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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
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== Local (on-wiki) ==
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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 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]]
  
nb: you can use the [[Special:MIMESearch]] page to search for video files.
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== Cloud (e.g. YouTube) ==
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Video files hosted on any of the '''30 supported platforms''' including YouTube, Vimeo, Archive.org can be displayed/played easily. 
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<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>
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{{#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>
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{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSsYTj9kCHE|720|left|Let eet GO|frame}}
  
Video files hosted on any of the 30 supported platforms including YouTube, Vimeo, Archive.org can be displayed/played easily.  See [[mw:Extension:EmbedVideo]] for syntax.
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== Syntax ==
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For more details on the link syntax for videos, as well as the list of supported services, see [[mw:Extension:EmbedVideo|the extension page]] .
  
<pre>{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSsYTj9kCHE|1000|right|Let eet GO|frame}}</pre>
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== Finding Local Videos ==
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You can use the [[Special:MIMESearch]] page to search for video files.
{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSsYTj9kCHE|1000|right|Let eet GO|frame}}
 
  
 
[[Category:Video]]
 
[[Category:Video]]

Revision as of 13:31, 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

Michael Franti & Spearhead - Good to be Alive Today (Acoustic remix)
{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSsYTj9kCHE|720|left|Let eet GO|frame}}

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Let eet GO

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.