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[Nathaniel]

I found some custom bbcode for embedding youtube videos in posts. It has been requested at least once before, and I thought it would be a good idea to have. I will use one of jman's scripting tutorials as an example:



What you need to do is put only the part of the address after the watch?v= part between the tags. Don't use the full web address. Also, if there is an ampersand (the & symbol) somewhere after the =, leave that and whatever follows it out too. So, include what is after the =, and before the &, if it exists.

So the following would be correct usage of the code for the above video:

CODE

[youtube]NudLNcHcrcs[/youtube]

This would be incorrect:

CODE

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NudLNcHcrcs[/youtube]

Bear in mind that if in some way this code is misused in ways not covered by our current set of rules, we may need to establish a new rule about it. But we will play that by ear. Also, please don't senselessly spam this topic just to test it out. Leaving this topic open is mainly for any commentary on this decision. If you wish, you can use the spam topic in OtBP, or if you wish for something more serious about it, another topic in OtBP with the [video] tag at the beginning of the title. This could prove to be useful for the quest video topic, among some other things. After all, the intention is mostly its convenience when relevant to any particular discussion.

[Old Inactive Member]

This seems like a good idea as we will no longer have to go to youtube via links now.

however i can see how this would be abused however is it really abuse if it's not starting up automaticly.

Problay would help if it was on some bar though in the post topic section

[Siguy]

THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOU

I've suggested it before, as it's an extremely convenient feature to have, and now it seems my wishes have been answered.

[Russ]

Awesome! This is a pretty handy feature. Thanks for including it. Let's see somebody try to rick roll people now!

Edited by Russ, 13 August 2010 - 09:30 PM.

[SpikeReynolds]

Verily, I say to thee...Groovy, dude.

This has to be one of the best ideas in a long time.

[Koh]

Well this is great for you PC users! Us mobile users can't see the video, so it's just blankspace, though we do get questioned about running a plugin. Just don't over-do it on one page/post of a topic, and us mobile users will get along great .

[Gleeok]

... Click to view cute kitten video!


.... Hmm, It doesn't seem to work as well this way...

[trudatman]

cool, now I can link you all to my youtubey goodnesses.

wait, I could have done that like this, anyway:

http://www.youtube.c.../10/q1YABGdai5k

oh, but now I can try to make you watch it with a picture to click and no page-changing taxes. I hate those Internet tollbooths! [curses]

[Adem]

:O

Nifty! Cool new feature.

[Radien]

Nifty. I'm glad BBCode was flexible enough that you could implement this on your own, Nathaniel.

I hope this feature encourages people to use YouTube for posting ZC footage. A number of users have made use of YouTube for ZC demos, walkthroughs, and "Let's Play" videos already.

... Click to view cute kitten video!

That is the most adorable kitten I've ever seen. How'd you get it to sing and dance like that?

[Yapollo]

Alright, cool. My computer REALLY slows down when multiple windows are open, so this will really help.

Edited by Yapollo, 15 August 2010 - 12:26 PM.

[King Harkinian]

This is pure awesome! I see people have already started to use it.

I want to test it.


Oh look! Psychonauts 2!

Sorry, I just HAD to.

Anyway, this is going to be real helpful, especially when it comes to extra windows.

[Snarwin]

So, let me get this straight: we still can't embed images larger than 600x600, because that's too much for some people's poor computers to handle, but embedding entire videos is a-ok? Can somebody please explain to me how this makes sense?

(Note: this is not a complaint about the image size limits; please don't derail the thread guys.)

[Mitchfork]

You don't actually have to load the entire video any time you go to a page that has an embedded video; I have a fairly bad internet connection and I'm still able to load pages just as fast as before. It's only when you actually click the video that it begins to load.

[The Satellite]

Eh, I don't know if I like it. Things were so much... cleaner without giant YouTube links in posts.