Overview

This tutorial provides an explanation of adding in slides and chapters in your Kaltura videos. 


Purpose of using chapters in Kaltura videos?

Chapters are like bookmarks in Kaltura videos and can help your students navigate through the video. It allows for your viewers to easily look for important information by going to specific parts of the video. You can use chapters to mark the beginning of a new topic, highlight important segments, or help navigate through the content of a long video. You can add, edit, and delete chapters and slides in the Timeline Tab. 


Purpose of using slides in videos?

It provides extra information, which can help your students to understand the concept of the course material, as the students can see both your video and slides simultaneously. It's like you're showing them the PowerPoint slides in a classroom while teaching.


Managing slides and chapters:

A viewer only sees the extended player and does not see the timeline for editing. A viewer can navigate between chapters and slides inside the player view, as well as search on its text.


Access the Edit Media Page and click on the Timeline tab.


Creating and Editing Chapters


  1. Place the cursor on the timeline and click the Create New Chapter icon to create or update a chapter, or click on the cue point (icon above the timeline meaning bookmark) for the chapter you want to edit to view its properties.
  2. After you create a chapter, you can:
    • Add or modify the Chapter Title.
    • Select a thumbnail. You can upload a thumbnail image for the chapter, or automatically create one from the video. 
    • Add or modify the Chapter Description (optional).
    • Add Search Tags (optional).
    • Click View in Player to see your changes.

To Delete a Chapter

  1. Click on the cue point (icon above the timeline meaning bookmark) of the chapter you want to delete from the timeline of the video. 
  2. Click Delete Chapter.
  3. A confirmation box is displayed, click Delete to confirm.
  4. Click View in Player to see your changes.

Using Slides

You can add slides to enhance a video experience. Slides are part of the video content, and viewers can view the slides in the player simultaneously with the media. Using the Navigation Panel, you can navigate the video using the slides. 


To add a slide

  1. Place the cursor on the timeline and click Upload Slides Deck to add a slide or slide deck, or click on the folded-page icon (below the timeline) for the slide you want to edit to view its properties.

    The supported formats are: PPT, PPTX, and PDF.

    After the upload and processing is done, the slides will be equally spread across the timeline for you to manually arrange them.
  2. Move each slide to its desired point in the timeline and Save.
  3. After you upload a slide deck, you can:
    • Add or modify the slide image.
    • Add or modify the slide title.
    • Add or modify the slide description (optional).
    • Add search tags. (optional)
    • Click View in Player to see your changes.


To delete a slide

  1. Click on the folded-page icon (below the timeline) of the slide you want to delete from the timeline of the video.

  2. Click Delete Slide. A confirmation box is displayed, click Delete to confirm. 
  3. Click View in Player to see your changes.






Creative Commons License

This work by Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.