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| − | Local video files are displayed in a player automatically. For example, [[:File:Dave_Matthews_Band_-_You_Me.mp4]] is automatically handed over to an HTML5 video player | + | == Local (on-wiki) == |
| + | Local video files are displayed in a player automatically. For example, [[:File:Dave_Matthews_Band_-_You_Me.mp4]] is automatically handed over to an HTML5 video player just by linking normally to the file like this: <pre>[[File:Dave_Matthews_Band_-_You_Me.mp4]]</pre> | ||
[[File:Dave_Matthews_Band_-_You_Me.mp4]] | [[File:Dave_Matthews_Band_-_You_Me.mp4]] | ||
| − | + | == Cloud (e.g. YouTube) == | |
| + | Video files hosted on any of the '''30 supported platforms''' including YouTube, Vimeo, Archive.org can be displayed/played easily. | ||
| + | <pre>{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVztZI-OMUg|720|right|Michael Franti & Spearhead - Good to be Alive Today (Acoustic remix)|frame}}</pre> | ||
| + | gives | ||
| + | {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVztZI-OMUg|720|right|Michael Franti & Spearhead - Good to be Alive Today (Acoustic remix)|frame}} | ||
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| + | <pre>{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSsYTj9kCHE|720|left|Let eet GO|frame}}</pre> | ||
| + | gives | ||
| + | {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSsYTj9kCHE|720|left|Let eet GO|frame}} | ||
| − | + | == Syntax == | |
| + | For more details on the link syntax for videos, as well as the list of supported services, see [[mw:Extension:EmbedVideo|the extension page]] . | ||
| − | + | == Finding Local Videos == | |
| − | + | You can use the [[Special:MIMESearch]] page to search for video files. | |
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[[Category:Video]] | [[Category:Video]] | ||
Revision as of 12:31, 12 February 2018
Local (on-wiki)[edit | edit source]
Local video files are displayed in a player automatically. For example, File:Dave_Matthews_Band_-_You_Me.mp4 is automatically handed over to an HTML5 video player just by linking normally to the file like this:
[[File:Dave_Matthews_Band_-_You_Me.mp4]]
Cloud (e.g. YouTube)[edit | edit source]
Video files hosted on any of the 30 supported platforms including YouTube, Vimeo, Archive.org can be displayed/played easily.
{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVztZI-OMUg|720|right|Michael Franti & Spearhead - Good to be Alive Today (Acoustic remix)|frame}}
gives
{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSsYTj9kCHE|720|left|Let eet GO|frame}}
gives
Syntax[edit | edit source]
For more details on the link syntax for videos, as well as the list of supported services, see the extension page .
Finding Local Videos[edit | edit source]
You can use the Special:MIMESearch page to search for video files.
