META: Embedding Videos (Post Contains Video With Jabrill Peppers)
You no longer have to hit use old embed code on youtube if you're not the original poster. New videos that are uploaded on youtube no longer have the option of using the old embed code. However, using the normal embed code from youtube now works. Also let's be honest, I just wanted to share this knowledge with you to be able to share the video.
I did also want to make everyone aware about the youtube video stuff. That way if you go to share and don't see the old embed code you don't have to worry. The new embed code will work just fine as well.
Edit: This only works though if it is not the first post. The new code seems to not work in the OP. As I mentioned though, new videos on youtube don't always have the option of the old embed code now. If you are the OP and there is no old embed code to use, I would just make a post right below your OP. That is what I did below to share you the new code works.
January 6th, 2014 at 12:32 AM ^
but I did a) stay at a Holiday Inn Express and b) author the Pretty Posts Sticky and I haven't been able to embed in an OP for quite a while (maybe since the server switch?).
January 6th, 2014 at 1:05 AM ^
Yeah I don't remember ever being able to. However, that will be my new focus. There has to be a way!
Edit: That was too easy. I can now post videos in the OP and I can change videos to use the old embed code. Simple stuff.
January 6th, 2014 at 8:31 AM ^
I read another old mgopost and tried several times to get pictures to post (can't find it now!). That instructional post is pretty detailed and I tried to use lightboxes, but no success. I went to plain text editor and typed in code; nothing but the link.
I was able to post a YouTube video on the first try using this detailed method.
Thanks for your post; I'll try it (edit: it worked!)
January 6th, 2014 at 12:39 AM ^
Useless post IMO. People should just refer to justingoblue's primer, which is much more thorough.
January 6th, 2014 at 12:52 AM ^
Fair enough if the mods feel like taking it down. I saw that video and thought it would be a good opportunity to share that you don't have to use the old embed code. Plus, I wanted to share the Peppers video. I mean I see why it might be useless. But if you go to share a video on youtube it won't help if there is no old embed code option.
I figured the board doesn't have a whole ton of new threads going up so it would be fine. If not, my feelings certainly aren't hurt if no one cares about video sharing.
January 6th, 2014 at 7:35 AM ^
January 6th, 2014 at 9:48 AM ^
People should just refer to justingoblue's post further up the thread that actually links to his primer, which comes off as way less dickish.
January 6th, 2014 at 3:12 AM ^
January 6th, 2014 at 8:39 AM ^
Deion: be patient, be patient, be patient, be patient, he aint goin no where, (mumble) thats what im talkin about
/scene
Deion: you aint got to come out of your backpedal ( talking to other kid)
Jabrill: I trust my speed, aint no body faster than me out here, I aint commin out a (my backpedal)
Deion: Ima give you the numbers of a couple of them over there, a couple of them over there can fly.
January 6th, 2014 at 1:04 AM ^
I'm surprised since WMUgoblue (thanks, by the way) had to help me out the last time I tried to embed a video.
January 6th, 2014 at 1:17 AM ^
January 6th, 2014 at 1:28 AM ^
I figured that most people have read JGB's sticky post which is why I didn't go too far into detail. Basically go to a youtube video. Right below the youtube video and above the description(so in between the two) there is a button that says share. Click the share button and then hit embed. You'll see the stuff to copy it will start with this <iframe> Copy that and then come to mgoblog. When you go to make your post switch over from rich text editor to plain text editor. You can find the switch to plain text editor right above the section that says Save. Once you switch to plain text editor, just paste the code in and hit Save. Done.
January 6th, 2014 at 5:12 AM ^
January 6th, 2014 at 11:22 AM ^
Yes it is the same way. What I am pointing out is if you go to new videos that are uploaded, there is no longer a box to check to make it the old embed code. In JGB's sticky he shows you how to add it with the old embed code. I am pointing out that even though you can't select the old embed code in new videos, the new embed code works. Before, the new embed code did not work, which is why JGB said to click use old embed code. Also, the above was just to help show that poster a visual of what we're trying to describe.
January 6th, 2014 at 6:53 AM ^
January 6th, 2014 at 8:29 AM ^
January 6th, 2014 at 9:49 AM ^
Not sure how it is on the iPhone, but users of the Android app haven't been able to see videos for a while... a major flaw/annoyance if you ask me. But, MGoBlog makes way more ad revenue through the real site than the app, so it makes sense to direct as much traffic away from the app as they can.
January 6th, 2014 at 9:54 AM ^
I have always wondered how to embed a section of the video?
January 6th, 2014 at 9:59 AM ^
There's some guidance there. I can only get it to work sporadically so it's not in my sticky; if someone wants to explain it like I'm six I'll see if I feel comfortable enough to get it in there too.
January 6th, 2014 at 11:27 AM ^
I actually just answered this in the MGoBlog FAQ. But here is what you are wanting to do:
This is the original code: <object width="560" height="315"><param name="movie" value="//www.youtube.com/v/WuQ6MBbkT1k?version=3&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="//www.youtube.com/v/WuQ6MBbkT1k?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="560" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object>
This is what you want to add to that code to start at 50 seconds(I bolded the part where you add to the code to make it start at a certain time.:
<object width="560" height="315"><param name="movie" value="//www.youtube.com/v/WuQ6MBbkT1k?version=3&hl=en_US&start=50"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="//www.youtube.com/v/WuQ6MBbkT1k?version=3&hl=en_US&start=50" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="560" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object>
You have to add &start=insert number here to get the video to start at a certain point. You have to add the &start= after the =en_US as you can see in my example above. In that post that is linked, a user says he does #t=0s. The #t thing only work if you are linking a post. It will not work if you are trying to embed.
Now if you want to start the video past a minute, you have to add up the time in seconds. So we'll say that you want to start at 2 minutes 35 seconds. To do that you must first convert 2 minutes to seconds. So obviously 120 seconds. Then you add 120 to 35. So you get 155. So when you do the code you would put &start=155 and it will start at 2:35.