Comments on: Youtube High Quality Playback http://www.ghacks.net/2008/11/14/youtube-high-quality-playback/ A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:38:28 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: IRH http://www.ghacks.net/2008/11/14/youtube-high-quality-playback/#comment-594073 IRH Sat, 03 Jan 2009 22:32:22 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=8267#comment-594073 Anyone figured out how to make this stick? I have to frequently go to the settings on youtube to set the high quality option. Every few days it needs resetting... Anyone figured out how to make this stick? I have to frequently go to the settings on youtube to set the high quality option. Every few days it needs resetting…

]]> By: Joshua http://www.ghacks.net/2008/11/14/youtube-high-quality-playback/#comment-537039 Joshua Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:15:53 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=8267#comment-537039 This is really not the "high quality" setting, it's the less than worst quality setting. Ever heard about the &ftm=18 trick? It still applies, and it's _still_ better than the high quality YouTube setting. I mainly put music videos on YouTube, and I've noticed just how much a difference this fmt=18 tag makes. The standard High Quality setting provided by YouTube doesn't only sound dull, it also uses mono instead of stereo audio. Also, the video quality with the fmt=18 tag applied still is better than the High Quality setting. It's a lot sharper, for instance. Just compare the audio in these two videos of mine: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6mZfrQp24o and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6mZfrQp24o&fmt=18 Simply a huge difference. I'm not exagerating here. It's like day and night. It makes me wonder about the use of the provided High Quality setting... This is really not the “high quality” setting, it’s the less than worst quality setting.

Ever heard about the &ftm=18 trick? It still applies, and it’s _still_ better than the high quality YouTube setting.

I mainly put music videos on YouTube, and I’ve noticed just how much a difference this fmt=18 tag makes. The standard High Quality setting provided by YouTube doesn’t only sound dull, it also uses mono instead of stereo audio.

Also, the video quality with the fmt=18 tag applied still is better than the High Quality setting. It’s a lot sharper, for instance.

Just compare the audio in these two videos of mine:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6mZfrQp24o
and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6mZfrQp24o&fmt=18

Simply a huge difference. I’m not exagerating here. It’s like day and night. It makes me wonder about the use of the provided High Quality setting…

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