Kaltura’s Open Source All-in-One Video Module for Drupal
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- Check out our latest implementation and learn more from over 40 hours of training material from 34 different sessions at Do It With Drupal - http://www.doitwithdrupal.com/schedule/videos
The open source Kaltura Video module for Drupal handles every aspect of video and rich-media, including content management, syndication, monetization, transcoding, uploading and importing content, and even editing and remixing of content online – it’s simple to install, use and customize. The module is available in two flavors – either hosted by Kaltura with tier 1 hosting and streaming services and a 10 GB FREE trial, or connected to the community-supported self-hosted version of Kaltura, which is completely for free. See below for detailed features and more information on our hosting options.
The module was developed specifically for Drupal, and integrates with other features and modules, such as CCK, cron, metadata and taxonomy features.
Highlights include:
- Upload video in any format – upload from your computer or record from webcam - videos will be transcoded to FLV format by the Kaltura system
- Easy import of videos , images and audio files from MySpace, Flickr and more
- Content hosted by Kaltura and streamed from Kaltura’s CDN - to assure quality of service, and minimize the burden on you
- All metadata to be stored locally - each media file is created as a Drupal Video Node
- CCK Field representation of rich media - add rich media to existing content types
- Full integration with Drupal Views - including predefined views
- Video Comments - allowing users to add video comments on any page
- Statistics collection – number of plays for each video collected and updated on the video node
- Built-in online video editor - supports trimming videos, transitions, effects, soundtracks, remixing, reordering clips, overlays and collaborative editing
- Drupal permissions integration – allows the administrator to decide who can view and who can edit content
- Drupal tags integration – metadata and tags from the Kaltura system are automatically included in the Drupal tags, and vice versa
- Drupal 6 and Drupal 5 versions available
See what it's all about
Learn more and see a sample of what it looks like on our Drupal site: http://drupal.kaltura.org
Join the Open Source video project: http://corp.kaltura.com/developers
Hosting & Streaming Options
Kaltura Hosted Solution – Free Trial and Affordable Packages
When you signup with Kaltura you get 10GB free hosting and streaming using Kaltura’s world-class CDNs and hosting facilities. For more information on our packages beyond 10GB, please contact us and we'll get right back to you: http://corp.kaltura.com/about/contact
Self-Hosted Solution
You can also connect your Kaltura Video module to the Kaltura Community Edition - the self-hosted, community supported version of Kaltura's Open Source Online Video Platform – all behind your own firewall and on your own servers for free.
Learn more and download Kaltura CE, or
read the Drupal + KalturaCE setup docs
About Kaltura
Kaltura has developed the first open source video platform for video management, creation, interaction and collaboration. Kaltura's platform enables any site to seamlessly and cost-effectively integrate advanced interactive rich-media functionalities, such as searching, uploading, importing, editing, annotating, remixing, and sharing of video, audio, and photo files. The platform also includes unique collaboration functionalities that allow groups of users to create together, and enables publishers to access and syndicate reusable content across the Kaltura Network of content and to enjoy aggregated hosted video services such as video advertising, professional editing, and DVD printing. Kaltura's free open source code is available for web developers in the form of an extensive Software Development Kit, as well as self-serve packages for publishers in the form of automatic extensions and plugins for leading content management, blogging and collaboration platforms such as Drupal, WordPress, and MediaWiki.
Project Information
- Maintenance status: Actively maintained
- Development status: Under active development
- Module categories: Content, Content Construction Kit (CCK), Content Display, Media, Third-party Integration, Views
- Reported installs: 734 sites currently report using this module. View usage statistics.
- Last modified: May 4, 2011
