MaximusR3
06-11-2011, 02:51
I know there has been talk of this before but i'm still seeing a bit of confusion regarding the video embedding so I went ahead and made this full on tutorial, I hope it helps new and old members alike
So, you want to share your new favorite video? But you're unsure how to do it? Well then you've come to the right place because we are about to break down the whole process Barney style
Step 1:
first things first, you're going to need to be in the new post screen, which can be reached by one of two ways; If you are writing a new thread you click the "Post New Thread" button, and if you're replying to a pre-established thread you click the "reply to thread" button (pictured below)
http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx224/USMG2010/Tutorials/reply.jpg
Step 2:
Alright, you've made it to the new post screen, now what? See this little icon here that looks like a strip of film?
http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx224/USMG2010/Tutorials/insert.jpg
You guessed it, that's the insert video button. Go ahead, click it
Step 3:
What is this? A dialog box has popped up asking for mysterious information...
http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx224/USMG2010/Tutorials/paste.jpg
This is where you are going to paste in the URL of the video you want to post, after which you will press the OK button if you are ready or the cancel button if you feel you're in too deep. Where do you get the URL? I'm glad you asked...
Step 4:
Fetching the URL. Every web page has a URL, even the video you're dying to post. here's one now
http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx224/USMG2010/Tutorials/url.jpg
go ahead and copy and paste that sucker in the box from the previous step. An important thing to remember is to ONLY paste in the actual URL for the video, not any of the extra nonsense that will be tacked on under various circumstances. In this example we are using the ever popular youtube so here's what a youtube URL may look like with extra nonsense
http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx224/USMG2010/Tutorials/extra.jpg
you do not want to include all that when you paste the url into the video text box or IT WILL NOT WORK. In the case of a youtube URL, it will always say youtube.com/watch?v=blahblah -->if it is then followed by &extrablahblah make sure you do not select anything from the & symbol onwards. If you are unsure on what should and should not be removed from the url, make an educated guess and delete the parts you feel are extras and hit the enter button. If the page loads again and you still have your video then you are golden, if you get an error page then hit the back button and try again. Now, where were we? ah yes...
Step 5:
You've pasted in the proper url and clicked OK. Now the url should come up in the text box with video tags around it. This is good. Now all that is left to do is click the "Submit" button...
http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx224/USMG2010/Tutorials/submit.jpg
and your video will be on display for all to see, just like this one. congratulations!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iYmRyuhn9k
also note that if you want to be extra sure you've done everything right, you can click the "Preview" button before submitting, and if everything looks good then you can go ahead and press the submit button
But Max, I don't see any of those little icons, let alone a submit video icon, WTF mate? :confused:
ahh yes, if this is you, and you only see this when you are in the new post screen
http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx224/USMG2010/Tutorials/basic.jpg
then this means you have your settings on basic editor. You probably don't want that do you? Then head over to the general settings page (http://usmilitarygamers.com/community/profile.php?do=editoptions) and scroll down to the bottom in the misc section
http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx224/USMG2010/Tutorials/settings.jpg
you'll find that the basic setting is selected. Click either enhanced or standard, as both will give you access to the insert video button, and make sure you hit save at the bottom of the page. With that sorted out you can now follow the tutorial along with the rest of the class.
Didn't you say something about pictures?
I did say that, didn't I? Well added pictures works similarly to videos. From the new post screen, instead of clicking the video button, click this one that looks like a picture of a tree
http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx224/USMG2010/Tutorials/picture1.jpg
you have no doubt now been attacked by another dialog box asking for a URL for the image. In most browsers these days, right clicking the image in question will give you the option to copy the image url or source. paste that in and hit ok and you're all set. In some instances you are offered the option of inserting from the web or from your computer. If you choose the latter, just locate your image wherever it is stored on your hard drive and you're good.
That should about do it, post if you have any questions and someone will answer it as soon as possible provided it is humanly possible to answer the question...in question.
So, you want to share your new favorite video? But you're unsure how to do it? Well then you've come to the right place because we are about to break down the whole process Barney style
Step 1:
first things first, you're going to need to be in the new post screen, which can be reached by one of two ways; If you are writing a new thread you click the "Post New Thread" button, and if you're replying to a pre-established thread you click the "reply to thread" button (pictured below)
http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx224/USMG2010/Tutorials/reply.jpg
Step 2:
Alright, you've made it to the new post screen, now what? See this little icon here that looks like a strip of film?
http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx224/USMG2010/Tutorials/insert.jpg
You guessed it, that's the insert video button. Go ahead, click it
Step 3:
What is this? A dialog box has popped up asking for mysterious information...
http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx224/USMG2010/Tutorials/paste.jpg
This is where you are going to paste in the URL of the video you want to post, after which you will press the OK button if you are ready or the cancel button if you feel you're in too deep. Where do you get the URL? I'm glad you asked...
Step 4:
Fetching the URL. Every web page has a URL, even the video you're dying to post. here's one now
http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx224/USMG2010/Tutorials/url.jpg
go ahead and copy and paste that sucker in the box from the previous step. An important thing to remember is to ONLY paste in the actual URL for the video, not any of the extra nonsense that will be tacked on under various circumstances. In this example we are using the ever popular youtube so here's what a youtube URL may look like with extra nonsense
http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx224/USMG2010/Tutorials/extra.jpg
you do not want to include all that when you paste the url into the video text box or IT WILL NOT WORK. In the case of a youtube URL, it will always say youtube.com/watch?v=blahblah -->if it is then followed by &extrablahblah make sure you do not select anything from the & symbol onwards. If you are unsure on what should and should not be removed from the url, make an educated guess and delete the parts you feel are extras and hit the enter button. If the page loads again and you still have your video then you are golden, if you get an error page then hit the back button and try again. Now, where were we? ah yes...
Step 5:
You've pasted in the proper url and clicked OK. Now the url should come up in the text box with video tags around it. This is good. Now all that is left to do is click the "Submit" button...
http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx224/USMG2010/Tutorials/submit.jpg
and your video will be on display for all to see, just like this one. congratulations!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iYmRyuhn9k
also note that if you want to be extra sure you've done everything right, you can click the "Preview" button before submitting, and if everything looks good then you can go ahead and press the submit button
But Max, I don't see any of those little icons, let alone a submit video icon, WTF mate? :confused:
ahh yes, if this is you, and you only see this when you are in the new post screen
http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx224/USMG2010/Tutorials/basic.jpg
then this means you have your settings on basic editor. You probably don't want that do you? Then head over to the general settings page (http://usmilitarygamers.com/community/profile.php?do=editoptions) and scroll down to the bottom in the misc section
http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx224/USMG2010/Tutorials/settings.jpg
you'll find that the basic setting is selected. Click either enhanced or standard, as both will give you access to the insert video button, and make sure you hit save at the bottom of the page. With that sorted out you can now follow the tutorial along with the rest of the class.
Didn't you say something about pictures?
I did say that, didn't I? Well added pictures works similarly to videos. From the new post screen, instead of clicking the video button, click this one that looks like a picture of a tree
http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx224/USMG2010/Tutorials/picture1.jpg
you have no doubt now been attacked by another dialog box asking for a URL for the image. In most browsers these days, right clicking the image in question will give you the option to copy the image url or source. paste that in and hit ok and you're all set. In some instances you are offered the option of inserting from the web or from your computer. If you choose the latter, just locate your image wherever it is stored on your hard drive and you're good.
That should about do it, post if you have any questions and someone will answer it as soon as possible provided it is humanly possible to answer the question...in question.