Upload a Video File to My Media

Before you can embed or link a video in your Canvas class, you must first upload the video to My Media.

Video Procedure – Upload Video File to My Media

Written Procedure – Upload Video File to My Media

Do the following to upload a video file to your My Media account

1. In Canvas, click Account and select My Media.

Canvas Account menu open. Red arrows point to the Account option in the global navigation menu and to My Media in the Account menu options.

Your list of My Media videos appears.

2. To upload a new video file to your account, click Add New and select Media Upload.

Canvas My Media page showing the Add New button opened. Red arrows point to the Add New button and the Media Upload option in the dropdown menu.

3. Read terms and conditions and click the "I agree to the above terms and conditions" disclaimer.

Terms and conditions text displayed with a red arrow pointing to the checkbox labeled ‘I agree to the above terms and conditions.’

4. Click Choose a File to Upload.

Kaltura upload window showing a large upload icon and a button labeled ‘Choose a file to upload.’ A red arrow points to the button.

5. Select the file to upload.

File Explorer window open to the Videos folder. A red arrow points to a highlighted video file.

My Media file size upload limit -  Try to keep video files under 2 GB because the larger the file is, the longer it takes My Media to upload and process it.

Audio and video file formats you can upload to My Media - AVI, ASF, FLV, MP4, MP3, MPG, MOV, M4V, QT, M4V, WMA, WMV, and more. Click here for a full list of file formats My Media supports. 

6. Once your media uploads, do the following:

A. Name - Give the video a meaningful name. Note that this name appears to all your media's viewers/listeners.

B. Description - Optionally enter a brief description.

C. Add Collaborator button - Optionally add collaborators (for example, you might want to add co-instructors or TAs as collaborators so they can link to or embed this video in Canvas. See Kaltura - Media Collaboration: Changing media ownership, adding co-editors, co-publishers, and co-viewers.

D. Publishing Status - Leave the video status as Private. Do not change it to Public.

E. Save - Click the Save button to save your changes while your video uploads. 

 Kaltura upload details form with labeled callouts. Arrows point to: A – Name field showing ‘Bio 101 Welcome Video’; B – Tag field showing ‘bio 101’; C – Add Collaborator button; D – Publishing Status set to Private; and E – Save button.
After your file is uploaded, you can embed the media in your Canvas class without taking up any file space in the classroom or share the video via a link

Processing

My Media will take additional time to process your video. While the video is processing, an animation indicating that the video is still processing will display in the video player. The amount of time it takes is dependent on file size, duration, and quality. Generally processing takes about 2-3 times the video's duration.

Auto-Captions & Accessibility

After the video has been processed, My Media will automatically generate captions for your video. The captions might take up to two hours to appear. 

Important: While the automatically-generated captions are mostly accurate, for your captions to be considered accessible, you must review and edit your video's captions for accuracy



Keywords:
upload, uploading, My Media, MyMedia, video, video file, audio, audio file 
Doc ID:
120642
Owned by:
Katherine P. in CETL
Created:
2022-08-15
Updated:
2025-11-11
Sites:
UW-Milwaukee Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning