About
Add YouTube videos to your media library to enrich your LMS content using publicly available videos. This article explains how to import a YouTube video and what to expect after it’s added.
This feature requires the YouTube module to be enabled.
Add a YouTube video
- Navigate to your My Media page.
- Click the +Create menu and select YouTube.
- Paste the YouTube link into the empty field.
- Click Import from YouTube.
- Edit the name, description, and metadata as desired.
- Choose a Publishing Status, if desired.
- When you're finished, click Save & Close.
The 'Import from YouTube' page displays.
Only public domain videos are supported.
If publishing, choose the publishing destination, then click Save changes.
The media page opens.
Always check the availability of imported YouTube videos. If a video is deleted or unpublished on YouTube, it won’t play in your site and may display a loading indicator instead.
Analytics
YouTube videos linked to Kaltura via the YouTube module have their own analytics, tracking engagement within your LMS. These stats are separate from YouTube's playback analytics.
Captioning
If a YouTube video has captions, you might see overlapping captions with the Kaltura REACH captions. Check out Overlapping YouTube Captions to learn how to manage this.
The V7 player currently does not ingest captions from YouTube videos.
