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Embed options for the Video Time activity

The embed options for the Video Time activity explained (Only Pro)

Updated over 2 months ago

The Embed options give you detailed control over how the video appears within your Moodle course.
The available settings depend on the video player being used:

  • The Vimeo player is used exclusively for linked Vimeo videos, either by providing the URL in the settings or choosing the video directly from your connected Vimeo account.

  • The VideoJS player is used for all media sources other than Vimeo, such as YouTube links or locally uploaded media files.

Note: The available settings may differ depending on your site administrator’s configuration and your Video Time plugin tier (Basic, Pro, or Premium).


Settings available for both players

  • Responsive

    The video player automatically adapts to the page or screen size.
    When this setting is enabled, height and width cannot be set manually.

  • Height

    Set the video player's fixed height (in pixels).

  • Width

    Set the video player's fixed width (in pixels).

  • Loop

    The video restarts automatically when it finishes.

  • Muted:

    The video starts with the audio muted.

  • Plays inline

    Allow inline playback on mobile devices. If disabled, the video will enter full-screen mode on play.

  • Autoplay

    Automatically start playback of the video.​
    Autoplay usually requires mute to be enabled and may not work in some browsers or on devices that block autoplay behavior.

  • Controls

    Show or hide player controls. If disabled, all UI controls (play, pause) will be hidden.
    When hidden, the video requires autoplay, keyboard controls, or a player SDK to start.

  • Speed

    Displays speed controls in the player’s control bar, allowing users to adjust the playback speed. Also enables the playback rate API (Pro only).

Note: If no height or width is set, the iframe size defaults to 640×360 pixels (16:9 aspect ratio). This only applies when responsive is disabled.


Settings exclusively available for the VideoJS player

  • Poster file

    Allows uploading a custom image to display before the video plays or as an image while the audio file plays.


Settings exclusively available for the Vimeo player

  • Max height

    Set the video player's height (in pixels), limited by the video's native resolution.
    This setting does not affect the aspect ratio and will be overridden by max width if both are defined and conflict.

    If height and width are set, they will override max height and max width.

  • Max width

    Set the video player's width (in pixels), limited by the video's native resolution.
    This setting does not affect the aspect ratio and will override max height if both are defined and conflict.

    If height and width are set, they will override max height and max width..

  • Byline

    Display the creator’s byline (name) on top of the video before playing it.

  • Portrait

    Display the creator’s profile image alongside the video.

  • Title

    Display the video's title in the player.

  • Transparent

    By default, the background of the player iframe is transparent on Vimeo.
    When disabled, the iframe background becomes black.
    This can result in black bars if the height and width dimensions of the embedded player do not match the video’s original aspect ratio.

  • Color

    Define the color of the player controls using a hexadecimal color code.

  • Do not track (Pro only)

    Prevents Vimeo from using cookies or tracking data.
    Also disables the collection of video stats.

  • Autopause (Pro only)

    Pauses the current video when another Vimeo video on the page starts playing.
    Has no effect if browser cookies are disabled.

  • Background (Pro only)

    Enables background playback: hides controls, enables looping, and starts playback automatically.

  • Picture-in-picture (Pro only)

    Adds a button to enable picture-in-picture mode and activates the API support.

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