How to post YouTube Movies as Flash on our boards
Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 4:21 pm
Hi all,
I know JonnyWhy (I think) posted how to post a youtube video on our boards using the FLASH button above and getting the URL just right well here's an easier way.
You can now use phpBB codes to embed youtube vids. It's pretty damn easy.
1. Grab the video code from the URL. This is the part after the =.
Becomes:
and Use the "youtube" button at the top of the Full Message Editor or type it in manually.
You Tube Direct Link
Alternatively you can do it the old fashion way!
Find your Youtube video:
Use the flash button:
and change the you tube url to work with flash:
Notice the 425, 320. Thats the width and height of the video (you can find this on the youtube page somewhere.
Notice also the removal of watch? and changing the = to /.
Here's a graphical example created by Don the3 Run Assassin.
I know JonnyWhy (I think) posted how to post a youtube video on our boards using the FLASH button above and getting the URL just right well here's an easier way.
You can now use phpBB codes to embed youtube vids. It's pretty damn easy.
1. Grab the video code from the URL. This is the part after the =.
Code: Select all
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bScOj4e0bOQ
Code: Select all
bScOj4e0bOQ
Code: Select all
[youtube]bScOj4e0bOQ[/youtube]
You Tube Direct Link
Alternatively you can do it the old fashion way!
Find your Youtube video:
Code: Select all
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bScOj4e0bOQ
Code: Select all
[flash][/flash]
Code: Select all
[flash=425,320]http://www.youtube.com/v/bScOj4e0bOQ[/flash]
Notice also the removal of watch? and changing the = to /.
Here's a graphical example created by Don the3 Run Assassin.