embedded youtube videos are borked

[PKPenguin321]

i dont know if it's my computer or the website but embedding youtube videos (with the [youtube][/youtube] thing) only has a black rectangle that never loads a video

this used to not happen now it does what happened

[Lumbermancer]

That's because you have Flash disabled like every reasonable computer user. Or you need to update it.

[Bolien]

Nah PKP's right I'm getting a black rectangle too.

[THE MIGHTY GALVATRON]

I've only gotten black boxes recently, thought it was just meeee!

[Armhulen]

Same deal here

[ABearInTheWoods]

Anybody planning on specifying their browser?

[Davidchan]

Google Chrome Version 52.0.2743.116 m

Had this problem for like a week, not sure what started it.

[PKPenguin321]

Also using Google Chrome Version 52.0.2743.116 m
perhaps chrome updated and killed it?

[Remie Richards]

Google chrome 52.0.2743.116 m, also experiencing this.

[oranges]

[youtube]0bL7I_eWryI[/youtube]

test

edit:works fine on the better browser firefox for me.

[THE MIGHTY GALVATRON]

I get them on the Firefox meself.

[ABearInTheWoods]

Ya, it looks like google is doing some stupid anti-flash memes.

Now would be a good time to move to the proper flashless version, as right now it loads a flash object, then that loads the html5 video object. That just seems silly.

[ABearInTheWoods]

Updated embed code to attempt to force html5.

It will also enter lightweight mode (not actually loading or downloading anything but the center play button and background image (not even the control bar is loaded)) until the play button is pressed, to avoid issues with threads with lots of embeds.

Annotations are also disabled by default, for your viewing pleasure.

[Takeguru]

Working for me now, you da bes MSO

[Bolien]

yup working, thanks!

[THE MIGHTY GALVATRON]

Good job MSO, you glorious Turbo-Nerd.

Is this the end of flash as we know it?

[PKPenguin321]

we don't deserve you MSO

[Davidchan]

All hail the sysadmin who brings us lowly peons into the light!

[firecage]

MSO is a nice little puppy. I like him.

[420weedscopes]

was literally never having this problem
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