YouTube... for you... in SL!
I am frequently asked how to show videos that are stored on YouTube in Second Life. Second Life does not offer support for Flash video (which YouTube uses), however, there is a small and easy hack which will allow you to stream a video uploaded to YouTube in Second Life in a Quicktime compatible format.
First, find the video you want to stream into Second Life on YouTube. It will have a URL that is something like this:
That URL won’t stream in Second Life. However, with a few minor changes, this stream will play in Second Life:
http://www.youtubemp4.com/video/P2CMaRSHz9E.mp4
It is that easy! I hope this helps anyone trying to find an easy solution for sharing video within Second Life.
I was just trying to figure out how to do this. Thanks! You saved me a lot of time.
This is the easiest way to get it done. Just beware that the youtubemp4.com site is separate from YouTube, and just a pass through. Still, it has always worked for me, and is a lot easier than grabbing tokens yourself from YouTube’s site!
worked great … thanks (was way easier then the old way i did this).