Originally Posted by The Geek (Post 1844533)

You only use the Embedding Regexp if the data needed to embed cannot be found within the URL itself.

For example:

if the embed code for www.myvideo.com/watch.php?v=123456 looks like:
<embed src="http://www.myvideo.com/watch.php?v=abcdef" ... />

In this instance, the URL doesnt 'tie up' to the embed HTML so AME needs to go to www.myvideo.com/watch.php?v=123456 and find the abcdef part. With the Embedding Regexp, AME pulls down the page and runs something like:

http://www\.myvideo\.com/watch\.php\?v=(\w+)

Which grabs the abcdef part so the video will properly embed.

In the event that the URL contains the information you need (i.e. the dailymotion definition I just posted) then this process is redundant and a time waster. Furthermore, the Embedding Regexp is generally different than the regexp used to match the URL in the first place.

Hope this helps.

Originally Posted by applebeef (Post 1844836)

Hi the geek, I'm interested in using AME for two things:

-Youtube (works beautifully out of the box)

-local hosted .swf


The second one is what I'm having trouble with... I've imported the definition for it and configured my hostname for it (only 2 instances right?)


I can't get it to work though. It embeds the .swf, and shows the background or first frame of it, but otherwise is unresponsive. For an example see this: http://charles-song.com/testvb/showt...hp?p=17#post17

The .swf (a slideshow) works fine in other areas of my site, and by itself, if I put the direct url in my browser.

What am I doing wrong?

Originally Posted by Makc666 (Post 1844996)

The Geek, 1st, I am much appreciated that you speak with me.

2nd, I understand that for the current moment the dailymotion can work only with "Regular expression". This is 100% clear for me.

3rd, I am just trying based on dailymotion to make it working also with "Extract destination data".

As I understand this one can be done so?

And at this point I meet with the problem.

Here is my test case.

1. I use URL
   http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9m63m_canarias-timelapse_creatio
   
2. There in HTML Source I see:
   
   HTML Code:

   ---

       <link rel="canonical" href="/video/x9m63m_canarias-timelapse_creation" />[*]

   ---

3. I am trying to get the needed video name from this line.
   
4. So I make:
   
   • Regular expression
     
     PHP Code:

     ---

     http://[w\.]*dailymotion\.[com|alice\.it]+/[\w/\-%]*video/([\w\-]+) 


     ---

   • Extract destination data
     Yes
     
   • Embedding Regexp
     
     PHP Code:

     ---

     <link rel="canonical" href="/video/([a-z_0-9-]+)" 


     ---

     • I also tried:
       
       PHP Code:

       ---

       href="/video/([a-z_0-9-]+)" 


       ---

And this one doesn't work.

I am trying to understand - why?

What I am doing wrong? :(

Originally Posted by daihlo (Post 1845032)

Hi 'The Geek' firstly thanks for looking into CAgeFilm.com before.
I have disabled the registration process on the site to ask if you could have another quick look for me, see if this site will work with AME?

I would realy appreciate your help. Am trying to launch my forum this weekend and the vid embedding is a key feature!

Thanks - Tim

Originally Posted by The Geek (Post 1845047)

Sadly, I can't really help with the local files as I haven't ever even looked into it before. Its a question best suited for DJ ;)

Originally Posted by The Geek (Post 1845048)

I don't think I totally understand what you are trying to do. The embed Regexp is designed to extract important parameters from a web page where the URL doesnt contain enough data that it needs.

Originally Posted by The Geek (Post 1845048)

This feature won't extract other information for other uses (i.e. the title), though I suppose I could add a hook into the system which would make it easier.

Originally Posted by LI_Pets (Post 1846287)

I recieved the message

YouTube
Duplicate key.This key would clash with an existing item

I understand an old one needs to be deleted.

Where do I find it to delete it?

Then I assume I need to upload the xml again?

When I get to the media definitions page do I "add new" or "save"?