How do I embed videos?

[Azaran]

It seems like I'm the only member who can't embed videos into my posts. I use the "insert video" tag, but when I submit a post, there's no video, just some code like:

******** class="restrain" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="640" height="385" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/-LEb_D2SD3k">


What am I missing?

[Al_B]

I haven't tried it recently but from the "Now what are you playing" thread:

What does appear to work is to tick the "Use Old Embed Code" option on youtube. Take just the embed element including closing tag and paste that in. In my case I also had to replace instances of & to a simple &. For example:

<embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/SL0WH8ry30E?version=3&hl=en_GB&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="640" height="360" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> 

works for me. (Not actually PHP but the other code tag was being interpreted instead of displayed).

[Azaran]

Alright it works! . Thanks a bunch

[nickie]

I really must play this again!

[Al_B]

The "Insert video" button should now work for youtube videos so the above work-around is not required if you're happy with the default video options.

[Subjective Effect]

18s in.

Embed video won't allow timed starts

[Kolya]

Of course you can. Replace "&t=0m18s" with "&start=18" in your embed code.

[Subjective Effect]

Afraid not old chap.

[Al_B]

Yes, you can - but you have to insert the embed code manually (as in the second post in this thread) rather than using the default settings from the video button:

[Subjective Effect]

I'm supposed to be using a forum, not writing code. Can't you fix the embedding script?

[Thirith]

*considers making a joke about dumbing down and console kiddies vs. PC coding gods and their trusty KB+M*

[Al_B]

Can't you fix the embedding script?

Not to make it as simple as pasting in the link with the time code since the vbulletin software removes everything apart from the video code.

However, as a simpler option, once you've pasted in the link hit "preview". This will automatically rewrite your video code into the form:

[video=youtube;ypGxYM3MHqY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypGxYM3MHqY&t=18s[/video] 

Then you just need to do what Kolya said and add the time you want it to start into the first bit (in square brackets) - so you end up with:

[video=youtube;ypGxYM3MHqY&start=18]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypGxYM3MHqY&t=18s[/video] 

Hopefully you can cope with that.

[Subjective Effect]

I duuno man, that's all code and complicated and stuff.