[ARCHIVED] Restricting Students to download video files

[ToheedGillani]

Hi,

The issue is, I have a video file that I have uploaded on Canvas LMS.

But I don’t want the student to download the video file.

They just have to view the video and move to the next module.

Can you please, help me with this?

Thanks,

Toheed Gillani

[Chris_Hofer · Accepted solution]

Good morning, @ToheedGillani ...

It sounds like you are making a link to your video rather than embedding the video on your content page.  Rather than uploading the video directly to your course, there are other options available to you:

• Has your school purchased Canvas Studio?  (You would see a "Studio" icon on the left-hand global navigation bar.)  If so, you could upload the video to your Studio library, and then you can embed the video on a content page of your course...which wouldn't allow students to download the video.
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• If Studio is not available to you, you can use the upload media option in the RCE (Rich Content Editor).
  • How do I upload and embed a media file from my com... - Instructure Community (canvaslms.com)
• Another option, if you have an account, is to upload the video to YouTube.  Then, you can set the video privacy settings to allow viewing to those only with the link (so it is not "public" to the world).  You can still embed the video from YouTube in your course by harvesting the embed code from the YouTube page.
  • How do I embed media from an external source in th... - Instructure Community (canvaslms.com)

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

[Chris_Hofer · Accepted solution]

Good morning, @ToheedGillani ...

It sounds like you are making a link to your video rather than embedding the video on your content page.  Rather than uploading the video directly to your course, there are other options available to you:

• Has your school purchased Canvas Studio?  (You would see a "Studio" icon on the left-hand global navigation bar.)  If so, you could upload the video to your Studio library, and then you can embed the video on a content page of your course...which wouldn't allow students to download the video.
  • 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)
• If Studio is not available to you, you can use the upload media option in the RCE (Rich Content Editor).
  • How do I upload and embed a media file from my com... - Instructure Community (canvaslms.com)
• Another option, if you have an account, is to upload the video to YouTube.  Then, you can set the video privacy settings to allow viewing to those only with the link (so it is not "public" to the world).  You can still embed the video from YouTube in your course by harvesting the embed code from the YouTube page.
  • How do I embed media from an external source in th... - Instructure Community (canvaslms.com)

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

[ToheedGillani1]

Thanks @Chris_Hofer,

So, embedding the file is the only option to restrict the students from downloading the file.

And, It also gives us an interface in which students can view the file.

Please, let me know I am correct or wrong.

Thanks,

[Chris_Hofer · Accepted solution]

@ToheedGillani1 ...

Embedding your video is, in my opinion, the better option...as it's using a media server to handle the video (be it a Canvas media server, YouTube, etc.).  And yes, it would normally not allow your students to download the video...only watch the video however many times they want.  Does this help?

[ToheedGillani1]

Thanks @Chris_Hofer,

That helps a lot.

Thanks for your help and time.

Thanks,