Road_runner

Can video from other web locations be embeded?

say

mydamnchannel

http://www.mydamnchannel.com/SUPEREG...Hand_5509.aspx

J T

To answer this, this is not possible with the YouTube tag as the YouTube tag is specifically coded for YouTube.

Embedding video requires HTML coding, and since HTML tags are turned off on any secure forum software (they are a security issue), you need to have defined BB tags to act as a replacement for the HTML.

I believe this was brought up before and the conclusion was that it was not easily accomplished due to the variables.

dogfish246

Anyone know why the videos are not showing up... its just a white box when I try to embed it? I know how to do it because I have done it before and the video is allowed to be embedded so...

J T

I fixed your recent video as posted here:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c4-t...post1575208172

When you post a YouTube video clip, you only need to copy/paste the end of the URL, not the full code that you find in the Embed section. This is because Corvette Forum has a custom script that converts all of that for you into HTML - since HTML is disabled to users from posting and parsing.

In your fuel pump example, the part of the URL you needed to copy/paste was this:
M0w-vd7egjY

Simply place the above inside a set of [yt][/yt] tag and the forum software will do the rest.

dogfish246

Thanks a lot for you help... Im gonna test and see if I can get it!






OK, thanks, I understand now!

Thomas

For some reason I am unable to get this working, and I have done it before...

J T

I replied to your test thread. You had omitted one character in the URL for the YT video and that broke the link.

Thomas

let me try again. Thanks

CorvetteMike68

so how would i post this video.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVXHO...layer_embedded


ive tried but cant get it

CorvetteMike68

heres what i get when i copy the embeded link


<object width="640" height="390"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/dVXHOldtEuY&hl=en_US&feature=player_embe dded&version=3"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/dVXHOldtEuY&hl=en_US&feature=player_embe dded&version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="640" height="390"></embed></object>

J T

When you look at a YouTube link, you will see a unique string after the "v=". You need to copy and paste that string inside a set of [yt][/yt] tags.

For example, per your previously posted link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVXHO...layer_embedded

Copy and paste the dVXHOldtEuY string inside a set of [yt][/yt] tags.

Which will then do:

CorvetteMike68

Sweet!!! Thanks brother

twin540

MJM

any help for embedding from Vimeo?

Thanks

J T

Not currently an option. The YT tag here on CF is specific to YouTube and not interchangeable for other services. And because HTML is disabled from parsing on just about any forum (for security to other users), there currently is no option to embed it.

c4cruiser

What happened to the YT icon that was on the reply screen? I remember it being there up until about a year or so ago. Did it get removed during one of the vBulletin upgrades? Maybe about the time that either the "spoiler" or "Wikipedia" were added??

It certainly would be a help for those who seem to have problems or are unfamiliar with linking to YouTube vids.

Don-Vette

Why not a [yt] link on the reply? we have to put this in manually?

BlueOx

Well, isn't that special!

c4cruiser

Any answer on this??

J T

You mean in the editor toolbar?