LEARNscape Chapter Markers

Relevant to: faculty, staff, and students

Introduction

Chapter and Slide markers allow viewers to easily navigate through video content in LEARNscape's video player. Media owners can add, edit, and delete chapters and slides easily in Moodle or the LEARNscape site. This article outlines the steps to add chapters or slides to your videos.

Add Chapters

Chapters are like bookmarks in the video and can be used to navigate through 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.

  1. Open your MyMedia
  2. Find the video that you would like to add chapters to and click the Edit button. The video page will load.
  3. Click the Timeline tab. A timeline of your video will appear.
  4. Click on the timeline where you would like to add a chapter marker. The red play head will move to the new location.
  5. Click the Create a New Chapter button (you will see it appear as a bookmark on the timeline). A Chapter Thumbnail and Chapter Information section will load.
  6. 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).
  7. Click the Save button to save your changes.

Please see Viewing Rich Media in the Kaltura Video Player, for information about the viewing experience after adding a chapter.

Add Slides

Slides are part of the video content, and viewers can view the slides in the player simultaneously with the lecture. Using the Navigation Panel, you can navigate the video using the slides.

  1. In the video that you would like to add slides to, click on the Edit button. The video page will load.
  2. Click the Timeline tab. A timeline of your video will appear
  3. Click on the timeline where you would like to add a slide. The red play head will move to the new location.Create a New Slide button (you will see it appear as a page icon on the timeline). An Upload Slide and Slide Information section will load.
  4. After you create a slide, you can:
    • Add or modify the Slide Image. You can upload a slide in any image format.
    • Add or modify the Slide Title.
    • Add or modify the Slide Description (optional).
    • Add Search Tags (optional).
  5. Click the Save button to save your changes.

Please see Viewing Rich Media in the Kaltura Video Player, for information about the viewing experience after adding a slide.

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