Some thoughts on this are still in development. How can I have embedded media resized appropriately? But tha advantage is that it comes with a player bundled in it. What about SWF? There have been some security worries on using SWF.Playing Flash FLV & SWF in MOODLE 2.0:.Interesting discussion on Moodle Mahem list: !topic/moodlemayhem/txt_5pNwATk.Access to the right quality of player often means adding more code. Sizing of windows in a popup to match media, or of the embed is a problem. What is the best way of Embedding media in Moodle? nomediaplugin class in a tag prevents media embedding.MP3 player colours customisable via CSS in themes.more video and audio extensions in filelib.php.HTML 5 audio and video with multiple source URLs and QuickTime fallback.Flash video embedding with HTML5 fallback - compatible with iOS and other mobile devices.automatic Flash video resizing using information from video metadata.SWF embedding now works only in trusted texts, it is now enabled by default (works everywhere if "Allow EMBED and OBJECT tags" enabled).accessibility and compatibility tweaks in Flowplayer.image embedding moved to filter_urltolink.removed old unused players, Eolas fix and UFO embedding.reworked filter_mediaplugin system settings - grouped by player type instead of individual extensions, added more information.
Without having to paste the embed code into the HTML of the page. The youtube filter uses a custom delimiting tag inserted anywhere within the text of a resource to embed and display an embedded youtube player As Flash files present a theoretical security risk, it is strongly recommended not to allow users to add flash content. Note that by default all but the Flash (.swf) filter are enabled. There is an individual setting to turn on or off each supported media type. Notifications > Modules > Filters > MultiMedia Plugins > Settings. In 1.7 it can be found via Administration > Modules > Filters > MultiMedia Plugins. Prior to version 1.7, this can be reached from Configuration > Filters > MultiMedia Plugins. The settings page is in the administration block.
These pieces of software are generally free, easily installed and widely used so this will only be an issue for small numbers of users.
If users do not have these installed they may be prompted to go and install them by their browser. Where the first number is the width in pixels, and the second is the height.Īlthough Moodle prepares the media files to be played in the browser, the actual playback is handled by various types of browser plug-in software, primarily Adobe Flash, Quicktime, Windows Media Player and Real Player. Moodle detects the media type using the filename extension, so you should ensure that the file contents match the extension correctly.įor some file types, like Flash, you can size the plugin using an extended syntax: When displayed a suitable player will be provided. Insert the URL of the multimedia resource into your text (which can be the URL of a file in the course files area). In Moodle 1.9.6 onwards, a YouTube link filter (disabled by default) is also available. rm - RealMedia Streaming Media (Real Networks, Inc.) rpm - RealMedia Player Plug-in (RealNetworks) ram - RealMedia Metafile (RealNetworks, Inc.) flv - Flash Video File (Macromedia, Inc.) mov - QuickTime Video Clip (Apple Computer, Inc.) swf - Macromedia Flash Format File (Adobe, Inc.) 6.2 How can I have embedded media resized appropriately?.6.1 What is the best way of Embedding media in Moodle?.