> On Jan 27, 2008 9:06 PM, miki <
miki.avi...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Hi Leigh,
>
> > For your easy importing/uploading request - while you're in the "add
> > to this video" wizard you can login to your YouTube account and see
> > your clips from that account. at that stage you can select as many
> > clips as you want, and import them to the Kaltura. This process does
> > not affect your bandwidth as it happens between Kaltura's and
> > YouTube's servers. You will only have to wait a couple of minutes for
> > a conversion process to end - and you're ready to go. Sure, it's not
> > "all-in-one" as you wished, but on the other hand - it's not double
> > time of uploading :)
>
> > Hope this is somewhat helpful,
>
> > Miki
>
> > On Jan 26, 9:39 am, "Leigh Blackall" <
leighblack...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > Hi Lisa, thanks for all that info. Sounds as if you guys are onto it!
> > Good
> > > to hear. I'm quite happy to wait for your development team to work out a
> > > wordpress widget. "Flattening" helps me realise what it is that Kaltura
> > is
> > > doing, so I understand the difficulties in enabling and export file
> > feature.
> > > I get the impression that you guys agree that it would be an important
> > > feature to have, so that's great.
>
> > > One last feature request while I have you on the line :) a simple way to
> > add
> > > clips I have on other services. Before Kaltura came along, I loaded
> > clips to
> > > Blip, Youtube and
Archive.org.. I'll continue to do that too, especially
> > > with a tool like
heyspread.com that makes it a one click process to load
> > > clips across multiple services. But now Kaltura is on the scene, its yet
> > > another place to upload to! If you guys can work out a way for me to
> > load to
> > > Kaltura as well as a number of other places at the same time (or to
> > easily
> > > import my clips from other places into Kaltura) that would save this
> > user a
> > > lot of double handling and bandwidth... Hope you know what I mean.
>
> > > Regards,
> > > Leigh.
>
> > > On Jan 26, 2008 12:39 AM, Lisa <
lish...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > > > Thanks Leigh - actually MySpace is open enough for us to have the
> > > > specific widget code and it works there without a problem. Also, I
> > > > know that our standard widget code works for Blogger since I use it on
> > > > my daughter's blog :-)
>
> > > > As for Wordpress - you should be on our business development team -
> > > > we're now in the process of adding partners just like Wordpress to
> > > > allow their users to easily use Kaltura's technology on their sites.
> > > > For example, our extension to the MediaWiki software is part of the
> > > > same strategy - the goal is to solidify Kaltura's platform as the de-
> > > > facto tool for video creation and collaboration online - at any site.
>
> > > > As for the exporting - right now we don't support exporting clips from
> > > > Kaltura to YouTube or downloading them - in essence, a Kaltura today
> > > > is a collection of clips, images and sounds and our editor and player
> > > > know how to "deal" with them and convert them, if needed, in order to
> > > > play them all as one clip. We're now working on a feature called
> > > > "flattening", which will take a Kaltura video and technically flatten
> > > > all of the clips and turn them into one movie, which users will them
> > > > be able to export and download. I'll keep you posted when that
> > > > happens.
>
> > > > I hope all of this helps. Specifically, for your blog, I'd be happy
> > > > to put you in touch with someone on our team who could try to help you
> > > > figure out how to get the Kaltura player to work on the blog - let me
> > > > know if you'd like me to do so.
>
> > > > Cheers!
> > > > Lisa
>
> > > > On Jan 24, 12:34 pm, "Leigh Blackall" <
leighblack...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > > Thanks Lisa, it helps a little. My blog, and many of the staff I
> > work
> > > > with,
> > > > > use hosted blogs at
wordpress.com we don't have a say on what
> > extensions
> > > > are
> > > > > added to the service. I will try out the code you have given me and
> > see
> > > > if
> > > > > it works.
>
> > > > > Our course blogs (some of our teachers use blogs to deliver online
> > > > courses)
> > > > > use hosted wordpress blogs on the service called
edublogs.org and I
> > know
> > > > > they do have the SWF extension added so that's good, and others use
> > > > Blogger
> > > > > blogs which I imagine aren't a problem.
>
> > > > > I'm curious though Lisa, how come the Kaltura player gives Myspace
> > code?
> > > > Is
> > > > > that something that is developed in negotiation with Myspace, or is
> > > > Myspace
> > > > > open enough for developers to write embed code for it? Perhaps
> > Kaltura
> > > > could
> > > > > contact
Wordpress.com and ask to have their player supported,
> > especially
> > > > > with the possible uptake by Wikimedia projects! That will make
> > Kaltura
> > > > huge,
> > > > > and I'd say a lot my wordpress users will want an easy embed code.
>
> > > > > Also, any word on an export video feature? Maybe I better go and
> > > > subscribe
> > > > > to Kaltura blog. You're going to have some hard core communicating
> > > > effort
> > > > > coming up hey Lisa :) Kaltura is going to get a lot of attention I'd
> > > > say.
>
> > > > > On Jan 24, 2008 9:17 PM, Lisa <
lish...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > > > > > Hi Leigh,
>
> > > > > > I am in charge of Kaltura's PR and marketing, which includes our
> > blog
> > > > > > -
www.kaltura.com/blog/, which is also on WordPress. I've embedded
> > a
> > > > > > few Kaltura videos on our blog, but I agree, WordPress is a bit
> > > > > > difficult in this regard. The last time I embedded it one of our
> > > > > > programmers helped me and this is what we posted: [SWF]http://
> > > > > >
www.kaltura.com/index.php/widget/100565/-1/6/2, 400, 300[/SWF]
>
> > > > > > I believe he downloaded an SWF plugin for WordPress first. Let me
> > > > > > know if this helps and if not I'll get you in touch directly with
> > one
> > > > > > of our techies and he can help you out.
>
> > > > > > Cheers,
> > > > > > Lisa
>
> > > > > > On Jan 23, 11:31 am, "Leigh Blackall" <
leighblack...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > wrote:
> > > > > > > Is there a way to embed a kaltura vid on a wordpress blog? The
> > code
> > > > > > provided
> > > > > > > doesn't do it (wordpress is funny about embed codes, for eg,
> > youtube
> > > > is
> > > > > > > [youtube=URL] and Slideshare is [slideshare=URL] and so on. So I
> > > > guess
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > > question should be to Wordpress or if Kaltura has worked it out
> > with
> > > > > > them..
>
> > > > > > > Alternatively, if there was a quick way to get a video out of
> > > > Kaltura, I
> > > > > > > could upload to Youtube or Blip and then have the video in
> > > > Wordpress.
> > > > > > Though
> > > > > > > it might not sound ideal, it would actually be a good way to
> > spread
> > > > the
> > > > > > > message I reckon...
>
> > > > > > > On Jan 23, 2008 11:59 AM, Rasporich <
sraspor...@xxxxxxxxx>
> > wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > If anyone's interested I put up a first cut of the music video
> > for
> > > > > > > > 'Milazo/Bontrager'
>
> > > > > > > >
http://wikieducator.org/User:Srasporich
>
> > > > > > > > Cheers,
> > > > > > > > Stefan
>
> > > > > > > > On Jan 21, 3:43pm, Declan <
dmcc...-Ao8ObSkoGeyHXe+LvDLADg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > Leigh,
>
> > > > > > > > > You're too kind! I'll bounce your praise onto the student
> > > > teachers
> > > > > > > > > who developed the ideas. The use of templates was driven by
> > > > > > > > > necessity; I was going page-by-page making these changes and
> > > > Kirk in
> > > > > > > > > Wikia (where we started out) generously and patiently
> > explained
> > > > > > > > > templates to me. We are not part of the handouts4teachers
> > > > program in
> > > > > > > > > any formal way, but I think I did pop a link in to that page
> > at
> > > > some
> > > > > > > > > point. I am certainly willing to participate in that
> > initiative.
> > > > You
> > > > > > > > > have quite the collection of resources over in your patch of
> > > > > > > > > wikieducator and I already adapted your template generator
> > for
> > > > my
> > > > > > own
> > > > > > > > > uses (thank you very much). I'm a newbie with the media
> > stuff,
> > > > but I
> > > > > > > > > can get from live insect to online video. I'd like to learn
> > how
> > > > > > > > > better to do that. I see a lot of educational potential for
> > > > time-
> > > > > > > > > lapse clips. Right now I'm heavily committed to courses with
> > > > little
> > > > > > > > > time remaining for learning new techniques, but I carve out
> > a
> > > > little
> > > > > > > > > here and there.
>
> > > > > > > > > Anyway, it's great to plug into wikieducator; its a great
> > > > community
> > > > > > > > > with enormous potential.
> > > > > > > > > Cheers; Declan
>
> > > > > > > > > On Jan 19, 6:06pm, "Leigh Blackall" <
leighblack...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> > > > wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > > > What a gold mine of resources you have there Declan.. I
> > like
> > > > the
> > > > > > way
> > > > > > > > you
> > > > > > > > > > have used Templates to tie the design together, and you
> > have
> > > > all
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > text
> > > > > > > > > > content in there with consistency, with some media
> > starting to
> > > > > > show
> > > > > > > > up. I'm
> > > > > > > > > > sure many teachers will find your resources interesting,
> > > > useful
> > > > > > and or
> > > > > > > > > > inspiring...
>
> > > > > > > > > > A while back I proposed a campaign to get casual teachers
> > > > involved
> > > > > > on
> > > > > > > > > > Wikieducator. Casual teachers, or relief teachers have a
> > hard
> > > > life
> > > > > > > > taking
> > > > > > > > > > full time teachers classes in short, usually one off
> > affairs.
> > > > > > > > Behavioral
> > > > > > > > > > issues can be at their worst, and support almost non
> > existent!
> > > > > > Relief
> > > > > > > > > > teachers have to be very resourceful to get through their
> > day.
> > > > The
>
