Kaltura allows videos to be trimmed using Kaltura editing tools inside of Canvas or at mediaspace.uab.edu. Follow the instructions below.
Notes:
- Only the owner or co-editor can modify the video.
- Any edits made will cause the video to be reprocessed and may take at least an hour to process.
- The Kaltura web editor is limited in function and is only recommended for basic edits such as trimming off the beginning and/or end of a video.
- YouTube videos cannot be trimmed or edited in the Kaltura editor to protect content copyright.
- Navigate to My Media in Canvas or at mediaspace.uab.edu. (See how here)
- Locate the desired video and click the pencil Edit (A) icon located to the right of the video.
- Click the Lauch Editor (B) button to the right of the video.
- The video editor will launch and a timeline will appear at the bottom of the video.
- Navigate to the desired area on the timeline you would like to be the start and/or endpoint of the video.
- Drag the Left Yellow Handlebar (C) to trim the beginning of the video. Trimming the video to the desired start time will show an area that will be removed (D) from the video. The left yellow handlebar indicates the start of the video.
- Drag the Right Yellow Handlebar (E) to trim the end of the video. Trimming the video to the desired end time will show an area that is removed (F) from the video. The right yellow handlebar indicates the end of the video.
- When done editing, click the desired save option:
- The Save (F) button saves the new video and overwrites the orginal.
- The Save a Copy (G) button creates a new copy of the edited video and while retaining the original.
