Use the Kaltura Video Editor to:
Video Editor Window Layout
The Video Editor has three main areas:
- Left pane – Displays your media details. The left pane may be minimized by clicking the open/close left pane button.
- Right pane – Consists of:
- Media Player – The Kaltura Editor Player defined in the Editor Module by your system administrator.
- Real-Time Input
- Play/Pause/Skip to start/Skip to end Buttons
- Preview button – marked as the eye icon
- Reset icon
- Zoom marker
- Bottom pane – Includes the Timeline. – The Timeline can be zoomed in/out to allow improved granulation of the time line, and fine-tuning, and give a broader perspective when zoomed out.
To zoom in/out and reset the Timeline
- Drag the Zoom marker to the level of granularity you want to see. This naturally will increase the length of the visible Timeline, since more frames will be viewable.
- Click the Reset Icon – to reset the Timeline to its last saved state.
Setting a Range
To trim media or to create a clip, you must first define the range you want to keep or make a clip from.
You can set the range in one of the following ways:
- Drag the handlebars of the start or end points with your mouse to set the range.
- Enter a start time or end time in the Real-Time Input field, and press Enter. The Real-Time marker will position itself on the timeline at the manually set time. You can then drag either handlebar on the Timeline edge to snap it to the real time marker.
- Click anywhere on the Timeline, the real time marker will position itself there. Drag either Timeline edge to snap it to the real time marker.
- Play the media, and pause on desired time. the Real-Time marker will position itself at that time. Drag either Timeline handlebar to snap it to the real time marker.
When arrows are displayed on the Real-Time marker, you can move the Real Time marker on the timeline to a different position, either backwards or forwards.
You cannot trim or clip any segment under 2 seconds.
Trimming a Media Item
Use the trimming tool to trim the start and/or end of your media. Trimming is only available to entitled users.
Trimming media will modify the source media permanently. Create a clip to trim a copy and preserve the original media in Kaltura. See Clipping a Media Entry.
To trim media
- Set the Range. Use any of the methods listed in Setting a Range.
- Click Save to create a new media item.
Sample Use Case
Let say you would like to trim off the first minute and last 30 seconds of the video.
- Go to My Media and select the video you want to trim or create a clip from.
- Launch the Kaltura Editor. See Launching Kaltura Video Editing Tools.
- In this example, the desired start time will be one minute. Drag the handlebar to the 1.00 point on the video. You can also select to input the 1:00 time manually.
The manual input time syncs with Real-Time maker you set. - The handlebar should snap to the Real-Time marker. Drag the other end to the time mark 30 seconds less prior to the end and use the manual time input as a guide to the exact time.
You have now the desired segment of the original video. - (Optional) If you want to change the segment of the selected trimmed media to another segment on the timeline, click on the thumbnail that you created and drag it to the desired frame on the Timeline.
The trimmed segment that you created for 1 minute is now on a different part of your media. - Click Save. The following window is displayed:
- Click Save. A progress bar is displayed.
- Go to My Media to affirm that the clip has been created in My Media.