There are a few ways to add videos to a Moodle course

Adding a YouTube or Vimeo video

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You can also embed a video from YouTube into your course using the following steps:

• Create Add a new page Page in Moodle (under add a resourceresources)
• Go to the HTML source view by clicking on the "HTML<>" button in the content box (bottom row of the toolbar, right hand side).  You may need to click on the "Toolbar Toggle" ibutton n the top left of the text editor to see the "<>" button.  
• Go to YouTube or Vimeo and copy the video embed code. This is under the "Share" link.  
• Paste the embed code into the Moodle page content box.
• Save the page.

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If you create a link to a YouTube video in a label, page, or other description field, Moodle will automatically embed the YouTube video instead of just linking to the video.  If you just want a simple link, you can do one of the following things:

1. Add the link by using Add a resource or activity -  → URL.  This will not embed the video.
2. Turn off automatic multimedia embedding for your course.  This can be set under Settings Administration block → Course administration → Filters → Multimedia plugins → Off.  This setting will affect content in the entire course.
3. Edit the YouTube link to prevent auto-embedding. For example, if the YouTube link is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PfzLRs7YC0, adding a parameter to the middle will prevent auto-embedding: http://www.youtube.com/watch?embed=no&v=0PfzLRs7YC0 (add the text in bold to the URL).  Note for advanced users: Moodle is looking for a match for watch?v=, so adding something to the middle disrupts the filter.

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If you have your own video you want to add to Moodle, you can upload it just like any other file or embed it in a Moodle page using the Moodle Media button.  If it is a large file (over 100MB) or a longer video, it is best to contact ITS to upload your file to our streaming video server.  Email help@swarthmore.edu with your request. 

Embed a video file on a Moodle page

Moodle has a built-in media player that can play videos.  The player can be inserted into any text editing box.  Typically, most users create a new page in Moodle and then click on the "Insert Moodle Media" button (looks like a filmstrip) in the page editor.  From here you can upload your video and Moodle will embed the video within a player on the page.  You will not see the video player while editing the page, but it will show up when the page is saved.  

Full Length Videos

To stream full length files, please contact the Digital Initiatives Librarian in McCabe or the Director of the Language Resource Lab (for Modern Langauges). They can secure rights to screen feature films (if required) and set up the video for streaming via Moodle.