[TYPO3-english] new media content element and youtube link format

[Xavier Perseguers]

Hi,

>>>> For end user the easiest way is just to insert the url with "watch?"
>>>> which he can copy from browser address bar or just copy from URL
>>>> field next to movie.
>>>>
>>>> This is all I want to say: let it be as usable for end user as it
>>>> can be.

I agree it could be even more user-friendly.

>>> you'll get this problem with each external videoplatform like
>>> clipfish, vimeo etc. There is a way to explain it: each platform
>>> shows the embed object, just copy the url from there.

Exactly.

>> This is embeded html from vimeo. I am sure avarage end user will be
>> scarred having to find a link he has to cut and paste into new media
>> content element.
>>
>> <object width="400" height="225"><param name="allowfullscreen"
>> value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param
>> name="movie"
>> value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4167288&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=1&amp;color=ffbf00&amp;fullscreen=1"
>>
>> Have not you thought about making some kind of translators from the
>> easy web browsers address bar urls to those embeded one?

I fear the problem would be to support the many different platforms out there and keep this "trick" up to date.

What about trying to create yourself this "translator"? Or at least starting to gather how the link looks like for the different platforms (as said before: clipfish, vimeo, youtube, dailymotion, ...). 
Perhaps the translator could be quite generic and for example be integrated as an additional extension?

Cheers

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Xavier Perseguers
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