Prep Your Room

Orga­nize your con­tent for smooth nav­i­ga­tion and deliv­ery by prepar­ing it in Kaltura’s Sto­ry­board (for­mer­ly Playlist). Use Scene Man­ag­er to build your lay­outs in advance, arrang­ing con­tent and web­cams into dif­fer­ent scenes and adding them direct­ly to your Sto­ry­board.

Media and Files brings all file types togeth­er in one place, mak­ing it easy to browse your library, upload new media, or import YouTube videos. You can also cus­tomize your class­room with back­ground images and low­er thirds (on-screen labels) to improve clar­i­ty and cre­ate a more pol­ished learn­ing expe­ri­ence.

The old Playlist tool in Kaltura Vir­tu­al Class­room has been replaced by the new Sto­ry­board tool in Kaltura Room. The Sto­ry­board is sim­i­lar to the Playlist tool but offers enhanced func­tion­al­i­ty for orga­niz­ing and sequenc­ing media.

How to Use Storyboard (formerly Playlist)

Watch the 2:45 minute video below for an overview of Kaltur­a’s Sto­ry­board tool. For more detailed infor­ma­tion vis­it the Sto­ry­board in Kaltura Rooms web­page on the Kaltura Knowl­edge Cen­ter site or view this PDF. NOTE: The fol­low­ing media types are sup­port­ed: image, video, audio, PPT, PDF.

**Added Features**

  • Inter­ludes: Option to choose pre­set timers with audio and video to play as stu­dents enter the room before start­ing the class or dur­ing breaks.
  • Cus­tom Scenes: Allows you to choose how to orga­nize your con­tent and web­cams for each piece of con­tent shared.
  • Slide Selec­tion: Select spe­cif­ic slides in Pow­er­Point pre­sen­ta­tions to share, this allows you to break up con­tent and weave in videos if need­ed.

Use Scene Manager to Create Custom Scenes

Watch the 1:33 minute video below to learn how to cus­tomize scenes that can be added to your Sto­ry­board.

For more detailed infor­ma­tion vis­it the Scene man­ag­er in Kaltura Rooms web­page on the Kaltura Knowl­edge Cen­ter site or view this PDF.

Media Manager

Using Kaltura Room’s Media Man­ag­er stream­lines adding and man­ag­ing media for a seam­less ses­sion expe­ri­ence. It con­sol­i­dates all file types in one place, allow­ing you to browse, upload media, and import YouTube videos with ease.

Access Media Man­ag­er by click­ing the three-dot menu and select­ing Media and Files. The Select a media win­dow opens.

  1. You can use the search field to search for media.
  2. Use the media fil­ter to search for media by type from the drop-down options.
  1. You can also sort media accord­ing to name or date they were cre­at­ed by click­ing on Name or Cre­ation date.
  2. To import a YouTube video, click Import from YouTube.
  3. To upload a video from your com­put­er, click Upload.
  4. Once you have locat­ed the desired media, sim­ply click Add to Sto­ry­board and it will be added to the sto­ry­board (it will not start play­ing auto­mat­i­cal­ly). To learn how to man­age files on the sto­ry­board, see Kaltur­a’s arti­cle Sto­ry­board.
  5. To delete a media item, click the three dots and select Delete.

How to Share Media from the Quick Share Menu

  1. Click the Share icon on the bot­tom tool­bar. Three options dis­play for shar­ing media: Video, Pre­sen­ta­tion or Image.
  1. Select­ing one of the three options dis­plays the Select a media win­dow, which has the fol­low­ing fea­tures.
  1. Search — Use to search for a spe­cif­ic media item in the media man­ag­er. 
  2. Name / Cre­at­ed At — Use to sort media items accord­ing to name / cre­ation date.
  3. Import from YouTube (vis­i­ble only for Video) — Click to import a YouTube video.
  4. Upload - Click to upload a video from your com­put­er.
  5. Present — Click to add the media to the sto­ry­board and start pre­sent­ing it imme­di­ate­ly (the Select a media win­dow will close auto­mat­i­cal­ly).

For more detailed infor­ma­tion about adding videos, pre­sen­ta­tions or images to the Media Man­ag­er vis­it the Pre­pare files for your Meet­ing page on the Kaltura Knowl­edge Cen­ter site or view this PDF.

Customize Your Room

Watch the 1:28 minute video below to learn how to change your room’s back­ground and add low­er thirds (on-screen labels).

For more detailed infor­ma­tion vis­it the Cus­tomize your Kaltura Room in Video Por­tal web­page on the Kaltura Knowl­edge Cen­ter site or view this PDF.