OT - Stumped the I.T. Dept (My Daughter)

Fred19Flintstone

How do you insert YouTube video in a thread?   I'm talking about a small window with a play arrow in it.  I know I've seen it, but when we tried, the best we can do is a link.

SmokeyPitt

It's fidgety.  Basically you do just paste in in...but if you have anything above or below it then sometimes it shows as a link. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVjzd320gew

rtt121

There should be under the "Share" feature youtube has a few options.  Change from "Share this video" to "embed" and copy and paste that code.

SmokeyPitt

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVjzd320gew

cazzy

Here are some "how to" videos on embedding YouTube Fred:

http://youtu.be/C_aIxo3ilaU

http://youtu.be/QzEOEVAZlRw

Eggcelsior

Play us off, keyboard cat...


http://youtu.be/J---aiyznGQ

Fred19Flintstone

Fred19Flintstone

OK this is messed up.  When I embedded the video by posting, I can't see a window or anything for it.  When I hit the edit icon, it shows up.  When I hit save comment, it disappears.  What gives?

dweebs0r

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Byz7eU8jF0

dweebs0r

Click the Share button on the Youtube video, Click Embed, Check the Use Old Embed Code option.  Copy the code.  Click the Show Source button on your new thread, paste it in.  Done.

Fred19Flintstone

Fred19Flintstone

EMBED TEST

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8i5k4I1AOEI

Fred19Flintstone

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8i5k4I1AOEI

cazzy

Fred, what are you using? PC, Mac, iPod of iPhone?

Fred19Flintstone

PC with Windows 7

cazzy

Click Share, the copy and paste the link from the share link that has "youtu.be" in the the url:

http://youtu.be/GljwzP2VMF0

It should be the default selection.

Fred19Flintstone

http://youtu.be/8i5k4I1AOEI

cazzy

http://youtu.be/8i5k4I1AOEI

Fred19Flintstone

Nope.  Thanks for trying everyone, but I must stop now to save on computer hardware from frustration.  Also, I'm driving to Toronto in the early am and need some sleep.  Goodnight!

cazzy

I'm not sure Fred, I copied your link and posted it in my video and it embedded perfectly. Weird

travisstrick

Stupid pc computer

cazzy

travisstrick said:

Stupid pc computer

Lol...here we go.

Village Idiot

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4EDhdAHrOg

Village Idiot

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dd7FixvoKBw

SmokeyPitt

Ahhhh...here is one more thing to try.  It could be that the browser you are using can detect that the target accepts html formatting and it is formatting in a link.  In chrome, you can right click and "paste as plain text". 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OR4F73gC2VU

dweebs0r

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8i5k4I1AOEI

dweebs0r

Fred19Flintstone

Using Mac with Chrome browser but should work with any type of OS.

Open the youtube page in a new tab or window, on the youtube page click the Share tab then click the Embed option.  Make sure that the Use old embed code checkbox is checked.  You'll see a bunch of html code.  Similar to this:

<object width="420" height="315"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8i5k4I1AOEI?version=3&amp;hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8i5k4I1AOEI?version=3&amp;hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object>

Right click and copy all of the above code from the youtube page.

Create your thread on this forum.  At the top, you'll see a button with a box with <> symbol.  If you hover over this button it should say Show Source.  Click that box (this allows you to insert HTML code).  Right click and paste the code that is similar to the above code into your thread.  Click the Show Source box again, and it should show your video.

Hope this helps.