Vodpod members have collected videos from over 4000 different sites using our browser button without a hitch.
But on some sites, because of the way they provide embed codes, our “Save to Vodpod” browser (or “Post to WordPress” version) can’t grab the embed code for the video you want to collect. Or, it might grab the wrong video.
Don’t panic if this happens! There is an easy workaround. You can usually copy the embed code from the site that provides the video, and paste it into the window.
When button can’t grab the video embed code, you’ll see a window that looks like this:
(Or, if it grabs the wrong video or another object, click the “video missing” link to bring up this form.)
Find and then copy the embed code for the video you’re trying to add, and paste it into the the form. The screenshot below shows what the form looks like with the embed code pasted in:
Then click the “preview” link to make sure you’ve gotten the right video:
Click to preview the video, to make sure it’s working fine. If it is, you should be all set to save the video to Vodpod, or to post it to your blog. Write your comment or blog post, add some tags, and hit the “Save” button!
If this doesn’t work, you can always send feedback to us: feedback@vodpod.com.
Also, if you’re using our toolbar bookmarklet and not our browser extension, upgrade now. The browser extension is far more powerful, and can grab embed codes from more sites.
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