Multimedia plugins FAQ: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 15:42, 26 January 2012

What is the best way of Embedding media in Moodle?

Interesting discussion on Moodle Mahem list: https://groups.google.com/forum/?pli=1#!topic/moodlemayhem/txt_5pNwATk
Playing Flash FLV & SWF in MOODLE 2.0: http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=163374

How can I have embedded media resized appropriately?

You can add specific dimensions to the end of the attribute HREF inside the anchor <A> tag.

<a href="link-to-some-flash-file.swf?'''d=480x640'''">Flash File</a>

where 480x460 are the dimensions in pixels that you wish to use.

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-This page is for frequently asked questions about Multimedia plugins and filters.
+{{Filters}}
-{{Update}}
+==What is the best way of Embedding media in Moodle?==
-==What is the best way of Embedding media in Moodle?==
-Sizing of windows in a popup to match media, or of the embed is a problem.  Access to the right quality of player often means adding more code.  At present Flowplayer is used.  ?d=640x480 doesn't work any more.
 #Interesting discussion on Moodle Mahem list: https://groups.google.com/forum/?pli=1#!topic/moodlemayhem/txt_5pNwATk
 #Playing Flash FLV & SWF in MOODLE 2.0: http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=163374
-#What about SWF? There have been some security worries on using SWF.  But tha advantage is that it comes with a player bundled in it.
-Tracker issues:
-#http://tracker.moodle.org/browse/PULL-96
 ==How can I have embedded media resized appropriately?==
-Some thoughts on this are still in development.
+You can add specific dimensions to the end of the attribute HREF inside the anchor <A> tag.
+<pre>
-#Detect size of file: http://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-8984
+<a href="link-to-some-flash-file.swf?'''d=480x640'''">Flash File</a>
-#Patch: http://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-23870
+</pre>
+where 480x460 are the dimensions in pixels that you wish to use.
-An extract from here: http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=169935
-==Change settings in 2.0==
-Hi,
-I am using Moodle 2.0 (Build: 20101214) for streaming lecture videos. The vids are encoded as FLV (flash video), H.263 video and MP3 audio.  Aspect ratio is 4:3 (640x480).  I upload the vids to a repository, and use the "add a file" feature.
-The built-in player (flowplayer 3.2.3) works nicely, until you attempt fullscreen viewing.  Flowplayer apparently has the scaling set to 'scale', which fills the screen and ignores aspect ratios.
-from http://flowplayer.org/documentation/configuration/clips.html, I see that available scaling options are:
-    * fit: Fit to window by preserving the aspect ratio encoded in the file's metadata.
+==See also==
-    * half: Half-size (preserves aspect ratio)
-    * orig: Use the dimensions encoded in the file. If the video is too big for the available space, the video is scaled using the 'fit' option.
-    * scale: Scale the video to fill all available space. Ignores the dimensions in the metadata. This is the default setting.
-My question is, how do I change this setting? where would I find it?"
+* Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=194684 Moodle Media player not appearing] forum discussion
-Useful information to have, maybe.
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Multimedia plugins FAQ: Difference between revisions

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What is the best way of Embedding media in Moodle?

How can I have embedded media resized appropriately?

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