How to skip the introduction of a Youtube video?

To view directly a part of a video that you feel relevant to your visitors, or to skip an introduction that is too long and intrusive, a parameter must complete the code to embed provided by Youtube.

&start=a number of secondes

The number of seconds is displayed on the video panel.

This option must be added to both URLs, so that the complete reader has this form:

<object width="425" height="344"> <param name="movie" value="https://www.youtube.com/v/G4evlxq34og&hl=fr&fs=1&start=190"> </param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param> <embed src="https://www.youtube.com/v/G4evlxq34og&hl=fr&fs=1&start=190" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"> </embed> </object>

Demonstration:

This demonstration gives explanation about a commercial exoskeleton that multiplies your force by 5 or allows disabled people to walk.

Consider the case where you do not want to embed the video in a page but put a link on the video instead, you have to options.

Use a parameter recognized by Youtube:

#t=3m20s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4evlxq34og#t=3m20s

The parameter is a number of minutes followed by the m letter and a number of seconds followed by the s letter.

HAL-5, démonstration.

Update June 2011

Now is possible to display a menu with the right mouse button and to save the URL of the video with a starting time.

This tutorial is now deprecated for an URL, but it remains useful to know how to modify the starting time when the readed is embedded in the page.