⏱️ The Essentials in 3 Minutes |
🧠 Understand the Instructional Value
Video is particularly effective for demonstrating a gesture, showing a procedure, or humanizing content with a testimonial. It engages an additional sensory channel and can reduce the cognitive load associated with reading.
Be careful, however: a long, passive video replaces the effort of understanding with passive consumption. It works best when it is short, targeted, and followed by exercises that make the learner work on what they have just watched.
🔍 Which Option to Choose?
| Video mode (direct import) | Embed mode | |
Source | Recorded from Didask (webcam or screen share) | File imported to Didask | Video hosted elsewhere (YouTube, Vimeo…) |
Formats | Direct capture via the browser | mp4, webm, mov, avi, wmv, gif | Any compatible embed link |
Max size | Limited by recording duration | 2 GB per video | No limit on Didask's side |
Learner tracking | Automatic playback detection | Automatic playback detection | No detection, risk of inactivity modal appearing |
Recommended for | Software demos, quick personalized videos | Internal videos, full control | Public videos already online |
💡 Video playback cannot be made mandatory; the learner is free to watch it or not. To encourage full viewing, the workaround is to make the time spent on the granule mandatory. By setting a minimum time equal to the video's duration (e.g. 5 minutes), the learner will be blocked and cannot move to the next granule until the countdown ends.
1. Record a Video Directly from Didask 🆕
No external software needed: you can record a video directly in Didask, using your webcam or screen share.
The two recording modes
Mode | When to use it | Example |
📹 Webcam | To film yourself explaining a topic. | Presenting a key concept at the start of a chapter. |
🖥️ Screen share | To comment on slides or demonstrate software. | Demoing a business tool by recording your screen. |
How to do it
In the content editor (granule, introduction page, conclusion page), add a "Video" block.
Click "Record a video" (instead of importing a file).
Select the mode: Webcam or Screen share.
Start recording, speak, then stop when you're done.
The video is automatically embedded in your granule.
For more information, see the dedicated article 🔗
2. Add a Video via Direct Import (Video Mode)
In the content editor (granule, introduction page, conclusion page), add a "Video" block.
Click the "Content" icon in the top right of the block.
Import your video file.
Technical details:
Supported formats: mp4, webm, mov, avi, wmv, gif
Maximum size: 2 GB per video
Platform storage: 150 GB (To track video storage on your platform, go to the Licenses page).
3. Add a Video via Embed (Embed Mode)
In the content editor (granule, introduction page, conclusion page), add an "Embed" block.
Click the "Content" icon in the top right of the block.
Paste the video link into the embed field.
⚠️ Make sure sharing is enabled on the source platform (YouTube, Vimeo…), otherwise the video will not display on Didask.
📶 Video Playback on a Limited Connection (ABR)
Videos imported directly to Didask benefit from ABR (Adaptive BitRate), a streaming technology that automatically adjusts video quality based on each learner's connection.
Each video is encoded in multiple quality versions:
Quality | Bitrate | Typical context |
1080p | 5 Mbps | Fiber |
480p | 1.5 Mbps | Standard Wi-Fi |
360p | 800 Kbps | Mobile 4G |
240p | 200 Kbps | Remote areas or satellite |
The player automatically selects the appropriate version and adjusts in real time if the network fluctuates, with no action required from the learner.
ℹ️ ABR applies only to videos imported in Video mode. Videos embedded via embed depend on quality management by the source platform (YouTube, Vimeo…).
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