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Video Easy Filter

Maintained by Justin Hunt
VideoEasy is a filter to play mp4, mp3 and other media files with html5 players. It uses user editable templates to allow the admin to customize the appearance of existing players or to support new players. Predefined player templates support Video JS, JPlayer, JW Player, Flowplayer and MediaElement.js
Price option: Free

Supports Moodle 2.6-5.2 See all versions
Latest release: 1 year ago
Installations: 607
Downloads (last 90 days): 117

Frankenstyle name: filter_videoeasy
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Hello,
I managed to use VideoEasy filter successfully. However, if I use Safe Exam Browser, it doesn't work.
Any idea how to solve this issue ?
Thank you.
Hello, I just wanted to make a template, that uses most recent video.js files. But if I use "//vjs.zencdn.net/7.5.5/video.js" and "//vjs.zencdn.net/7.5.5/video-js.css" as CDN, then the player isn't invoked. What's happening here? Moodle version is 3.5.
Hello, we have been using your plugin for several months now - thank you very much for providing such a flexible plugin! We have recently created a global glossary on our site that uses videos within the definitions. Unfortunately, these videos don't seem to be using the Video Easy Filter and instead the default Moodle player. I have checked to make sure the filter is active in the glossary, but the videos in the glossary are still not using the filter. Is there something I'm missing? Does Video Easy not work within a glossary? I appreciate your help!
Mario, not really. From within a quiz question it is not easy to control page navigation. It can be done with javascript enabling and disabling buttons on the page. And I have done this in the past. But its a bit fiddly.
Hi! I succeed to let an audio be played only one time during an exam (4 pages);
However, is there a way to force the audio to be played till the end before going to next page? Thanks
To handle questions and comments better from now on please post in the Video Easy forum thread:
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=382047
Hi! I have the same problem as Pascal. If I add more than one sound (I use mp3 files), only the first one is showing. If I add second file after the first one, it's not showing it or any other content after that sound. I don't think it's the problem with the template because I've tried all of them, even made a custom one, and the result is the same.
Hi, I am trying to use this filter however, whenever I add a video url, the default moodle videojs plays the video. I have followed all the instructions detailed in the above post. What could be the reason for such behavior? I am currently using Moodle 3.4.1. I have disabled Multimedia plugins filter as well as have checkmarked mp3 and mp4 files to be played with the FlowPlayer First Frame default template.
Hi Justin, thanks for this post.
I would like know if with this plugin can I implement interactive video transcript?
if yes, how i do it?
This is an example of what I am looking for:
https://www.3playmedia.com/solutions/features/plugins/interactive-transcript/
Best regards,
Last word on this. I think I know what caused this. It's quite possible I mistakenly used a period (.) instead of a comman (,) when adding new extensions in General Settings. I already had acc as a file type and this happened when I tried to add ACC. I thought the duplicate caused the problem but that is not the case as I was just able to do it with the "fixed" version. This leads me to believe I used a period and not a comma. That's the only thing that makes sense.
Okay, I fixed it this way. First, I moved the videoeasy folder out of the Moodle directory on the server. Doing so made it possible to get to "Site Administration" again without getting the above error message. I then navigated to the "Manage Filters"page. Next, I needed to move the videoeasy folder back to the Moodle Filters directory on the server. On the "Manage Filters" page, I disabled and then uninstalled videoeasy (also cleared cache). At that point, videoeasy was no longer in the database or residing in the Moodle directory so as a final step, I re-installed a clean copy of videoeasy and re-configured all the settings again.
Seems to be working properly again, but what I did originally that caused the error and inability to access the "Site Administration" link.
Oh boy... I just upgraded to Moodle 3.4+. Everything was great. I decided to add some file extensions to the videoeasy filter. So when I went to save I got the error messages in the attached file. Most importantly, I am no longer able to open the "Site Administration" link in the Admin block. I'm basically locked out, although I can still edit the Frontpage and course settings. Just can't get into "Site Administration". I figured it was due to adding these two file extensions to the filter so I went to the database and deleted the fields for the two file extensions I had just added to the filter. Same outcome. I am unable to open the "Site Administrator".
Thanks for any advice.
Dave
Error Message
Invalid admin setting (filter_videoeasy/handle ACC)
Debug info:
Error code: invalidadminsettingname
Stack trace:
line 1701 of /lib/adminlib.php: moodle_exception thrown
line 1567 of /lib/adminlib.php: call to admin_setting->parse_setting_name()
line 2643 of /lib/adminlib.php: call to admin_setting->__construct()
line 94 of /filter/videoeasy/settings.php: call to admin_setting_configcheckbox->__construct()
line 88 of /lib/classes/plugininfo/filter.php: call to include()
line 215 of /admin/settings/plugins.php: call to core\plugininfo\filter->load_settings()
line 8000 of /lib/adminlib.php: call to require()
line 7885 of /lib/adminlib.php: call to admin_get_root()
line 10 of /admin/blocks.php: call to admin_externalpage_setup()
Invalid admin setting (filter_videoeasy/handle ACC)
Debug info:
Error code: invalidadminsettingname
Stack trace:
line 1701 of /lib/adminlib.php: moodle_exception thrown
line 1567 of /lib/adminlib.php: call to admin_setting->parse_setting_name()
line 2643 of /lib/adminlib.php: call to admin_setting->__construct()
line 94 of /filter/videoeasy/settings.php: call to admin_setting_configcheckbox->__construct()
line 88 of /lib/classes/plugininfo/filter.php: call to include()
line 215 of /admin/settings/plugins.php: call to core\plugininfo\filter->load_settings()
line 8000 of /lib/adminlib.php: call to require()
line 4163 of /lib/navigationlib.php: call to admin_get_root()
line 4026 of /lib/navigationlib.php: call to settings_navigation->load_administration_settings()
line 759 of /lib/pagelib.php: call to settings_navigation->initialise()
line 820 of /lib/pagelib.php: call to moodle_page->magic_get_settingsnav()
line 136 of /blocks/settings/block_settings.php: call to moodle_page->__get()
line 288 of /blocks/moodleblock.class.php: call to block_settings->get_content()
line 230 of /blocks/moodleblock.class.php: call to block_base->formatted_contents()
line 1210 of /lib/blocklib.php: call to block_base->get_content_for_output()
line 1262 of /lib/blocklib.php: call to block_manager->create_block_contents()
line 579 of /lib/outputrenderers.php: call to block_manager->ensure_content_created()
line 39 of /theme/bootstrapbase/renderers/core_renderer.php: call to core_renderer->standard_head_html()
line 16 of /theme/gourmet/layout/columns2.php: call to theme_bootstrapbase_core_renderer->standard_head_html()
line 1261 of /lib/outputrenderers.php: call to include()
line 1191 of /lib/outputrenderers.php: call to core_renderer->render_page_layout()
line 2790 of /lib/outputrenderers.php: call to core_renderer->header()
line 374 of /lib/setuplib.php: call to core_renderer->fatal_error()
line ? of unknownfile: call to default_exception_handler()
Hi Justin,
do someone know if I would use 2 or more javascript files for the player? There are players version that need more javascript files.
Thanks
After installing it, the only option that I have on settings under File Extension Handlers is Flowplayer First Frame...?
Hi Justin. I installed VideoEasy on Moodle 3.0
I'm working on a Moodle test in which the users could clic on a word (or on a symbol next to the word) and listen to this word pronunciation. I have difficulties to configure the templates. I need to configure my audioplayer in order to get a very simple "play icon" and volume level with a maximum witdh 30px. Wich template you think I should use ? How can I resize it ? Thanks a lot.