Videobox [videobox-lb.sourceforge.net/] is one of several video lightbox tools that I've been experimenting with recently. Since I work in WP, I've installed the Videobox plugin (which works better than the others I've tried), which plays a few major video formats: YouTube, Google, MetaCafe, and the JW player. Since I use Vimeo primarily, I'd like to add some code to the Videobox javaScript file to be able to play Vimeo vids. I'm a novice at this kind of coding, so I'm hoping there is someone that might be able to translate the following Videobox code for playing Google vids into a chunk of code that I can include for playing Vimeo videos. I'm hoping that this is all it will take, but if anyone has any ideas as to what might be additionally necessary, please let me know. Thanks very much.

else if (sLinkHref.match(/google\.com\/videoplay/i)) {
this.flash = true;
var hRef = sLinkHref;
var videoId = hRef.split('=');
this.videoID = videoId[1];
this.so = new SWFObject("video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId="+this.videoID+"&hl=en";, "flvvideo", this.options.contentsWidth, this.options.contentsHeight, "0");
this.so.addParam("wmode", "transparent");
}

Thanks, Casey! This code worked for me. Getting closer. The one final step is getting the lightbox to resize to my desired dimensions (720px x 405px). Would that be added into your code above, or into the JS script? I've tried messing with the JS to no avail. Thanks again.

I copy-pasted Casey's code but it still does not show nothing on my website (though the other videos on Youtube would play.

Can anyone please help me ?

THANK YOU !

I got this to work, however Vimeo's nice way of removing the protocol strings from the URL's is confusing to people wanting to copy/paste code.

So try the code here added to the videobox.js conditional branch if-else chain as shown:

pastebin.com/f2dd33db3

Consequently your HTML code would look like so:

pastebin.com/f644e6db4

Hi,

It works for me but just before the box is opening, a window pops up with just "vimeo" ! How can i please get rid of it ??
THANKS

Hi again, I found the solution to my problem.

Ok ! In "videobox.js", just erase this line :

alert("Vimeo")

That's it !

I need help. I'm of course a novice. Here is my original code. How do I edit this so that my vimeo video will play inside the videobox correctly????
This blog keeps deleting my code

My test

Midiman and everybody else who figured this out - thank you very much for your input!

Howeer - i did the changes in the videbox.js, and still I cannot get it to work..

Could somebody give me feedback on what I am doing wrong?

Here´s the page.
tobiasstrollo.se/vimeo/

And here is my js:
tobiasstrollo.se/vimeo/js/videobox.js

Greatful for input!
cheers
/Tobias

you don't have pasted code the right place in videobox.js

Thanks @midiman

is it possible to add autoplay and remove the title of the video in he video before it starts? Like you can do when you embed the video.

Hello,
I am developing a site for a friend and the videobox is not showing for me :-( I have read through the chain and have tried updating my videobox js and html but my links just continue linking to the vimeo page. any help is appreciated!

Thank you!

Anyone still replying on this?
My box just pops open, it enlarges in vertical position, does not change in horizontal, and stays blank.

Help would be very appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

@midiman!
Thank you for your solution! it works fine!

Thank you so much everyone for all your input! I've been pulling out my hair all day trying to figure out a way to get the wonderful videobox to play vimeo.