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Uploading a Video or Audio File to My Media
1. In Canvas, click Account and select My Media.
Your list of My Media videos appears.
2. To upload a new audio or video file to your account, click Add New and select Media Upload.
3. Read terms and conditions and click the "I agree to the above terms and conditions" disclaimer.
4. Click Choose a File to Upload.
5. Select the file to upload.
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. Edit the file's name. Note that this name appears to all your media's viewers/listeners.
B. Optionally enter a brief description.
C. 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. Leave the video status as Private. Do not change it to Public.
E. Click the Save button to save your changes while your video uploads.
- Kaltura MediaSpace will take additional time to initially display your video in your "My Media" area. When it does appear in My Media, an icon indicating it is still processing will display until it is done processing.
Processing
Generally it takes about 2-3 times the video's duration for Kaltura MediaSpace to display an initial lower quality version of your video. For example, a 15 minute video will usually take about 30-45 minutes to initially process. (Higher quality versions will take longer to process.) When Kaltura MediaSpace is being heavily used, processing times will lengthen and could take up to 24 hours.