Autostart Embedded Video??

[mersh]

Anyone know how to change the embed code so that if a video is embedded from my site into, say, someone's blog, the video would autostart? I don't want to change the way the code is displayed on the site, I want to know if its possible to take that code and adapt it on a per-use basis to make the video run as soon as the page loads that it's embedded on.

[bplex]

Are you using iFrame or Object?

[grynmoors]

In view_video.tpl...in the code section where the embed stuff is located, my guess is to add <param name="autostart" value="true"> to the rest of the code. Haven't tried it as I don't allow embedding, but I would think that would do it...??

[bplex]

That depends on the answer to the question that I asked. The object code and the iframe code are completely different. It depends on which embed system he is using.

[grynmoors]

Most ppl use the object embed, so that's why I mention it. If someone was to use the iframe, what would they do? And to answer him about a 'by user' basis, I don't see how that's possible.

[bplex]

Understandable. What made me ask the question in the first place was the wording in his post, in which he stated that he wanted separate functionality from the embed versus the site. With the iframe method, the settings that you have on the site are the same settings embedded (so if you autostart the video for the site, it would autostart in iframe) so making it work only embedded would be slightly tricky, but not impossible. Also, he stated "per-use," not per user. Per user would be much more difficult.

[grynmoors]

oops yep "per use"....my bad.

[mersh]

Thanks for the responses... I use the object code... the Iframe doesn't embed nicely in everything I've noticed. And I am not concerned about autostarting on the site, just if I embed a video in another site.

[mersh]

In view_video.tpl...in the code section where the embed stuff is located, my guess is to add <param name="autostart" value="true"> to the rest of the code. Haven't tried it as I don't allow embedding, but I would think that would do it...??

I think I remember trying that, and it not working....