Screencast Filter

Filters ::: filter_screencast
Maintained by Camtasia Relay
This is a text filter for Moodle that converts Screencast.com urls into embeded content. The current text filter will only replace hyperlinks with the embeded content. This currently only works for video short urls.

Screencast Filter Screencast Filter (Build: 2012031301)

Moodle 2.0, 2.1, 2.2
Released: Wednesday, 14 March 2012, 4:36 AM
Description:
This is a text filter for Moodle that converts Screencast.com urls into embeded content. The current text filter will only replace hyperlinks with the embeded content. This only works for video short urls.

Installation:
Download the source files. (zip file is available under download section)
Create a folder named "screencast".
Copy the source files to that folder.
Copy the "screencast" folder to moodle/filter on the Moodle server.
Login as an admin on the Moodle site and install the filter.

To use:
By default the screencast filter is enabled for all content. You can change this under Plugins > Filters.

When inserting a Screencast.com url into a discussion, create a hyperlink and insert the url as the target. When the discussion is posted the url will be changed into the embed content.

Version information

Version build number
2012031301
Version release name
Screencast Filter (Build: 2012031301)
Can be updated from
2012020203
Maturity
Beta
MD5 Sum
aa5211e5257d8519abe095d2bca1162a
Supported software
Moodle 2.1, Moodle 2.0, Moodle 2.2
  • Latest release for Moodle 2.0
  • Latest release for Moodle 2.1
  • Latest release for Moodle 2.2

Version control information

Version control system (VCS)
GIT
VCS repository URL

Default installation instructions for plugins of the type Filters

  1. Make sure you have all the required versions.
  2. Download and unpack the filter plugin.
  3. Place the folder (eg "myfilter") in the "filter" subdirectory.
  4. Visit http://yoursite.com/admin to finish the installation