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Global Vimeo player settings of Video Time

The global Vimeo player settings of Video Time explained

Updated over 2 months ago

This section contains settings available in the embed options for Vimeo videos used within the Video Time activity.

As an administrator, you can define default values, force settings, and mark settings as advanced. Default settings apply only to newly created activities.

You can find this section under Site administration > Plugins > Activity modules > Video Time > Video Time Vimeo Player.

Global defaults help enforce consistency and simplify the setup for course creators.


Default settings

  • 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).

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Byline

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

  • Color

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Portrait

    Display the creator’s profile image alongside the video.

  • 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).

  • 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.


Forced settings

Lock specific settings so they cannot be changed at the activity level.
Forced settings apply site-wide to all Video Time activities.

If a forced setting is later released, the affected activity will revert to its original configuration for that setting.


Advanced settings

Mark settings as advanced to hide them by default in the activity embed options. Users must click “Show more...” to access them.

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