Kaltura :: Kaltura - Overview [UW-Madison]
This document provides an overview of the UW-Madison Kaltura MediaSpace service.

Select this link to list all Kaltura documents from the Learn@UW-Madison Knowledgebase at the bottom of this page.

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What is Kaltura Mediaspace?

Kaltura MediaSpace is a product UW-Madison uses to host and deliver media for educational use at UW-Madison. It is often described as "YouTube for UW-Madison." Faculty, staff and students can upload media content to UW-Madison Kaltura MediaSpace. Media can then be embedded in a Canvas course, website, or linked to. 

See DoIT’s Kaltura Mediaspace IT Service Page for a more detailed description of Kaltura Mediaspace.

Tool Functionality Details

Basic Functionality

  • Users can upload video content and share it with others via MediaSpace or Canvas integration.
  • Kaltura video content can be embedded in Canvas anywhere the rich content editor exists or via the Kaltura Gallery.
  • Kaltura Capture is a good solution for basic video capture and publishing.
  • Collaboration allows other users rights to your content, allowing them to perform functions such as editing and publishing.

Advanced Functionality

  • Basic video editing is available in Kaltura. Common uses are trimming and cutting, or clipping longer videos into multiple shorter videos.
  • TechSmith Camtasia is a more advanced video editing software that is licensed by UW Madison for faculty and staff. This comparison can help you decide which editing software to use.
  • Analytics can be viewed for MediaSpace Channels or the Kaltura Gallery in Canvas. Many metrics are available including plays, unique viewers and minutes viewed.
  • Kaltura videos can be turned into video quizzes. However, Learn@UW-Madison recommends only using video quizzes for student self-testing and preparation with no associated points or grade.

Use Cases

  • You can use Kaltura Mediaspace to host videos for a Canvas course.
  • If you host meetings online, you can upload recordings to Kaltura Mediaspace so that they can be accessed in the future.

Getting Started

For training information and how to get started with Kaltura, see Kaltura - Getting Started.

Additional Resources

Minimum Requirements

For minimum requirements for using Kaltura Mediaspace or Kaltura Capture, please review the linked documents from Kaltura's Knowledge Center.

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1Kaltura - Getting Started [UW-Madison]1190412025-04-103128
2Kaltura - Overview [UW-Madison]454632025-04-1022532
3Kaltura - Using Learning Analytics in Kaltura [UW-Madison]1150772023-12-073667
4Canvas - Upload and Embed a New Kaltura Mediaspace Video in a Canvas Page [UW-Madison]629512025-04-1061842
5Learn@UW - Service Status Pages for Learn@UW Tools [UW-Madison]992002025-07-094545
6Zoom - Adding a Zoom Recording to Kaltura Mediaspace [UW-Madison]1094092025-04-225513
7Kaltura - Recycle Bin [UW-Madison]1371902025-04-10814
8Kaltura - Known Issue - Vertical Black Bars on Embedded Video in Canvas [UW-Madison]1412212025-04-10564
9Kaltura - Known Issue - Application Error when using Embed Kaltura Media Tool in Canvas [UW-Madison]1412692025-04-10878
10Articulate 360: Language Interpretation for Use in Rise 360 [UW-Madison]1423132025-04-10514
11Articulate 360: Closed Caption (CC) Transcripts for Rise Use [UW-Madison]1423122025-04-10581
12Kaltura - Blackboard Collaborate Ultra Recordings in Kaltura MediaSpace [UW-Madison]1075992025-04-103665
13Kaltura - Known Issue - Videos Embedded in Canvas Do Not Load for Specific Users [UW-Madison]1058722025-04-106377
14Kaltura - Privacy settings for MediaSpace channels [UW-Madison]1064532025-04-104068
15Kaltura - Ordering Machine Captions for Media in Kaltura MediaSpace [UW-Madison]927642025-04-1013503
16Kaltura - Using "Kaltura Gallery" Course Media Galleries and Analytics in Canvas [UW-Madison]926822025-04-1012581
17Kaltura - Known Issue - Kaltura Video Quizzes Sometimes Don't Send a Grade to the Canvas Gradebook [UW-Madison]932132025-04-108509
18Kaltura - Known Issue - Users Can Only Request Machine Captioning Once for a Media Item [UW-Madison]976312025-04-103301
19Kaltura - Known Issue - Limited Number of Courses, Channels, or Categories for a Kaltura Video [UW-Madison]974292025-04-105988
20Kaltura - Known Issue - Upload Results in "Oops!" Error [UW-Madison]914512025-04-105479
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