Youtube video embedding.

Sprintex · May 19, 2015, 07:54:16 AM

Dear All,

We are aware that Youtube videos are not embedding properly in posts resulting in a default 'Device Support' message sometimes appearing instead.

This is due to Youtube upgrading their site and discontinuing an older version on 20th April 2015, and at the moment it is unclear whether something in the forum coding needs changing or whether it is down to user software/hardware. Needless to say Tank is aware of this and talking to our forum techie

Paul

railsquid · May 19, 2015, 08:02:25 AM

Thanks, I was beginning to wonder if it was a problem at my end.

Bealman · May 19, 2015, 08:18:38 AM

That's what the doctor who is going to do a colonoscopy on me next month told me

railsquid · May 19, 2015, 08:27:33 AM

The colonoscope embeds Youtube videos?

Bealman · May 19, 2015, 08:36:06 AM

Not at my end, I hope.

I've just hijacked a serious tech forum thread. Sorry! I'm over it, folks, and Tank is onto it, as Sprintex says.

Caz · May 19, 2015, 09:17:49 PM

One thing that can help is that when Youtube offer you a link to use for embedding if often starts with "https", if after pasting the link you remove the "s" the link should embed and display.

Sprintex · May 19, 2015, 09:27:14 PM

Doesn't work with the new coding Caz, tried it with Chris' video of George Street and also one of my own videos, still get the 'Device Support' default video from Youtube

Paul

Caz · May 19, 2015, 09:29:54 PM

I've just altered "Brightons" new video and it worked fine, strange.

thebrighton · May 19, 2015, 09:44:58 PM

Quote from: Caz on May 19, 2015, 09:29:54 PM
I've just altered "Brightons" new video and it worked fine, strange.

Interesting that getting rid of the 's' works here, on a certain other forum that may be a web of RM even deleting the 's' doesn't work. They've numerous suggestions to get round it but none seem to work.
At least it's simple here

Gareth

Newportnobby · May 19, 2015, 09:52:16 PM

Quote from: Caz on May 19, 2015, 09:29:54 PM
I've just altered "Brightons" new video and it worked fine, strange.

I think it's a UK only thing, Caz.

Quote from: thebrighton on May 19, 2015, 09:44:58 PM

At least it's simple here
Gareth

Just as well for me

railsquid · May 20, 2015, 01:52:35 AM

I'm pretty sure the video displayed after posting, but when accessing the post later the 'Device Support' message displayed. Definitely something wonky somewhere. Trying again... Hmm, when previewing the post the video is visible and plays, but after finally submitting it, it reverts to 'Device Support'.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKY3scPIMd8#ws

Tdm · May 20, 2015, 09:14:23 AM

I put a YouTube video link in yesterday's post "Playing better snooker" and that came up fine by just "Copy & Pasting" the link address, and just checked again now and it still looks and plays O.K. here in Tenerife. Never had the error message referred to.

cjdodd · May 20, 2015, 09:38:22 AM

Under your YouTube video is a button called 'Share' click that and it will give you a URL that looks something like this

https://youtu.be/ld_TVR0M-Rs

Drop the S from the https:// so that it's http

http://youtu.be/ld_TVR0M-Rs

That's what I've done on my videos and they all seem to be working.

railsquid · May 20, 2015, 10:03:02 AM

Any chance of a more N gauge-related video?

cjdodd · May 20, 2015, 10:06:16 AM

Lol I wasn't expecting you to actually click it. More fool me.