 How To Make Youtube Embedded Videos Viewable On All Browsers, including on Opera browser which is actually not viewable with embedde |
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 Apr 27 2006, 09:26 AM
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Trap Grand Marshal Member  Group: Members Posts: 1,205 Joined: 25-March 05 Member No.: 4,883  |
Firstly, I've noticed that embedded YouTube videos on personal websites, or any sites not on YouTube's domain, cannot be viewed on Opera browser. In other words, the codes given by YouTube to embed the videos on your site does not have support for Opera browser. However I've found out a trick to do so. Here's how.. This is the original code given by YouTube to embed to your own website. Copy this codes and paste into the source of your site. CODE <object width="425" height="350"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/bTfVt5GxpFU"></param> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/bTfVt5GxpFU" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"></embed> </object> Now look at the value in the param tag and the source in the embed tag. Edit the "/v/" into "/p.swf?video_id=". Hence it becomes the following.. CODE <object width="425" height="350"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/p.swf?video_id=bTfVt5GxpFU"></param> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/p.swf?video_id=bTfVt5GxpFU" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"></embed> </object> Now with this code, you will be able to play YouTube videos on Opera browser as well. Moreover, it's able to play videos on all types of browsers. A disadvantage is that you cannot see the first frame of the video like in the original code. Anyway, who want's to see just the first frame? Compatibility is the key to be a good web programmer. |
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Feb 16 2008, 01:26 PM
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Member [Level 2] Group: [HOSTED] Posts: 77 Joined: 16-February 08 From: Brisbane, AU Member No.: 57,945 |
So instead of embedding it as an FLV its a SWF?
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Feb 18 2008, 07:31 AM
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Newbie [Level 2] Group: [HOSTED] Posts: 30 Joined: 23-November 06 Member No.: 33,877 |
QUOTE(saitunes @ Feb 16 2008, 02:26 PM)  So instead of embedding it as an FLV its a SWF? I think youtube uses flash player to play FLV. It is common to embed flash application in your web site for multimedia. |
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Feb 18 2008, 09:01 PM
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PROGRAMMER(prō'grăm'ər)- n. An organism that converts caffeine into software. Group: [HOSTED] Posts: 920 Joined: 25-September 05 From: The dungeon deep below the foundation of trap17 Member No.: 12,251 |
Yes many browsers cannot support the FLV format directly embedded into them, because of this youtube has a flash player (swf format) that opens the flv's and plays them with the gui (play, pause, timeline etc). Clever work around. Nice work.
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