{Resolved} YouTube video problems

[CREAM'd]

just posting this video to see if i get it right

And i didn't.

 

[LG]

Try again when one of us is here and we can sort it out Cream'd.

 

[CREAM'd]

Try again when one of us is here and we can sort it out Cream'd.

Many thanks LG,i will do that

 

[Mr. Bob Dobolina]

Can someone please leave simple instructions on how to post a youtube video? I read the instructions on an earlier post and tried it. I got as far as copying the code and then zip. I've never done it before but I'd like to learn because a lot of the threads that feature the videos look like a lot of fun and I'd like to join in. Thanks in advance for the help.

 

[Phil B.]

I put astricks around the links so you can see them..lol

Whatever video you are watching, below it, there will be a "share" button....

click it and copy /paste it..like this

*http://youtu.be/XfuBREMXxts*

then click the "youtube" button on the tool bar and it will give you two "YT" bars.

{YT}{YT}

take the original link (*http://youtu.be/XfuBREMXxts*) and remove everything but *XfuBREMXxts* in this case.

looks like this XfuBREMXxts when placed between the YT bars....

 

[Lynch]

Can someone please leave simple instructions on how to post a youtube video? I read the instructions on an earlier post and tried it. I got as far as copying the code and then zip. I've never done it before but I'd like to learn because a lot of the threads that feature the videos look like a lot of fun and I'd like to join in. Thanks in advance for the help.

Bob, this is what I do and have been doing for as long as I've been on this site.

Go to youtube, find the vid that you want. There is a simple little area in the site address/URL that you can (should) highlight as you will see in the image found below. It is a group of random characters, numbers and/or sometimes special characters that define that very video.

It is everything between the youtube.com/blah/watch?v= ______ and the & sign that designates the end of that video name/definition
(as highlighted in the URL below)

In the example shown, what you should do is highlight kxJBN_AHfas . you don't nee anymore more than this and anything ~less~ than this will be incomplete.

Just just copy that string of characters and paste it inbetween the youtube links that we use here at CRF:


ie: [ yt ]kxJBN_AHfas[ /yt ] <---- (without any spaces)

what you'll get is your video linked to the site like this:






Simple enough?

I do ask one thing of people when they post videos, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE include the name of the artist and song title above (or below) the video. Youtube accounts get deleted, disabled, etc. People take down their videos for any variety of reasons. When users here on the forum post videos but do not include the name of the artist and song title, when that video breaks for any of the reasons listed above, we, the mod and admin team, are typically unable to fix the post. By that, I mean we can't go look up a working version of that song if we don't know what that song is. Does that make sense?

Anyone that is able to type in the artist and song title in a youtube search has already proven they are able to do the same when posting the video. Please help us maintain the site in including that with any/all videos posted. I'm not speaking only to you Mr Bob, but everyone! It is appreciated if you can do that.

ie:


Nazareth - Love Hurts



^^^ click that video and let me know what you get?

If I hadn't included the artist+song right above the video link,
we couldn't fix the post. Since I did include the artist+song title,
we know can go look up a working version and make everyone's
browsing pleasure (hopefully) a little bit better.

Nazareth - Love Hurts




if you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask.

 

[Phil B.]

yeah, what Lynch said.

 

[Mr. Bob Dobolina]

 

[Mr. Bob Dobolina]

I've tried on two different threads. A white box appears where the video ought to be. What am I doing wrong?

 

[Lynch]

Video you have here isn't available.

I've tried on two different threads. A white box appears where the video ought to be. What am I doing wrong?

If you want, you can send me a PM and link the threads where you are having the problem. I can take a look and let you know why it isn't working.

L