I am having problems embedding a video clip within a moodle page (for example the front page). I'm using Camtasia to generate a mp4 file (and the flash files and htm files) but I am unsure how to take all these components and integrate them into moodle. 'add a resource>link to file' works, but I want to embed it. I don't know much html, so any assistance would be grand.
Hi,
in Moodle you can:
If you want to go deeper in understanding what a text filter can do in Moodle take also a look at Filters and at an example for enhancing them, MDL-22010.
Ciao,
Matteo
in Moodle you can:
- use <object /> tag with an explicit attribute id, better than using <embed />;
- use SWFobject syntax, since it's part of Moodle libraries;
- take advantage of Multimedia plugins which is a text filter able to select some HTML anchors based on their href extension and to add the right HTML code to let the player bundled with Moodle appear.
If you want to go deeper in understanding what a text filter can do in Moodle take also a look at Filters and at an example for enhancing them, MDL-22010.
Ciao,
Matteo
I have just went through this exercise and I finally got my working.
I choose to use Matt Bury's 'Media Player' module found here (http://code.google.com/p/moodle-mplayer/)
Download the zip file and unzip it to your Mod directory then go to the admin page notifications and it should show that it was properly installed.
Now in your topics, you sho8uld see a new "Activity' called Media Player.
Use the Add Activity to select your file to be emedded.
Darcy
I choose to use Matt Bury's 'Media Player' module found here (http://code.google.com/p/moodle-mplayer/)
Download the zip file and unzip it to your Mod directory then go to the admin page notifications and it should show that it was properly installed.
Now in your topics, you sho8uld see a new "Activity' called Media Player.
Use the Add Activity to select your file to be emedded.
Darcy
I uploaded the media player and unzipped to the mod dir. but it doesn't seem to have installed. No notification appears on the admin section.
any help?
any help?
In the Zip folder there might be a sub directory within the main directory
You just want a single folder called mplayer in the mod directory then the
content of the folder
moodle/mod/mplayer/(8 sub folders and 9 files)
Not
moodle/mod/mplayer/mplayer/(8 sub folders and 9 files)
Then check admin notifications and it should be installed,
Then check add an activity - it should say Media Player
darcy
You just want a single folder called mplayer in the mod directory then the
content of the folder
moodle/mod/mplayer/(8 sub folders and 9 files)
Not
moodle/mod/mplayer/mplayer/(8 sub folders and 9 files)
Then check admin notifications and it should be installed,
Then check add an activity - it should say Media Player
darcy
Hi Darcy
Could you share how you got past the problems you outlined at the link which you were having with the mplayer to get it to work?
I read your comments and seem to be having a similar issue to what you describe and get the error...
'Video not found or access denied: http://moodle.idealperformance.co.uk/file.php/2/test.wmv
However if I change the text slightly as you did and paste it directly into the browser address it works... http://moodle.idealperformance.co.uk/file.php?file=/2/test.wmv
However I do not want students to download the video, simply to view. Are you able to offer any suggestions
Many thanks
Could you share how you got past the problems you outlined at the link which you were having with the mplayer to get it to work?
I read your comments and seem to be having a similar issue to what you describe and get the error...
'Video not found or access denied: http://moodle.idealperformance.co.uk/file.php/2/test.wmv
However if I change the text slightly as you did and paste it directly into the browser address it works... http://moodle.idealperformance.co.uk/file.php?file=/2/test.wmv
However I do not want students to download the video, simply to view. Are you able to offer any suggestions
Many thanks