YouTube Higher Quality and Widescreen Videos, a couple of hints. Options

[KernowKid]

Higher Quality.

You might want before posting the code of the Video that you are posting to add &fmt=18 to the end of the code. This is one of a number of software switches that YouTube has associated with the service. If quality video has been uploaded then the use of this 'switch' will make the YouTube server playback a higher resolution version than the standard usually offered.

Widescreen using the new version YouTube player (non embedded version).

A recently introduced service for newly uploaded Higher Quality Widescreen Video has started which means that going into full screen mode will take full advantage of 16:9 screens. On return to the web window this also will be in a 16:9 ratio.

[nolongerlong]

Also, there's a new thing which displays all related videos in quite a novel way - you can change the start video by changing the bit in bold in the URL below to the identifier code of the video you want. Unfortunately, the fmt=18 thing doesn't seem to work on it

To get you all going, here's a spot of Kyal Marsh:

http://www.youtube.com/warp.swf?v=sHP8wkozTJg

[ic1male]

I'm not sure you need that URL addendum anymore. If you go to "Your Account" and select "Video Playback Quality" you can tick a box which says you are on a fast connection and to play video and the best quality available. Obviously, this would only work when you are browsing videos on the YouTube site itself rather than embedded stuff.

[ladsnet]

Just tweaked the board software setup.

If you use the command youtube-w instead of youtube between the [ ] then you can embed a widescreen video at the correct ratio.

[aarenlainey]

Here i put some quality details about you-tube,hope that will be benefit for all,previously I thought the mp4 screen resolution was 480 x 270, but it's also 480x360,If the video is a smaller resolution it won't make it bigger, but 480x360 seems to be the max increase. It could be that both formats have the possibility to be 480x270 if their aspect ratio is close to 16/9 width/height. The mp4 version may add an additional small audio gain and a small sharpening effect.

This post has been edited by aarenlainey: Apr 7 2010, 05:11

[zutou]

all videos from youtube suitable will be acceptable ?



This post has been edited by zutou: Feb 2 2012, 01:57