How to add a video to a forum post

You can add a video or audio file to a Moodle forum by using the MediaSpace button as follows:

• Navigate to the relevant module, click into the Forum and click to create a new message (e.g., by Add a new discussion topic or Reply)

To upload a media file you have created:

• After clicking Add submission, in the upload screen for online text click the Mediaspace button (marked below). Do NOT upload it to Attachments

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• Once you're in Mediaspace, select Add New > Media Upload in the top-right of the page.
  

• Read the copyright statement and tick the checkbox, if you agree to it.
  
• The Upload Media dialog box will open. Drag and Drop a file OR Click +Choose a file to upload and navigate to the file you wish to submit.
  
  
  
• N.B. for Mac users: Videos created on a Mac sometimes upload without audio and may need to be re-encoded using a free program such as Handbrake)

• When the file has uploaded (this may take some time, depending on the size), complete the name and description and click Save.
  
  

• This will save your changes ONLY ...
  
  
  
• ... To complete the upload, click Save and Embed, then click Embed on the following Preview page.
  
  
          

• The file will appear in the Online Text box as a hyperlink.
  
  You can add text below (or above) the link to complete your post

• Remembering to change your Subject line if you wish,
  click Post to forum
  

      To embed a link to a media file from an external source (e.g., a YouTube video):

• Instead of the MediaSpace button,  click the Link button.
  
  

• Paste the URL for your media source into the Create Link dialog box and click Open in New Window > Create Link.
  

• The file will appear in the text box as a hyperlink. Your description and any other text can be written underneath the link.
• Click Post to forum