Added a video - Page 2

Roman · #11 09-26-2007, 03:59 AM

Ok, well I did a direct copy of the CODE from YouTube and Ctrl+V pasted it here. This is what happens. What's up?

Alrighty then, just doesn't work for me. It's interesting, if I paste that and do preview then come back to the message edit window, it shows up as a big square with the image missing icon (white rectangle with red X in middle). But, as you saw, it shows up in my message as just a bunch of text and that square at the front. I don't suppose it's something weird with IE7? Oh well, I'll just use links.

<OBJECT height=350 width=425>
<embed src="<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/z55Ig70HZgU" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/z55Ig70HZgU[/url]" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></OBJECT>

Capn · #12 09-26-2007, 04:09 AM

SilentFox · #13 09-26-2007, 10:01 AM

There are some videos off of youtube that will let you use the embed code but then as you add them the file is corrupted, youtube is well known for that

Edcognito · #14 09-26-2007, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by nurvonic

yeah come on SilentFox. the embed code is just under the video on youtube and dailymotion, and on some sites its just to the right. just look for the word "embed" and copy and paste that code to your post. i thought that was common knowledge by now.

DUDE! there is SOOO much that is NOT "common knowledge" that it fills books! You've grown up with the interweb. When i was your age, there wasn't one to speak of.

You really don't know (can't really) that all this knowledge is "frontloaded" on younger peeps, and its "backloaded" on us old guys (sometimes the younger guys, but you get my drift).

Common knowledge changes with the ages man - just wait - in 35 years you'll be going "AAAAHHHH! NOW i know what Edcognito was talking about!"....

Ed

Edcognito · #15 09-26-2007, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Capn

ROFL and ROFLMFAO!

That SOOOO looks like an exercise video! And that hair on the person on the right! ZOMG! WTF died on his head????

sorry - just had to do it...

I'm a bad person i know - i'll go stand in the corner and "punish" myself!

Ed

Roman · #16 09-26-2007, 02:55 PM

Well, I've been a computer tech for like over 10 years, but while that may help me figure things out, it does not magically impart any knowledge. I still must take the time to read instructions or try things out. I acutally did try all the insert and quote options and copied and pasted mutiple times. I didn't do anything "wrong" it just doesn't work. That Madonna video is what I was trying to post. It worked for Capn, not me. If there's one thing that I've learned about computers in the last 12 years it's that often stuff just plain doesn't work. Frankly, I have neither the inclination nor the time to make this a crusade. That's part of the difference between people. Adults generally have less time for things than children, though some adults are obviously just a lot slicker about figuring things out than others. (I used to be one of those. Not anymore?)

Yeah, that video I posted for the Celebration thread. Ha! I'll tell you, after looking at the dance moves of some of these other singers, Alizée looks better all the time.

JCC · #17 09-26-2007, 03:06 PM

When i comes to TECHIE stuff, nothing is common knowledge...im finding out. I used to work in a computer lab at my college and you'd be surprised how many COLLEGE students don't know how to Attach a file to an Email message....

One student received an email from someone she doesn't know...and just decided to UNZIP the attachment that came w/the email! Our network caught the virus & contrled the Worm that was released....but c'mon!!

SilentFox · #18 09-26-2007, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by JCC

When i comes to TECHIE stuff, nothing is common knowledge...im finding out. I used to work in a computer lab at my college and you'd be surprised how many COLLEGE students don't know how to Attach a file to an Email message....

One student received an email from someone she doesn't know...and just decided to UNZIP the attachment that came w/the email! Our network caught the virus & contrled the Worm that was released....but c'mon!!

I know many things about computers, its just the small things that i need reminding of like the video thing for me its small and sometimes not important.