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#1 Guest_scaramonga_*

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Posted 09 June 2008 - 06:18 PM

If you add &fmt=18 at the end of a url of a youtube video, the quality becomes better. :sphere:

Try and see what you think.


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Posted 09 June 2008 - 07:12 PM

I was skeptical. I still am. I can't notice a difference.

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Posted 09 June 2008 - 08:20 PM

just what i thought: it triggers the "high quality" option, if available.

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Posted 10 June 2008 - 01:05 AM

So does clicking the view in higher quality button.

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Posted 10 June 2008 - 01:55 AM

View PostTweak, on Jun 9 2008, 06:05 PM, said:

So does clicking the view in higher quality button.

um, you figured that out, did you?

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Posted 10 June 2008 - 03:10 AM

Seemed easier than adding the extra string, but then I am somewhat of a tube junkie so I knew about this a few months, say 2 maybe when it came out.

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Posted 10 June 2008 - 05:01 AM

i meant it only will work if there is a higher quality option, which would have the button anyways, i think?

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Posted 11 June 2008 - 02:59 AM

View Postm.oreilly, on Jun 10 2008, 01:01 AM, said:

i meant it only will work if there is a higher quality option, which would have the button anyways, i think?


You can add it to any, even the ones without the button, does it make a difference...not really enough to matter I think...maybe you have a better eye for it than I do though.




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