how do you insert a youtube clip?

I have seen others insert a youtube clip into the body of the post. I have been trying to do it but have been unable to figure it out. Help?

 

All you have to do is to copy/paste the "embed code" from the youtube page (starts with < object width="425" height="34... etc)
Like this:


<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Y7Uf1JSMKl0&hl=en"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Y7Uf1JSMKl0&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>

 

Thanks, I knew it had to be simple.

 

here we go..... thanks Rob.



<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/eZP3DoXSM_o&hl=en"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/eZP3DoXSM_o&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>

 

Can someone tell me why it doesn't work for me? I copied the embed code from the ones already posted here and even tried direct from the site, but it only comes up as a red x on the preview

<OBJECT width=640 height=390>
<embed src="<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/Y7Uf1JSMKl0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/Y7Uf1JSMKl0&ampamphl=en_US&ampampfeature=player_embedded&ampampversion=3[/url]" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="640" height="390"></embed></OBJECT>


<OBJECT width=640 height=390>
<embed src="<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/eZP3DoXSM_o&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/eZP3DoXSM_o&amphl=en_US&ampfeature=player_embedded&ampversion=3[/URL]" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="640" height="390"></embed></OBJECT></P>

 

I just figured this out myself. Go to this youtube link. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WT1CdZnK1sU.
At the bottom locate "Share" and left click, "Embed" will show, left click on it, it will show a blued link as described. With the cursor on where the link is blue right click and save with a left click. Then left click and right click paste in the reply.
You can preview the post and see if it works until you get it right.
Ray



<iframe title="YouTube video player" width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/WT1CdZnK1sU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

 

<iframe title="YouTube video player" width="640" height="390" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WT1CdZnK1sU?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

 

http://<iframe title="YouTube video player" width="560" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/WT1CdZnK1sU?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

 

I couldn't just paste it. I had to use the "insert link" button

 

That's how it works for me o No:
<iframe title="YouTube video player" width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/WT1CdZnK1sU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

 

<iframe title="YouTube video player" width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/WT1CdZnK1sU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

 

<iframe title="YouTube video player" width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/WT1CdZnK1sU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

 

Let's add some screenshots to make things easier to understand:

When you look at a YouTube video, you see a few buttons under the video screen.
Clcik the button that says Share:



After clicking the Share button, this screen opens up:



The link in blue is the actual link to the video, you can use that to copy & paste into your post, it will show as a "clickable link":

http://youtu.be/WT1CdZnK1sU

But, you can also click the button that says Embed.
After doing that, this screen comes up:



If you now copy & paste the blue code into your post, the actual video will show up, like this:

<iframe width="560" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/WT1CdZnK1sU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

If you look carefully, you notice this in the code: width="560" height="349"
If you want to show the video in a bigger size, you just change the numbers, like this:

Code:

iframe width="[color=red][b]800[/b][/color]" height="[color=red][b]600[/b][/color]" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/WT1CdZnK1sU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe

Now the video will show in this 800 x 600 format:

<iframe width="800" height="600" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/WT1CdZnK1sU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

 

I've still never gotten it to work. I end up with just the code showing or a big screen with a small red x.

I'd say I'm a failure at this embedding thing. Dang technology with all its buttons and such

 

What browser are you using? Opera, Firefox, Internet Exploder?

 

I use explorer, firefox, or chrome depending on which one has the plugins that I need at the time.

 

When I quote your post with the failing link, I notice something strange:

For some reason you have added (or your browser does it) the BB code ? So it looks like this: ...sU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>