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Zarcath · 03-17-2008, 01:38 PM

I received an anonymous tip from, go-figure, anonymous. That if you add "&fmt=18" to the end of any youtube url and it's supposed to play in High-Def. I'm at work right now and my laptop can't handle streaming, but the quality certainly looks a lot better. If anyone wants to confirm for me that'd be great.

So

derp http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=353uPtu87o4

would be

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=353uPtu87o4&fmt=18

for high-def. I wasn't given an explanation as to how/why this drastically changes it. I think it might be a setting only available to corporate/ad sponsors?

03-17-2008, 01:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
Zarcath Read Farmer Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Hawaii Posts: 5,339 +31 Internets	Youtube Trick I received an anonymous tip from, go-figure, anonymous. That if you add "&fmt=18" to the end of any youtube url and it's supposed to play in High-Def. I'm at work right now and my laptop can't handle streaming, but the quality certainly looks a lot better. If anyone wants to confirm for me that'd be great. So derp http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=353uPtu87o4 would be http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=353uPtu87o4&fmt=18 for high-def. I wasn't given an explanation as to how/why this drastically changes it. I think it might be a setting only available to corporate/ad sponsors? __________________