Why can't I embed a video on gimpchat?

Adventure · **Posted:** Mon Jan 19, 2015 6:57 pm **(#1)**

GIMP Version: 2.8.14
Operating System: Windows
OS Version: Windows 8.1
GIMP Experience: Beginner Level

Ok here is what is going on. Every time I try to embed a video on here it doesn't work. I click on insert web video button and copy and paste the location of my video when the windows screen pops up. Then I hit the submit button. Then I post. Then it just posts [BBvideo]http://youtu.be/qnI56LaL4O8[/BBvideo]. What am I doing wrong lol? Please help and thank you in advance for the help. I'm using firefox and google chrome.

lylejk · **Joined:** Sep 24, 2010 **Posts:** 12849

You cannot link an https video here; only an http video. Most youtube https links also accept http here.

Odinbc · **Posted:** Mon Jan 19, 2015 7:10 pm **(#3)**

I use the code from the browser URL (as lylejk mentioned no s, http only) and use the size/aspect ratio from the embed tag.

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[BBvideo 560,315]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnI56LaL4O8[/BBvideo]

lylejk · **Joined:** Sep 24, 2010 **Posts:** 12849

Also, it has to be a youtube link and not a youtu.be link. Below's the youtube link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnI56LaL4O8

And below's the link stripped of the s in the http part:

Video from : www.youtube.com

Wallace · **Posted:** Mon Jan 19, 2015 7:19 pm **(#5)**

The simplest thing to do is just remove the "S" from "https", making it "http" instead of "https".

Adventure · **Posted:** Mon Jan 19, 2015 7:31 pm **(#6)**

Thank you for the help. Thank you for embedding the video for me. I'm working on the second part right now.

Odinbc · **Posted:** Mon Jan 19, 2015 7:44 pm **(#7)**

Adventure wrote:

Thank you for the help. Thank you for embedding the video for me. I'm working on the second part right now.

A two-for, good stuff.