Cut to the Chase

Sometimes we post videos on here, and we recommend starting at a specific point. There is a simple way to amend the video's embed code, so that it begins playing at the point you want it to.

Just add &start=XX to the end of the URL in the embed code. XX=seconds. So if you want the viewer to jump to :27, you'll add &start=27 to the end of the URL. If you want the viewer to jump to 1:14 you'll add &start=94, since 1:14= 94 seconds. When you're embedding a video from YouTube the URL is listed twice, so make sure you add &start=XX to the end of BOTH URLs.

Example Time!
Say I want viewers to start watching the Fox Snow Dive* video just before the dive begins,

I will take the embed code from YouTube:
<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/dP15zlyra3c&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/dP15zlyra3c&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>

and add &start=27 after each YouTube URL:
<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/dP15zlyra3c&hl=en&fs=1&start=27"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/dP15zlyra3c&hl=en&fs=1&start=27" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br />

and Voila!


Feel free to respond with questions!

*Note: This video is used only for the sake of example, watching the Fox Dive from the start is recommended for suspense-building purposes.