YOUTUBE HACK: How to watch OLDER VIDEOS in Higher Quality on YouTube!

smpfilms asked:


OLDER videos MAY NOT have “View in Higher Quality” links below them like this video does. So by using this code, you’ll be able to watch ANYTHING in higher quality! TRY IT! : )

HERE’S A BETTER EXAMPLE (watch these 10 seconds each):
Low Quality – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPWKag7wgF8
High Quality – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPWKag7wgF8&fmt=18

HOW IT WORKS: Just enter “&fmt=18″ behind the URL at the top, then press enter. WALA! Higher Quality!

THE URL SHOULD NOW LOOK LIKE THIS:
youtube.com/watch?v=27mb_AyzGyQ&fmt=18

SOMETHING SUCKS ABOUT IT THOUGH:
I’ve noticed that the audio gets a bit worse after watching the video in higher quality though. Weird : S

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23 Comments

  1. 169sk8 says:

    lol did u say mr safety lol ur funny

  2. nomonkeys100 says:

    this isint a hack it unlocks the high quality backpack of the video

  3. progression101 says:

    its not a hack and everyone knows about it dumbass

  4. Warcraftian says:

    HOLY SHIT THATS AWESOME IT WORKS

  5. thelittlespoiledbrat says:

    You’ll never be as spoiled as I am.

  6. wrtiger16 says:

    wow it works !! thanx bro!!

  7. gamerzproz says:

    OR OR.. If you didn’t notice, there was a time where “View in Higher Quality” wasn’t available so people like us had to do &fmt=18

    I’ve done this before like a few years back lol.
    You must be new to YouTube, ya noob.

  8. musiclover14789652 says:

    dude this is for old videos that DON’T say that

  9. 6G3rm4N9 says:

    OR….or you can click that tiny little button under the video that says “watch in high quality” yea….

  10. FavoriteDesigns says:

    Love the video! But the last time I checked… YouTube found the codes out.

  11. FalzarZ says:

    um… in options you can set it to always HD

  12. Angemon4 says:

    soldier front

  13. PokemonRox101 says:

    lol I already knew that code.

  14. ConnorGrapes says:

    omfg it works 0.o

  15. pwnage380 says:

    omg it works ty

  16. BlueJuJewel says:

    woa it worked.. xD thanks!

  17. AcousticMusicPage says:

    how do u upload a vid to hq and stereo?…i mostly need stereo

  18. lovemyrv says:

    I tryed it, it doesn’t work

  19. BenandJesse says:

    Cool! Thanks, man. I would like to know how some videos naturally have stereo sound… can you figure that one out?

  20. Katman1245 says:

    ADD it to the current video

  21. TheFireman310 says:

    World Of Warcraft Free. Come check out my video tutorial. It is simple and quick.

  22. lovemyrv says:

    This doesn’t work at the top of teh video it always says “The URL contained a malformed video ID” and i’m putting the code: “&fmt=18″ in the video URL ????? someone please help me

  23. BradyThe1st says:

    ever since youtube put up the “HD” button, (not the high quality button) the “normal” video quality has been like downgraded so that you HAVE to watch every video in hd, it’s bullshit. before the HD thing came on, i watched videos on normal quality with no problem, now it’s so blurry and pixelated so that i HAVE to watch it in HD or high quality (i dont mind high quality, it doesnt lag). but still, this is serious bullshit right here.

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