Opencast Videos

Blocks ::: block_opencast
Maintained by WWU logo smallLearnweb – University of Münster, Tobias Reischmann, Tamara Gunkel, Opencast Integration
Part of set Opencast.
This block can be used to link moodle courses to opencast series. Users with respective priviledges (in the following called teacher) can use this block to upload videos to moodle. These videos are transmitted to the opencast system by the cronjob and create a event for the respective series there. The block can be automatically set the access privileges of moodle user enrolled in the course.

Opencast Videos v3.11-r3

Moodle 3.9, 3.10, 3.11
Released: Monday, 13 September 2021, 6:36 PM

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Installation notice

This release requires version v3.11-r3 of tool_opencast. You should update the tool first because otherwise the block installation will fail.

New features

  • Issue #216: Support multiple Opencast instances
  • Issue #169: Configure and manage multiple series per course
  • Issue #111: Teachers can be notified of status changes of uploaded videos
  • Issue #151: Import series by only adapting the ACLs

Enhancements

  • Issue #199: Improve explanation of status icons
  • Issue #184: Autocompletion for the creator and contributor metadata fields

Bug fixes

Version information

Version build number
2021091200
Version release name
v3.11-r3
Maturity
Stable version
MD5 Sum
b94e5612ccfd8eace813f0480ccce190
Supported software
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-r3

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.