About
Use these steps to manually replace v2 players with v7 players in your Content Hubs, legacy Video Portal or LMS application.
For more information about creating and managing players, see Introduction to the Player Studio.
When to use this option
Use this option when you want more control over creating and applying v7 players, or when you prefer not to use the automated upgrade options.
Automated upgrades are faster for most scenarios. For instructions, see:
- Upgrade players from v2 to v7 in your Kaltura application
- Redirect embedded v2 players to v7 on external websites
- Upgrade v2 players to v7 in LMS embeds
Create a v7 player
- In Rich Media CMS, open Player Studio and create a player. For instructions, see Create a player.
- Configure the player's features and appearance. For descriptions of player functions, see the Player functions category.
- After you configure the player, copy its Player ID from the Player Studio list.
Apply the player to your application
Update the player ID in each module that uses a player:
- Log in to the Configuration Management console for your legacy Video Portal or LMS Video (legacy) application.
- Open the module you want to update.
- Enter the new v7 player ID in the module's Player ID field.
- Save your changes.
- Repeat these steps for each module you want to update.
Common modules to update
- Player module
- Embed module
- Quiz module
- Kwebcast module
- Browseandembed module
- Entrydesign module
- Playlistpage module
The players in the Registration and Recorder modules use the v7 player by default. For more information, see the Registration module article.
Restore a player
The tool saves a backup only of the most recent v2 player upgrade. It doesn't retain backups of earlier upgrades.
- Click Restore your latest upgraded player.
A confirmation message displays: Are you sure you want to restore the latest player (ID 12345) you upgraded?
- Click Restore player to confirm.
The tool restores your previous player configuration.
