Video Lightbox plugin vs jQuery Tools with apple plugin

Video Lightbox plugin vs jQuery Tools with apple plugin

This is very critical for me right now..
I'm just looking for a simple answer to this question.  We had a young developer who insisted of using a combination of both  jQuery tools (with the apple effect) and Video Lightbox.

The Goal:
Our goal is to click on either a text or image link, and smoothly see a pop-up window appear before you, loading a you-tube video inside of it.  that's it.

The Question:
Do I have to use both of these plug-ins to complete my goal, or can I use one or the other?  What do you experienced guys prefer?  Is there anything more I need to learn from all this?


Thanks for any advice!

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