video

In order to maintain compatibility standards we use FLV files for all of our videos in Moodle.  This then uses JPlayer to stream the video.  However, JPlayer is a flash tool and therefore videos do not work on the iPhone.

To get around this I have embedded my iPhone detection script into mod/file resource on Moodle.  I then upload an .mp4 version of the same file, in the same folder as the .flv version.

Using Jplayer 4.5.230 it is possible to include subtitles on Moodle videos.  The subtitles are encoded in an XML file which includes the timings and content.

In order to achieve this in Moodle there are a few core code tweaks to perform including a Jplayer upgrade.

To see Moodle Subtitles (close captions) in action visit the link below:

At last! I found the time to fix this!

The fact that Moodle does not support full screen FLV playback is something that has troubled me since day one.  The button is there and many staff and students complained that when clicked it did nothing. After sifting through the code I managed to gain a much deeper understanding of the player and noticed that the fullscreen attribute is not included in the standard Moodle distribution.