Randy W Posted October 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2013 (edited) The media tags aren't necessary. The board software will recognize a video link automatically. The problem comes in the timing - if the post is made before the media app is downloaded. Edited October 4, 2013 by Randy W (see edit history) Link to comment
Urkidding Posted October 4, 2013 Report Share Posted October 4, 2013 Try this: Copy the embedded link then paste it here http://youtu.be/-6wxyaQqTiA It will appear with a line under it showing the link to "whatever" Then highlight the link and break the link with the unlink icon (located next to the link icon) and see if your video appears here correctly. You may need to hit a few returns after the break in the link. 1 Link to comment
Randy W Posted October 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2013 But, again - it's a function of the board software to do that for you automatically whenever you post a video. It SHOULD be embedded automatically, but it is dependent on server timing. So don't feel like you're doing something WRONG, or that you're a techno-dolt because it doesn't work for you the same way it does someone else. Link to comment
Mick Posted October 4, 2013 Report Share Posted October 4, 2013 It seems to work fine for me now, at least when I unlink the link. What I do now is wait to make sure the font drop down works okay (I use that as a timing device), then I unlink the link and hit post. It seems to work fine if I follow those steps. As far as being a technodolt, you don't know the half of it. My nine year old daughter is more skilled than I am.... 1 Link to comment
Randy W Posted October 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2013 It seems to work fine for me now, at least when I unlink the link. What I do now is wait to make sure the font drop down works okay (I use that as a timing device), then I unlink the link and hit post. It seems to work fine if I follow those steps. As far as being a technodolt, you don't know the half of it. My nine year old daughter is more skilled than I am.... Cool - yeah - I just took this snapshot while making this post http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff367/walserrjw/Untitled-1_zps92598ebc.jpg you can type, and enter links, but it just seems to be a matter of waiting for the functionality to download before you click on 'Post' Link to comment
Mick Posted October 4, 2013 Report Share Posted October 4, 2013 Now, for whatever reason, my unlink trick didn't work with the video I posted in the new Muscle Shoals thread - Link to comment
Urkidding Posted October 4, 2013 Report Share Posted October 4, 2013 Now, for whatever reason, my unlink trick didn't work with the video I posted in the new Muscle Shoals thread - You will need to unlink & press return a couple of times at the end of the line and make sure the underline is gone from the link. returnreturn Link to comment
Randy W Posted October 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2013 Now, for whatever reason, my unlink trick didn't work with the video I posted in the new Muscle Shoals thread - Mick, in this case, you actually DID link to a web page, and not directly to the video, so the board software did exactly what it was supposed to in leaving it as a link (there's no way to embed an entire web page). This type of video doesn't embed directly - you have to go to YouTube and find the video THERE, and embed THAT (which I've done for you). The returns aren't necessary. Don't worry about it - you're doing fine. Link to comment
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