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[Inspiron]

Firstly, I've noticed that embedded YouTube videos on personal websites, or any sites not on YouTube's domain, cannot be viewed on Opera browser. In other words, the codes given by YouTube to embed the videos on your site does not have support for Opera browser. However I've found out a trick to do so. Here's how..

This is the original code given by YouTube to embed to your own website. Copy this codes and paste into the source of your site.

<object width="425" height="350">
 <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/bTfVt5GxpFU"></param>
 <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/bTfVt5GxpFU" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"></embed>
</object>

Now look at the value in the param tag and the source in the embed tag. Edit the "/v/" into "/p.swf?video_id=".

Hence it becomes the following..

<object width="425" height="350">
 <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/p.swf?video_id=bTfVt5GxpFU"></param>
 <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/p.swf?video_id=bTfVt5GxpFU" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"></embed>
</object>

Now with this code, you will be able to play YouTube videos on Opera browser as well. Moreover, it's able to play videos on all types of browsers. A disadvantage is that you cannot see the first frame of the video like in the original code. Anyway, who want's to see just the first frame? Compatibility is the key to be a good web programmer.

[saitunes]

So instead of embedding it as an FLV its a SWF?

[apacheNewbie]

saitunes, on Feb 16 2008, 02:26 PM, said:

So instead of embedding it as an FLV its a SWF?

I think youtube uses flash player to play FLV.
It is common to embed flash application in your web site for multimedia.

[galexcd]

Yes many browsers cannot support the FLV format directly embedded into them, because of this youtube has a flash player (swf format) that opens the flv's and plays them with the gui (play, pause, timeline etc). Clever work around. Nice work.

[iGuest]

working?How To Make Youtube Embedded Videos Viewable On All Browsers

Hi.

This isn't completely working. The first frame of the movie now shows up in Netscape. It wasn't before. When I click play, the video gets stuck in downloading and never plays. It gets stuck in both netscape and other browsers that were working without the code edit.

-reply by alexandru Sacui

[iGuest]

problem with "/p.swf?video_id=".How To Make Youtube Embedded Videos Viewable On All Browsers

Hi,

The 1st time I cahnged the "/v/" to "/p.Swf?video_id=". It worked beutifully but, I tried it again & I can't get it to work. Do you think theres a problem with my server or, am I doing it wrong?

May I send you a video code & you change it for me? I would really appreciate it.

Thanks in advance

-question by NIcole

[iGuest]

I had a similar experience with IE6

 

First I reset all internet to default

 

Find where flash player is on hard disk “c-->windows-->System32 -->macromedia...> flash -->flashutil”  run update and install.

 

Internet Explorer will now play video again - problem fixed!

 

Laney