Kaltura: Sharing Media, Collaboration, and Changing Ownership

Summary

This article describes how to share media with other users through collaboration and media ownership settings in Kaltura.

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Summary

This article describes how to share media with other users through collaboration and media ownership settings in Kaltura.

 

Kaltura Roles

Kaltura media owners have the ability to change media ownership. Kaltura media owners are able to add co-editors, co-publishers, and co-viewers to their media.

Role Name

Description

Use Cases

Co-editors

Can edit the media entry's details, trim and replace media, and edit things like captions and slides, as well as see the analytics for the media they co-edit. Co-editors CANNOT delete media or add new co-editors and co-publishers. Co-editors can see the analytics page for the media they co-edit.

Collaboration on video projects between students

Collaboration on video projects between faculty

Looking at analytics data for videos that are posted

Co-publishers

Can publish media to their courses or MediaSpace channels

Support for posting video(s) to MediaSpace - i.e. departmental administrator posting videos to Music Department MediaSpace

Co-viewers

Can watch videos, but not edit or publish them.

Needing to share a Kaltura video with only a select group of people whether students, faculty or staff.

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How-To

Task: Add collaborators to Kaltura media

Instructions

If you have a piece of media you would like to share between Kaltura accounts, the media owner must do the following:

Step 1 - Go to My Media within one of your courses, or on MediaSpace (media.unh.edu mediaspace.keene.edu , or mediaspace.plymouth.edu ). 

Canvas Dashboard with My Media option highlighted.

 

Step 2 - Find the desired video to share and click the pencil icon.

Example of a video with pencil icon highlighted on the top right.

 

Step 3 - Click the Collaboration tab.

Collaboration Tab.

 

Step 4 - Click on the Add Collaborator button.

Opened collaboration tab with Add Collaborator button highlighted.

 

Step 5 - A new window will appear. Enter the new collaborator's IT ID. Select co-publisher, co-editor, co-viewer, or any combination of the three and click Add.

Step 6 - Once finished, the new collaborator (person receiving the shared media) should follow the steps in this article on Accessing Media that has been Shared with You to view their shared content.

 

Outcome

The media owner is able to add collaborator(s) to Kaltura media.

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Task: Remove and Edit collaborators in Kaltura media

Instructions

If you would like to remove or edit permissions of collaborators such as co-editors, co-publishers and co-viewers from your recording, please follow these steps.

Step 1 - Go to My Media within one of your courses, or on MediaSpace (media.unh.edu mediaspace.keene.edu , or mediaspace.plymouth.edu ). 

Canvas dashboard with My Media tab circled.

 

Step 2 - Find the desired video to share and click the pencil icon.

Example video with pencil icon on top right highlighted.

 

Step 3 - Click the Collaboration tab.

Collaboration Tab example.

 

Step 4 - If you would like to remove a collaborator, under VIEW ALL PERMISSIONS, click the X on the far right and then click Delete when prompted. Perform this step for each person who you would like to remove.

Step 5 - If you would like to edit a collaborator's permissions, under VIEW ALL PERMISSIONS, click the pencil on the far right and then select any check boxes necessary and click Update when done. Perform this step for each person whose permissions you would like to edit.

 

Outcome

You are able to remove or edit the permissions of collaborators in Kaltura media.

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Task: Change the media owner in Kaltura

Instructions

You can give ownership of a media entry to another user. Be aware that you will no longer have access to the media. If you would like to change the media owner completely, the original media owner must do the following

Step 1 - Go to My Media within one of your courses, or on MediaSpace (media.unh.edu mediaspace.keene.edu , or mediaspace.plymouth.edu ). 

Step 2 - Find the desired video to share and click the pencil icon.

Example video with pencil icon highlighted.  

 

Step 3 - Select the Collaboration tab.

Collaboration Tab example.

 

Step 4 - Click Change media owner.

Collaboration tab with Change Media Owner button highlighted.

 

Step 5 - A new window will appear. Enter the first name, last name or both, for the new owner.

"Change Media owner" window with the prompt to enter user name highlighted.

 

Step 6 - Click Save.

 

Outcome

The original media owner is able to change the media's ownership in Kaltura.

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Accessing Media that has been Shared with You

If somebody shared a video with you, but you do not see it in My Media, follow the steps in this article on Accessing Media that has been Shared with You to view the shared content.

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Further Readings

Kaltura: Access Media that has been Shared with You

 

Need additional help?

Please fill out a Streaming Media support request with as much information as possible or visit the Technology Help Desk Support page to locate your local campus contact information.  For password issues you must call or visit the Help Desk in person.

 

 

 

 

 

Details

Details

Article ID: 1413
Created
Fri 7/19/19 6:04 PM
Modified
Thu 7/2/26 3:17 PM
Applicable Institution(s):
Keene State College (KSC)
Plymouth State University (PSU)
University of New Hampshire (UNH)
USNH System Office