Need help fixing a universal video bbcode for my phpbb forum

[Bruce Wayne]

The code can be used to embed from pretty much everywhere except Metacafe. Apparently, since it was written, Metacafe changed their embedding codes. Now all you get if you use the code I'm having trouble with is a white box.

Here's the code anyway. It's gibberish to me.

'metacafe.com' => array(
				'id'		=> 22,
				'image'		=> 'metacafe.gif',
				'example'	=> 'http://www.metacafe.com/watch/966360/merry_christmas_with_crazy_frog/',
				'match'		=> '#http://www.metacafe.com/watch/([0-9]+)?((/[^/]+)/?)?#si',
//				'replace'	=> '<iframe src="http://www.metacafe.com/embed/$1/" width="{WIDTH}" height="{HEIGHT}" allowFullScreen frameborder=0></iframe>',
				'replace'	=> 'http://www.metacafe.com/fplayer/$1/metacafe.swf',
				'method'	=> 'flash',
			),

[Baldrick]

Have you checked the phpbb-support-forum for some update?

[Bruce Wayne]

Have you checked the phpbb-support-forum for some update?

Yep. Was told the original writer of the code has long since abandoned it. So there won't be any updates. Either somebody helps me to fix it myself or I'm just gonna have to forget about it.

[ponens]

Can you link to a phpbb forum post where similar code works for a video source other than metacafe?

Metacafe provides embed code, does this not work on phbbb?

The code example you've provided is swf/flash dependent. It seems that metacafe has transitioned to html5 video. Does phbbb not support html5 embed?

Metacafe doesn't seem to have an active video (that I can find) that is using a swf player on the metacafe site. Do you know of one? Or know of any site that currently has a metacafe video embedded using a swf player?

If you must use a swf player to embed video in a forum post on phbbb, you could use a third party swf player because metacafe's html5 video sources have http mp4 sources.

[Bjs]

Have a look at phpbbex universal media code

Search other places and projects ... you might find gold

[Bruce Wayne]

Can you link to a phpbb forum post where similar code works for a video source other than metacafe?

Metacafe provides embed code, does this not work on phbbb?

Oh yeah, it works fine. I was just hoping instead of creating a separate code just for Metacafe, I could manage to fix this mod.

The code example you've provided is swf/flash dependent. It seems that metacafe has transitioned to html5 video. Does phbbb not support html5 embed?

No, it does.

Metacafe doesn't seem to have an active video (that I can find) that is using a swf player on the metacafe site. Do you know of one? Or know of any site that currently has a metacafe video embedded using a swf player?

No, you're right. They've transitioned to HTML5.

If you must use a swf player to embed video in a forum post on phbbb, you could use a third party swf player because metacafe's html5 video sources have http mp4 sources.

I never said anything about having to use an swf player. You seem to think I understand ANY of the code I posted. I don't. I understand none of it. I know nothing about video embedding/streaming/swf/html5/whatever. I don't understand anything about how any of it works. I was just wondering if somebody could help me to fix that code and get it working.

[Bruce Wayne]

Have a look at phpbbex universal media code

Search other places and projects ... you might find gold

Thanks. I'm afraid that one you suggested might be too old now though.