[Xerte] Re: Emedding/delivering large video files in Xerte - performance impact?

[Pat Lockley (Pgogy)]

Hello

Depending on how techie you are / can get hold of, you could just 
install xerte to a server with streaming capabilities anyway.

I am assuming Xerte stuff can be cached via apache settings and so on?

Pat

On 2015-03-25 10:39, Ron Mitchell wrote:
> You are far better off providing a streaming service or getting users
> to use an external service for large video files and embedding from
> there.
> 
> In the past when we only had the Flash player delivery of Xerte
> content embedding from streaming services was a bit more problematic
> but now with the html 5 player embed code can be added anywhere more
> or less regardless of the service used.
> 
> In some circumstance uploading small videos direct to an LO might be
> justified but in most cases embedding from a streaming service is
> always advisable.
> 
> Performance impact of uploading and delivering direct obviously
> depends on numbers but I suspect in reality this will be most
> noticeable on mobile consumption via lower bandwidth connections where
> a streaming service is always going to povide better learner
> experience.
> 
> HTH
> 
> Ron
> 
> FROM: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
> [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] ON BEHALF OF Naveed
> Hashmi
> SENT: 25 March 2015 14:24
> TO: Xerte discussion list
> SUBJECT: [Xerte] Emedding/delivering large video files in Xerte -
> performance impact?
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I'm a newbie to XOT ... we are planning on implementing the Xerte
> Online Toolkit Kits as a Univeristy wide service. One concern raised
> was around the possibility of uploading and delivering large video
> files embedded in the learning objects to many users. And the
> expectation that multiple users would view the video at the same
> time'ish. I expect there to be a performance impact due to bandwidth.
> What are others doing? will XOT cope? or do you provide a link to a
> video streaming service which stores all your video files?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Naveed
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