MINI TUTORIAL: How to embed YouTube videos into forums

1. Watch the YouTube video you want to embed, and copy the text in the "embed" box on the right of the video (See pic below), e.g.:

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<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/PMJmqxl_eqM"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/PMJmqxl_eqM" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>
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2. In TalkGraphics, you embed the YouTube as a Flash object. In the text editor, add the usual line of code for embedding Flash objects, e.g.:

HTML Code:

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[flash=http://site/path/file.swf]width=500 height=128[/flash]

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3. Replace "http://site/path/file.swf" with the video link given next to the "value"-text in the YouTube text above (shown in red). It should read:

HTML Code:

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[flash=http://www.youtube.com/v/PMJmqxl_eqM]width=500 height=128[/flash]

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4. Change the width and height to the YouTube values as shown in the YouTube text above (shown in green). The final code should read as:

HTML Code:

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[flash=http://www.youtube.com/v/PMJmqxl_eqM]width=425 height=350[/flash]

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Result:



(This is one of Xara's official videos.)

There was once a time when I tried to push greater use of videos in the forums, but it was at a time before YouTube was so widespread. It involved using screen recording software (or Windows Media Encoder) as originally discussed here, and then uploading to the site, clogging TalkGraphics's servers. This way lets YouTube's servers take the weight. Other legacy video related discussions: 1, 2 - including a video done personally by Charles Moir.

An example of a good use of videos is given here (video - I won't embed here, as it's not my work).

Additional info:

There are additional switch commands that can be added to embedded HTML code (used to embed YT videos in your site) to force the video to automatically play in high quality (HQ) or high definition (HD) mode.

Add to the end of the address:
• &ap=%2526fmt%3D18 for HQ (480x360)
• &ap=%2526fmt%3D22 for HD (1280x720 a.k.a. 720p)

For example:
Flash=“http://www.youtube.com/v/stI9LQ0mjKY&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&ap=%2526fmt%3D18”

Note that a video will only automatically play in HD with the above extension if the video was uploaded at HD quality, otherwise it will play in standard definition (SD)—which is poorer quality than HQ. HQ mode will always work however. Hence unless the video is HD or SD quality, the address should always have the HQ extension added to ensure maximum playback quality.

Also, see here for downloading high resolution YT videos.

See here for additional YT related info.

Xhris, please see PM - thanks

Testing

Success!

Folks, just use the [youtube] BBCODE tag and movie ID only eg: U17gPcT9RnA
Things have changed since the OP started this thread.

Example:

Applause !!!
nice nice... i enjoyed watching it. It all looks so Easy, hehehe.

I will repeat the video till i can produce the exact same thing :) (someday, heu ?)

Thanks

remove the spam as well please

Test

This is a very old tutorial things have changed since this was written

All you need is the video ID number and just type the BBcode like this:

Attachment 90606

Thanks Angelize,I didn't mean to trouble anybody,I shall try again.http://youtu.be/GW72Gmqjse4

Just hit the wrap code tags icon. change CODE for YOUTUBE and enter the id number of your video.

See screen grab.

Do new members have BB enabled Frances?

Hi Egg. zakka112 has tried to use flash to embed the video which doesn't work. I think that there may be different settings enabled in some of the forums not sure why but I have noticed that not every forum has a video embed button and even that needs some editing. I believe that BBcode should be on for new users but I'll check with Barbara.

What I usually do and this works in all forums (and I have always been able to do this even before I was a moderator) is to simply copy just the video ID number from youtube (this also works with Vimeo) and type out the code as per post#14 hitting ctrl+v at the Id number insertion point. This can also be done with out going into the advanced editor.

That's why I asked as a new member does the vakka112 have BBcode enabled by default or is it after a set number of posts (same-same PM's)? It doesn't appear to be working for him but works fine for me.

The method explained by Frances in Post #14, and by Egg, in Post #17, is what I used just recently.

It worked for me so I assume that everything needs to be enables, was enabled for me.

So, I assume, it's just a question as to whether things are set/enabled for new users.

Yes, even new first post members can use all of the BB code that is available in posts (not sigs which they don't have yet0. Just to be sure I just tested it with my newuser testing account for a user that is making a first post.

For youtube just put the youtube id of ZPCzkz6heDQ for example, when the entire url is http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=ZPCzkz6heDQ between the youtube tags, with no spaces the works.
works.

Thanks Barbara.

[TESTING]



[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yB3n9fu-rM[media]