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  1. ashsimmonds

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    #1 ashsimmonds, Apr 9, 2008
    Hey - I just found this cool trick to view any youtube video at a higher resolution, simply put "&fmt=18" at the end of the URL.

    Check the different in quality between these clips:

    low: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7u4YyShPpQ&feature=user
    high: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7u4YyShPpQ&feature=user&fmt=18

    low: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pCc6QHhwsQ&feature=user
    high: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pCc6QHhwsQ&feature=user&fmt=18

    low: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nj4eQ8vQdiY&feature=user
    high: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nj4eQ8vQdiY&feature=user&fmt=18

    Enjoy! :cool:
     
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    #2 WJHMH, Apr 9, 2008
    Excellent info, how did you find this out?
     
  3. Darolls

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    #3 Darolls, Apr 9, 2008
    +1
     
  4. teak360

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    #4 teak360, Apr 9, 2008
    I opened two windows side by side with one of each, they looked exactly the same.
     
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    #5 Darolls, Apr 9, 2008
    I tried to do it with some other youtube vids, and there didn't seem to be any difference.
     
  6. AntonyR

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    #6 AntonyR, Apr 9, 2008
    They released this info a while ago. Some of the newer videos will have an option to watch in hi res. its under the screen on the bottom left
    cant wait for youtubehd


    Antony
     
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    #7 AntonyR, Apr 9, 2008
    just checked if it was available and its for sale of course...LOL
     
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    #8 jorge.rios, Apr 9, 2008
    Thanks for the info
     
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    #9 mksu19, Apr 10, 2008
    Maybe its time for "Lasik"? :D
     
  10. Remy Zero

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    #10 Remy Zero, Apr 10, 2008
    +1...
     
  11. ashsimmonds

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    #11 ashsimmonds, Apr 10, 2008
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    #12 rollsorferrari?, Apr 10, 2008
    they've had a link on their videos saying something like "watch this video in higher quality" but i had never clicked it, figuring it would take forever to load and have minimal difference, but after watching these videos, you can really tell!
     
  13. Remy Zero

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    #13 Remy Zero, Apr 10, 2008
    good pics. i gotta check again...or check my eyes :D the bikini thread has been damaging them.. :D
     
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    #14 teak360, Apr 10, 2008
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    Here's mine. They both look low res to me. I tried all three comparisons too. Maybe something to do with monitor resolution, but videos on other sites are much better sometimes?
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  15. ashsimmonds

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    #15 ashsimmonds, Apr 10, 2008
    Dunno - you can see my pics have a marked difference :confused:

    Perhaps go to your account settings and set it to high quality always: http://youtube.com/video_quality_settings
     
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    #17 RacerX_GTO, Apr 11, 2008
    figures...


    #include stdio.h
    sub(video resolution)

    if video card = or > premium then display hirez
    if video card < premium then display mosiac
    if false then no dice return so sorry excuse sub
     
  18. TheBigEasy

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    #18 TheBigEasy, Apr 11, 2008
    NICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    This is GOLD for my site, we use thousands of YouTube videos for golf course flyovers....

    Check out the difference on this weekends Augusta National for the Masters:

    Normal: http://youtube.com/watch?v=XtxnVKW373s
    With HD code: http://youtube.com/watch?v=XtxnVKW373s&fmt=18

    I'll have my developer change the code for how they're displayed on our site first thing in the morning!

    I owe you one! :D
     
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    #19 TestShoot, Apr 11, 2008
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    #20 TheBigEasy, Apr 11, 2008
    I can't figure out how to embed a video to play in high def... is that possible?
     
  21. ashsimmonds

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    #21 ashsimmonds, Apr 11, 2008
    Yes - but not simple, plus there are some issues if the video isn't 4:3, some of my widescreen vids come out looking like spaghetti westerns. :/

    I've got my site setup so that they are in hi-def automatically now (reference) but it took several hours of mucking around. PM me if you want and I'll help get you up to speed.
     
  22. teak360

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    #22 teak360, Apr 11, 2008
    I found out with &fmt=18 it plays in stereo. It also has a higher screen resolution and raises the bit rate from 200 kbs to 512 kbs

    There is another thing you can do which is add &fmt=6 which plays a flash version with even a little better video raising the bitrate to 900 kbs but with no stereo.
    There are some other differences too.

    I can't play in the higher res though. Even on my wifes newer Vista machine. Maybe it is because I am using Firefox.
     
  23. ashsimmonds

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    #23 ashsimmonds, Apr 11, 2008
    I'm using FireFox on a Macbook.
     
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    #24 TestShoot, Apr 11, 2008
    the &fmt=18 works, but the 6 and then your reference actually kind of suck. I see a lot of blur happening on some things and not on others, almost like vectorizing.
     
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    #25 ashsimmonds, Apr 11, 2008
    Yeah I gotta re-upload a lot of my vids in hi-def now as most of them I uploaded at a only-slightly-better-than-youtube quality.
     
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