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SuzyKach
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8 years ago

Video won't play as web object

I added a youtube video into a slide as a web object, but when I export it to Articulate Review, it doesn't play and provides the following message: www.youtube.com refused to connect. I've atta...
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AlexanderReid
Community Member
7 years ago

I'm using Storyline 2 Update 13; should it still work?

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VinceScoma
Community Member
7 years ago

Hi Alexander, 

As of May 2015, Google no longer allows YouTube videos to be embedded in this manner with Storyline 2. However, YouTube videos in existing courses will continue to work.

To add YouTube videos to new courses, you will want to add them as a web object. When it asks for the address, you will want to use this URL: http://www.youtube.com/embed/video_id
and replace the video_id section with the id of the YouTube video. The video id is the string of characters after the v = sign in the YouTube URL: 

For more details on this, we have a great resource here: Storyline 2: How to Add YouTube Videos

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    AlexanderReid
    Community Member
    7 years ago

    Thank-you, that seems to do the trick.  However, I required https in the weblink, else nothing would load.  Thanks again!