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===Overview: deploying video=== | |||
Many courses benefit from video clips. At present there is not a quick way '''and''' a simple way to deploy video into a Moodle courses. | |||
===Overview=== | |||
Many courses benefit from video clips. At present there is not a quick way and simple way to deploy video into a Moodle courses. | |||
*If you drag and drop the size and formatting is fixed. | *If you drag and drop the size and formatting is fixed. | ||
*If you insert into a label, you need to add coding to get it how you want. | *If you insert into a label, you need to add coding to get it how you want. | ||
It may be true that philosophically Moodle is wanting to support external repositories, and may be not interested in enhancing file upload processes further. | It may be true that philosophically Moodle is wanting to support external repositories, and may be not interested in enhancing file upload processes further. | ||
One user scenario is this: Even if you have a repository, you sometimes have a quick video you want to upload to clarify, enhance, introduce something. You'd like: Record, click, upload, done. When the course gets updated, this video clip can be deleted and then cleaned up in the Moodle trash collection. | |||
===Drag and Drop=== | ===Drag and Drop=== | ||
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This could benefit with a fix. A tracker item is here: https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-46762 | This could benefit with a fix. A tracker item is here: https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-46762 | ||
===The Player=== | ===The Player in Core (Flowplayer)=== | ||
#The size is controlled by a filter: https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=268909#p1160636 | #The size is controlled by a filter: https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=268909#p1160636 | ||
#Flowplayer can play MP4's: https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=270137#p1167048 | #Flowplayer can play MP4's: https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=270137#p1167048 | ||
===Size of thumbnails=== | ===Size of thumbnails=== | ||
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Thumbnail size seems to be arbitrarily decided. Probably also hard coded. | Thumbnail size seems to be arbitrarily decided. Probably also hard coded. | ||
=== | ===Possible work around=== | ||
Some posts have suggested PooDLL as an option | |||
#https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=270137#p1167048 | |||
#https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=253094 | |||
=== | ===Feature Request=== | ||
I | After some encouragement from Marina, I have posted a Feature request | ||
*Post here: https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=268909 I am unclear about Flowplayer if we have the Flash version or not in Moodle core. https://flowplayer.org/ I am not even sure what this means. If someone feels like some coding, this will be a great addition!! --[[User:Derek Chirnside|Derek Chirnside]] ([[User talk:Derek Chirnside|talk]]) 13:09, 8 September 2014 (WST) | |||
*Tracker item: https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-46762 | |||
Latest revision as of 20:47, 8 October 2014
Overview: deploying video
Many courses benefit from video clips. At present there is not a quick way and a simple way to deploy video into a Moodle courses.
- If you drag and drop the size and formatting is fixed.
- If you insert into a label, you need to add coding to get it how you want.
It may be true that philosophically Moodle is wanting to support external repositories, and may be not interested in enhancing file upload processes further.
One user scenario is this: Even if you have a repository, you sometimes have a quick video you want to upload to clarify, enhance, introduce something. You'd like: Record, click, upload, done. When the course gets updated, this video clip can be deleted and then cleaned up in the Moodle trash collection.
Drag and Drop
At the moment, you can have any size you like, provided it is 400X315. The comment below is from Guilermo
The video is resized because the MP4 filter calls the Quicktime plugin with a predefined size of 400x315 px: <object *** width="400" height="315"> <param name="pluginspage" value="http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/" /> <param name="src" value="http://localhost/moodle25/pluginfile.php/100/mod_resource/content/0/video.mp4" /> If you rename the file to an FLV extension before uploading, then the video will be processed by Flowplayer.
This could benefit with a fix. A tracker item is here: https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-46762
The Player in Core (Flowplayer)
- The size is controlled by a filter: https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=268909#p1160636
- Flowplayer can play MP4's: https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=270137#p1167048
Size of thumbnails
Thumbnail size seems to be arbitrarily decided. Probably also hard coded.
Possible work around
Some posts have suggested PooDLL as an option
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=270137#p1167048
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=253094
Feature Request
After some encouragement from Marina, I have posted a Feature request
- Post here: https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=268909 I am unclear about Flowplayer if we have the Flash version or not in Moodle core. https://flowplayer.org/ I am not even sure what this means. If someone feels like some coding, this will be a great addition!! --Derek Chirnside (talk) 13:09, 8 September 2014 (WST)
- Tracker item: https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-46762
