Embed YouTube clips in your posts

KaJe · #1 (**permalink**) 12-19-2007, 01:51 PM

I've added a minor modification to the forum that will let you embed your YouTube videos into your posts.

Check it out. All you need to do is get the id of the video... which is the chunk of text that appears after the '=' in the URL of the YouTube video... for example...

youtube.com/watch?v=2VQgv2rVHa4

Click the YouTube icon in the toolbar above where you type in your forum post. Two tags will appear, then paste or type that chunk of text in between the two tags. Do a preview of your post to make sure everything worked then submit

I hope this comes in handy for those of you who use YouTube to display your performing skills.

woot woot!

Smoothini · #2 (**permalink**) 12-19-2007, 02:57 PM

Yes!!!! That is great!

let me see if this works for me:

KaJe · #3 (**permalink**) 12-19-2007, 03:20 PM

Excellent!

Works pretty great huh?

KaJe · #4 (**permalink**) 12-20-2007, 02:32 PM

Ok. I've added something else to make this even easier for you. From now on when you are viewing a video from any of the following sites, just cut and paste the full url as it appears in your browsers address bar and the forum will do the rest for you.

Check it out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYxu_MQSTTY

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/130861...nd_tyra_banks/

Works with videos from any of the following sites.
# YouTube v1.0.0
# Google Video v1.0.0
# MySpace Video v1.0.0
# MetaCafe Video v1.0.0
# Yahoo Video v1.0.1
# Koreus Video v1.0.1
# Sapo Video v1.0.1
# video.google.co.uk v1.0.2
# Live Leak v1.0.2
# Photobucket v1.0.3
# Gametrailers v1.0.3
# MyVideo v1.0.4
# GameSpot v1.0.4
# Veoh v1.0.4
# StreetFire v1.0.4
# Stage6 v1.0.4
# Sevenload v1.0.4
# Izlesene v1.0.4
# Vidiac v1.0.4
# Xtube v1.0.6
# VidMax v1.0.6
# RedTube v1.0.6
# OnSmash v1.0.6
# GodTube v1.0.6
# BrightCove v1.0.7
# YouKu v1.0.7
# LiveVideo v1.0.7
# Break v1.0.8

Orbitbrown · #5 (**permalink**) 12-22-2007, 01:13 PM

Eeeeeexcellent.

Infinitely,
The Color Brown

Thomas Salvador · #6 (**permalink**) 12-27-2007, 11:54 AM

Well Now,,
This is really neat!!
Thanks for this awesom--embedding tool?,Copy/Past Option? Anyway it's great
Sal

Ran Mapes · #7 (**permalink**) 12-27-2007, 12:20 PM

Too cool, KayJay!

Is it an app that can convert the video formats, or is it a link-handling utility?

If it's an app, can you pleeeeze tell where WE can get it?

Thanks,
Ran Mapes

KaJe · #8 (**permalink**) 12-29-2007, 03:37 PM

Hello! It's actually a small plugin with the forum software. We use vBulletin, and although it is a commercial application, there are many people out there developing open source addons and plugins for it

vBulletin.org is the developers resource for vBulletin and from there you can find many addons that others have developed for the software.

Hope this helps.

Do you manage an internet community?

Ran Mapes · #9 (**permalink**) 02-15-2008, 08:06 AM

Thanks, and so sorry for the lengthy response delay. My 'paying' work is internal to my employer's enterprise networks, so I couldn't say I manage an internet community. Rather, I'm a member/subscriber to over two hundred magic resource sites and forums, and collect magic performance and/or teaching videos. Always on the lookout for the 'master' video format conversion app to consolidate, conserve and maximize storage space. Please let me know if you have any suggestions. THX

Ran