Kaltura Video in Blackboard

Table of Contents

1 Add Kaltura Content to Blackboard Course
2 Additional Resources

To access Kaltura and mange your media collection, login to video.syr.edu with your SU NetID. For information about uploading, editing, and publishing media, see Kaltura at Syracuse University. For information about sharing Kaltura videos through Blackboard, see below.

Add Kaltura Content to Blackboard Course

Kaltura is the supported video and media repository for Syracuse University faculty, staff, and students. Kaltura videos are best embedded into Blackboard courses within Blackboard documents, discussions, assignments, etc.

Embed Kaltura Video inside of a Blackboard Ultra Document

In the Course Content area, select the plus sign wherever you want to add a document. In the menu, select Create to open the Create Item panel and select Document.

Plus Sign_ Create Content on Blackboard Ultra Content area

Once inside the document, add a name to the document and then click content block which is the option middle of the left of the document.

To add a Kaltura video to your course, click on the plus sign icon in the text editor and select "Content Market" from the dropdown list.

Text editor in Blackboard Ultra document content block

Select "Kaltura Media" from the alphabetical content market list.

Kaltura Media Content Market LTI screenshot

As of Spring 2025 OLS recommends embedding Kaltura videos in Blackboard Ultra documents as shown above rather than directly in the content area. OLS is planning upgrades to the Kaltura player for Summer 2025 that may make it display better directly in the content area — please visit this page later, if this is of interest to you.

Search or Add Media to Kaltura

Kaltura is designed as a streaming platform for active media content. Each entry remains in the system for four years from the last time was played for at least 30 seconds or, if never played, from the date it was uploaded.

The "My Media" tab displays media that you have previously uploaded to Kaltura (video.syr.edu) or media that you have been added to as a collaborator.

Select media from the “My Media” section
Use the Kaltura Media Search to locate your item, using the search magnifying glass
Or upload a new video using the "add new" button in the upper right of the page

My Media tab in the Kaltura Blackboard integration screenshot highlighting the search magnifying glass and the Add New button.

Embed Media Settings in Blackboard Ultra

Select the Embed Settings gear icon to the right of the video to review and/ or if changes to the video display settings are needed
Select a video to add to your Blackboard course by clicking the "Embed" button to the right of the video
Video lives in the Course Content area or within the Content Item you created in Blackboard

Embed Settings

Choose Player: Include or Exclude transcript

Transcripts that are included are available for download

Transcripts are not available when Thumbnail Embed is selected

Select: Max Embed Size
Toggle on/off: Thumbnail Embed
Toggle on/off: AutoPlay
Select: Set as my default settings for my media type - if you would like to keep these settings for all embedded media from Kaltura
Start and End Time: Make selection of media for students to focus, but this will not prevent students from watching the entire video

Kaltura Media Settings

You can adjust more settings for your media in the Actions Menu, or explore user engagement by checking Analytics at Kaltura on http://Video.syr.edu .