JW FLV Player Video URL, Type & Streamer

Note: If Sound, Image or Video are selected, the player will automatically look for the video file in the Moodle course files directory. Use "Choose or upload a file...".

Video URL: The source or location of the media file to be played. It can be an FLV, F4V, MOV, MP4 or any file type supported by Flash Player.

Type: The type of media and type of delivery to be used for the Video URL provided. The settings are:

  • default - a URL link to a video file available over the Internet. Must start with http://...
  • Sound - a link to an MP3 or AAC file in the Moodle course files directory
  • Image - a link to an image file in the Moodle course files directory
  • Video - a link to a video file in the Moodle course files directory
  • YouTube - a URL link to a video file hosted on YouTube
  • Camera - accesses the user's web camera if present and turned on
  • HTTP Streaming - (advanced) consume media streams from an HTTP media server
  • Lighttpd Streaming - (advanced) consume media streams from a Lighttpd media server
  • RTMP Streaming - (advanced) consume media streams from an RTMP media server such Red5, Flash Media Server or Wowza

Streamer: (advanced) the gateway of the streaming server to be used (requires configuration by a developer)

 

Moodle Plugin Activity Module Developed by Matt Bury - http://matbury.com/

JW FLV Player Developed By Jeroen Wijering - http://www.longtailvideo.com/

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