Workaround for embedding Vimeo videos on Steem

in steemit •  9 years ago  (edited)

Problem

When I try to use Vimeo's HTML embed code to include a video in a Steem post, this is what happens:

Code:

<iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/116516343" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe>

Result:

It's broken :(

Workaround:

There doesn't seem to be a way to embed Vimeo videos on Steem, so here is a workaround until the platform adds proper support.

Get Thumbnail

Go to http://video.depone.eu/ to generate a thumbnail image for your video. Copy the image link.

Code

Paste this in your Steem post:

[![My Video Title](THUMBNAIL_URL)](VIMEO_URL)

Replace VIMEO_URL with the link to your video and THUMBNAIL_URL with the link you generated for the thumbnail. That's it.

Result:

A nice thumbnail that links to the video:
My Video Title

If anyone knows how to do this a better way please share.

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nobody has a better way yet?

Way late with the answer, but if you just type (link_to_video) without any ! Or [] or whatsoever, you get what you aim for. An example in the last post I resteemed:
https://steemit.com/sports/@be3athlon/3md-dominates-smo-specialized-run-and-bike-at-eeklo