopics related to your course?

• You sure can, with a Mediaspace channel. Check out this article about creating a channel, adding media to it, and allowing students to contribute content as well.
• Also know the difference between a channel and a playlist. (includes instructions on creating a playlist): Mediaspace: What's the Difference between Channels and Playlists?

How do I integrate my Mediaspace / Kaltura media into my Moodle course?

The following articles outline Moodle integration with Mediaspace / Kaltura.

• How do I add a Mediaspace video to my Moodle course?
• How do I add a streaming video to a Moodle course?
• How do my students add their videos to my Moodle course? (coming soon)

CLOSED CAPTIONING 

TRANSCRIPTIONS 

Can I add captions to my Media?

Absolutely, Mediaspace now includes a service called Kaltura REACH which includes machine-learning captioning, as well as the ability to request professional captioning services for a fee.

You can learn about creating captions below:

Creating Captions for Audio and Video using Kaltura Reach

Watch the tutorial video on Mediaspace. 

For course or academic captioning accommodations, please contact the Office of Accessibility Resources 

For Staff or Faculty accommodations, please contact Human Resources for more information

Transcriptions can be generated from captioned content, and after successfully requesting, editing, and confirming your captions you can access a text file or share your media in a player with an added transcription box below the content for users to follow along. Read more about this process from the following articles:

• Accessing a Transcript from an Audio File

(COMING SOON) - Creating transcriptions from uploaded media

(COMING SOON) - Sharing media with a transcription window

ADVANCED FEATURES + OPTIONS 

KALTURA CAPTURE 

FULL DECK 

Kaltura Capture is a free screen-recording application that integrates directly with your Mediaspace library. Users can download a Windows or Mac version fo the program, and then prompt a new recording through the online +Add New - > Kaltura Capture option in Mediaspace.

Learn more about using Kaltura Capture from the following articles:

How do I record lectures using Kaltura Capture?

Using Kaltura Capture with Presentation Software (i.e. Powerpoint, Google Slides, etc.)

Creating presentations with a dynamic side-by-side and/or Picture-in-Picture view of PowerPoints or PDFs, can also be achieved using the Full Deck feature in Mediaspace. This feature is helpful when animations or screen-annotations aren't necessary and it's an easy way to create a more engaging presentation. 

To create Full deck presentations, users who have already recorded a video either by upload or using the webcam recorder, can look within the Actions menu within Edit, and the select the Timeline menu option to add content.

You can learn more about this feature here: Use the Full Deck action in Mediaspace or watch the how-to video here:

Watch the How-To Video

CONTENT EDITING & STITCHING 

VIDEO QUIZZES 

You may find the need to "clean-up" your media, and users have a few options to do so.

Mediaspace has an online media editor available, using the Launch Editor feature on the individual media page. This editor allows for VERY basic editing functions like trimming, splitting, and clipping. You can read about using this feature, in the following article: Basic Editing in Mediaspace

VIDEO EDITING APPS

Mac Users also have a similar basic editor available within their Applications folder in Quicktime Player. Quicktime Player includes the added benefit of appending video clips to merge multiple videos into 1 single video. You can review help articles below:

• Add a movie or clip in QuickTime Player on Mac
• Trim a movie or clip in QuickTime Player on Mac
• Split a movie into clips in QuickTime Player on Mac

Windows Users can use a similiar tool within the Photos app of Windows 10, or by downloading the dedicated Video Editor. You can learn more about how to edit video content in the app, here: Create films with Video Editor

Linux Users might explore options with OpenShot or Shotcut.

Mac users also have access to iMovie for more robust video editing. iMovie is unfortunately a mac-only application, however it's available for free within the App Store or through the iOS app store. iMovie is also available in several mac labs on campus.
 

Windows users looking for a comparable video editor should look at Adobe Premiere Rush CC. Adobe Rush is available as both a desktop and mobile application, which works on both Android and iOS devices. Faculty and Staff can find install instructions for all Adobe products here.

For advanced video editing, we offer Final Cut Pro X in our Digital Video Editing Lab, as well as Adobe Premiere Pro.

<COMING SOON> Creating and Using Video Quizzes in Mediaspace

<COMING SOON> Sharing and Embedding your quiz in Moodle

<COMING SOON> Quiz Grades and Analytics

CREATING ONLINE VIDEO PRESENTATIONS 

There are a number of options available for you to record lectures, short video announcements and other media to integrate into your course.

Consider using one of the following articles:

Using your iOS device for screen recording and narrations.

Using Zoom to record meetings.

Linux screen recording programs.

then reference the article on uploading to Mediaspace, My Media and Publishing for extended use.