Myvideos
Block and module package to create user repositories of videos. The package goal is to reduce the disk space and the bandwidth necessary to use audiovisual resources.
Features
The block integrates Moodle with a FFmpeg server to compress and encode videos to Flash Video format, and allows users to link external videos from video based websites like youtube.
Users can choose the visibility of the video: private, public for Moodle users or public for all www, and allow video comments. Other Moodle users can add the public videos to their own favorites list with a search interface. Users without a Moodle account can watch and search for public videos through a specific block page, no login required.
The myvideos module is a simple activity to add the repository videos like other Moodle course resources.
Dependencies
FFmpeg server and PHP SSH2 extension are required to upload videos, the Moodle web server can be used as FFmpeg server but it's not recommended for performance reasons.
- FFmpeg <http://www.ffmpeg.org/> to encode to Flash Video format
- SSH2 extension <http://www.php.net/manual/en/intro.ssh2.php>
- Mencoder <http://www.mplayerhq.hu> only required to encode videos with Real Media format
Installation
- Install FFmpeg and Mencoder in a server, the same Moodle web server can be used.
- Install the SSH2 extension <http://www.php.net/manual/en/ssh2.installation.php> also avaiable through PECL
- Download the latest myvideos package for your Moodle version from Moodle Modules & Plugins database or CVS
- Copy both block/myvideos and mod/myvideos from the zipped file into the blocks/ and mod/ directories of your installation
- Logged as an admin user, click the Notifications link of the administration block
- Fill the block settings page with the FFmpeg server data and the path where the repository must be stored
- Change the default capabilities permissions is it's necessary
Other information
- Supported languages: English, Español and Català.
- Moodle supported versions: 1.9.x
See also
- Myvideos in Modules and Plugins
