Posting YouTube Videos: Tips and Tricks

[BillTre]

Is there a way to tell, before you post a link to a video, whether it will play in the post or you will have to go to youtube to see it?
Maybe some indication on the youtube webpage indicating that.

Also how come, if its a video that requires going to youtube to see, you don't get some interesting still from the video to look at instead of the boring message.

 

[symbolipoint]

Is there a way to tell, before you post a link to a video, whether it will play in the post or you will have to go to youtube to see it?
Maybe some indication on the youtube webpage indicating that.

Also how come, if its a video that requires going to youtube to see, you don't get some interesting still from the video to look at instead of the boring message.

Most of the time, (MOST of the time), when a link to a Y.T. video is put into a posting, the video will play when you click on it.

 

[Bandersnatch]

Is there a way to tell, before you post a link to a video, whether it will play in the post or you will have to go to youtube to see it?

The preview function should represent the final result.
It seems the uploader can restrict embedding on external sites when setting up the video. But there is no indication of having picked such settings showing up in the address or anything like that.