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I can't get this video to embed (Original Post) BainsBane Apr 2013 OP
Only videos from YouTube or Vimeo will embed on DU. ( n/t ) Make7 Apr 2013 #1
Oh, ok. BainsBane Apr 2013 #2
That's the way the Admins programmed DU. Make7 Apr 2013 #3
Thanks for the info BainsBane Apr 2013 #4

Make7

(8,543 posts)
3. That's the way the Admins programmed DU.
Sun Apr 28, 2013, 06:36 PM
Apr 2013

The html tags that are normally used for embedding videos (<embed>, <object>, <iframe>) do not work in DU posts. In fact, most html tags will not work in DU posts - only the ones that the Admins are allowing will function as intended.

The reason that YouTube and Vimeo videos work is that they programmed the software to recognize standard links to videos from those sites (e.g. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyqzPu5pX6U, http://youtu.be/VyqzPu5pX6U, http://vimeo.com/8947397) and then have the software automatically add the html code to embed the video when someone views the post.

When you embed a YouTube or Vimeo video here you don't use that site's embed recommended code...

[div class="excerpt" style="display:inline-block; margin-left:1em; border:1px solid #bfbfbf; border-radius:0.4615em; box-shadow:-1px -1px 3px #999999 inset;"]<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/VyqzPu5pX6U" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
[div style="height:1.231em; width:100%; border-bottom:1px solid #aaaaaa;"]
<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/8947397" width="500" height="409" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/8947397">West Wing Opening Credits</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user3011059">Connor Brantley</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>

... you just use the web address for watching the video on their site...

[div class="excerpt" style="display:inline-block; margin-left:1em; border:1px solid #bfbfbf; border-radius:0.4615em; box-shadow:-1px -1px 3px #999999 inset;"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyqzPu5pX6U
[div style="height:1.231em; width:100%; border-bottom:1px solid #aaaaaa;"]
http://vimeo.com/8947397

... and let the DU software do the embedding for you.

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