Documentation:Kaltura/UBC Video Share Create and upload videos
Now that you have activated both ‘My Media’ and the ‘Course Gallery’ it is time to create and upload video to each of these. However, prior to recording and uploading your video it is important to plan and prepare each video. Therefore, this section will describe:
- Guidelines for Metadata
- Video Quality
- Video Recommendations
- Video Preparation Guide
- Questions about Copyright
Guidelines for Metadata
When uploading media onto Kaltura, naming methods may vary on the files themselves. UBC recommends following these following guidelines to assist human readability, provide consistency across videos in Connect, and help make videos easier to locate through tagging.
Titles
- Use sentence case – only uppercase the first letter of the title, proper names (people, places) and acronyms.
- Drop initial articles like “A” and “The”.
- Separate a sub-title from the title proper with a colon (:)
Tags
- If possible save this tag for subject keywords only
- Separate the words or phrases with a comma.
Description
- Include items such as the date or the affiliation of the video creator/uploader.
- This may also be used for an abstract or brief summary of a resource, a table of contents, etc. It can also been used to record notes about the resource.
Video Quality
To ensure your video has a high quality when viewed in Connect please use the following guidelines when creating your video. To view videos on multiple devices Kaltura (UBC Video Share) transcodes video as soon as it is uploaded. Transcoding converts a video into one or more compressed streams that can be played on different devices (computer, iPad, mobile phone…) and viewed via the internet.
Kaltura (UBC Video Share) in Connect converts all videos to up to 3 UBC standard video formats, depending on the quality of the uploaded source video file.
If your video does not meet the bitrate of a format, it will not get converted to that format and will be downgraded to match the lower available format. It is therefore recommended that the bitrate of your source video exceeds the bitrate requirement of a format so you can make sure that it will qualify for conversion to that format.
If your video is a screencast, it is important that you use specify settings in your screencast recording software in order to export HD quality (at least 1280x720 @ 2628 kbps) and then upload it to Kaltura.
If your video is coming from a camera or video creation software, make sure the software that you are using to capture/edit the video will export a high quality video (at least 1028x720 @ 2628 kbps).
Video Recommendations
Here are the following recommended containers when uploading media files. Optimal playback experience includes desktop and mobile devices (such as iPhone, iPad, and Android).
If you are using Camtasia, it is recommended to upload the video in HD (High Definition) quality. View the tutorial on how to export a HD video in Camtasia, [Recommended Video File Options]
| Recommended | |
|---|---|
| Container | MOV, MP4 recommended.
Other supported file types: FLV/M4V, QT/M4V, AVI, 3GP, WMV/ASF, MPG/M1V/M2V, MKV, Ogg, RM, WEBM |
| Bitrate | X 1.5-2 of the highest flavor (ideally 3,750 - 8,500 kb/s) |
| Frame Size | Multiples of 16 recommended; do not scale/zoom |
| Compressed Source | H.264, ProRes |
| UBC Formats | 1280 x 720 (720p)/3750-5000 Kbps
1024 x 720 (iPad)/3750-5000 Kbps 640 x auto/1350-1800 Kbps |
| Max Upload | 2 GB |
Video Preparation Guide
Creating a video can be a daunting task. There is preparation involved, consideration to be made about your presentation, time required to edit the video and the effort involved to make the video professional.
How to prepare to create a video.
Questions about Copyright?
All files uploaded into Connect need to be compliant with Canadian copyright laws. You will need to confirm their copyright status by completing the Copyright form before uploading them. For any copyright questions, please contact UBC's Copyright Advisory Group at ubc-copyright@interchange.ubc.ca for in-depth guidance and support.
The Copyright at UBC site contains copyright resources, requirements, and guidelines, including frequently asked questions about copyright in the digital classroom. The Copyright Advisory Group also hosts a regular series of workshops drop-in copyright clinics, where faculty, staff, and students can meet and get individual support from members of the Copyright Advisory Group. More information and a schedule of the upcoming copyright workshops and clinics can be found at http://copyright.ubc.ca/workshops/.