Chapters


The Chapters module enables adding, editing and viewing chapters and slides on a media entry.

About

The basic configuration of enable/disable is in the Chapters module in KMS or KAF Admin page.

Once enableFullDeck is enabled, Users can upload a full deck of slides to present alongside their media (dual-screen experience), using the timeline functionality. The supported formats are  PPT, PPTX, PDF, and Images of  the following types "*.3gp;*.jpg;*.jpeg;*.bmp;*.png;*.gif;*.tif;*.tiff;*.3GP;*.JPG;*.JPEG;*.BMP;*.PNG;*.GIV;*.TIF;*.TIFF;"

Edit Media

After you enable the module, the Timeline tab is added to the entry-edit page.
The media owner/editor can add new Chapters or Slides on the timeline through this tab by uploading an image and providing metadata text. See the article The Kaltura Player- Editing/Deleting Chapters and Slides for more information.

Chapters are markers on the media timeline that are used to provide context to a segment of the media. Chapters are in the top hierarchy and can include slides within them.

Slides are synchronized visual elements to the main media.

Note - Uploading a .pptx file created in Apple Keynote might return an error due to a security setting that has been set on Microsoft files since 07 - files whose format ends in x. Converting a file from keynote to .pptx has not undergone the security mechanism. There are three ways to overcome this:

  • After converting keyNote to pptx format open the file from PowerPoint and save it.

  • Converting the keyNote file to ppt format.

  • Converting the keyNote file to pdf format.

User Interaction

After chapters and slides are created, the player is displayed with a matching plugin that presents the chapters and slides view on it. The viewer sees only the extended player and not the timeline for editing. The viewer can navigate between chapters and slides inside the player view, as well as search on their text.

The minimum player version required for this module to work is v2.26. 



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