by Due to the large number of up to date and current news videos on the BBC, the forum now supports the embedding of BBC videos. Unfortunately as there are some videos on separate systems, there are two BBCodes.
The new BBcodes are BBC and BBC2. Unlike with the youtube BBcode you must either enter the Embed code from the BBC site or the entire Object code (explained below)..
WARNING: THIS IS NOT THE EASIEST EMBED, HOWEVER IT IS A LOT EASIER THAN DOING IT BY HAND!
Videos with "Embed Code":
Depending on the video in question, it may have the ability to be easily embeddable. For example, this is one such video: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8117955.stm. When you click on "Share", there is an option to "Embed". Click on "Copy Code" to get the entire embed code, and then make sure it has the correct tags surrounding it. Don't worry if the code is really long!
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[bbc]VIDEOURL[/bbc]
Example code and embed:
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[BBC]<object width="512" height="400"><param name="movie" value="http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/emp/external/player.swf"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><param name="FlashVars" value="config_settings_showUpdatedInFooter=true&playlist=http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/emp/8110000/8117900/8117955.xml&config=http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/emp/config/default.xml?1.3.114_2.11.7978_8433_20090514110202&config_settings_language=default&config_settings_showFooter=true&config_plugin_fmtjLiveStats_pageType=eav6&config_settings_showPopoutButton=false&config_settings_showPopoutCta=false"></param><embed src="http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/emp/external/player.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="512" height="400" FlashVars="config_settings_showUpdatedInFooter=true&playlist=http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/emp/8110000/8117900/8117955.xml&config=http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/emp/config/default.xml?1.3.114_2.11.7978_8433_20090514110202&config_settings_language=default&config_settings_showFooter=true&config_plugin_fmtjLiveStats_pageType=eav6&config_settings_showPopoutButton=false&config_settings_showPopoutCta=false"></embed></object>[/BBC]
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Videos without the "Embed" option:
Unfortunately, not all BBC videos have the code for the embed as easy to get to. For example: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8108297.stm. See below for method to get the code for the embed using Firefox and Firebug.
How to use use Firebug to get the embed code:
- Make sure you have Firebug installed (It will only work on Firefox). Firebug is a plugin that allows you to easily see the code for a website you are viewing. Firebug official site.
- If you definitely have Firebug installed and you are on the page of the video you want to embed (using the same video as above for the demonstration), click on the small yellow bug in the bottom right hand of your Firefox window (see the image below where it is labelled). This will bring up the Firebug pane (also labelled below).
- Click on the "Inspect" button on the top left of the pane that just came up.
- Now, when you hover your mouse over elements in the window, a blue border will appear. Don't panic!- this is meant to happen.
- Hover over the video and make sure that only the video is surrounded by the blue border (the border will touch the edges of the video).
- Right click on the video and then right click again on the blue text that has been selected on the Firebug pane at the bottom of the screen.
- Select "Copy HTML" from the menu that has appeared (see below). The embed code is now copied to the clipboard!
- Paste the embed code into the posting window on the forum- make sure it has the correct tag (bbc2) around it. You can now close the BBC tab you have been using, or press the "Close firebug pane" button.
- Voilá, you are done. Press submit to make your post public.
If you have any trouble with this, contact a moderator who will help you.
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[bbc2]VIDEOURL[/bbc2]
Example code and embed:
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[bbc2]<embed width="512" height="323" flashvars="config_settings_language=default&config=http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/emp/config/default.xml?1.3.114_2.11.7978_8433_20090514110202&playlist=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.bbc.co.uk%2Fmedia%2Femp%2F8100000%2F8108200%2F8108297.xml&embedReferer=&embedPageUrl=/1/hi/8108297.stm&config_settings_autoPlay=true&config_settings_showPopoutButton=false&config_settings_showUpdatedInFooter=true&config_plugin_fmtjLiveStats_pageType=eav1&config_plugin_fmtjLiveStats_edition=Domestic" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="default" quality="high" bgcolor="false" name="embeddedPlayer_8108297" id="embeddedPlayer_8108297" style="" src="http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/emp/2.11.7978_8433/9player.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"/>[/bbc2]
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Help! It's not working!
- Are you trying to embed with the correct code? (try the other code just in case)
- Did you select ALL the embedded object code?
- Does your code have the width option before the height one? If not, try swapping their position.
If you need any assistance, PM me or another moderator.
