KMC Quick Start Guide Butterfly

1

Kaltura Quick Start Guide

Content Management (Content Tab)

Content Syndication & SEO (Content Tab)

Live Streaming (Content Tab)

Video Delivery Settings (Settings Tab)

Access Control Settings (Settings Tab)

Advertising (Studio Tab)

Player Design (Studio Tab)

2

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

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

and log-in with the credentials that you received in the “Kaltura Registration Confirmation” email.

3

Uploading videos from your desktop to your website

Upload videos to the KMC

1. Go to the Content tab > Upload section.

2. Select the Transcoding Profile to use in this upload session using the drop-down menu

3. Click the Upload button to launch the Media Uploader.

4. In the Media Uploader, click the browse button to select videos from your desktop. Hold down the CTRL

key to select multiple files.

4

5. Click the upload button to start the file transfer

6. Add titles and tags to your videos.

7. After the system completes the file conversions you will be able to see your uploads and their status in

the Manage tab.

5

Embed videos on your site

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

2. Select your preferred player skin from the drop down menu and grab the embed code.

6

3. Add the embed code to your website HTML source and you're done

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 >Playlist section and select either a Manual Playlist or a Rule Based Playlist

7

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’d like to include - the results will appear 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.

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’d like to include - the results will appear 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

Add to Playlist

Remove from Playlist

Change order of entries

8

4. Select the total number of entries you’d like to include in the playlist via the Limit Playlist result box.

5. 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 any number of 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

9

Embedding a Playlist on your site

4. Go to the Content tab > Playlists section and locate the playlist that you want to place on your website.

Click on Preview & Embed.

5. Select your preferred playlist skin from the drop down menu and grab the embed code.

Change the order of the rules

10

6. Add the embed code to your website HTML source.

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.

11

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 Content tab > Upload section > Import from Existing Host

2. Download the sample CSV file – the file contains examples of how to add the URLs and metadata of your

existing content. Replace the sample data with your own.

12

3. Click Submit CSV to upload the modified file.

4. The process is complete once the status in the table is Finished.

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

13

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.

14

2. Enter the feed name (required), select TubeMogul from the Feed Type drop down, enter the TubeMogul

Parameters and click Add Feed

3. Copy the Feed URL

15

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, 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

16

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, enter the Google

Parameters and click Add Feed

Test Feed

Submit Feed

feed

17

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)

<?php

Header( "HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently" );

Header( "Location : XXXX”);

?>

 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

18

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, enter the Yahoo

Parameters and click Add Feed

19

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.

20

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:

 Name – the name of the stream that will appear in the KMC entries list

 Description – a description of the stream (optional)

21

 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 to

http://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 dropdown 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”

22

5

23

6

7

24

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. In order 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 - it provides a rough estimate for

the different factors based on the video dimensions.

Video

Dimensions

Bitrate

Required

(Mbps)

Camera

Requirements

FME HW

Requirements

Broadcaster

Uplink,

Viewer Downlink

Requirements

(Mbps)

Throughput example

for 1000 concurrent

viewers of

1 hour broadcast

320x240

0.3

support frame

size & bitrate

Dual Core

2GB RAM

0.4

135 GB

640x480

1.4

Quad Core

Xeon

3GB RAM

2

630 GB

1024x720

3.5

8 Core

Xeon

3GB RAM

5

1600 GB

25

For further reading on how to set up these parameters in FME, as well as additional advanced configuration

options please refer to the FME guide available at:

http://help.adobe.com/en_US/FlashMediaLiveEncoder/3.0/Using/flashmedialiveencoder_3_help.pdf

Video Delivery Settings

o HTTP Delivery

o RTMP Delivery with Adaptive Bitrate

o Adding the flavor selector module

Video Delivery Settings

Choose between two types of video delivery settings - HTTP Delivery or RTMP Delivery with

Adaptive Bitrate.

HTTP Delivery

With HTTP Progressive download, the digital media begins downloading and once a 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 this delivery setting go to Content > Manage > Preview and Embed and select Progressive

Download (HTTP) from the drop-down menu.

26

RTMP Delivery with Adaptive Bitrate

Adaptive bitrate is a technique of detecting a watcher's bandwidth and CPU capabilities in real time and

then adjusting the quality of a video stream. The result is 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, which then guarantees smooth delivery of video and audio streams.

To select this delivery setting go to Content > Manage > Preview and Embed and select Adaptive Streaming

(RTMP) from the drop-down menu.

27

Adding the Flavor Selector Module

Any entry is available in various transcoding flavors. The flavor selector module allows the viewer to

manually select the video flavor he wishes to watch, based on his preferences.

Note: If you are broadcasting with Adaptive RTMP then the flavor selector will be set to “auto”.

In order 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.

28

29

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

appear, countries from which it can or cannot be viewed, Kaltura Network preferences and security settings.

In this area you can view existing profiles and create new ones.

Domain Restrictions – Restricting content to specific domains

1. Go to the Settings tab > Access Control section and click Add Profile.

2. Enter an informative name for the new profile and give it a description.

3. Under Authorized Domains you can choose between allowing all domains, listing a group of approved

sites or a list of domains to exclude.

4. To add or remove a domain click the ‘+ Add another domain’ or ‘– Remove selected domains’ links.

5. Continue to add other parameters or click Create New to save your new profile.

30

Geo Restrictions - Restricting content to specific countries

1. Go to the Settings tab > Access Control section and click Add Profile.

2. Enter an informative name for the new profile and give it a description.

3. Scroll down to the Authorized Countries section and choose to allow viewers from any country, select a

group of approved countries or a group of excluded countries.

4. Use the ‘+Add / -Remove countries’ link to add or remove countries.

5. Continue to add other parameters or click Create New to save your new profile.

31

Assigning an Access Control Profile to an entry

1. Go to Content > Manage section and click on the Entry to which you want to assign an Access Control

Profile.

2. Go to the Access Control tab and select an existing Profile from the drop-down menu.

3. Click Save Changes to complete the process

32

Content Scheduling

Content Scheduling determines when your entry will be displayed on your website.

1. Go to Content >Manage section and click on an Entry.

2. Go to the Scheduling tab and select and set your specific time range.

3. Click Save Changes to complete the process

33

Advertising

o Connecting with Ad Servers and networks via AdapTV

o Connecting with Tremor Media

Advertising

Connecting with Ad Servers and networks via adap.tv

To add adap.tv’s service to your Kaltura players start by signing up with adapt.tv (Contact us to learn more) –

you will then receive an adapt.tv Partner Key.

1. Go to the Studio tab and edit an existing player or create a new one.

2. In the Features tab, open the Advertising section from the features list.

3. Check the adapt.tv box and then click Options.

4. Enter your adapt.tv Partner Key and click Apply.

34

5. Target, manage and customize your ads via the adap.tv console

6. Via adapt.tv you can also connect to additional ad servers & ad networks such as AdTech, Atlas, DART,

OpenX, Advertising.com, ScanScout , SpotExchange, Google AFV, AdBrite, AdDynamic, AdEngage,

AdFish, AdoTube and over 20 other networks and servers.

For example connecting to DART via adapt.tv would simply require pasting the Ad Tag URL the AdTech

Server supplies.

35

Connecting with Tremor Media

1. To add Tremor Media’s service to your Kaltura players start by signing up with Tremor Media (Contact us

to learn more) – you will then receive a Tremor Media Program ID.

2. Go to the Studio tab and edit an existing player or create a new one.

3. In the Features tab, open the Advertising section from the features list.

4. Check the Tremor box and then click Options.

5. Type your key in the "Acudeo program id" field and click Apply

Adpa.tv onesource console:

integrating with additional ad

servers

36

Target, manage and customize your ads via the Tremor Media console (Acudeo).

Via Tremor Media’s Acudeo console you can specify ad sources for each ad slot within your content.

37

Player Design

Designing and Configuring a New Player or Playlist

o Configuring the player settings

o Configuring the player features

 Additional feature configuration options for playlists

o Configuring the player style

o Creating a Multiple Playlist

Designing and Configuring a New Player or Playlist

The Studio section of the KMC enables you to create new configurations and design for players and playlists.

Add, remove and adjust multiple buttons and features, and create a look to match your site.

Start by logging-in to the KMC and going to the Studio tab. Select the type of player you would like to create:

player, player with playlist (horizontal/vertical) or player with multiple playlists.

Tremor Media’s

Acudeo console

38

Configuring the Template Settings

1. Begin by selecting a name for your player (required). We suggest choosing an informative name – it will

help you when you're ready to embed players into your site.

2. Set the Video Ratio – select normal/wide and opt to either keep or stretch your media to fit the player

when the media and player aspect ratios are different.

3. Select auto-play features

4. If you're creating a Player & Playlist you'll also see the Playlist Controls – check "Automatically continue"

to play the playlist media consecutively. For playlists with images, set the duration for images to be

displayed during the continuous play of the playlist.

39

Configuring the Player Features

In the Features Tab you can select the features (buttons, layers and modules) to be included in your player.

Any changes you make will appear in the preview area (click Preview button to see changes you’ve made).

The features list is made up of different sections, controlling the various features of the player.

Player (A) below displays the default settings. The following instructions will show you how to create a more

customized player, for example, Player (B).

Note that Player (B) presents only one of many set-up scenarios. There are many configuration options

within this section. Click the Help button on the top right of any page to learn more.

1. Change the location of the watermark logo

Go to Controls  Watermark  click Options

Preview Pane: Change the

player size and preview your

Features List changes

Features List: Select the features you

want,to add and remove

Player B

Player A

40

In the Watermark Location drop-down menu select Top Left, click Preview and then Apply to confirm

your choice

2. Change the label of the Share button

Go to Viral & Distribution  Share Button  Options

Locate the Label field and change the default text to "Share now!", then click Apply

3. Add Download button to the video area only

Go to Viral and Distribution  check the Download feature  click Options

Remove the check mark from the Controls Area option

41

4. Change existing Fullscreen button on the control area to text button

Go to Controls  Fullscreen  Options

In the Display in Controls Area drop-down select Label

If desired, change the label text in the Button Label field

Additional feature configuration options for playlists

When creating a playlist (either with one or multiple tabs) you will see additional configuration options

under the Playlist Items section. This will allow you to display various types of information for each of the

playlist items, such as number of plays, tags, rank etc.

Play around some more to get a feel for the Features section and then continue to customize the player's

design in the Style section.

42

Configuring the Player Style

In the Style Tab you can select the theme, colors and fonts for your player.

1. Select either a dark or light player skin.

2. Choose the colors of the icons/labels and online video buttons by clicking the small colored squares. This

will open a color picker where you can select a color or enter a color value.

3. Change the font.

4. Once you are finished defining your player template, features and style, click Save Changes to

complete your player configuration and design.

5. Your new player will now appear in the player list

Creating a Multiple Playlist

A Multiple Playlist is a playlist with a multiple tabs, each containing a different playlist.

Creating a Multiple Playlist:

1. If you haven’t already, create the playlists that you wish to use (learn how to create a playlist)

43

2. In the Studio Tab, select New Player – Multiple Playlist

3. Design and configure your playlist as described above.

4. Continue to the Content tab and add pre-existing playlists to your new Multiple Playlist by selecting

them and clicking the arrows.

5. Save Changes to complete the process.

6. The new player will appear in the Players List.

KMC Quick Start Guide Butterfly

KMC_Quick_Start_Guide__Butterfly

KMC_Quick_Start_Guide__Butterfly

KMC_Quick_Start_Guide__Butterfly

KMC_Quick_Start_Guide__Butterfly

KMC_Quick_Start_Guide__Butterfly

Navigation menu

Versions of this User Manual:

Views

Navigation