trouble embedding youtube videos

[medicdan]

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]

Test: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUvJ6w_-PpQ
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUvJ6w_-PpQ[/YOUTUBE]

 

[MMiz]

It seems to work for me.

 

[medicdan]

It seems to work for me.

[YOUTUBE]<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>[/YOUTUBE]

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]

I could get it to work in preview but not the post also.

 

[mikeylikesit]

[youtube]<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>[/youtube]

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]

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 ] [ /YOUTUBE]

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

Then you get:
[youtube]Jr8n0ww3pio[/youtube]