Youtube update O_.

poehalcho · Post by **poehalcho** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 9:58 am

anyone noticed the new update? just below the video there is a little button in the shape of a tv with which you can enhance the quality :shock:

it looks much better! loading time sux though...

edit: i just looked at my other videos, and they didnt have it...guess its only available on videos with higher views...

sorry if this is old

RuYi · Post by **RuYi** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 10:14 am

Stupid, I don't see the point in it if it's only for a few popular videos.

Youtube's quality sucks, everyone knows that. Other video sites have way better quality, they just aren't as popular as videosites.
If they want to improve their quality, it should be for ALL videos IMO.

poehalcho · Post by **poehalcho** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 10:23 am

good point, but now it looks just like on those other sites...

Zypher · Post by **Zypher** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 11:32 am

I think its a good step tbh.

I also like being able to change it.

RuYi · Post by **RuYi** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 11:37 am

Maybe in the future we can all choose quality of every video. Since this is new, maybe they wanted to try and see how well it works and if people use it alot before they change it to all videos.

Gusy · Post by **Gusy** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 11:39 am

For me, bandwidth > quality

Sucks getting capped.. stupid Australian internet :banghead:

Disconn3cted · Post by **Disconn3cted** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 3:50 pm

its not in all videos because its in early testing eventually all youtube videos will have this feature

Post by **Doron** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 5:31 pm

RuYi wrote:Stupid, I don't see the point in it if it's only for a few popular videos.

Youtube's quality sucks, everyone knows that. Other video sites have way better quality, they just aren't as popular as videosites.
If they want to improve their quality, it should be for ALL videos IMO.

I think the whole thing is with Youtube that it the size went down...

Veoh has the same vids, but uses bigger screen so better quality..

l05tfr33k7 · Post by **l05tfr33k7** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 6:19 pm

i thought all the videos got the quality update?
or simply they just added a lower quality option and retained the normal video as the "high quality".
not sure though.

Da_Realest · Post by **Da_Realest** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 6:37 pm

The button is new, but the ability to watch videos in higher quality has always been there for months. You can watch all videos in higher quality. Youtube also allows you to upload videos that are 1GB size now and suggests that videos are uploaded at 640x480. You can conclude that over time youtube will slowly upgrade their standard resolution as they see fit.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=W1czBcnX1Ww

http://youtube.com/watch?v=W1czBcnX1Ww&fmt=18

Notice the difference? Adding fmt=18 to the end of url will display the video in 480x360 resolution, 512kbps bit rate, and stero AAC sound if available. Many videos on youtube were uploaded at 320x240 with mono sound to make the most of the old resolution, so adding fmt=18 to the end of the video won't make a difference in quality.

You can also go into your youtube account settings to set youtube to automatically play ther video in its higher quality format if available. Under Account, select "Video Playback Quality" to toggle this feature.

saiteris · Post by **saiteris** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 8:12 pm

i think it for new videos i put in a video its fresh and well theres the selection and its not popular another of mine is mighty popular and the selection isn avaible....so i think its for new!!!! vids

poehalcho · Post by **poehalcho** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 8:22 pm

no, i used it on one of my older ones.

saiteris · Post by **saiteris** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 8:24 pm

any who its crazy

lets hope youtube doesnt start seeking money then they will upgrade ....a lot .....theyll put options ...like....Buy a few more video slots ....or stuff.....

l05tfr33k7 · Post by **l05tfr33k7** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 1:53 am

Da_Realest wrote:The button is new, but the ability to watch videos in higher quality has always been there for months. You can watch all videos in higher quality. Youtube also allows you to upload videos that are 1GB size now and suggests that videos are uploaded at 640x480. You can conclude that over time youtube will slowly upgrade their standard resolution as they see fit.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=W1czBcnX1Ww

http://youtube.com/watch?v=W1czBcnX1Ww&fmt=18

Notice the difference? Adding fmt=18 to the end of url will display the video in 480x360 resolution, 512kbps bit rate, and stero AAC sound if available. Many videos on youtube were uploaded at 320x240 with mono sound to make the most of the old resolution, so adding fmt=18 to the end of the video won't make a difference in quality.

You can also go into your youtube account settings to set youtube to automatically play ther video in its higher quality format if available. Under Account, select "Video Playback Quality" to toggle this feature.

useful post as always dude. thx for sharing the info.

Edit: Btw to get to the page with the higher quality, u have to add "&fmt=18" not "fmt=18.

Da_Realest · Post by **Da_Realest** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 2:26 am

l05tfr33k7 wrote:
Da_Realest wrote:The button is new, but the ability to watch videos in higher quality has always been there for months. You can watch all videos in higher quality. Youtube also allows you to upload videos that are 1GB size now and suggests that videos are uploaded at 640x480. You can conclude that over time youtube will slowly upgrade their standard resolution as they see fit.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=W1czBcnX1Ww

http://youtube.com/watch?v=W1czBcnX1Ww&fmt=18

Notice the difference? Adding fmt=18 to the end of url will display the video in 480x360 resolution, 512kbps bit rate, and stero AAC sound if available. Many videos on youtube were uploaded at 320x240 with mono sound to make the most of the old resolution, so adding fmt=18 to the end of the video won't make a difference in quality.

You can also go into your youtube account settings to set youtube to automatically play ther video in its higher quality format if available. Under Account, select "Video Playback Quality" to toggle this feature.

useful post as always dude. thx for sharing the info.

Edit: Btw to get to the page with the higher quality, u have to add "&fmt=18" not "fmt=18.

Oh yea, my mistake. Thanks for the correction.

l05tfr33k7 · Post by **l05tfr33k7** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 2:34 am

/Pi · Post by **/Pi** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 8:38 pm

I miss Stage6.

RuYi · Post by **RuYi** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 8:46 pm

Da_Realest wrote:The button is new, but the ability to watch videos in higher quality has always been there for months. You can watch all videos in higher quality. Youtube also allows you to upload videos that are 1GB size now and suggests that videos are uploaded at 640x480. You can conclude that over time youtube will slowly upgrade their standard resolution as they see fit.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=W1czBcnX1Ww

http://youtube.com/watch?v=W1czBcnX1Ww&fmt=18

Notice the difference? Adding fmt=18 to the end of url will display the video in 480x360 resolution, 512kbps bit rate, and stero AAC sound if available. Many videos on youtube were uploaded at 320x240 with mono sound to make the most of the old resolution, so adding fmt=18 to the end of the video won't make a difference in quality.

You can also go into your youtube account settings to set youtube to automatically play ther video in its higher quality format if available. Under Account, select "Video Playback Quality" to toggle this feature.

Pretty neat, didn't knew that yet.
Tried it on one of my vids, quality is somewhat improved, but still doesn't beat the standard quality WeGame offers.

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