YOUTUBE EMBEDS NOT WORKING

[zorgon]

Looks like YOUTUBE embeds are down all across the web...

I just got most of the old codes replaced on the website (where I have hundreds of videos linked to change from the old "embed" and "object" format to the new "iframe" format which works ao all browsers

But I just checked today and none of the videos on the website and the forum are working





However it does seem to work using the html insert code

[Pimander]

They are working from what I can see....

[SerpUkhovian]

I was going to mention the problem with the Youtube videos, but I thought it was just my crummy computer.

[Pimander]

I can see the html embed and the "bb code" embed above.  Am I missing something?

[ArMaP]

I can see the html embed and the "bb code" embed above.  Am I missing something?

What browser are you using?

I'm starting to think this is related to the browser and to what YouTube sends to the browser, with some getting the Flash version and others getting the HTML5 version.

[Pimander]

I'm using Firefox 47.  It uses the Shockwave Flash 11.2 plugin for Flash.

How can we tell whether my browser is using html5 or flash for youtube?

Can anyone else see the videos?

[Pimander]

ArMaP, do you think they are only sending html5 now?  If so good because Flash is rubbish and its time it was phased out.

ETA:  I just checked, my browser is using the html5 player to play youtube videos.  (it was obvious how to check but I'm clearly more tired than I should be)

[ArMaP]

It looks like Firefox always gets the HTML version while all other browsers I tested (Opera, Maxthon, Chrome, IE and Edge) get the Flash version (that doesn't work) when embedded with the youtube tags.

[Pimander]

The Midori browser (which is nice and fast as its light on resources) also works with the html5 player.

For members who have an old computer that works too slowly with Firofox, I recommend trying Midori browser.

http://midori-browser.org/

[Pimander]

I'm also on Linux, so I can't test Midori on Windows.

I tried to install Windows in a virtual machine but the product key I found didn't work so I gave up lol.   

[ArMaP]

The Midori browser (which is nice and fast as its light on resources) also works with the html5 player.

That's the problem, all modern browsers work with the HTML5 player, but, for some reason, only Firefox shows that player when we use the youtube tags. Using the (admin only) html tags that allows the use of the embed link given by YouTube makes all browsers use the HTML5 player.

Zorgon's opening post shows that, in Firefox we can see both videos, in all other browsers we can only see the second video, the first appears as a black bar to the left.

[Pimander]

I mean that the Midori browser also works with the tags.  It shows both the videos in the opening post.  I'm interested to know whether Midori running on Windows still shows both videos.

I thought it might be that Firefox uses Gecko and the others use webkit but Midori is a Webkit browser.

[ArMaP]

I mean that the Midori browser also works with the tags.  It shows both the videos in the opening post.  I'm interested to know whether Midori running on Windows still shows both videos.

Sorry, I didn't understood it.
I'm installing Midori this instant.

Edited to add that no, it doesn't show the first video.

[Pimander]

I'm installing Midori this instant.

Edited to add that no, it doesn't show the first video.

Interesting.  It shows both videos on Linux.

Youtube appears to send Flash to Windows but html5 to Linux.  I suspect that is because many Linux users have historically only installed "free" software and Shockwave Flash is not under a free licence.

This mod appears to be a solution.  It is supposed to embed most videos automatically when a user adds a link to a video.

http://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/?mod=2681

Zorgon, are we allowed to install this mod?

[thorfourwinds]

We be on a tablet running Chrome and see both and both work.
Cannot get my mail because this tablet doesn't have the site.
Anyone have the company email addy?
Perhaps I can get back online after finishing moving.
Grrrrr😬