Embed YouTube into your post!

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You can now embed video right into IT.com ! (see below)

How?
Just cut and paste the URL from YouTube into the post and Voila! It automagically converts it to a video viewer for you. Give it a whirl.
The "URL" from YouTube looks this this for example:
Code: 
[URL]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqRXuP1jkNw[/URL]

It can actually be used with the following video providers:
YouTube, Photobucket, Streetfire, CarPixTV, Myspacetv, Google Video, Bolt, iFilm, Yahoo, Dailymotion, Amazon and MetaCafe



These can also be added if there is demand:
 
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XD0C8n_NVvM"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XD0C8n_NVvM[/ame]
 
Learn Me Video Editing

I have a couple of videos that are huge, like 1.2G and have no idea how to compress, edit, clip, etc. What software do I need or may already have that can perform those functions?

TIA
 
tom_sprecher said:
I have a couple of videos that are huge, like 1.2G and have no idea how to compress, edit, clip, etc. What software do I need or may already have that can perform those functions?
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Yes, never post unedited videos ... they are huge and often boring.

Windows Movie Maker comes with Windows and is surprisingly easy to use. You can find it under Start->Programs->Accessories, or do Start->Run and type "moviemk".

I personally edit out the boring parts, doing a nice fade-transition between segments so you know I've done it, and I also caption the whole thing to tell a story. Extra credit would be mixing in still photos or external clips that other people take, or adding background music (though I think the music of the inline-6 is fine :-)
 
Please, I'd really appreciate it if you could add photobucket video. I've got an account and a couple of videos. They're also short because of the size limit on uploads, so no 3hr enduros, more like a lap or two.

James
 
OK I misunderstood the original instructions. This will work with any hosted video sites on the list above but for .wmv to work they would have to be uploaded to IT.com. Not a viable option. However since you can upload WMV files to YouTube they can then be linked to IT.com afterwards via the method shown above.

I just added Photobucket videos and ESPN, Streetfire, CarPixTV...
 
Streetfire test:

[ame]http://videos.streetfire.net/video/Race-Taxi-VW-Bulli-GT3_162886.htm[/ame][ame="http://videos.streetfire.net/video/Race-Taxi-VW-Bulli-GT3_162886.htm"][/ame]
 
CarpixTV test

[ame]http://carpixtv.vidiac.com/video/42ef8ae1-bfac-486e-8f81-98b201793532.htm[/ame]
 
webmaster said:
OK I misunderstood the original instructions. This will work with any hosted video sites on the list above but for .wmv to work they would have to be uploaded to IT.com. Not a viable option. However since you can upload WMV files to YouTube they can then be linked to IT.com afterwards via the method shown above.
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Oh well. I prefer to host myself. YouTube overcompresses and has a 10 minute limit. I'll just post links.
 
YOu know about YouTube HiRes option? Google it becuase I forget but you can add a string to the end of the URL and get much higher quality from videos uploaded at higher resolutions.
 
As requested.... Photobucket video...


[ame="http://s122.photobucket.com/albums/o245/BlowtorchRacing/?action=view&current=2007SCCAProToledoDay2run2leftside.flv"]
th_2007SCCAProToledoDay2run2leftside.jpg
[/ame]
 
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