videojsXBlock-Pro

Video.js 4.12.11

This XBlock provides the Video.js player (www.videojs.com) instead of the default one.

Thanks MarCnu( https://github.com/MarCnu/videojsXBlock ). I'm deeply appreciate his help.

Features:

1.Keep track of users activities in edX-platform tracking log
2.Enable the caption to display and you can upload it or directly link to the external source
3.True full screen allowed
4.More video speeds available : | 0.75 | 1 | 1.25 | 1.5 | 1.75 | 2 | by default
5.(Optional) Source document download button, for example to provide your PPT or PDF file

Pre-requirements:

1. EdX platform installed;
2. Skilful in operating system of Linux.

Installations:

1. Make sure you have the following items in your config file - cms.env.json

"ALLOW_ALL_ADVANCED_COMPONENTS": True

If it does not exist, insert it into the "FEATURES".

2. Execute the commands

• Switch to user "edxapp"

sudo -H -u edxapp bash

• Change directory to "edxapp" home

cd ~

• Loading the virtual environment of edxapp

source edxapp_env

• Clone the XBlock to certain directory

git clone git@github.com:longmen21/VideoJSXBlock-Pro.git

• Install

pip install -e ./VideoJSXBlock-Pro

• Back to the user "edustack"

exit

3. Restart the CMS platform

source /edx/bin/supervisorctl restart edxapp:

4. courses settings

Go to Settings -> Advanced Settings and set advanced_modules to ["videojs"].

Suggestions:

Keep the user "edxapp" clear of the privilege "sudo", you ought to switch the current user to "edustack" if you need the superior authority.