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Kaltura Management Console (KMC) Quickstart Guide
Content Management (Content Tab)
Content Distribution (Content Tab)
Content Syndication & SEO (Content Tab)
Live Streaming (Content Tab)
Video Delivery Settings (Settings Tab)
Mobile Delivery (Settings Tab)
Access Control Settings (Settings Tab)
Custom Metadata (Settings Tab)
Advertising (Studio Tab)
Player Design (Studio Tab)
Users, Roles and Permissions (Administration Tab)

December 1, 2011

Content Management
Logging into the Kaltura Management Console (KMC)
Uploading videos from your desktop to your website
o Upload videos to the KMC
o Embed videos on your site
Creating and embedding a playlist on your website
o Manual Playlist
o Rules Based Playlist
o Embed a playlist on your site
Creating and managing content categories
Editing Entries
o Adding Captions to Entry
o Uploading Related Files
o Clipping an Entry
o Trimming an Entry
Migrating content from your existing hosting / video service
Logging into the Kaltura Management Console (KMC)
Go to the Kaltura Management Console (KMC) at: http://www.kaltura.com/index.php/kmc.
Log-in with the credentials you received in the “Kaltura Registration Confirmation” email.

The KMC Dashboard is displayed.

Uploading videos to your website
Upload videos to the KMC

Content can be uploaded either from the Dashboard tab, from a new Upload tab (on the right side
of the navigation bar) or from the Content tab.

Using the Upload Menu
The Upload menu is a one-stop location to upload content to Kaltura.
Videos can be added to your site from the following locations:
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From your desktop: Opens a file browser and allows you to select multiple files. See below for
the flow when uploading media files from your desktop.

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Recorded from a web cam: Allows you to select a transcoding profile that enables you to
capture video content from a webcam connected to your computer.

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Submit a CSV or XML: Allows you to submit a CSV or XML file that points to multiple media files

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Import from web: Allows you to search for videos to ingest in video repositories such as
Metacafe and others, depending on the feature set enabled in your account.

You can also prepare a video entry without including the media content in advance. This scenario is
used for media that may be included at a later stage, for example, in a drop folder.

Uploading media files from your desktop
The process of uploading media files from your desktop is accessible either from the Upload menu
described above, or from the Dashboard tab.
1. Click Upload from Desktop in the Upload tab (or click Upload Content in the Dashboard.)
The Upload Settings window is displayed.
2. Select one or more media files
3. Select the Transcoding Profile.

4. Modify the Media Type.
5. Add files. (Optional).
6. Click Upload.

Tracking Your Uploads
You can track uploaded content in the Content tab.
1. Click the Content tab and select the Manage menu.
The Upload Control feature, located on the upper right of the screen, indicates the number of
uploads in progress.

2. Click Upload Control to display the file uploads and to view additional information.

After the upload process is complete, media is managed through the Content tab.
Embed videos on your site

1. In the Manage menu, locate the files you want to place on your website and click Preview &
Embed.

2. Select your preferred player skin from the drop-down menu and grab the embed code. To learn
more about embedding videos for mobile devices, see Mobile Delivery.

3. Add the embedded code to your website HTML source.

Choosing a thumbnail for your video
You can select a thumbnail for your video after the file transfer is complete and the file is
embedded in your website. By default, a thumbnail is automatically grabbed from the first frames
of the video. You can choose to have multiple thumbnails of different qualities associated with your
video, or grab any frame from the video to use as a thumbnail.
To edit the thumbnails associated with the video.
1. Go to the Content tab and select the Manage menu.
2. Select an entry and click Thumbnails.
3. Select Upload, Grab from Video or New Crop.

Note: the default thumbnail is not displayed in the list.

Creating playlists and embedding them on your website
A playlist is a list of media items (videos, audios, images) that can be embedded with a player in your
website. Manual playlists allow you to select a static list of items, while rules based playlists allow you to
define a dynamic list.
Go to the Content tab. In the Playlist menu, select either Add Manual Playlist or Add Rule Based Playlist.

Creating a Manual Playlist
1. Enter a name for your playlist (required) and select Manual in the Type field.
2. Using the Filters search for the entries you would like to include. The results are displayed in the Entries
Table.
3. Add entries to your playlist by clicking the desired entry followed by the Add or Remove buttons.
4. Click "Save" to complete the process.

Add to Playlist

Remove from Playlist
Change order of entries

Creating a Rules Based Playlist
A rules based playlist is a dynamic playlist that is automatically updated when content is uploaded or edited.
For example, you can create a “Most Viewed” playlist, a “Most Recent” playlist, as well as a playlist based on
single or multiple filters, such as “videos tagged with “dogs” and created during January 2010”.
Your playlist can be based on a single rule or multiple rules.

Single Rule Playlist
1. Enter a name for your playlist (required).
2. Using the Filters search for the entries you would like to include. The results are displayed in the Entries
Table.
Note: You can choose more than one type of filter (for instance, text search + date + media type), the
logical relationship between fields will be an "AND" relationship.
3. Select your preferred video order from the Order By drop-down menu.
Select the total number of entries you would like to include in the playlist via the Limit Playlist result box.
4. Click “Save Changes” to complete the process.

Multiple Rule Playlist - Advanced Mode
Advanced Mode enables you to create playlists based on multiple rules.
1. Click Switch to Advanced Mode.
2. Enter a Name for your playlist (required).
3. Click Add Rule to create a new playlist rule. (See Single Rule Playlist to learn about creating rules.)
4. Add additional rules.
Use the Remove Rule and Edit Rule buttons to make changes to your list of rules.
5. Rules will be applied to the playlist in the order they appear, so use the arrows to change the order of
the rules

Change the order of the rules

Embedding a playlist on your site
1. Go to the Content tab and select the Playlists menu.
2. Locate the playlist you want to place on your website and click Preview & Embed.

3. Select your preferred playlist skin from the drop-down menu.

4. Grab the Embed Code.

5. Add the embedded code to your website HTML source.

Editing Entries
Clicking on an entry name opens the Edit Entry window Use the Edit Entry window to manage all information
relating to the entry.

The Edit Entry window includes the following menus:
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Metadata: Use to display the entry and edit basic metadata: Name, Description, Tags, Categories
and Reference ID. For video and audio entries, you can also trim or clip the entry. See Clipping an
Entry and Trimming an Entry.

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Thumbnails: Use to upload thumbnails, grab a thumbnail from video, crop thumbnails and select a
default thumbnail. See Distribution>Thumbnails

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Access Control: Use to assign an access control profile to an entry. See Access Control.

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Scheduling: Use to specify date ranges for scheduling an entry. See Content Scheduling.

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Flavors: Lists all related flavors. Use to convert an entry to additional flavors or to re-convert existing
flavors. See how to add a flavor.

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Distribution: Lists distribution channels associated with an entry and use to manage distributors. See
Content Distribution.

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Captions: Use to manage captions. Use to upload captions, link to external caption files, and to add
additional captions to an entry. See Adding Captions to Entry.

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Advertisements: Use to create midrolls and overlays for each entry. See Defining entry-specific ads.

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Related Files: Use to upload related files and to assign the files to an entry. See Uploading Related
Files.

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Clips: Displayed if clips were created from an original video or audio entry. See Clipping an Entry.

Note: The tab display depends on your KMC configuration.
The Flavors Menu
The Flavors menu in the Edit Entry window allows you to manage the flavors that are available. Flavors are
transcoded versions of an entry that are used to specify resolutions and formats. You can select multiple
flavors for an entry, including flavors geared towards displaying media on mobile devices (low bandwidth,
small screens, and/or HTML5 supporting devices).

When the status for a transcoded flavor is OK, you can:
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Delete the file. The file may be unsuitable for your needs and you would like to remove it.
Download the transcoded file to your desktop.
Upload a file you transcoded on your own, to serve as a flavor for an entry.
Assign a drop folder matching rule to have the flavor transcoded on your own transcoding farm. The
KMC will be able to automatically pull the transcoded data from your location.
Import the flavor from a URL.

Sometimes, video contents may be updated, and you want to propagate the changes across all sites where
your video is embedded. Use the Replace Video Workflow feature to update your files across your sites.

1. Select an upload method (Upload, Import or Match from Drop Folder) to add the file.
The file is uploaded.

You can track the upload and transcode progress in a new window:

2. Click on the Status link to open a new window for the transcoding process of the file.

After the transcoding process is complete, the new file will replace the old video and the original
video will be deleted.
Adding Captions to Entry
You can add multiple captions files to each entry (e.g., for multiple languages).
To assign a file, either paste an external URL of the file or upload a SRT/DFXP file from your computer.
To add a caption:
1. Upload SRT to DFXP (timed text) file or paste a URL pointing to captions file in the URL field.

2. Assign a Language to the caption
3. Enter a label (optional) that will appear in the player’s captions drop-down menu.
4. Save the caption.
5. Set the default caption – this will select the captions file that is displayed by default during playback.
6. Select Add Another Caption to add additional caption files.
To display captions during playback, you will need a captions enabled player.

1. Go to the Studio menu, and select a Player or Create New Player.
3. In the Edit Player window, click Features and then select Subtitles and Transcriptions.

4. Select either Captions on video or Captions for Accessibility (Do NOT select both!). The
caption will be displayed as an overlay at the bottom of the video area. Captions for
accessibility are created in the dedicated area for accessibility captions in the video area.
5. Click “options” to modify the text style and background.
Example of captions on a video with 2 caption files (Default: English):

Uploading Related Files

All entries may have associated files. Use the Related Files menu to upload files associated to entries.
Related files are not stored with the entries on the Kaltura platform and are referenced using an “Asset ID”.

To upload related files

1. Select the Related Files tab and click Add More Files.
Your OS browse window is displayed.
Select a file.
The related file will immediately begin uploading. Once the upload is complete, you can edit the file
details (title, description), download the file, or remove it.

6. Click Save. Ann Asset ID is generated, that you can use to create custom workflows relating
media to files.

Clipping an Entry
You can create clips from video and audio entries. Clipping an entry creates a new entry from the clipped
excerpt that is linked to the original (“parent”) entry.
To Create a Clip

1. In the Edit Entry window select the Metadata menu and then click Clip This.

7. In the Clipping Tool window, click Add New Clip.

8. Set in and out times of the clip using the clipping timeline or the timing stepper. A default
duration of the clip will appear on the time line. You can edit duration by dragging the clip
handles, clicking “Set In/Out” or modifying the values in the timing steppers:

9. You can edit metadata for the new clip and preview it.
10. Click Save. A new entry is created. Media is re-transcoded at this point.
11. Once the original entry has been clipped at least once, a new tab (“Clips”) is displayed in the
“Edit Entry” window, listing all the created clips from entry.

12. In the entry created from the clip, you can find the original entry information in the
“Metadata” tab in the Clipped from field.

Filter by clips/original entry:
In the entries table (Content>Manage), under “Additional Filters” you can filter by:
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Clips only

Original entries only

All clips and originals

Trimming an Entry
Trimming an entry follows a similar flow to clipping an entry but instead of creating a new entry, it replaces
the existing media.

1. In the Edit Entry window Metadata tab, click Trim This.

The
Trim window will load with a clip of 100% duration. You can move the in and out points but you
cannot cut from the middle of the clip.
2. Click Save. The trimmed video will start transcoding. This might take a few minutes.
3. To view the transcoding status, go to Edit entry Flavors and click “Processing – click here to review”:

Creating and Managing Content Categories
Media entries are divided into categories. The different categories are built in a tree-like hierarchy where
each category can include multiple sub-categories.
1. To add a content category click Edit on the top left corner of the Filter bar.

2. Add or remove categories by clicking on the “+ / -” icons that appear when you hover with your mouse
over a specific category.

3. To change the tree location of any category just drag-and-drop categories from one location to another.
4. To assign a media entry to a specific category, just drag-and-drop the entry from the entries table on the
right to the desired category on the left.

Migrating content from your existing hosting / video service – Bulk Upload Process

1. Go to the upload menu, and click “download CSV/XML Samples”. This link points to an archive of
examples for CSV or XML files containing URLs for existing media and its metadata. Replace the data
with your own.

2. Access the upload menu again, and select “Submit CSV/XML” to upload the modified file.

3. You can track the upload process content>manage>upload control. Choose “bulk uploads” in the bottom
left.

5. The videos will now appear in the Entries table in the KMC Content tab > Manage section.

Content Distribution
Distributing content
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Adding a distributor for a video package

Scheduling a video package

Validating a video package
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Missing Flavor Error

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Metadata Error

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Missing Thumbnail Error

Filtering distributed content

Removing a distributor from a video package

Distributing content
You can create and automate customized video packages to send to distribution partners, such as YouTube,
Hulu, Comcast, MySpace, and MSN.
You define the destinations for each video package.
For each distribution destination, you control aspects such as the video qualities, number and size of
thumbnails, metadata, and scheduling data.

Adding a distributor for a video package
Note: To enable automatic distribution of all new entries, contact us or call +1-800-871-5224.
1. Go to the “Content” tab and select the Manage menu.
2. In the Entries Table, click the name of the entry you want to distribute.

3. In the Edit Entry window, click Distribution .
4. Click Add / Remove Distributors.

The Add/Remove Distributors window is displayed.
5. Check the distributors you want for the entry.
a. Check the "Distribute Automatically" column to distribute an entry as soon as it is ready.
b. Click "All" or "None" at the top of the column to select or clear all the items in a column.

6. Click Apply to save your changes and return to the Distribution tab.
7. Click Save Changes to complete the process.

Scheduling a video package
To schedule when an entry is available for each distributor
1. Go to the “Content” tab and select “Manage” from the menu.
2. In the Entries Table, click the name of the entry that you want to schedule.

3. In the Edit Entry window, click Distribution and then select the name of a distributor.

The Distribution Details window is displayed.
4. Set the Start Date and End Dates and enter the hour.
5. Click Save to return to the Distribution menu.

8. Click Save Changes to complete the process.

Validating a video package
Errors may occur when you specify a video package distributor.

To find and resolve errors
1. Go to the “Content” tab and select “Manage” from the menu.
2. In the Entries Table, click the name of an entry for which you added a distributor.

3. In the "Edit Entry" window, go to the "Distribution" tab and click the error name in the "Submission
Status" column to display a description of the error.

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You also can click the name of a distributor in the "Distribution" tab, and then click the error
name in the "Distribution Details" window.
4. Follow the instructions in the error description.

The following errors may occur:
Missing Flavor Error
To add a flavor:
Note: If you click "Go to Flavors Tab" in the error description, skip to step 4.

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2.
3.
4.

Go to the “Content” tab and select “Manage” from the menu.
In the Entries Table, click the name of the entry that is missing a flavor.
In the "Edit Entry" window, go to the "Flavors” tab.
Click "Convert" or "Reconvert" for each transcoding flavor specified in the error description, and click
"Save Changes".

Metadata Error
To correct metadata:
Note: If you click "Go to Metadata Tab" in the error description, skip to step 4.
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2.
3.
4.

Go to the “Content” tab and select “Manage” from the menu.
In the Entries Table, click the name of the entry that has a metadata error.
In the "Edit Entry" window, go to the "Metadata" tab.
Add the missing information in the metadata field specified in the error description, and click "Save
Changes".
5. If the submission status error still is displayed in the "Edit Entry" window's "Distribution" tab:
a. In the "Edit Entry" window, go to the "Custom Data" tab.
b. Add the missing information specified in the error description, and click "Save Changes".

Missing Thumbnail Error
To add a thumbnail:
Note: If you click "Go to Thumbnails Tab" in the error description, skip to step 4.

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Go to the “Content” tab and select “Manage” from the menu.
In the Entries Table, click the name of the entry that is missing a thumbnail.
In the "Edit Entry" window, go to the "Thumbnails" tab.
Click "Add Thumbnail" and select "Grab from Video".

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If you have a thumbnail file, select "Upload", specify the file location and name, and click
"Open".
5. Play the video, pause on the frame you want, and click the thumbnail capture button.
A thumbnail will be captured from the highest quality video flavor.

6. Exit to return to the "Thumbnails" window.

To modify the thumbnail dimensions:
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In the "Edit Entry" window, click "Add Thumbnail" and select "New Crop".
Select the thumbnail to modify.
Check the "Lock aspect ratio and scale to" option and select the values specified in the error description.
Adjust the display area with the handles on the image.
Click "Generate Thumbnail", and exit to return to the "Thumbnails" window.

6. Click “Save Changes” to complete the process.

Filtering distributed content
To display only distributed content in the Entries Table:
1. Go to the “Content” tab and select “Manage” from the menu.

2. Select the "Distribution" filter and click a destination you want to display.

Only entries that are active for the selected destination are displayed in the Entries Table.

Note: To clear the filter, click the destination name in the Distribution filter again.

Removing a distributor from a video package
1. Go to the “Content” tab and select “Manage” from the menu.
2. In the Entries Table, click the name of the entry with a distributor that you want to remove.

3. In the "Edit Entry" window, go to the "Distribution" tab and click "Add / Remove Distributors".

4. In the "Add / Remove Distributors" window, clear a distributor checkbox.
To clear all items in a column, click "None" at the top of the column.

Click "Apply" to save your changes and return to the "Distribution" tab.
5. Click “Save Changes” to complete the process.

Content Syndication & SEO
Content Syndication
o TubeMogul
o iTunes
SEO
o Google
o Yahoo!

Content Syndication
Kaltura allows you to create video feeds in multiple formats that are ready for submission to 3rd party
platforms.

TubeMogul
This premium syndication service enables you to distribute your content to over 20 video portals including
YouTube, Dailymotion, Metacafe, etc.
Note: requires a Kaltura-TubeMogul premium account (contact us to learn more)
1. Go to the Content tab>Syndicate section and click Create New Feed.

2. Enter the feed name (required), select TubeMogul from the Feed Type drop-down menu, enter the
TubeMogul Parameters and click Add Feed.

3. Copy the Feed URL

4. Login to your Kaltura–TubeMogul account and go to Advanced Tools> More Tools > select “MRSS Feed
Manager” > Submit your feed

iTunes
This feed allows you to submit your content to the iTunes Store as a podcast.
1. Go to the Content tab> Syndicate section and click Create New Feed.

2. Enter the feed name (required), select iTunes from the Feed Type drop-down menu, enter the iTunes
Parameters and click Add Feed
3. To test the feed before submitting to the iTunes Store:
(a) copy the URL
(b) Launch the iTunes application installed on your desktop
(c) Go to Advance > Subscribe to podcast and submit the feed URL
4. To submit this feed to the iTunes Store as a podcast/ video podcast:
Note that you will need an active Apple ID and the iTunes application installed
(a) Copy the feed URL
(b) Go to https://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZFinance.woa/wa/publishPodcast(launches iTunes
application in the right page)
(c) Submit your feed

Test Feed

Submit Feed

SEO
Submitting feeds to major search engines helps to increase your content’s SEO, and ultimately direct more
traffic to your website.

Google
1. Go to the Content tab>Syndicate section and click Create New Feed.
2. Enter the feed name (required), select Google from the Feed Type drop-down menu, enter the Google
Parameters and click Add Feed

3. Submission of video feeds to Google is free of charge, yet requires some technical knowledge. It is
recommended that your website’s webmaster be available for assistance.
Here are the technical guidelines for submission:
a. Google Webmaster Tool Setup
 Setup a Google Webmaster account for your website:
https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/home
 Setup your website in the Google Webmaster Tool –
follow the directions here:
http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=34592
Make sure your site is valid based on the Google instructions.

b. Feed submission
 Create a server page on your website that redirects to this feed URL
For example, for a php implementation save a php file named redirect.php with the following
content (replace the XXXXX with your feed URL)

 Login to the Google Webmaster Tool https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/home
 Within the Google Webmaster Tool go to
“Site configuration > Sitemaps > Submit a sitemap”
 Submit the feed as your redirect page in your site, for example http://mysite.com/redirect.php

Yahoo!
1. Go to the Content tab> Syndicate section and click Create New Feed.
2. Enter the feed name (required), select Yahoo! from the Feed Type drop-down menu, enter the Yahoo
Parameters and click Add Feed

3. Copy the feed URL
4. Go to http://video.search.yahoo.com/mrss/submit
5. Fill in the form and submit your feed as a “Full feed”

Live Streaming
Basic setup
o HW &SW setup
o Set up a stream in the KMC
o Broadcasting setup
o Viewing setup
Advanced configuration options
Kaltura’s Live Streaming is a paid service. To enable live streaming for your account contact us
or call +1-800-871-5224
Once your account has been enabled, follow the steps below to set up Kaltura’s Live Streaming service.

Basic setup
HW & SW setup
1. Download Flash Media Encoder (FME) from:
http://www.adobe.com/products/flashmediaserver/flashmediaencoder/
2. Install FME on your local Windows machine (follow the FME installation guide and minimum
requirements described in Appendix A of this document)
3. Connect your camera to the installed computer

Set up a stream in the KMC
1. Login into the Kaltura Management Console, navigate to the Content/ Manage tab and click on the “New
Live Stream” button.

2. Fill in the form with the following details:

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Name – the name of the stream that will appear in the KMC entries list
Description – a description of the stream (optional)
Primary encoder IP–the public address that will be used for streaming (the computer where the client
encoder is installed)
Note: your IP address can be retrieved by browsing from the computer where the FME is installed
tohttp://www.whatismyip.com/
Secondary encoder IP – if you are using two encoders for redundancy, fill in the secondary encoder. If
you are using only a single encoder, simply copy the Primary encoder IP to the secondary encoder IP
field.
Broadcasting password – the password required for broadcasting. You will be required to fill this into
your client encoder (FME). If you do not chose a password the system will create one for you.
Note: it may take up to 20 minutes until the stream is provisioned with the CDN.

Broadcasting setup
Go to the “Broadcasting” tab of the live entry you just created and copy the details to your FME, you can do
this either by copying the details manually, or by using the “Export XML to FME” option:

• Connect your camera to the broadcasting computer.
• Run the FME software.
• Configure your FME with the following parameters:
1. Select the relevant camera from the drop-down menu in the FME software.
2. Enter the Primary URL and Secondary URL as displayed in the KMC.
3. Enter the “stream name” as displayed in the KMC.
4. Click “Connect”.
5. Enter the “User Name” and “Password” as displayed in the KMC and click “OK”.
6. Click “Start”  you are now broadcasting.
7. When your broadcast is finished, click “Stop”.

Viewing setup
1. Click on the “Preview & Embed” link from the KMC.

2. Select the player from the drop-down menu and copy the embed code.
3. Paste the embed code within an HTML page.
4. Browse to the page where the embed code was inserted and press “play” on the video player.

Advanced configuration options
There are multiple factors that influence the video quality for live streaming. To receive good results you
should optimize the settings based on your specific needs.
The table below can be used as a starting point for optimization and setup. A rough estimate is provided for
the different factors, based on the video dimensions.
Video
Dimensions

Bitrate
Required
(Mbps)

320x240

0.3

640x480

1.4

1024x720

Camera
Requirements

FME HW
Requirements

Broadcaster
Uplink,
Viewer Downlink
Requirements
(Mbps)

Throughput example
for 1000 concurrent
viewers of
1 hour broadcast

0.4

135 GB

630 GB

support frame
size &bitrate

Dual Core
2GB RAM
Quad Core
Xeon
3GB RAM
8 Core
Xeon
3GB RAM

1600 GB

3.5

For further reading on how to set up these parameters in FME, as well as additional advanced configuration
options, refer to the FME guide available at:
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/FlashMediaLiveEncoder/3.0/Using/flashmedialiveencoder_3_help.pdf

Video Delivery Settings
Video Delivery Settings
o HTTP Delivery
o RTMP Delivery with Adaptive Bitrate
o Adding the flavor selector module

Video Delivery Settings
There are two types of video delivery settings:
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HTTP Delivery

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RTMP Delivery with Adaptive Bitrate.

HTTP Delivery
With HTTP Progressive download, the digital media begins downloading. When the specified amount of data
becomes available to the video player, the media begins to play, while the rest of the data continues to
buffer.
To select HTTP Delivery

1. Select the Content tab and then select the Manage menu.
2. Select Preview & Embed.
3. Select Progressive Download (HTTP) from the drop-down menu.

RTMP Delivery with Adaptive Bitrate
Adaptive bitrate is a technique of detecting a viewer's bandwidth and CPU capabilities in real time, and then
adjusting the quality of a video stream. This method results with very little buffering, fast start time and a
good experience for both high-end and low-end connections.
The RTMP protocol maintains a single persistent connection and allows real-time communication. Video and
data are split into fragments, and guarantees smooth delivery of video and audio streams.
To select RTMP Delivery with Adaptive Bitrate

1. Select the Content tab and then select the Manage menu.
2. Select Preview & Embed.
3. Select Adaptive Streaming (RTMP) from the drop-down menu.

Adding the Flavor Selector Module
Various transcoding flavors are available for each entry. Use the Flavor Selector Module to
manually select the video flavor you want to watch, based on your preferences.
Note: If you are broadcasting with Adaptive RTMP, the flavor selector will be set to Auto.
To add the flavor’s selector module
1. Go to Studio > Players List and create a new player or edit an existing one.
2. In the Features tab, go to the Features List > Controls and check Flavor Selector.
3. Preview your selection and click Save Changes to complete the process.

Mobile Delivery
Enabling Mobile Transcoding in Your Kaltura Account
Mobile Transcoding for New and Existing Video
Embedding an HTML5 Player
Advertising on Mobile Devices
Viewing Analytics for Mobile Devices

Enabling Mobile Transcoding in Your Kaltura Account
To add mobile delivery to your account, contact your Kaltura account manager to purchase the mobile
package.

Mobile Transcoding for New and Existing Videos
1. Once mobile transcoding has been enabled, go to the “Settings” tab > “Transcoding Settings” and select
both mobile conversion flavors. Any video you upload from this point onwards will be transcoded for
mobile.

2. For existing videos you can either contact your account manager who will assist you with bulk encoding
or transcode videos one at a time by going to “Content” > “Manage” and clicking on the video you would
like to transcode. Select “Flavors” from the window’s side menu, find the mobile transcoding flavors and

click “Convert”.

Embedding an HTML5 Player
1. To grab the embedded code for a video in an HTML5 player, select the Content tab and then select the
Manage menu.
2. Select Preview and Embed for the selected video.

3. After selecting the player and flash delivery type, check the Support iPhone &iPad and HTML5 box.
JavaScript code is added to your embedded code that identifies the device and switches to the HTML5
player, when accessed from iOS Devices.

4. Copy the embedded code and paste on your site.

Advertising on Mobile Devices
The advertising settings applied to your player will also apply for mobile delivery. Visit the advertising
section for more information on advertising. The following table summarizes current advertising support for
mobile:
Device

Supported Ad type

iPhone

VAST Pre-roll

Notes & Limitations
-

VAST Post-roll

Ads are played back in the native player
Player controls are not disabled during playback
(user can skip the ads)
Ads are not clickable
Ads must be encoded for the iPhone (H264)

VAST Pre-roll

Ads must be encoded for the iPad (H264)

Bumper video

iPad

Bumper video

VAST Overlay
VAST Post-roll
Android
(ver 2.2 and
up)

All

Android from version 2.2 supports Flash playback with all ads
integration as in Flash player.

Viewing Analytics for Mobile Devices
Analytics from mobile devices are aggregated into the general analytics report in the “Analytics” tab

Access Control Settings
Access Control Settings
o Domain Restrictions – Restricting content to specific domains
o Geo Restrictions - Restricting content to specific Countries
o Assigning an Access Control Profile to an Entry
o Content Scheduling

Access Control Settings
An Access Control Profile defines authorized and restricted domains where your content can or cannot be
displayed, countries from which it can or cannot be viewed, and Kaltura Network preferences and security
settings. You can also use this menu to view existing profiles and create new ones.

Domain Restrictions – Restricting content to specific domains
1. Go to the Settings tab and select the Access Control menu.
2.

Click Add Profile.

3. Enter an informative name for the new profile and enter a description.
4. Under Authorized Domains you can choose between allowing all domains, listing a group of approved
sites, or input a list of domains to exclude.

5. To add or remove a domain, click the + Add another domain or Remove selected domains links.
6. Continue to add other parameters or click Create New to save your new profile.

Geo Restrictions - Restricting content to specific countries
1. Go to the Settings tab and select the Access Control menu.
2.

Click Add Profile.

3. Enter an informative name for the new profile and enter a description.
4. Scroll down to the Authorized Countries section and select one of the following options:

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Anywhere



Only from the following countries - select a group of approved countries

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Not from the following countries – select a group of excluded countries.

5. Use the +Add / -Remove countries link to add or remove countries.
6. Continue to add other parameters or click Create New to save your new profile.

Assigning an Access Control Profile to an entry
1. Go to Content tab and select the Manage menu.
2. Click on the entry to which you want to assign an Access Control Profile.
3. Go to the Access Control tab and select an existing profile from the drop-down menu.
4. Click Save Changes to complete the process

Content Scheduling
Content Scheduling determines when your entry will be displayed on your website.
1. Go to Content tab and select the Manage menu.
2. Click on an entry.
3. Select the Scheduling menu and select and set your specific time range.
4. Click Save Changes to complete the process.

Custom Metadata
Adding Custom Metadata Fields
Setting Values for Custom Metadata Fields (Per Entry)
Searching Based on Metadata Fields

Adding Custom Metadata Fields
1. Select the Settings tab and then select the Custom Data menu.
2. Click Add Field to add an additional field.

3. Select the field type from the following options:

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Text field – values are free text
Date ‐ a date field
Text Select List – this is similar to the text field, but allows the publisher to set a predefined list
of values from which the user can choose (for example select the country out of a list of options)
Entry ID link ‐ a link to a different entry (asset) to create a compound structure.
An example of this would be multiple high resolution images relating to the video.

4. Add a description, or full description

5. Use the up and down arrows to change the order of the fields.

Setting Values for Custom Metadata Fields (Per Entry)
To add values to the custom metadata fields create, go to the entry drilldown window
(It is also possible to set them as part of bulk upload or API)

Searching Based on Metadata Fields
Custom fields are used to perform a search and create playlists. To search textual fields use the regular
search box, for canned lists use the Metadata Filters.

Advertising
Advertising
o

Connecting with any ad server that supports IAB standards (VAST 1.0 / VAST 2.0)
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Configuring Companion Ads

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Targeting with an Ad Server

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How to locate the Ad Tag URL

o Connecting with Ad Servers and networks via AdapTV
o Connecting with Tremor Media

Connecting with an ad server that supports IAB standard (VAST 1.0 / VAST 2.0)
Most of the leading Ad Servers and Ad Networks are now VAST compliant, including DoubleClick, Dart for
publisher (DFP), Microsoft Atlas, OpenX, ScanScout, and many others. To see the full list of servers and
networks that comply with VAST, refer to the IAB website:
http://www.iab.net/iab_products_and_industry_services/508676/compliance/679253

1. To add an ad server that supports the VAST standard you first need an ad tag URL from your
ad server, To learn more browse the “how to find Ad Tag URL” section below.
2. Go to the Studio tab and edit an existing player or create a new one.
3. Go to the Advertising section.
4. Enable ads for this player.
5. Select VAST Ad Server from the Ad Source drop-down menu.

6. Only if you have created midrolls/overlays for specific entries, enable Request ads from
entry’s cue points.

Configuring the Ad Timeline
1. For Pre-roll ads, select the Pre-roll section. Click Enabled and paste the Ad Tag URL received
from the ad server.

2. For bumper videos (a bumper video is a static pre-roll that does not use an ad server), click
Bumper Video, and then click Enabled. Select a Kaltura Entry ID to use as the bumper, and
add the Click URL.

3. For Overlay ads select the Overlay Ads, click Enabled and paste the Ad Tag URL received
from the ad server.

4. For PostRoll ads, select the Post Roll section, click Enabled and paste the Ad Tag URL received from
the ad server.

Defining entry-specific ads
Once you have enabled ads from entry cue points, you can create ad cue points by selecting an entry and
clicking on the Advertisements menu.

Manually add cue points
1. Click Add (+) on the timeline at the in-time of the ad. Zoom
2. Fine tune the in time with the timing stepper or zoo in to view the video frame-by-frame:

3. Select Ad Type (midroll, overlay):

4. If you select overlay, set the overlay duration.
5. Enter the provider name and optional values for the provider.
Upload a cue point file
From the “File Actions” drop-down menu you can select to upload an XML with cue point data that will
assign cue points to entry upon save.

Configuring Companion Ads
Companion Ads are “text, display ads, rich media, or skins that wrap around the video experience, and can
run alongside either or both the video or ad content. The primary purpose of the Companion Ad product is
to offer sustained visibility of the sponsor throughout the video content experience.”
- http://www.iab.net/wiki/index.php/Companion_Ad
Kaltura’s platform makes it easy to add Companion Ads in either HTML or Flash. After you’ve configured
your player (see the “Configuring the Kaltura Video Player” section earlier in this document), edit the player
and navigate to the Advertising tab. Scroll down a bit and you’ll see the “Player Configuration” section:

Here, you can choose to configure HTML or Flash-based Companion Ads.

1. Companion Ads in HTML
Click on the “Add companion div” text in the “Player Configuration” section. You’ll get entry fields to enter
the CSS “id” of your companion ad and the dimensions in pixels. You can click on the “Add companion div”
text multiple times to enter more ad regions:
Note: make sure the dimensions you enter here match the dimensions of your served ads exactly.

Enter the CSS div id and dimensions (in pixels) for each ad region.
In the web page where your Companion Ads will display, you need to include a JavaScript file as well as a
corresponding HTML tag with a matching id for each region you create:

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