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6,883 PointsEmbedded Elements
Though I embed the YouTube video as instructed, it flashes briefly in the browser, then disappears. Why?
3 Answers
Sreng Hong
15,083 PointsDo you experience this same kind of problem?
https://teamtreehouse.com/forum/embedded-youtube-video-problem
Richard Stringfellow
6,883 Points<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
</head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Anchors</title>
<head>
<BODY>
<object width="420" height="315">
<param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_OBlgSz8sSM?hl=en_US&version=3"></param>
<param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param>
<embed src="//www.youtube.com/v/_OBlgSz8sSM?hl=en_US&version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed>
</object>
</BODY>
</html>
Colton Fitzgerald
15,815 PointsIn the embed tag, add "http:" in front of the youtube link :)
Andrew Dushane
9,264 PointsYou're using the old embed code. Is there a reason you're not using the newer iframe embed?
Richard Stringfellow
6,883 PointsI'm following the procedure shown on the video. The newer iframe embed hasn't been introduced yet. Maybe I need to move on to another video.
Colton Fitzgerald
15,815 PointsColton Fitzgerald
15,815 PointsCan you post your code?