Kaltura Gets Smarter With The New York Public Library

NY-based Kaltura, the online video collaboration site, is announcing a new partnership with the New York Public Library. Over 600,000 digital images can now be incorporated easily into Kaltura’s group video projects.

"We strive to provide users with the most comprehensive, enjoyable and user-friendly experience possible when creating their collaborative Kalturas in a fun, safe, and legal environment; The New York Public Library database is a huge addition to resources that we offer, both in terms of its size and the great value that it brings,” said Ron Yekutiel, Chairman and CEO of Kaltura.

This gets Kaltura a large new base of images for users to utilize when creating their collaborative videos. Not sure how many people will want to use these types of images versus say Flickr, but any additional items for use is a good thing. We included Kaltura in our look at online video in NYC.

In IE7 (not sure about FF), I find a huge lag with Kaltura with all of their overlay windows when creating a video/Kaltura - many times I have already moved off the window and it forces me back to the beginning. No idea why they need all of the overlay windows for creation but it sure is a usability issue from my standpoint.

Adding an image from the Library collection is as easy as from Flickr and the other image sites they support. Here is an image I grabbed: