Changes coming to Kaltura
May 1, 2026
On May 7th, 2026, we are updating our Kaltura settings to improve video accessibility and streamline your workflow. Here is everything you need to know about these changes and how they help us meet WCAG AA 2.1 requirements for 99% accurate captions.
馃帴 Better Captions for Zoom Recordings
Currently, when Zoom recordings sync to Kaltura, the Zoom transcript blocks Kaltura from creating its own captions. We are disabling this backup feature so Kaltura can take the lead.
- Why the change? Kaltura鈥檚 machine-generated captions are more accurate, and follow best practices for line length and punctuation, making them easier to read than Zoom鈥檚.
- Editing is faster: While all machine captions require a quick human eye review for accuracy, Kaltura's higher-quality captions makes the editing process much faster.
- Speaker Labels: Unlike Zoom, Kaltura does not automatically label speakers. You can add labels manually in the Kaltura editor or, if you prefer, download the original transcript from Zoom and upload it to Kaltura yourself.
馃洜锔 New Tools in Blackboard & Canvas
We are bringing two powerful tools directly into your LMS "Kaltura My Media" tool (currently only available in MediaSpace):
- Caption & Enrich: This allows you to manually request machine captions for older Zoom recordings or imported YouTube videos where captions didn't run automatically.
- Media Stitching: You can now combine multiple images and videos (up to five) into a single entry. Once your new video is "stitched" together, Kaltura will automatically generate a fresh set of captions for it.
馃挕 Quick Tips for Success
Pro Tip: Always finish trimming or clipping your video before you start editing the captions. This ensures you don't waste time correcting text for footage you plan to delete.
- Accessibility: You can use the Kaltura built-in caption editor to manage both standard captions and Extended Audio Descriptions.
- Resources: For detailed guides on how to edit captions and ensure your media is accessible, check out 绿奴天花板鈥檚 Video Accessibility resources here.