# &fmt=18 equals higher youtube resolution??!?!????!! **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [April 3, 2008, 10:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fmt-18-equals-higher-youtube-resolution/46186 "2008-04-03T22:19:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Geoff](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geoff/32/6104_2.png) [@Geoff](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geoff)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 10:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fmt-18-equals-higher-youtube-resolution/46186/1 "2008-04-03T22:19:48Z")
did you guys know that if you type “ **&fmt=18** ” after the URL of any youtube video, it loads in higher quality?? I just found that out and it blows my mind. However, I feel like I’m way behind the times in this leetness. Ok that is all. Enjoy. it appears that the sound is improved on some videos as well… for example: 1. [http://youtube.com/watch?v=lfN21qh0QFY](http://youtube.com/watch?v=lfN21qh0QFY) 2. [http://youtube.com/watch?v=lfN21qh0QFY&fmt=18](http://youtube.com/watch?v=lfN21qh0QFY&fmt=18) **Edit: goddamnit, I meant to put this in the nerd corner… god I suck at the internets!** ---
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 10:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fmt-18-equals-higher-youtube-resolution/46186/2 "2008-04-03T22:51:57Z")
The URL contained a malformed video ID. :bigclap: ---
**Author:** ![Geoff](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geoff/32/6104_2.png) [@Geoff](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geoff)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 11:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fmt-18-equals-higher-youtube-resolution/46186/3 "2008-04-03T23:39:46Z")
> [@ILCisDEAD](#): > > The URL contained a malformed video ID. > > :bigclap: TYPE WHAT’S INSIDE THE QUOTES, YOU TARDFACE. I HATE YOU!! ---
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 11:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fmt-18-equals-higher-youtube-resolution/46186/4 "2008-04-03T23:43:44Z")
IM STILL GETTING THE SAME ERROR!!! ---
**Author:** ![Geoff](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geoff/32/6104_2.png) [@Geoff](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geoff)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 11:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fmt-18-equals-higher-youtube-resolution/46186/5 "2008-04-03T23:46:47Z")
AHHHHHH IT WORKS FOR ME!!! ---
**Author:** ![cky89](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cky89/32/4945_2.png) [@cky89](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cky89)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 11:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fmt-18-equals-higher-youtube-resolution/46186/6 "2008-04-03T23:47:44Z")
Worked for me. ---
**Author:** ![cky89](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cky89/32/4945_2.png) [@cky89](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cky89)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 11:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fmt-18-equals-higher-youtube-resolution/46186/7 "2008-04-03T23:49:19Z")
Try a link with it… ---
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2008, 12:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fmt-18-equals-higher-youtube-resolution/46186/8 "2008-04-04T00:03:35Z")
Still malformed… ☹ maybe its the broswer ---
**Author:** ![cky89](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cky89/32/4945_2.png) [@cky89](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cky89)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2008, 12:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fmt-18-equals-higher-youtube-resolution/46186/9 "2008-04-04T00:05:56Z")
It’s possible. I’m using the latest version of Firefox. Do they work fine without the code? ---
**Author:** ![Treads4Heads](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/treads4heads/32/7416_2.png) [@Treads4Heads](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Treads4Heads)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2008, 12:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fmt-18-equals-higher-youtube-resolution/46186/10 "2008-04-04T00:39:53Z")
I was expecting a nice big rick rolled, but it fucking works ---
**Author:** ![SVT3945](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/svt3945/32/7409_2.png) [@SVT3945](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SVT3945)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2008, 5:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fmt-18-equals-higher-youtube-resolution/46186/11 "2008-04-04T05:09:16Z")
SOMEONE TRY THIS ON YOUPORN ---
**Author:** ![Zong](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zong/32/7580_2.png) [@Zong](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zong)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2008, 6:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fmt-18-equals-higher-youtube-resolution/46186/12 "2008-04-04T06:10:34Z")
gr8 info G ---
**Author:** ![Zong](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zong/32/7580_2.png) [@Zong](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zong)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2008, 6:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fmt-18-equals-higher-youtube-resolution/46186/13 "2008-04-04T06:45:55Z")
Apparently, if you replace 18 with 6 it comes in even better. The difference is barely noticable when I tried it. ---
**Author:** ![Cavi\_Mike](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cavi_mike/32/5217_2.png) [@Cavi\_Mike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cavi_Mike)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2008, 1:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fmt-18-equals-higher-youtube-resolution/46186/14 "2008-04-04T13:22:15Z")
Still not that great of quality anyways and I couldn’t watch that terrible driver any longer. ---
**Author:** ![HotRodKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hotrodkid/32/7609_2.png) [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2008, 1:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fmt-18-equals-higher-youtube-resolution/46186/15 "2008-04-04T13:27:17Z")
> [@Zong](#): > > Apparently, if you replace 18 with 6 it comes in even better. The difference is barely noticable when I tried it. 6 is lower quality open 2 tabs on your browser [http://youtube.com/watch?v=lfN21qh0QFY&fmt=18](http://youtube.com/watch?v=lfN21qh0QFY&fmt=18) on the first tab [http://youtube.com/watch?v=lfN21qh0QFY&fmt=6](http://youtube.com/watch?v=lfN21qh0QFY&fmt=6) on the second tab pause both on the first frame click back and forth between the 2, 6 is definantly lower quality ---
**Author:** ![chino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bcef8e/32.png) [@chino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/chino)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2008, 1:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fmt-18-equals-higher-youtube-resolution/46186/16 "2008-04-04T13:35:00Z")
> [@ILCisDEAD](#): > > Still malformed… ☹ maybe its the broswer worked for me too, you just fucking suck dan, i think your brain is malformed ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2008, 1:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fmt-18-equals-higher-youtube-resolution/46186/17 "2008-04-04T13:47:47Z")
**IT’S RIGHT ON THE YOUTUBE PAGE, DIRECTLY UNDER THE VIDEO…** [Watch this video in higher quality.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Df7Uyc_avoY&fmt=18#) :picard: ---
**Author:** ![fbrendan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d26b3c/32.png) [@fbrendan](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fbrendan)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2008, 1:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fmt-18-equals-higher-youtube-resolution/46186/18 "2008-04-04T13:51:48Z")
tup ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2008, 2:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fmt-18-equals-higher-youtube-resolution/46186/19 "2008-04-04T14:05:48Z")
> [@Nikuk](#): > > IT’S RIGHT ON THE YOUTUBE PAGE, DIRECTLY UNDER THE VIDEO… > > [Watch this video in higher quality.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Df7Uyc_avoY&fmt=18#) > > :picard: lol ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2008, 2:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fmt-18-equals-higher-youtube-resolution/46186/20 "2008-04-04T14:24:35Z")
and that VW is slow. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fmt-18-equals-higher-youtube-resolution/46186.md?page=2)