How to Embed a Google Video

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Syntax

Use the following for embedding Google video onto your wiki page:

 {video:google|<Google Video ID>}

Extracting the video id

The Google Video ID can be retrieved from the Google URL or from the "Embed" code by extracting the string between docid= and & or end of the url:

Source type Source example Extracted ID
URL http:// video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3733345136856180693 -3733345136856180693
URL http:// video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3733345136856180693&hl=en -3733345136856180693
the "Embed" code <embed style="width:400px; height:326px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=-3733345136856180693&hl=en" flashvars=""> </embed> -3733345136856180693

Example

For Google's video with docid -3733345136856180693 use this:

{video:google|-3733345136856180693}

Result:


See also: How to Embed a YouTube Video

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