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 v4.1-r1

Moodle 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 4.0, 4.1
Released: Freitag, 28. Juli 2023, 21:49

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Bug Fixes


  • Issue #336: missing string identifier
  • Pull #338: New query param to be appended into Studio url path
  • Pull #339: Fix cutting off action menu items in overview video table
  • Pull #335: Add default value to the oc import videos checkbox in Moodle core import wizard
  • Pull #332: Only output Content-Length if size is valid
  • Issue #302: Hardcoded role name
  • Issue #188: Add scheduled task for cleaning up LTI module references after manual actions
  • Issue #191: Adopt video visibility when importing videos with the import wizard
  • Pull #327: Adopt video visibility after importing it with duplication method
  • Issue #276: Intended functionality of the readonly checkmark options
  • Pull #312: Make metadata Readonly option work
  • Issue #324: SyntaxError when loading block_opencast/generalsettings
  • Pull #329: Fix: Unable to parse JSON in admin setting (general settings)
  • Issue #291: Plus symbol is interpreted as whitespace when editing the video title through moodle
  • Pull #311: Avoid escaping plus sign upon updating metadata
  • Some more small bug fixes

Improvements

  • Issue #333: Import videos by default (as setting)
  • Pull #334: Upgrade Transcription feature using event addTrack (OC 13)
  • Pull #331: Opencast PHP library integration
  • Pull #298: Direct Access to videos' flavors with share button
  • Pull #315: LTI modules cleanup process scheduled task
  • Pull #314: Autocomplete Suggestions using capability
  • Pull #328: Admin notification for module cleanup tasks
  • Pull #330: Privacy notification
  • Updated GitHub workflows

Version information

Version build number
2023052600
Version release name
v4.1-r1
Maturity
Stable Version
MD5 Sum
be86d3203fac0c59985a1b247a44da6f
Supported software
Moodle 3.9, Moodle 3.10, Moodle 3.11, Moodle 4.0, Moodle 4.1
Change log URL
Alternative download URL

Version control information

Version control system (VCS)
GIT
VCS repository URL
VCS tag
v4.1-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.