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bluedevil
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You guys know how we can post images? How about youtube videos? Post what you guys think.

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Graham
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you can post links to youtube videos

DiGiorno
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i think it would be kinda cool to have video responses. but not the video on our site. just links to youtube, because well videos might cause lagg. just slow down the site you know. videos are too much and would take up to much space in AG. i think it would be fine if we have a video responses box or something and have links to videos on youtube and there channels for AG and youtube

MagiX
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you can post links to youtube videos


I think he means to be able to embed videos.
DDX
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wouldnt that make the site a little laggy if someone chose to post many videos?

what if another thread was created called the "Non spam video wars"? what then?

MagiX
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wouldnt that make the site a little laggy if someone chose to post many videos?


It'd be the same way if someone chose to post alot of pictures.

Videos usually cause as much lag as you guys are making them sound like, but it would be a pretty pointless feature.
Graham
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pictures are minor kb and a decent video is 10mb or more

big difference (i know he meant embed; i was suggesting an alternative solution)

ulimitedpower
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I think he means to be able to embed videos.


Yeah, well, I don't any user part of this website uses HTML, so if we posted it all you get is the code and not what you want.
I think he means to be able to embed videos.


That's about 5 seconds in low quality. I made a few movies who where 10 minutes and cranked up 500 MB.
wouldnt that make the site a little laggy if someone chose to post many videos?


Not if it were embedded in HTML, as the video feed would be coming from YouTube.

Here is an answer for anyone who thought it would be cool if the videos were on the Armorgames server:

Video feeds are HUGE. YouTube has hundreds of servers (If not thousands) to keep up with the amount of people looking at videos at the same time. If Armorgames put up videos, it would crash the moment 100 people tried watching at the same time.
Devoidless
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Having videos on the forums would kill upload speeds. As would too many images/large ones.

Posting links is more than good enough. Besides, posting actual videos is just asking for trouble. Trust me, it never ends well...

*posts video of self locking thread*

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