New and improved YouTube

OK, the next article is probably not intresting for all of my readers, but if you are reading my blog, at least you do know what YouTube is and although it is a nerdy hack. I think people actually think it is usefull stuff!

Someone told me to look at a YouTube-movie which was extremely sharp and definitely better quality than in the past.

This article was already published on a Dutch site Frankwatching, since 1st April 2008. Probably everybody thought this was a hoax and never cought my attention until this night.

please take a look a the following movies: watch and see yourself (ignore the preview pictures. Take a good look and listen well)

"Olde School" YouTube
URL: http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=qXjsVodUO5s


"New and Improved" YouTube
URL: http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=qXjsVodUO5s&fmt=18


You found this neat trick on a topic-forum on the site called Videohelp.com. By adding &fmt=18 or &fmt=6 to the URL in the address-bar, you can "upgrade" the video. What's the difference between 6 and 18? I don't really know. But what I do know is, in both cases, somehow not only the quality is upgraded from 320×240 pixels to 480×360 pixels, but also the sound is full stereo too! I have coincidental tried this movie, perhaps it won't work on old videos. At least it is worth to try it!