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How To: Watch YouTube Movies in Full 720p HD Glory
Webmonkey —
... Well, good news, as our friends over at Epicenter point out, some videos on YouTube are available in full 720p HD glory — the same format that sites like the iTunes Store and Netflix offer. ...
YouTube Tests HD Videos
ReadWriteWeb —
According to a report by Wired's Meghan Keane, YouTube is testing stereo sound as a default option for videos and is also offering very high quality HD versions of a small selection of clips. We weren't able to find a lot of videos that were encoded in the 720p HD format, but it is important to note that this is different from the 'watch in high quality' option YouTube already offers, which only features a resolution of 480x360 and which doesn't look half as good as the 720p option.
It would not surprise us if Google was adding these options to give ...
Get YouTube videos in HD with a simple hack
Webware.com —
... Wired, with the help of users on the VR-Zone forums has uncovered a simple way to get high quality uploaded videos to display in 1280x720--also known as 720p. YouTube has long been expected to roll out high definition video playback, and this appears to be the first viable way to do it. The hack in question is similar to the one that was first used to toggle on the "high quality" mode, and is done by adding "&fmt;=22" to the end of the video URL.
I got it to work without any problems on a video I uploaded earlier this morning. What's ...
YouTube experimenting with 720p HD video
Download Squad —
... Online video site YouTube has been offering a "watch in higher quality" option since earlier this year. But higher quality doesn't mean high definition. It simply means that the videos are encoded in a higher bit rate and if you have a fast enough internet connection ...
YouTube Tests Even Higher Quality Videos
Google Operating System —
... version of a video, replace "http://www.youtube.com/v/VIDEO_ID" with "http://www.youtube.com/v/VIDEO_ID&ap=%2526fmt%3D18" or "http://www.youtube.com/v/VIDEO_ID&ap=%2526fmt%3D22" in YouTube's embeddable code. Unfortunately, the new format (fmt=22) is not available for too many videos, probably because it's still experimental and most people upload compressed videos. { via Wired }
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YouTube in HD - What A Concept
WebProNews Feed —
... YouTube to Keep a Name For Itself? I have not seen any official announcements yet, but YouTube looks to be venturing into High-Definition territory, a place where its competitors are already residing. Meghan Keane at Wired writes : The new format seems like real HD 720p video and looks clean and professional in the widescreen format. As we've noted in our Watch Higher Quality YouTube Videos wiki, it is possible to make YouTube's high quality video the default on the site, but formerly it was only possible to watch at a 480x360 resolution. Formerly, viewers who wanted to ...
YouTube testing HD video and improved audio
Gadgetell —
... few videos that have the high quality stereo. This should help a bit for all those people who use YouTube to preview songs of artists they might want to buy (possibly from the handy links below the video).
Chances are it won’t make a bit of different to most users, but to those who will care, it is a huge step forward. YouTube is finally becoming the video hub for everyone, and not just those who can deal with bad video and audio quality.
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YouTube is experimenting with high-definition clips and stereo sound
Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk —
... The mediocre quality of YouTube's video and sound quality hasn't stopped its fantastic success. However, it now faces challenges from Hulu et al, and from its Google bosses, who must be wondering when it's going to start making some money. The answer, of course, is to follow Hulu and provide some good quality official content that it can put adverts against. So that's what it's doing. Meghan Keane at Wired Blogs has posed some normal and HD videos of Where the Hell is Matt? and pointed out that: YouTube has quietly started testing ...
Vid-Biz: Disney, YouTube HD, Diggnation
NewTeeVee —
... YouTube Testing HD Videos; video giant stealthily trying out the higher quality 720p format. (Epicenter Blog) CNET teaches how to tweak your YouTube embeds for ...
YouTube "hack" reveals HD / surround sound testing
Engadget HD —
... It's a feature we've been clamoring for as long as we can remember -- high-def on YouTube -- and it's about to happen. Thanks to a few curious YouTube browsers, a simple URL hack revealed that the online video site already has the ability to host and play ...
Roundup: A tragedy on Justin.tv, Obama’s cell records improperly accessed and more
VentureBeat —
... YouTube in HD — While the online video site is still sticking with lower resolution videos as the norm for now, appending “$fmt=22″ to the end of a videos URL will give it to you in 720p resolution, which is technically high definition. Wired has more and ...
YouTube dabbling in HD streaming videos; here's a sample
DVICE Atom Feed —
... is Matt" video. This is proof that Google and YouTube are at least experimenting with 720p video. There's even talk of 5.1 surround on the way, too.
It might be a while before all YouTube videos look this good, a factor not only of YouTube's server bandwidth, but also of viewers' download speeds, as well as the HD production capabilities of most video submitters. Still, it won't be long when standard-def videos will be the exception, not the rule.
Via Epicenter
YouTube testing even higher quality videos
Hack a Day —
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YouTube, purveyor of some of worst looking flash video is finally getting their act together. We posted the other day about embedding videos using &fmt=18 to get higher quality YouTube videos. It seems the awesome knob has now been turned up to &fmt=22. All of the previous tricks should work, just use 22 instead of 18. This all depends on the highdef version being available. Now they just need to get rid of the grainy preview images.
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Video: YouTube Testing Out 720p HD Video!
Homotron.net —
... To watch videos in the new 720p HD format, just add "&fmt;=22" to the YouTube url (mind you, this'll only work if the source material originally uploaded is in high resolution.)
Japanese users have also spotted a new feature that lets them save videos in MP4 format to their computers, though the feature has not materialised outside of the Japanese version of YouTube.
YouTube Tests Out High Quality, Stereo Surround Videos [Wired]
YouTube Switches on HD
NewTeeVee —
... Reports had surfaced a few weeks back that YouTube was stealthily launching this higher and deffer service on select videos such as the Where the Hell is Matt world dance jam. ...
