Opencast Videos

Blocks ::: block_opencast
Maintained by Opencast Integration, WWU logo smallLearnweb – University of Münster, Thomas Niedermaier, Farbod Zamani Boroujeni
Part of set Opencast.
Moodle block plugin which can be used to link Moodle courses to Opencast series. Teachers can use this block to upload videos to Moodle which are then transmitted to Opencast and processed there afterwards.

Opencast Videos v3.11-r1

Moodle 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11
Released: Thursday, 20 May 2021, 8:14 PM
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New features

  • Teachers can download processed videos (Issue #97)
  • Teachers can report problems with videos. Sent mails automatically include technical details (Issue #173)
  • If enabled, users must accept the terms of use before uploading videos (Issue #171)
  • Teachers can configure and start workflows for videos (Issue #177)
  • Refactor admin settings so that only core moodle settings are used. That allows admins to export/import settings using the Admin presets block (Issue #168, #149)
  • Additional placeholder [USERNAME] can be used in ACL rules
  • Moodle 3.11 is now officially supported

Bug fixes

Deprecation notice

  • Any Opencast API level below v1.1.0 is not supported anymore.
  • Moodle 3.5 is not supported anymore.

Version information

Version build number
2021052000
Version release name
v3.11-r1
Maturity
Stable version
MD5 Sum
2667b765382497b668f429a7e48d54e9
Supported software
Moodle 3.8, Moodle 3.9, Moodle 3.10, Moodle 3.11
Change log URL
Alternative download URL

Version control information

Version control system (VCS)
GIT
VCS repository URL
VCS tag
v3.11-r1

Default installation instructions for plugins of the type Blocks

  1. Make sure you have all the required versions.
  2. Download and unpack the block folder.
  3. Place the folder (eg "myblock") in the "blocks" subdirectory.
  4. Visit http://yoursite.com/admin to complete the installation
  5. Turn editing on in any home or course page.
  6. Add the block to the page
  7. Visit the config link in the block for more options.