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Problem embedding Youtube vids

Sanjuro · 2010-09-08 10:55:50

Hey, I've been trying to embed a video from You Tube, but no matter what method I try, I keep just getting big white boxes in my posts. I've tried copying the embed code from You Tube and pasting it between the You Tube tags in the post. I've tried copying the URL, the last part of the URL address, and editing the embed…

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08-09-2010 11:55am

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Sanjuro

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Hey, I've been trying to embed a video from You Tube, but no matter what method I try, I keep just getting big white boxes in my posts. I've tried copying the embed code from You Tube and pasting it between the You Tube tags in the post. I've tried copying the URL, the last part of the URL address, and editing the embed code, but still, all I get is a big white box. Does anybody know where I'm going wrong?

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#2 08-09-2010 2:09pm
Miguel_Sanchez

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I put together a little guide on embedding Youtube videos on the Alt/Indie forum:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056023029

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#3 08-09-2010 3:40pm
TommyKnocker

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Hi There

See here for instructions.

Notice the only part of the link posted beteween the Youtube tags is the part after the equals "=" sign.

Best Regards,

M

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