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==What is the best way of Embedding media in Moodle?==
==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
#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
#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 the advantage is that it comes with a player bundled in it.


==How can I have embedded media resized appropriately?==
==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
==See also==


You can also add specific dimentions to the end of the attribute HREF inside the anchor <A> tag.
* Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=194684 Moodle Media player not appearing] forum discussion
<pre>
<a href="link-to-some-flash-file.swf?d=480x640">Flash File</a>
</pre>
Please pay attention to the '''?d=480x640''' part of the code, which you have to put in, yourself.
by switching from HTML mode into TEXT mode.


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Latest revision as of 15:42, 26 January 2012

What is the best way of Embedding media in Moodle?

  1. Interesting discussion on Moodle Mahem list: https://groups.google.com/forum/?pli=1#!topic/moodlemayhem/txt_5pNwATk
  2. 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.

See also

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