Moving Graphics in Articles

[c2423]

Hi all, I'm working on an article which would benefit from having an animation to explain a concept. So does anybody know if it is possible to include moving graphics in an article? I was thinking maybe an animated gif or a flash video might do the job, but I'm not sure what an article can contain? Thanks, Chris

[Sean Ewington]

Sadly you cannot currently embed a flash video in an article. What you could do is to have a link to a YouTube video. We have tried many formats that would be secure and cost-effective and while we are still thinking of better ways, this is our temporary "fix."

Thanks, Sean Ewington The Code Project

[c2423]

Security concerns do seem to stop these sorts of developments... Is it possible to embed a YouTube video on the page without people needing to leave CP to go and watch it? Thanks, Chris

[Sean Ewington]

Nope :( Unless there is a way to embed YouTube videos without the <object> tag

Thanks, Sean Ewington The Code Project

[c2423]

Not to my knowledge. Not to worry then. I don't know if you have looked at SMIL[^] at all, but it might be worth considering? It should allow simple videos while being more secure then Flash... Anyway, thanks for the help! Chris