Notices

Embed YouTube videos

 
Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Rate Thread
 
Old 01-09-2008, 12:00 AM
  #1  
Registered
Thread Starter
 
KpaBap's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Sunnyvale, CA
Posts: 41
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Embed YouTube videos

Just like the title says. Make a [youtube][/youtube] tag so we can embed videos into posts.

Seen it on other forums...

Perhaps provide the option to disable those through the user CP, so whoever wishes can just have links instead of videos in posts.

The videos don't start playing automatically so it's not annoying to anyone.
KpaBap is offline  
Old 01-09-2008, 01:13 AM
  #2  
I zoom therefore I am.
 
laythor's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: San Jose, CA
Posts: 4,919
Received 12 Likes on 11 Posts
because clicking on a link to youtube is harder then clicking on the embedded picture?
laythor is offline  
Old 01-09-2008, 01:30 AM
  #3  
Registered
Thread Starter
 
KpaBap's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Sunnyvale, CA
Posts: 41
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Originally Posted by laythor
because clicking on a link to youtube is harder then clicking on the embedded picture?
Yes, yes it is.

Leaving the site or having a pop-up window is a lot more annoying than just clicking play.

Hell, it's very easily done: http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=199345

or

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=195897

Last edited by KpaBap; 01-09-2008 at 01:32 AM.
KpaBap is offline  
Old 01-09-2008, 02:59 AM
  #4  
I zoom therefore I am.
 
laythor's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: San Jose, CA
Posts: 4,919
Received 12 Likes on 11 Posts
There are some pretty significant security issues with allowing embedding of videos.

Last edited by laythor; 01-09-2008 at 03:04 AM.
laythor is offline  
Old 01-09-2008, 11:14 AM
  #5  
Registered
Thread Starter
 
KpaBap's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Sunnyvale, CA
Posts: 41
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Such as? Seems to work pretty well on other forums. And those forums have a 3-4x larger userbase.
KpaBap is offline  
Old 01-09-2008, 11:15 AM
  #6  
View at your own Risk :)
 
Leesha's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 2,901
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
good idea...like facebook...
Leesha is offline  
Old 01-09-2008, 01:53 PM
  #7  
I zoom therefore I am.
 
laythor's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: San Jose, CA
Posts: 4,919
Received 12 Likes on 11 Posts
If you allow people to embed video into a post you open up a security hole that would allow malicious code to run. If everyone was running good AV and latestest updates on their OS this wouldnt be an issue, most people aren't.
laythor is offline  
Old 01-09-2008, 01:58 PM
  #8  
May Cause Anal Leakage
 
tiggerlee's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Orlando & Chicago
Posts: 3,191
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Originally Posted by KpaBap
Just like the title says. Make a [youtube][/youtube] tag so we can embed videos into posts.


Won't happen.
tiggerlee is offline  
Old 01-09-2008, 02:04 PM
  #9  
Registered
Thread Starter
 
KpaBap's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Sunnyvale, CA
Posts: 41
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Originally Posted by laythor
If you allow people to embed video into a post you open up a security hole that would allow malicious code to run. If everyone was running good AV and latestest updates on their OS this wouldnt be an issue, most people aren't.
What are you talking about exactly? I have yet to hear of a virus/malicious code being distributed through YouTube...

I am STRICTLY speaking of YouTube videos, not just videos in general...
KpaBap is offline  
Old 01-09-2008, 03:45 PM
  #10  
I zoom therefore I am.
 
laythor's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: San Jose, CA
Posts: 4,919
Received 12 Likes on 11 Posts
The virus wouldnt come from youtube. It would come from some script-kiddie who posted an embedded video on some random site with bad code in it.
laythor is offline  
Old 01-09-2008, 08:07 PM
  #11  
Registered
Thread Starter
 
KpaBap's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Sunnyvale, CA
Posts: 41
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Originally Posted by laythor
The virus wouldnt come from youtube. It would come from some script-kiddie who posted an embedded video on some random site with bad code in it.

What part of "only allow YouTube videos" did you not understand
KpaBap is offline  
 
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
galognu
Rotary Swaps
138
11-16-2020 05:20 AM
LB2739
New Member Forum
5
07-09-2019 02:25 AM
zoom44
General Automotive
10
09-29-2015 09:56 PM
tommy26Germany
Series I Trouble Shooting
11
09-29-2015 10:33 AM
Irvinb16
New Member Forum
5
09-11-2015 10:27 PM



You have already rated this thread Rating: Thread Rating: 0 votes,  average.

Quick Reply: Embed YouTube videos



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 05:21 PM.