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emt.dan
07-07-2008, 12:11 PM
I have had trouble embedding youtube videos into threads-- I include the code in the [YOUTUBE] frame, and it displays correctly when I preview it, but but after posting. Can you check this out-- see if the trouble is just mine, or global?

Thanks!
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MMiz
07-07-2008, 05:41 PM
Test: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUvJ6w_-PpQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUvJ6w_-PpQ
MMiz
07-07-2008, 05:42 PM
It seems to work for me.
emt.dan
07-07-2008, 09:55 PM
It seems to work for me.



<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/adkJk94X-BY&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/adkJk94X-BY&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>

Above works in preview....

What am I doing wrong? I am pasting the "embed" code from youtube, and it displays properly when I preview the post....
ffemt8978
07-07-2008, 10:29 PM
I could get it to work in preview but not the post also.
mikeylikesit
07-07-2008, 10:57 PM
<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/adkJk94X-BY&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/adkJk94X-BY&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>

Above works in preview....

What am I doing wrong? I am pasting the "embed" code from youtube, and it displays properly when I preview the post....
It could be the / symbol at the last tag on the video...nope nevermind.
Jon
07-08-2008, 04:52 PM
OK... now here's the deal.

for my example video (Policeman vs. Fireman #1), the Youtube address is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jr8n0ww3pio

Youtube gives you the option of copying code to embed the video. THIS DOESN'T WORK ON EMTLIFE.

Example of Youtube's imbed code:
<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Jr8n0ww3pio&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Jr8n0ww3pio&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>

You need to take the actual video identifier out of the web address (
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jr8n0ww3pio), in this case it is "Jr8n0ww3pio"

Then you put it in the Youtube brackets:
[ /YOUTUBE]

so it will look like this, except for the spaces:
[YOUTUBE ] Jr8n0ww3pio[ /youtube]

Then you get:
[youtube]Jr8n0ww3pio