Direct Embedding of YouTube clips via RSS

[emdee]

Hello from a Newbie,

(I hope i am posting this in the right forum. Mod, please move to right forum if misplaced)

as you may know, Vb 3.6.4 has a feature whereby RSS account is setup to import feeds and have them as sepearte posts/threads.

is there a way/hack which will post/embed actual videos from youtube and google right into the thread automatically, (and not have an link to click that will open a new window from YouTube)?

thanks
emdee

[emdee]

any ideas, anyone?

[Forcemaster]

well you can goto custom BB codes and make a YouTube player that doesnt require a new window to pop up... its not a RSS feed but it works..

Title: YouTubePlayer
Tag: YouTube
Replacement: <object width="425" height="350">
<param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/{param}"></param>
<param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param>

<embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/{param}" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed>
</object>
Example: FM_R27QfqKs
Description: Inserts a youtube file in your post

Then people should put the video ID inside the YouTube tags :o

Hope it helps :)

[emdee]

Thanks Forcemaster,
i already have a variation of this hack implemented.

it would be nice if we could get one that strips away the extra stuff from an RSS feed and just posts the video rectangle.

-emdee