Kaltura – Add Interactive Chapters and Slides

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What can I do with Interactive Chapters and Slides?:

Interactive Chapters and Slides allow you to easily navigate videos in Kaltura Players. Chapters act like bookmarks. Use them to mark important parts of the video or easily navigate through a long video. Slides are automatically created when a presentation is recorded using the Kaltura Capture Desktop Recorder or can be uploaded from your computer.

To learn more about recording presentations using the Kaltura Capture Desktop Recorder, see the Kaltura Capture – User Manual.

screen shot of a Kaltura player showing that chapters appear on the left side of the player
Chapters appear on the left side of the player and can expand or collapse. Click on chapters to jump to marked parts of the video.

Adding and deleting chapters in Kaltura videos:

You can add, edit, and delete chapters when editing videos through the Kaltura media Timeline.

Add a New Chapter:

  1. Log in to DU MediaSpace and go to My Media.
  2. Click on the entry you want to edit.
  3. Click Actions and select Edit.
  4. Select the Timeline tab. Here you can view all the chapters and slides in the video.
    1. Click the point on the timeline where you want to add a new chapter.
    2. Click the Bookmark icon, Create a new Chapter, and the chapter will appear on the timeline.
    3. Add a Title and click Save.
screen shot of media timeline highlighting the bookmark icon that indicates chapters, where to change the title of the chapter, and the save button on the right side of the screen.
Chapters appear on the Timeline as Bookmark icons so you can easily keep track of where Chapters are in your video.

Options for Editing or Deleting Existing Chapters:

  1. Select the Chapter you want to Edit or Delete.
  2. Click and drag Bookmark icon to adjust Chapter start time.
  3. Change thumbnail by uploading an image.
  4. Edit description and add searchable tags.
  5. View in Player to preview your changes. Save to confirm changes.
  6. Click Delete only to remove selected Chapter completely.
screen shot of the Kaltura media timeline highlighting that chapters can be moved on timeline by clicking and dragging corresponding bookmark icons on the timeline, where chapter information can be altered, and the delete chapter button on the right side of the screen.
Enhance your Chapters by adding Search Tags, Descriptions, and Custom Thumbnails.

Adding and deleting slides in Kaltura videos:

Adding Slides:

  1. Log in to DU MediaSpace and go to My Media.
  2. Click on the entry you want to edit.
  3. Click Actions, select Edit, and select the Timeline tab.
  4. Click the File icon on the left of the timeline, click Upload Deck, and then choose the file from your computer you wish to upload.
  5. Add a Slide Title and Save.
screen shot of the media timeline showing the file icon representing where slides fall on the timeline and the designated area to drop files to up load slide decks in the bottom left corner.
If you did not record your video with the Kaltura Capture Desktop Recorder upload a PowerPoint or PDF slide deck to your video.

“Note-once the upload and processing is done, the slides will be equally spread across the timeline for you to manually arrange them.”

"Note-once the upload and processing is done, the slides will be equally spread across the timeline for you to manually arrange them."
Uploading your slide deck may take a few minutes. You can go bak to the timeline to make additional edits while you wait.

Slides will now appear in the Kaltura player in the bottom right corner, enhancing your video. Slides are indicated by File icons on your Timeline. You can Click and drag the icons to the appropriate spot on the Timeline to sync with corresponding parts of your video.

screen shot of media timeline once a slide deck as been uploaded and applied to a video.
Once uploaded, slides appear in the bottom right corner of the Kaltura player. Slides appear on the Timeline as File icons so you can easily track Slide positions.

Options for Editing and Deleting Slides:

  1. Select the Slide you want to Edit or Delete.
  2. Click and drag File icon to adjust the position of the Slide on the Timeline.
  3. Edit description and add searchable tags.
  4. View in Player to preview your changes. Save to confirm changes.
  5. Click Delete only to remove selected Slide completely.
Screen shot of the timeline showing how to click and drag slides to arrange them manually on the timeline and highlighting the slide information area in the middle of the screen.
Enhance Slides by adding Search Tags and Descriptions.

To learn more about using Chapters and Slides check out the Kaltura Knowledge Center: Editing Chapters and Slides.