How to make a video file view-only (not downloadable)?

KayUT

Hello,

Is it possible to make a video (.mp4) file viewable/watchable within Quercus, but not downloadable for students? For example, if the professor wants to make a recording of the lecture available for reference, but only within Quercus. Thank you!

Chris_Hofer

Hello @KayUT ...

Just so we are all on the same page, I believe that the University of Toronto calls their Canvas environment "Quercus" .. at least that's what I've been able to gather from these sites:

• How to Log into your Quercus Course | University of Toronto Mississauga Library (utoronto.ca)
• CTSI Tip Sheet Template (tst.edu)

Now...to your question...  have you tried using the media upload tool available in the RCE (Rich Content Editor) of Canvas?  Or, do you know if your University has paid for Canvas Studio?  (You'd see a "Studio" icon on the far left-hand global navigation menu in Canvas.)  Those would be two possible options where you could upload the *.mp4 video into your course and embed it on a content page.

• How do I upload and embed a media file from my com... - Instructure Community (canvaslms.com)
• How do I embed media files from Canvas into the Ri... - Instructure Community (canvaslms.com)

Studio

• How do I upload media files in my Canvas Studio ac... - Instructure Community (canvaslms.com)
• How do I embed Canvas Studio media in a Canvas cou... - Instructure Community (canvaslms.com)

Or, another option would be to upload the video to YouTube (you could set the video as "unlisted" so that the video isn't available to the entire world), then you could get the embed code from that YouTube video and put it into your course.

• How do I embed media from an external source in th... - Instructure Community (canvaslms.com)

If you had Studio, you can add YouTube and/or Vimeo videos to your Studio library, and then you can embed those videos from your Studio library into yoru course.

• How do I add media from YouTube and Vimeo in my St... - Instructure Community (canvaslms.com)

Hopefully one of these options might work for your needs.  Sing out if you have any other questions about this...thanks!