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Downloading Videos from My Media

Learning Technology: Kaltura Media Space

By default, owners of a video are the only ones who can download the video. Owners can allow others to download their video two different ways depending on how they are sharing their video. See the instructions below on how to download your own video and how to allow others to download.

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Download My Video

The owner of a video in Kaltura can download a video by using the following directions.

  1. Access My Media in Canvas or at mediaspace.uab.edu. (Learn how to access My Media.)
  2. Select the video (A) and open it.
    My Media dashboard displaying a video entry titled "Accessibility in Word Document - Master Copy" with a red circle and label A highlighting the video title area.
  3. If you are unable to download the video from the Download Icon (B) at the top right corner of the video, Click the Edit (C) icon at the bottom sections of the video player.
    the video player interface showing a video thumbnail with a red circle and label B on the Download icon in the top right corner, and a red circle with label C highlighting the Edit pencil icon in the bottom right options menu.
  4. Select Theme and Layout (D) and click the download button (E) on the top right of the player.
    media editing menu with label D highlighted in a red circle over the "Theme & layout" tab on the left sidebar, and label E in a red circle pointing to the download icon on the top right of the video preview player.
  5. Select the Type of Stream (F) you want to download.
    the Downloads pop-up menu showing stream options for "Main stream" and "Additional streams" with a red border and label F highlighting the download selections.

Allow Others to Download

Viewers cannot download your videos by default, but you can allow them to download in one of two methods depending on how you have shared your video.

  • Canvas Embed
  • Media Gallery or Channel

Canvas Embed

If you are embedding your video into a Canvas page, discussion, assignment etc. you can choose to embed the video in a player that includes the download icon.

  1. Follow the instructions to embed a Kaltura video.
  2. When choosing the video to embed, click the Settings options (A).

    My Media video list modal with a red circle and label A highlighting the gear settings icon next to the Embed button.

  3. Click the drop down for Choose Player (B) and select one of the players with a download option.
    the player settings configuration dropdown with a red border and label B pointing to the "Select a player" option.
  4. Select a video display size (C) from the dropdown menu and select Embed (D).
    "Customize Embed" options modal with a red border and label C highlighting the "Select video display size" choices, and a red circle with label D pointing to the Embed button in the bottom right corner.
  5. Publish your page or assignment and select the Download button (E) on the top right corner of the video. Others can select between Mainstream and additional streams (F) of video or Captions and Attachments (G).
    embedded video player showing the download icon highlighted by label E in a red circle, and an overlay menu with red borders highlighting label F for "Mainstream and additional streams" options and label G for "Captions and Attachments" download options.


Media Gallery or Channel

If you have published your video to a Media Gallery or Media Space Channel, follow these directions.

  1. Locate the desired video in My Media. Learn how to locate video.
  2. Click the Pencil (A) edit icon at the far right of that entry.
    My Media video list entry with a red circle and label A highlighting the pencil edit icon located at the far right of the video row.

  3. If you are unable to download the video from the Download Icon (B) at the top right corner of the video, Click the Download (C) icon at the bottom sections of the video player and select the Video Resolution (D) and Save (E). After saving Go to Media (F).

    the video editor page showing a red circle with label B on the Download icon in the top right of the player, label C pointing to the Downloads tab below the player, label D highlighting available resolution checkboxes, label E highlighting the Save button, and label F highlighting the Go To Media button.

  4. Check the box to Allow Downloading (C) then click Save (D).
    Media Gallery settings and media details section showing a red box with label G highlighting the Download tab below the video player, and a red box with label H highlighting the download icons next to available media file formats.
Last Updated: September 8th, 2026

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