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12-02-2024, 04:54 AM
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(12-01-2024, 04:16 PM)HiloJulie Wrote: "I gave up trying to embed a video..."
On embedding video problems:
1. Use the SHARED link function from the YouTube video - and not the webpage URL from YouTube
2. Set cursor in the body of your draft post where you want the upper left corner of the video to be
3. When you click on the "Insert Video" icon, select YouTube as video type and under Video URL - DELETE the prefilled in http:// and then paste the shared link from YouTube into the video URL field.
The video SHOULD post; however, it may come up in your draft post as a black field and the YouTube "Can Not Play" warning may show. Select Preview Post and it and it should work. Then post the post!
That's pretty much what I did, but when I posted it, it still came with the "cannot play" warning, so I just gave up in the end. I suspect you can't do this with some videos for copywrite reasons.
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"That's pretty much what I did, but when I posted it, it still came with the "cannot play" warning, so I just gave up in the end. I suspect you can't do this with some videos for copywrite reasons."
Well, there you go!
That's the issue!
Those damned copyright lawyers! They sure are the scum of the earth!
Oh, wait...
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12-02-2024, 06:03 AM
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(12-02-2024, 04:58 AM)HiloJulie Wrote: "That's pretty much what I did, but when I posted it, it still came with the "cannot play" warning, so I just gave up in the end. I suspect you can't do this with some videos for copywrite reasons."
Well, there you go!
That's the issue!
Those damned copyright lawyers! They sure are the scum of the earth!
Oh, wait...
Test:
This is a test. It's not posted for discussion about AI.
So, using the technique both HiloJulie and I use, some videos work, but others don't. I tried posting a couple of others beforehand, which didn't work here.
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12-02-2024, 06:32 AM
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"So, using the technique both HiloJulie and I use, some videos work, but others don't. I tried posting a couple of others beforehand, which didn't work here."
Yes, I believe with monetized YT channels, the uploader (or technical owner) of a video can flip a HTML code switch to not allow the embedding of the video.
If you note, YT now forces you to watch ads. But if you embed a video into a site like PW, you don't see any ads. In that case, it's fine to just post a link, as its going to force you to watch the ad!
Some brilliant copyright lawyer worked hard for that!
