[thanks to Golan for hints]

For embedding videos into this blog, we are using the AB Video plugin, which allows you to embed YouTube, Vimeo or Dailymotion movie clips by entering a shortcode ( / / ) into the post area. See the original site for information and instructions for AB Video.  Here’s the redux:

 

USAGE

Vimeo: 1. Enter the  short code into any post. clip_idis the number from the clip’s URL (e.g. http://vimeo.com/123456) 2. Optionally modify the clip’s appearance by specifying width or height, like so:  3. Using empty values for either the width or heightattributes will cause AB-Video to calculate the proper dimension based on a 16:9 aspect ration. Example: 

 or

Youtube: 1. Enter the 

 short code into any post.clip_id is the id from the clip’s URL after v= (e.g. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LbpLRZwWtE) 2. Optionally modify the clip’s appearance by specifying width or height, like so: 

 3. Using empty values for either the width or heightattributes will cause AB-Video to calculate the proper dimension based on a 16:9 aspect ration. Example: 

 or 

Dailymotion: 1. Enter the 

 short code into any post. clip_id is the id from the clip’s URL (e.g.http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xdjrm7_kylie-minogue-all-the-lovers_music#hp-v-v4) 2. Optionally modify the clip’s appearance by specifying width or height, like so:

 3. Using empty values for either the width or height attributes will cause AB-Video to calculate the proper dimension based on a 16:9 aspect ration. Example: 

 or