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Higher Quality Youtube Tip

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justice:
Found this gem in a youtube comment: append &fmt=18 to the url. It loads a high quality version (but even for videos that don't have the "watch in higher quality" link..)

compare
Regular: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBvaHZIrt0o
HQ: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBvaHZIrt0o&fmt=18

Good idea for a bookmarklet.

edit: see this link for more info -
http://www.baekdal.com/notes/personal/youtube-high-video-quality/

Eóin:
Cool, didn't know that :Thmbsup:

f0dder:
Oooh, I didn't know the "&fmt=18" worked for videos without the high-quality link - thanks for that snippet of info! :)

lanux128:
i don't follow youtube that much but is this the same as the one Curt mentions here?

justice:
yes you're right lanux didn't see that one.

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