Stop Video Cheating & Course Piracy with VideoShield Pro
Shield your Moodle courses against video skipping, timeline cheating, and unauthorized screen recording. Enforce strict timeline progress locking, dynamic moving viewer watermarks, canvas rendering obfuscation, and native Gradebook completion sync—without expensive external DRM bandwidth fees.
How VideoShield Pro Protects Course Quality
Standard HTML5 video allows students to drag the scrubber to 100% in 1 second, fake course completion, and record master files. VideoShield Pro stops all cheating.
Anti-Skipping Timeline Lock
Students cannot fast-forward or skip to the end to cheat completion! The video progress bar is locked to real-time playback. Forward scrubbing is disabled until the student has actually watched that segment of the lecture.
Dynamic Moving Watermarks
Overlays learner name, email, student ID, IP address, and session timestamp continuously floating across the video. The position, angle, and opacity randomly shift, making automated cropping or blurring mathematically impossible.
Anti-Screen Capture Shield
Detects OBS Studio, Camtasia, QuickTime screen grabbers, and browser tab captures. When capture software is triggered, the player immediately blacks out the stream or displays an active copyright violation banner.
Watch-Time Gradebook Sync
Accurately tracks every second watched. When the configured completion threshold (e.g. 90% or 100% watched) is reached, VideoShield automatically commits a passing grade to the Moodle Gradebook to unlock the next quiz.
Encrypted Stream Obfuscation
Prevents right-click "Save Video As", blocks developer tools URL sniffing, and splits video delivery into encrypted in-memory blobs. Raw video files are never exposed to the client browser.
Host Anywhere (Self-Host or CDN)
Store your MP4 or HLS videos on your own Moodle server, AWS S3, Cloudflare R2 (which has 100% free egress bandwidth), or Bunny CDN. VideoShield charges zero middleman bandwidth markups.
How to Use VideoShield Pro in 4 Simple Steps
Designed for course instructors, school teachers, and non-technical LMS administrators. Shield any course video in 3 minutes.
Step 1: Install the Plugin in 60 Seconds (Zero Technical Skills)
- Download the
mod_videoshield.zipfile from your purchase confirmation. - Log into your Moodle site as an Administrator.
- Navigate to Site administration > Plugins > Install plugins.
- Drag and drop the
mod_videoshield.zipfile into the box and click Install plugin from ZIP file. - Click Continue to confirm. That's it! VideoShield is now officially an available activity across all your Moodle courses!
Step 2: Add a Protected Video to Any Course (Like a Standard Activity)
- Go to any course you teach in Moodle.
- In the top right, turn Edit mode ON.
- Under the desired topic/week, click + Add an activity or resource.
- Choose VideoShield Video from the list of activities.
- Type a friendly title for your lecture (e.g. Lecture 4: Introduction to Clinical Anatomy).
Step 3: Enable Anti-Skipping & Dynamic Watermarking with 2 Checkboxes
- Paste your video file link (from your Moodle uploads, YouTube, AWS S3, Cloudflare R2, or Vimeo).
- Check the box: "Enable Anti-Skipping / Lock Forward Scrubbing" — This prevents students from dragging the playhead forward to fake completion!
- Check the box: "Enable Dynamic Moving Watermark" — This burns the student's name, user ID, and IP address floating across the video.
- Check the box: "Enable Anti-Screen Capture Shield" — This automatically blacks out playback if OBS or a screen recorder is opened!
Step 4: Set Gradebook Completion Rules (Automate Your Course Flow)
- Scroll down to the Activity completion section.
- Select "Show activity as complete when conditions are met".
- Set "Minimum % Watched Required" (e.g.
90%). - Click Save and display.
- You're done! When a student finishes watching 90% of the video without skipping, Moodle automatically awards their completion checkmark and unlocks the subsequent quiz or certificate!
Test the Anti-Cheat & Watermark Engine
See how VideoShield locks timeline skipping and floats dynamic viewer credentials to prevent cheating and video theft.
Choose Your VideoShield Licensing Tier
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Single Site License
For individual course creators and schools.
- ✔ 1 Moodle Production Domain + Unlimited Staging
- ✔ Anti-Skipping Timeline Lock (Stops cheating)
- ✔ Dynamic Moving Learner Watermarks
- ✔ Anti-Screen Recording Interception
- ✔ Gradebook Watch-Time % Completion Sync
- ✔ 1 Year Continuous Updates & Standard Support
Campus & Multi-Site
For universities, colleges & multi-branch institutions.
- ✔ Up to 5 Production Moodle Sites
- ✔ Unlimited Videos & Learners Across All 5 Sites
- ✔ Custom Watermark Branding (Logo + Learner ID)
- ✔ HLS & Encrypted Chunked Stream Support
- ✔ Cloudflare R2 / AWS S3 Direct Upload Presets
- ✔ Priority Support (4-Hour SLA)
Agency & Developer
For LMS hosting partners, dev agencies & commercial platforms.
- ✔ Unlimited Client Moodle Installations
- ✔ 100% Unencrypted Source Code (Direct Git Access)
- ✔ White-Label Rights (Custom player styling in Moodle)
- ✔ Dedicated Core Developer Slack/WhatsApp Channel
- ✔ Custom Video Pipeline Integration Architecture
- ✔ Lifetime Client Reseller Rights