Help:GCwiki Videos
Videos on Wiki
How do you add a video to a page? It varies, depending on where the video is hosted. There are two recommended options for posting videos on Wiki:
- For large video files (greater than 32MB) the files must be hosted on an external server and a URL reference is used. See the Videoflash extension below.
- For video files smaller than 32MB, the videos can be uploaded and hosted directly on Wiki.
Embed a YouTube video
You need to use iframes to embed your YouTube videos. Here's how to do it:
- Open the YouTube page of the video you want to embed.
- Click on the Share button that appears below the video window, and select the "Embed" option.
- Copy the code for the iframe tag
- Paste the code in your Wiki page
- Add an HTML tag.
<html><iframe width="420" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/X7gWEgHeXcA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></html>
<html><iframe width="420" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/X7gWEgHeXcA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></html>
Embedding a video hosted on another third party site (somewhere else on the Web)
- Upload your video on the third party site of your choice and take note of the video id.
- Go to the Wiki page where you want to embed your video.
- Add the following wiki syntax:
Syntax:
<video type="service" id="1234abc" desc="Here's lovely video"/>
Detailed Usage Options
Full syntax:
<video type="service" id="1234abc" width="270" height="203" desc="Here's lovelly video" frame="true" position="right" size="full" allowfullscreen="true"/>
Usual syntax:
<video type="service" id="1234abc" desc="Here's lovely video"/>
Note: blip.tv requires width2 parameter for proper scaling.
Parameter | Required | Means | Allowed values | Recommended values |
Default value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
type | yes, if video isn't from YouTube | service id | bbsports, bliptv, break, broadcaster, comedycentral, clipfish, clipshack, dailymotion, eyespot, funnyordie, gazeta, glumbert, googlevideo, interia, jumpcut, kewego, liveleak, livevideo, metacafe, myspacetv, myvideo, patrz, photobucket, plejada, putfile, revver, rutube, selfcasttv, sevenload, sharkle, shoutfile, spike, stickam, superdeluxe, uncutvideo, veoh, viddler, videojug, vimeo, wrzuta, yahoovideo, youaretv, youtube, youtube2 | - | youtube |
id | yes | video id from service (check codes) |
depends on video service | - | - |
width | no | video width | 1–852 | 270 | 270 |
width2 | only when video came from blip.tv | video width | 1–852 | - | - |
height | no (yes when video came from Dailymotion or Vimeo) | video height | 1–510 | - | depends on width |
desc | no | description below video | - | empty | - |
frame | no | sets frame | true, false | true | true |
position | no | video position | left, right, center | left, right | right |
size | no | use default size (not allowed for Dailymotion and Vimeo) | full | empty | empty |
allowfullscreen | no | setting for allowfullscreen parameter | true, false | true | true |
Supported services
Service | Where to find id - URL or embed code |
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blip.tv | <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AbzzZgA" (…) </embed> |
Break | <param name="movie" value="http://embed.break.com/NTA3Mjcy"> |
Broadbandsports | http://broadbandsports.com/node/6576 |
Broadcaster | <embed src="http://www.broadcaster.com/video/external/player.swf?clip=pilgarlic_968_1805633260.flv" (…)</embed> (without dot) |
Clipfish | <embed src='http://www.clipfish.de/videoplayer.swf?as=0&videoid=NDE2fDM0&r=1' (…)</embed> |
ClipShack | http://clipshack.com/Clip.aspx?key=12A72A96545B2039 |
Comedy Central | <embed FlashVars='videoId=170162' (…) </embed> |
Dailymotion | http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4ut2d_monitor-heads-homocatodicus_creation |
eyespot | http://eyespot.com/share?cmd=permalink&r=0XCzIG2UEydNkriEJW0mIWsjqi |
Funny or Die | http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/eae26bb96d |
Gazeta.pl Wideo | http://serwisy.gazeta.pl/film/10,28313,5248819,(…) |
glumbert | http://www.glumbert.com/media/ironing |
GodTube | http://www.godtube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=2275da59ba352aa5070c |
GoogleVideo | http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3115198179124180259 (with or without dash) |
Interia (Znajomi) | <script (…) src="http://video.interia.pl/player.js#97225,425,350"></script> |
Jumpcut | http://jumpcut.com/view?id=3412CB4A16EA11DDBFF8000423CF037A |
Kewego | http://www.kewego.com/video/iLyROoaft-IT.html (without dot) |
LiveLeak | http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=591_1211514053 |
LiveVideo | http://www.livevideo.com/video/FA16D69B002B45EC84C77B905DC3640E/cute.aspx |
Metacafe | http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1342466/how_to_recycle_a_pillowcase/ (without last backslash) |
MySpaceTV | http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=48088438 |
MyVideo | http://www.myvideo.de/watch/366128 |
Patrz | <embed src="http://patrz.pl/patrz.pl.swf?id=340362&r=5&o=" (…)</embed> |
Photobucket | <embed src="http://i294.photobucket.com/player.swf? file=http://vid294.photobucket.com/albums/mm97/onlyme2332/psicosis1.flv&sr=1"> |
Plejada | <embed src="http://www.plejada.pl/_d/flash/35962,player_loader.swf" (…) /> |
Putfile | http://media.putfile.com/Redneck-911 |
Revver | http://revver.com/video/909341/best-of-2007-cicada-video/ |
RuTube | http://rutube.ru/tracks/714530.html?v=0202ccd8a4a92c8ea22f091e04927d28 |
SelfcastTV | http://www.selfcasttv.com/Selfcast/playVideo.do?ref=s/86/160 (without first backslash) |
sevenload | http://en.sevenload.com/videos/FpkksY4-Father-and-Son |
Sharkle | <embed src=http://www.sharkle.com/externalPlayer/170233/1d1iy42312/3/ (…) </embed> |
Shoutfile | http://www.shoutfile.com/v/NFVA5xvu/Facebook_Gangsta |
Spike | http://www.spike.com/video/30-second-hot-chick/2881456 |
Stickam | http://www.stickam.com/editMediaComment.do?method=load&mId=179274577 |
Super Deluxe | http://www.superdeluxe.com/sd/contentDetail.do? id=D81F2344BF5AC7BBA2E41C8C633726C7E5E821AD3C5FD55F |
UnCut Video | <param name="FlashVars" value="aID=1c393649784ee0a32923f12696bbd9f91&site=http://uncutvideo.aol.com/"/> |
Veoh | http://www.veoh.com/videos/v465909jh3gBDCe?… |
Viddler | <embed src="http://www.viddler.com/player/ff6a9d9b/" (…)</embed> |
VideoJug | <embed src="http://www.videojug.com/film/player?id=6bdae9a1-d8c8-5c06-3b58-ff0008ca6bff" (…) </embed> |
Vimeo | http://vimeo.com/950846 |
Wrzuta | <script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.wrzuta.pl/wrzuta_embed.js?wrzuta_key=tbFJ6yJDnt &wrzuta_flv=http://www.wrzuta.pl/vid/file/tbFJ6yJDnt/austria-polska_1_1> &wrzuta_mini=http://c2.wrzuta.pl/wm14658/1d040325000c5b484851938e/Austria-Polska%201%3A1 &wrzuta_name=Austria-Polska%201%3A1&wrzuta_width=450&wrzuta_height=416"></script> |
Yahoo! Video | <param name="flashVars" value="id=3048587&vid=660306&lang=en-us&intl=us&thumbUrl=&embed=1" /> |
You Are TV | http://www.youare.tv/watch.php?id=2727 |
YouTube | http://youtube.com/watch?v=Tds7hzkZsSk (for 480x295px videos use type="youtube2" instead of type="youtube" )
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For current specifications regarding this MediaWiki extension, Wikipedia has more information.
Embedding a video you've uploaded to Wiki
You can upload videos directly on Wiki if your video file size is 32MB or lower. Supported video formats are .FLV and .SWF (Adobe Flash formats).
- Upload the video file.
- Go to the Wiki page where you want to embed the video, and add the following code where you want the video to appear.
<wikiflv width="320" height="240" logo="false">video name.flv|Video2.png</wikiflv>
Example: <wikiflv width="320" height="240" logo="false">GCPEDIA_testimonial.flv|Video2.png</wikiflv>
Produces: <wikiflv width="320" height="240" logo="false">GCPEDIA_testimonial.flv|Video2.png</wikiflv>
WikiFLV
This MediaWiki FLV Player extension now enables you to add FLV video anywhere in your Wiki article.
Features of this extension
- Add cover image for each video
- Resize player window according to your needs
- Control auto start
- Control volume
- Control the position of the player
- Add your own logo (best size is 32x32 pixels or less)
- Files can be uploaded through MediaWiki
- Files can be absolute path (case sensitive)
How to use example:
- "GCpedia_testimonial.flv" -> video file (stored in GCpedia)
- "Video2.png" -> cover image file (stored in GCpedia)
<wikiflv width="300" height="180" logo="false">GCPEDIA_testimonial.flv|Video2.png</wikiflv>
<wikiflv autostart="false" logo="false" height="180" width="300">GCPEDIA_testimonial.flv|Video2.png</wikiflv>
MediaWiki FLV Player Control Parameters
The following are default parameters, they can be overwritten through syntax.
- whatever.flv|whatever.png
- width="320"
- height="180"
- position="none"
- autostart="true"
- logo="true"
- autostart="false"
- volume="100"
- repeat="false"
Linking to a video you've uploaded to Wiki
- Link to the video file using Media: wikimarkup, like you would use for any other link to a file (i.e. .DOC, .PPT, or .XLS).
Example: [[Media:To keep or not to keep video Eng.wmv|NRCan Records - To Keep or Not to Keep (video)]]
Produces: