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8/2/2012 8:04:59 AM EDT
Why do some videos embed just fine, while others appear as white boxes?
8/2/2012 8:15:21 AM EDT
[#1]
If it's a white box chances are you didn't correctly copy the code or embedding has been disabled by the uploader.
8/2/2012 8:32:40 AM EDT
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If it's a white box chances are you didn't correctly copy the code or embedding has been disabled by the uploader.


I thought that if embedding was disabled by the uploader, the video screen would still be displayed and that there would be a message informing one of this and directing you to view the content directly via YouTube?

8/2/2012 8:33:43 AM EDT
[#3]
White box is when you don't correctly copy the URL, generally.
8/2/2012 8:40:23 AM EDT
[#4]
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White box is when you don't correctly copy the URL, generally.


If I right click in the address bar and hit the copy prompt, how can it not be the correct URL?

8/2/2012 8:41:24 AM EDT
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White box is when you don't correctly copy the URL, generally.


If I right click in the address bar and hit the copy prompt, how can it not be the correct URL?



Could be https (Youtube is doing this a lot now).
8/2/2012 8:42:29 AM EDT
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White box is when you don't correctly copy the URL, generally.




If I right click in the address bar and hit the copy prompt, how can it not be the correct URL?







Could be https (Youtube is doing this a lot now).


Never have an issue using the share code from youtube and the flash video tool in ARF's advanced editor.



 
8/2/2012 8:48:08 AM EDT
[#7]
Here is an example of what I tryed to post earlier...









Here is the video...
8/2/2012 8:52:21 AM EDT
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8/2/2012 8:53:03 AM EDT
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How did you do that?

8/2/2012 8:53:41 AM EDT
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Here is an example of what I tryed to post earlier...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=x0etEmiCL8M#!







Here is the video...


Don't copy the "embed" code.  Just copy the Youtube link and paste into the ARFCOM Youtube button dialog box.

8/2/2012 8:54:24 AM EDT
[#11]



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How did you do that?





Like this:











 
8/2/2012 8:54:58 AM EDT
[#12]
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How did you do that?



Click the 'share' button underneath the video
Copy that link
Put it in [ youtube] [ /youtube] tags (without the space)
8/2/2012 8:55:56 AM EDT
[#13]



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How did you do that?







Click the 'share' button underneath the video

Copy that link

Put it in [ youtube] [ /youtube] tags (without the space)


Or, if using the advanced editor, just paste it into the top box when you click the flash video icon on the toolbar.



 
8/2/2012 8:56:29 AM EDT
[#14]
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Don't copy the "embed" code.  Just copy the Youtube link and paste into the ARFCOM Youtube button dialog box.



As I stated above, I am copying the URL from the address bar, not the embed dialog box.

8/2/2012 8:59:14 AM EDT
[#15]



Thanks! Looks like from now on I will use the share bar!
8/2/2012 8:59:18 AM EDT
[#16]
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Don't copy the "embed" code.  Just copy the Youtube link and paste into the ARFCOM Youtube button dialog box.



As I stated above, I am copying the URL from the address bar, not the embed dialog box.



Let me show you the difference in our URLs.

This is what you're trying to embed with:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=x0etEmiCL8M#!

This is the URL I embedded with:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0etEmiCL8M

I've highlighted the difference in yellow.
8/2/2012 9:02:39 AM EDT
[#17]
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Let me show you the difference in our URLs.

This is what you're trying to embed with:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=x0etEmiCL8M#!

This is the URL I embedded with:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0etEmiCL8M

I've highlighted the difference in yellow.



Thanks again!

One of these days I will figure this tech stuff out.

8/2/2012 9:04:17 AM EDT
[#18]




success! finally learned to do this


 

 
8/2/2012 9:04:25 AM EDT
[#19]
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Let me show you the difference in our URLs.

This is what you're trying to embed with:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=x0etEmiCL8M#!

This is the URL I embedded with:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0etEmiCL8M

I've highlighted the difference in yellow.



Thanks again!

One of these days I will figure this tech stuff out.



I'm still working on figuring it out.

That little player_embedded section is what screws it all up.  Dunno why it's sensitive to that