Problems using a Lightbox to view Youtube video
Jul 25, 2013
By
Errol Muir
On one slide in a training module I've set up 3 lightbox objects linking to 3 different slides in a separate scene. Each of the 3 linked slides includes a web object (Youtube video). The idea is that when a user clicks on one of the objects, the Youtube video slide opens as a lightbox over the main slide. In Preview, the Youtube video works on the linked slides. But when published I can't get the Youtube videos to show. In Firefox they just show as a black box and Internet Explorer I get a message saying the video cant be shown in a frame. I can of course get the video shown in other ways, but the lightbox approach seemed the really neat way to do it. Does anyone have any suggestions please?
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Hm, this works for me. Can you try and view this test file in your browser(s).
Michael, thank you. The test file works exactly as I wanted mine to work. But I cannot get mine to work. I notice that your lightbox video does not have any of the Youtube info surrounding it, whereas what I have in the video slides does have it. Could this account for mine not working?
I really appreciate your help.
Errol
Michael, your video has, I think, given me the answer. In the video slide, which forms the Lightbox, I had inserted a web object and pasted the Youtube URL. I think you had inserted a video/video from website and pasted the embed code. This works on the quick test I have done and I will now amend my training module and check that works. I'll confirm, but think it will be fine. I really appreciate your help and the speed of reply.
Cheers
Errol
Michael,
Just to confirm, that if I use the insert video from website and paste the embed code, all works fine. Thanks again.
Errol, correct I used the video's embed code in the web object. Good to hear that it works for you now.
Hi Errol,
Thanks for updating us on how you were able to add the video!
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