About This Software
WARNING: This extension is neither …
- packaged
- thouroughly testes
- approved or endorsed by RWTH or FSMPI
- well supported
- the answer to life, universe, and everything
- readable
Use at your own risk!
Further development is necessary and will take place when I find some more free time …
does it have a name?
Not really … at least nothing that I'd consider final.
Nevertheless, in the code it is called Open Excellence Media or for short OEM.
what is it good for?
A huge portion of videos in RWTH moodle are hosted on RWTH's OpenCast instance. The way it is set up prevents (likely intentionally) a user-friendly approach to downloading videos. This extension want's to help by liberating lecture recordings and other videos provided in this rather restrictive manner.
How? By placing a bow with direct links to the videos above them.
reasons for downloading vidoes
- a bad internet connection (streaming feels like 90% buffering and 10% watching)
- learning on the train, at the beach, in the park, … you get it
- personal archive to re-watch lecture contents in a few semesters (relevant for exams, personal interest, …)
- …
2do
- going to bed
- styling (I love CSS, not joking here!)
- adding links in video-only tabs, too
- packaging
- good name + icon
- further investigation into the OpenCast API (looks like one might be able to have some fun with it)
- …