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Kaltura MediaSpace Player Upgrade
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Kaltura discontinued its V2 media player, replacing it with the next generation V7 player. This new player has a more responsive design, improved accessibility features, and customizable options to experience your media however you want. To compare the new player to the old player, check out Kaltura’s V2/V7 comparison tool.
How does this upgrade affect me?
If you have embedded video from MediaSpace in your Canvas course or another platform, you will need to replace the embed code.
Although the V2 player may seem to be working fine, it can stop working at any time since it has been discontinued and reached the end of support.
To determine if your embedded video is the old (V2) player or the new (V7) player, look for the following features:
V2 Player
- Square play button
- No transcript visible
V7 Player
- Circular play button
- Transcript visible by default (if available)
Note: All videos hosted on our MediaSpace have been automatically updated. If you have shared a direct link to a video in MediaSpace, no action is needed from you to change to the new player.
How do I update the embed code for my MediaSpace video in Canvas?
The process to replace the V2 player with the V7 player requires that you search for videos in your MyMedia list. We highly recommend that you access your MyMedia page in MediaSpace and take the following steps to make it easier to find your content.
- Delete unneeded videos.
- Update your video titles to use a consistent naming structure. (Example: [COURSE#] Week#: Topic -> “[SPAN 101] Week 4: Prepositions.”
- Publish the videos you want to use to “Unlisted.”
- In your Canvas course, navigate to the Rich Content Editor (editable text box) in the page or tool (quiz, assignment, etc) where you want to update the embedded audio or video player.
- Delete the existing video and be sure to position your cursor in the Rich Content Editor where you want the updated video to appear.
- In the top toolbar of the Rich Content Editor, select the Embed Kaltura Media (1) icon.
- Search for the media file you want using the Search Bar (2) or by navigating through the list.
- Once you have found the video you want to use, select the blue </>Embed button (3) next to it.
- The video will appear on your page. Save and publish your page, quiz, assignment, or discussion.