Powtoon Administrator Guide for Kaltura


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Use Powtoon to create animated presentations and animated explainer videos.
This guide will walk you through how to activate Powtoon on your Video Portal (aka MediaSpace/KMS) and KAF applications.

If the Powtoon Module is unavailable, please contact your Kaltura representative to add the module to your Video Portal/KAF instance.

Setup

  1. Log in to the application Configuration Management  <Base_URL>/admin (e.g. https://videos.mediaspace.kaltura.com/admin)
  2. Scroll down and select the Powtoon module in the modulesCustom-5.x.x-control section.
  3. In the Enabled field, select Yes to enable the Powtoon module.
  4. Click Save.

    Upon enabling and saving the module, the account configuration fields as well as the Powtoon API credentials will be automatically populated on the page. The available fields include:

    enabled - Set to Yes to enable the module.
    importToPowtoonEnabled - [Auto enabled] Set to Yes to enable the Import To Powtoon feature.
    powtoonProfileId - [Auto populated] Custom Metadata profile ID for the Powtoon module.
    powtoonEndpoint - [Auto populated] Powtoon Endpoint URL (example: 'https://www.powtoon.com')
    For Enterprise customers, please use https://kec.powtoon.com/api
    For Education customers, please use https://www.powtoon.com/api
    powtoonAPIKey - [Auto populated DO NOT REPLACE] Powtoon API Key
    powtoonAPISecret - [Auto populated DO NOT REPLACE] Powtoon API Secret
    powtoonIframeHeight - [Auto set to 100%] Powtoon embed height override 
    powtoonItDepartmentEmail - [Optional] Enter the email address of the account manager that users will contact if they encounter license issues.
    powtoonWorkspaceEnabled - [Auto enabled] Enable Powtoon workspace.
    allowedRoles -   
    Assign roles to users in your organization with the minimum permissions they need to create a new Powtoon video: 
    • Specific Users: whitelisted users or groups created in the Kaltura user and group configuration
    • privateOnlyRole: this role can add media and upload content to My Media but cannot publish to galleries.
    • adminRole: this role can contribute content to all categories and upload content.
    • unmoderatedAdminRole: this role can upload content and bypass moderation (when moderation is enabled for an account).


To learn more, see Powtoon User Guide for Kaltura.

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