[POLL] More embed flexibility

aero · Postby **aero** » Tue Jun 14, 2016 7:52 am

So the [img] tag doesn't support webm files (which Imgur now converts gifs to for some reason) and there's not much flexibility with the existing tags. I've asked before about webm support but I was told "there should be substantial demand for it" so here's this poll. This mod adds flexibility for webm, makes youtube linking more dynamic, and lets you embed streams among other things. Also has anyone had extreme lag when loading pages with heavy use of YouTube embdeds like in the Music Discussion Thread? If so please speak up, because that should be fixed too.

Postby **Shadow Yoshi** » Tue Jun 14, 2016 9:38 am

That's a mod, which means it's not for the current version of phpBB (which uses extensions).

aero · Postby **aero** » Tue Jun 14, 2016 9:53 am

I wasn't aware of that. Webm files, dynamic youtube links, and streams can still be covered with custom BBcodes alone - which is basically what the mod does in practice anyway.

aero · Postby **aero** » Sat Jun 18, 2016 9:42 am

Seems like it's 9 to nothing, so I guess a consensus was reached early on and there's a demand for this.

NightKawata · Postby **NightKawata** » Sat Jun 18, 2016 11:08 am

just like bedtime, more flexibility is more better.

PixelPest · Postby **PixelPest** » Sat Jun 18, 2016 12:45 pm

Although it would be useful I guess, I don't think it's necessary when you could always just post a direct link to it instead of embedding it

NightKawata · Postby **NightKawata** » Mon Jun 20, 2016 9:37 pm

PixelPest wrote:Although it would be useful I guess, I don't think it's necessary when you could always just post a direct link to it instead of embedding it

sometimes it's nice to see what you're about to get yourself into.
sometimes i like to see a preview that says "yes that's going to end up being a horse wearing a bikini" before i click the link and get redirected to a horse wearing a bikini.

it's the little stuff, yo.

PixelPest · Postby **PixelPest** » Mon Jun 20, 2016 9:47 pm

NightKawata wrote:
PixelPest wrote:Although it would be useful I guess, I don't think it's necessary when you could always just post a direct link to it instead of embedding it
sometimes it's nice to see what you're about to get yourself into.
sometimes i like to see a preview that says "yes that's going to end up being a horse wearing a bikini" before i click the link and get redirected to a horse wearing a bikini.

That is a very valid point, however thumbnails can be deceiving. For example on YouTube, you can set your own custom thumbnails for videos you upload. The images you choose don't have to be anything to do with the video

aero · Postby **aero** » Mon Jun 20, 2016 9:56 pm

I don't see why I shouldn't be able to embed webms just because [img] doesn't include it. It's just another image type, not anything special. Really if I can't embed it and you say that I should just post a link, then why have embedding for JPG, PNG, and other image files? It's dumb.

PixelPest · Postby **PixelPest** » Mon Jun 20, 2016 9:59 pm

AeroMatter wrote:I don't see why I shouldn't be able to embed webms just because [img] doesn't include it. It's just another image type, not anything special. Really if I can't embed it and you say that I should just post a link, then why have embedding for JPG, PNG, and other image files? It's dumb.

If it truly is "just another image type" then how hard is it to just convert it to a supported format? Would probably be less work than installing what you suggested since I doubt very many people use .webm anymore

aero · Postby **aero** » Mon Jun 20, 2016 10:07 pm

You do know what a webm is right? Converting it to a gif cuts off the sound element of the file, and webm is increasingly popular on multimedia platforms.

NightKawata · Postby **NightKawata** » Mon Jun 20, 2016 10:59 pm

PixelPest wrote:
NightKawata wrote:
PixelPest wrote:Although it would be useful I guess, I don't think it's necessary when you could always just post a direct link to it instead of embedding it
sometimes it's nice to see what you're about to get yourself into.
sometimes i like to see a preview that says "yes that's going to end up being a horse wearing a bikini" before i click the link and get redirected to a horse wearing a bikini.
That is a very valid point, however thumbnails can be deceiving. For example on YouTube, you can set your own custom thumbnails for videos you upload. The images you choose don't have to be anything to do with the video

Alright alright. Let's just hope HowToBasic isn't lurking around.

AeroMatter wrote:You do know what a webm is right? Converting it to a gif cuts off the sound element of the file, and webm is increasingly popular on multimedia platforms.

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TLtimelord · Postby **TLtimelord** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 2:35 am

Joey wrote:That's a mod, which means it's not for the current version of phpBB (which uses extensions).

So what exactly IS compatible with this version of phpBB? I don't mean this in a rude or childish way.

Postby **Shadow Yoshi** » Sat Jun 25, 2016 7:08 pm

The current version uses "extensions".

aero · Postby **aero** » Wed Jun 29, 2016 10:38 pm

It's 16 to 2 and not much change in the poll, so this extension should work and be easy enough to implement.

aero · Postby **aero** » Mon Jul 18, 2016 8:39 pm

18 to 2, and it's been about a month since this topic was touched.

PixelPest · Postby **PixelPest** » Mon Jul 18, 2016 9:14 pm

AeroMatter wrote:18 to 2, and it's been about a month since this topic was touched.

It still isn't your forum so it ultimately is not your decision whether or not to implement these features

aero · Postby **aero** » Mon Jul 18, 2016 10:02 pm

Okay?

PixelPest · Postby **PixelPest** » Mon Jul 18, 2016 10:06 pm

AeroMatter wrote:Okay?

Just from my end you seem a little too pushy and demanding of something that's really not necessary and you yourself don't really have the power to force it into action