YouTube video in Storymap not playing as expected

Question

I am in the process of moving/recreating several storymaps from classic to the new storymaps. In the Cascade template, I have a YouTube video embedded that is playing a 10 second snippet of a video on a continuous loop. I am using this code to embed the video: www.youtube.com/embed/LK2lr3zTs84?start=76&end=86

In the new storymaps, I am using more of the YouTube player parameters to try to achieve the same experience for the user. Currently, that code looks like this:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/LK2lr3zTs84?autoplay=1&controls=0&start=76&end=86&loop=1

With this code, the video will play that 10 seconds, then jump straight to related videos. I've tried adding in the playlist parameter and such, but nothing I've tried will give me the same experience.

Is this a limitation of the new storymaps builder being based on JS 4.x?

AshleyPeters · Answer

Thanks Owen! That additional bit of information will help me offer solutions for changes as we move forward with migrating this StoryMap from Cascade.

oevans_storymaps · Answer

@AshleyPeters -- Thanks for the additional link to your cascade story. This isn't related to the 4.x JSAPI, that is the underlying technology that powers the mapping capabilities of StoryMaps. It doesn't directly affect integration with media services like YouTube.

We looked into this more, and even though it seems like a small thing we did some significant custom work directly with the YouTube API to create this behavior in Cascade. We have not done that in ArcGIS StoryMaps for a few reasons. One reason is that it supports uploading video files, which ultimately provides more control over the video experience. Unfortunately, I realize this doesn't help in your situation since you don't have the original video. 😞

We don't currently have plans to recreate the same integration with YouTube that was there in Cascade, but you can add this as an idea on the Ideas board if you'd like to see this considered for a future release.

AshleyPeters · Answer

Thanks Owen! We knew clipping and uploading was an option, but we don't have the original file.

The original link (www.youtube.com/embed/LK2lr3zTs84?start=76&end=86) is working as expected in Storymaps Classic (it's in a Cascade template storymap found here), but doesn't work the same in the new storymap builder. Going back to my original question, is this a limitation of the new storymaps builder being based on JS 4.x?