@glengarry23
I don't know if embedding the video player actually has any impact on the ATP server. I think it just loads the player by showing a You-tube web address in an iframe. I think Dave was referring to actually uploading a video to be stored on and played from the ATP server. I can see how having a bunch of the You-tube players on one page can slow down the loading of the page though, depending on how much data gets pre-loaded before you actually hit play on the video. Kind of like how sites can get bogged down by slow response times from servers hosting ads that they display.
Either way posting links is simpler, and that CoLT add-on looks pretty handy. I love stuff like that, especially when it is customizable. I wish it was available for Opera or Chrome, since I don't use Firefox much. I don't take a whole lot of videos, but wanted to try out the different options here. I know some site owners add the ability to do the video embeds to keep people on their site. Sometimes when people go over to You-tube it is like falling down the rabbit hole, with all the suggested videos and autoplaying. I always find it amusing what You-tube recommends you watch next. When my video of the moths mating ends, up pops a picture of a dog's vulva for a suggested video of dogs mating!
Thanks for the comments on my You-tube videos! I just put them up there to test it out, and haven't really looked at it since then. I take very few videos compared to pictures, but I should practice it more. My old camera only did 640x480 videos, so when I got a new one that did 1080p, it was a big step up. I've found it can be useful for birding, because I can record their movements and calls which is sometimes helpful for ids. Also at that resolution, taking a still shot from a video frame can be helpful for ids too. The camera also does high speed video of 120 frames per second in hd, or 240fps in vga. I had visions of using it to capture a hummingbird's flight, but haven't been able to use it successfully yet.
