1. Access the Media page. You can do this by clicking on the desired media's thumbnail.

The media page displays.

2. Click the three dots below the player.
3. Select Launch Editor from the three-dots menu.

1. From the user menu, select My Media.

The My Media page displays.

2. Click the three dots to the right of the desired media and select Edit.

The edit media page displays.

3. Click Launch editor.

The video editor opens.

The editor has three main areas:

• Left pane - Displays your media details. You can minimize it by clicking the open / close button (1).
• Right pane - Includes the following:
  • player (2) to preview your timeline changes.
  • real-time input field (3).
  • play, pause, skip to start and skip to end buttons (4).
• Bottom pane - Contains the timeline and its tools and functions, including:
  • total video duration (5).
  • trash icon (6) for deleting segments.
  • fade in / out icon (7) for setting fade cue points on your selected segment.
  • real-time marker (8) for tracking your video on the timeline. When you hover on the marker, arrows display and you can drag it forwards and backwards. The marker has tools for splitting and setting in / out as follows:

Split (scissors icon) allows you to cut the video at the point where the real-time marker is placed.

Set In / Set Out lets you crop your video from the start or end, for example, wherever the marker is placed, clicking Set In will set that as the new starting point.

• handlebars (9) which you can drag to create a specific range 
• reset icon (10) for reverting to the last saved state. The first time you click it, a message displays: Continuing will discard all your changes. This message will not display again.

• redo / undo icons (11)
• show / hide audio (12) to show or hide the audio track on the timeline (audio displays by default). If there are multiple audio tracks, you can display them either individually or overlaid.

• zoom function (13) for adjusting your view of the timeline. Once you zoom in, a scroll bar is introduced underneath which you can use to scroll through your video, as shown in the image below:

Trimming edits the original video’s start or end and saves the change permanently.

1. Set the start and end times using any of the methods listed below:

• Click on the timeline to activate the handlebars, then drag the handlebars to the start and / or end point with your mouse.

• Enter a start or end time in the real-time input field (1), and then press Enter. The real-time marker will position itself on the timeline at that time. You can then click the set in / set out icon (2).

• Move the real-time marker to the desired position (1). Drag the handlebars to snap to the real-time marker (2).

• Play the recording, and pause at the desired time (1). The real-time marker will automatically position itself at that time. Either drag the handlebars (2) to snap to the real-time marker or click the set in / set out icons (3) to select the beginning and end of the range.

Once you're happy with the start and end times, preview your edits by clicking the play button below the video.

Click Save (don't forget, this will alter the original media permanently and any deleted segments are gone for good.).

A confirmation message displays: You are about to permanently change this media entry. This action cannot be undone. This Process may take a while. Are you sure you want to continue?

Click Save to continue.

Saving may take some time, especially for longer videos. You can leave the browser window or tab open and check back later. Your edited video will be saved in My Media.

Clipping a video creates a new copy of the video with a different start or end, keeping the original intact.

1. Set the range using any of the methods listed above.
   Once you're happy with the clip, preview your edits by clicking the play button below the video.
2. Click Save a Copy to create the clip (the original media is unchanged)
3. A window displays. You can either use the suggested title (indicating that this video is a clip) or enter a new title for your clip.

4. Click Create.

A success message displays: Your media, [title of media], has been saved in My Media.
Go to Media Page / Go to My Media

Click OK.

You can go to My Media to confirm the clip has been created.

Chopping cuts and removes a section in the middle of a video. Splicing joins the remaining sections together, and Kaltura does this automatically, so you don't need to move the cut segments yourself.

1. Click the timeline and drag the real-time marker to where you want to cut the video.
2. Click the scissors icon to split the video.

3. Drag the real-time marker to where you want your cut section to end and click the scissors icon again.

4. Click on the section you want to remove (it will have a yellow border around it. If it doesn’t, click on it).
5. Click either the trash icon or press the delete key to remove it. The section disappears. Kaltura automatically splices the remaining segments, so you don't need to drag them together on the timeline.

When the editor displays content with multiple streams (for example, both screen and video capture), the timeline is loaded with the primary stream.

You can adjust how the content is displayed on the player using the screen icons that appear when you hover (see image below). Changing the display won't affect the timeline.

1. Click the Content Selector icon under the play button and choose the stream you want to edit from the pop-up menu.

The timeline will display the stream you selected and allow you to view where you will clip or trim the media simultaneously for each stream.

2. Set the range using any of the methods listed above.
3. When satisfied with your edits, click Save or Save a Copy.

The timeline will show the audio tracks overlaid (color-coded). All audio tracks for the entry are shown by default. The maximum number of  tracks is eight.  

1. Click the audio icon to see all available audio tracks for the selected entry.

Choose which audio tracks you want to display on the timeline. The audio you select displays on the timeline in the respective color.

Use the audio levels to find the best spot to trim or clip, such as silent moments or breaks in sentences.

2. Switch between different audio tracks on the timeline to ensure your clip or trim aligns with the content across all tracks.
3. Once you’re satisfied, click Save or Save a Copy to finalize your edits.
   The new media is created and uploaded to your My Media.

When you have finished editing, click the exit arrow in the bottom left corner to close the editor.

The hotspots window has three main areas, left pane, right pane, and bottom pane:

• Left pane - Displays the +Add Hotspot button (1) and all the hotspots created for that media (2).
• Right pane - Consists of the following:
  • player (3) to preview your timeline changes.
  • protected zone (4) - a visual rectangle at the bottom of the player which is reserved for captions. Hotspots may not be created on this area and a warning message will display.
  • timer (5).
  • buttons for play / pause / jump to start of next hotspot / previous hotspot (6).
• Bottom pane - Displays the timeline. The timeline includes the following functions and tools:
  • the hotspot that was created (if any) (7).
  • real-time marker (8) with handlebars which you can use to move to a certain point on the video segment.
  • show / hide audio button (9).
  • zoom function (10) for adjusting your view of the timeline. Once you zoom in, a scroll bar is introduced underneath which you can use to scroll through your video.

1. Seek to the point in the video where you want to add a hotspot (you can also click play and add the hotspot after pausing).
2. Click +Add Hotspot.

A hotspot is created at the selected time on your media, and a settings box displays.

You can move the hotspot to the desired position by dragging it. The position and size can later be accurately adjusted using the Advanced Settings.

3. In the settings box, configure the following:

• Text - type a name for your hotspot.

• Go to - Choose where you want the hotspot to direct users:
  • URL - If you'd like the hotspot to lead to a specific URL, select URL and enter a URL in the Link to field.

• Time in this video - If you'd like the hotspot to lead to a specific time in the video, select Time in this video and enter a time in the Time field.

1. Click Advanced Settings.

The Edit Hotspot panel displays.

2. Edit your hotspot as follows:
   • Text - Edit the text you typed in.
   • Go to - Edit where you want the hotspot to lead.
   • Time - Edit the time when you want the hotspot to appear.

After you save hotspots, you can view them on your media. The hotspots are displayed on top of the player with a real-time update during play and seek.

Clicking on a hotspot with a link opens the URL in a new tab and pauses the video. Hotspots without a URL are not clickable, and the video will continue to play.

Clicking on a hotspot that leads to a specific time in the video will jump to that moment without pausing the video.