Friday, September 23, 2011

[YouTube-API] Re: Advice on video embedding

Hello Jonathon,

I would recommend using the <iframe> embed. That's currently the
default embedding option when generating embed codes on youtube.com
watch pages, and as you say, it's supported in a wide number of
playback scenarios.

Cheers,
-Jeff Posnick, YouTube API Team
groups.google.com/group/youtube-api-gdata | apiblog.youtube.com |
@YouTubeDev


On Sep 23, 11:07 am, Jonathon <jonathon.coop...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> This is my first real look into using video within websites. I was naturally
> thinking of how to play them, especially with Apple & Microsoft's decision
> to stop supporting Flash across Tablet and mobiles. I came across this short
> articlehttp://apiblog.youtube.com/2010/07/new-way-to-embed-youtube-videos.htmlthat
> is over a year old now that seemed to suggest that using the <iframe> tag
> could be more beneficial as it supports non HTML5 enviroments by loading a
> Flash player and also HTML5 suitable environments. Is that right?
>
> I'm just trying to gather what's the best way to embed video for maximum
> inclusion of devices.
>
> Appreciate your help
>
> Jonathon  

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