== 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 playerjust by linking normally to the file like this: <pre>[[File:Dave_Matthews_Band_-_You_Me.mp4]]</pre>
[[File:Dave_Matthews_Band_-_You_Me.mp4]]
nb== 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: you can use the [[Specialyoutube|https:MIMESearch]] page //www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVztZI-OMUg|720|right|Michael Franti & Spearhead - Good to search for video filesbe Alive Today (Acoustic remix)|frame}} <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}}
Video files hosted == Syntax ==For more details on any the link syntax for videos, as well as the list of the 30 supported platforms including YouTubeservices, Vimeo, Archive.org can be displayed/played easily. See see [[mw:Extension:EmbedVideo|the extension page]] for syntax.
<pre>{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSsYTj9kCHE|1000|right|Let eet GO|frame}}</pre>= Finding Local Videos ==gives {{#evYou can use the [[Special:youtube|https://wwwMIMESearch]] page to search for video files.youtube.com/watch?v=pSsYTj9kCHE|1000|right|Let eet GO|frame}}
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