How to embed a video in a block ?

there are multiple modules that put drupal content into blocks including but not limited to video fields.

one method would be to create a view with a block display, using the views.module.
Another possibility = http://drupal.org/project/nodesinblock
and yet another = http://drupal.org/project/nodeblock

I'd venture a guess there are more options and ultimately further detail is difficult because the devil lives in the details you've not given.

I tried using the method you had described with views, by adding the node:body field, as well as the drop-down options for that were available for content. I couldn't get the video to display -- I haven't investigated but I feel like the instance of the video player might live somewhere outside of the node's body section. I am going to try the other two modules & report back.

it does live outside the node body
it lives in the filefield you used to upload the video

Nodeblock worked beautifully. Easy to implement.

As a heads up to D6 beginners who may need to do this in the future,
some things I got briefly snagged on:

- Make sure to mark your content as published [if testing visibility to anonymous users]
- In Permissions, set the appropriate permissions for "view field_upload_video "
- You may need to apply additional css classes to style or position your block. I have the Skinr module installed and enabled, so I edited the skinr node settings in my content type and applied an additional css class under "advanced options" (someone correct me if there is a neater & more intuitive way to do this)

And a note that the same snags would likely apply to D7 as well. (Since this issue is tagged D7)