Embed video without using YouTube?

CoolRabbit · 10-01-2010, 01:52 PM

I have videos (some mpegs, and various other formats) uploaded to my website server and I would like to embed them in my webpage without having to use an external host like YouTube. Any ideas as to how to go about doing this efficiently?

Alexander7567 · 10-14-2010, 07:22 AM

ahh i remember when i was trying to do that. i used flowplayer.org. Its free! they say its actually what youtube uses or use to use.

Daeva · 10-14-2010, 09:08 PM

Best bet is to get some type of flash video player for your site (you'll most likely need to convert the videos into .flv format).

Alternatively, you can look up in w3schools how to use the <object> and <embed> tags. I would not recommend this practice however because all browsers and users and operating systems have different codecs / implementations for embedding video in a web-page and it may not appear as expected. A flash wrapper is the only sure-fire way to give the user play, pause, seek, volume, etc... Plus using a flash player you can track how many times a video was watched, etc...

**EDIT: @CoolRabbit, I am also from Ohio. Whereabouts are you located?

Nirav Shah · 08-22-2011, 06:40 AM

upload it to photobucket dot com and set your photobucket account private so no one can view it

10-01-2010, 01:52 PM	#1
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10-14-2010, 07:22 AM	#2
Alexander7567 Baseband Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 23	Re: Embed video without using YouTube? ahh i remember when i was trying to do that. i used flowplayer.org. Its free! they say its actually what youtube uses or use to use.

10-14-2010, 09:08 PM	#3
Daeva In Runtime Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 407	Re: Embed video without using YouTube? Best bet is to get some type of flash video player for your site (you'll most likely need to convert the videos into .flv format). Alternatively, you can look up in w3schools how to use the <object> and <embed> tags. I would not recommend this practice however because all browsers and users and operating systems have different codecs / implementations for embedding video in a web-page and it may not appear as expected. A flash wrapper is the only sure-fire way to give the user play, pause, seek, volume, etc... Plus using a flash player you can track how many times a video was watched, etc... EDIT: @CoolRabbit, I am also from Ohio. Whereabouts are you located? __________________ Official Self-proclaimed glorified excessive (insert additional adjectives here) post editor/modifier. Edit = Best feature ever http://www.twitter.com/xDaevax

08-22-2011, 06:40 AM	#4
Nirav Shah Solid State Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 6	Re: Embed video without using YouTube? upload it to photobucket dot com and set your photobucket account private so no one can view it

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