A Video is one of the powerful multimedia tools which helps in capturing the attention of the learners. In Moodle, you can upload Animated / Screencast / Explainer videos as well. By including videos to your course it helps to bring content to life.
In Moodle, there are 3 different ways of displaying video. They are :
• Linking video to Video sharing sites such as (YouTube, Vimeo)
If your video is hosted on video sharing sites such as YouTube or Vimeo, you can copy the video link to your course and it will play within the Moodle LMS.
• Uploading the video in Moodle for the user to download
If you want the user to download the particular video, you can upload the video on Moodle and you can allow the user to download the video and save on his device.
• Embedding video on Moodle player
Embedding refers to use of video within the Moodle. You can copy paste the embedded video code in the Moodle. With the help of inbuilt video app “Flowplayer” it helps to view the embedded videos in Moodle.
I will explain you how to upload the video in Moodle
Step 1 : In the Dashboard of Moodle, on the top right side, click on “Turn Editing on”.
Step 2 : Click on “Add activity or resource” as shown in above image.
Step 3 : A pop-up window will appear, click on “Label” option and select “Add”.
• Avoid uploading video directly on Dashboard, instead use a Label and upload the video under Label section.
• Avoid using more than one video on the page as it will slow down the page load time.
Step 4 : In “Adding a new Label” click on “Media” option in order to add video to your course
In Moodle, the default upload limit is 50 MB and by changing the course settings you can increase the limit to 800 MB. When you are uploading a large video, you can always break it down into smaller clips or even share it outside the Moodle like YouTube or Vimeo.
Step 5 : After clicking Media, you will get a pop up to add a Link or Video or Audio to your course.
Step 6 : If you want to add Link to the image, click on “Link” option and paste the link URL in “SOURCE URL” box
When you embed the Video from Sharing sites such as YouTube, Vimeo it is still stored on the hosting site however you can directly view in Moodle.
Step 7 :
When you click on “Browse Repository” option, a file picker window will open where
• You can upload embedded files
• Add files from Moodle Server
• Add files from Recent files
• Upload files from hard disk
• Add files from Private files
• Add images from Wikipedia
After you have selected the desired video from your preferred location, click on “Upload this file” option in order to upload the video.
Step 8
If you want to add Video from Hard disk, click on “Browse repositories” and select the file from your hard disk.
If you want to change the display of your video, you can enter the desired video resolution in “Size” option.
• In Moodle, it is recommended to upload files in MP4 format. Other file formats like M4v, SWF formats are also supported.
• Avoid using AVI and MOV files as they are large and not all devices can play them.
Step 9
Under “Advanced settings” you can customize :
• Either to show or hide the controls
• Play the video automatically
• Mute the sound of the video
• Loop the video
Under “Subtitle and captions” option you can include
• Subtitle
• Caption
• Description
• Chapter
• Metadata
Once you have added all the elements, click on insert media.
Step 10 : Once the video has been uploaded, you can see in the course as shown in the image above.
Step 11 : After clicking on the video, the video will play in the module as shown in the image above.
Videos are one of the most powerful visual tools which help to capture the learner’s attention. While uploading video ensure that there are no restrictions. By installing the correct plugin and codecs it helps the browser to play the video without any issues. I hope this blog helps you on how to display video within Moodle. If you have any questions feel free to contact us at hello@playxlpro.com.
