Video support for learningBOX

Video materials have become an integral part of e-learning. In this article, we will explain how to use video materials in learningBOX.

 learningBOXTwo ways to embed videos in

learningBOXの教材として動画を埋め込む方法は大きくわけて2種類あります。 ・learningBOX自体に動画をアップロードする ・YouTube andVimeoEmbed videos uploaded to external services such as learningBOX

How to upload a video to the learningBOX itself

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• The playback time of the video can be recorded accurately.
• You can check if you watched it without skipping to the end.
• You can protect your videos based on your learningBOX account.
• It's easy to operate because you don't need to use multiple services.
• There are no ads and you can focus on learning.
• You can change the playback speed.

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• There is a limit of 30 MB per video for the Starter Plan and 500 MB per video for the Standard Plan.

How to upload a video to an external service

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• You can deliver high quality videos even with the starter plan.

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• Depending on the external service, you may not be able to concentrate on learning due to the delivery of advertisements.
• Usage fees for external services may be incurred separately.
• You will have to double manage your external services and learningBOX accounts.
• Anyone who knows the URL of the external service may be able to watch the video.

Recommended Use

If you want to use videos that have already been published on external services as teaching materials, it is convenient to embed videos that have already been published on external services as they are, but if you want to use learningBOX to distribute new videos, we recommend uploading videos to learningBOX itself. If you want to use learningBOX to deliver new videos, we recommend you to upload them to learningBOX itself. In that case, we hope you will consider using our Standard Plan.

Security and delivery stability

Video delivery from learningBOX is available through Amazon Web Services'Cloud FrontThe service is delivered from more than 100 edge locations around the world, including the Tokyo region. In addition, a one-time URL with an expiration date is generated for each user at the time of delivery.

Future update policy

• Support for videos larger than 500MB
  We will create a system to accept videos up to about 2GB by using a pre-compression system.
• Support for multiple bit rates
  With an eye on the 5G era, we will create a system that automatically selects from multiple delivery bit rates.
• Support for new codecs
  Currently, we use H264, but we will continue to support codecs such as H265, VP9, and AV1.
• Implementation of search function in video
  Automatic transcription of the audio in the video is available for search.
• Support for subtitles
  Subtitle file registration and subtitle editing in learningBOX are realized.
• UI implementation for full screen playback
  Enables you to change the playback speed of the video even when playing in full screen.

We are looking for developers!

If you are interested in developing a feature that will be in a future update, we would love to hear from you and look forward to your entry.