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var quallink = '<a style="text-decoration:none" href="'+document.location.toString()+'&fmt=18">Watch in High Quality</a>';
var qual = 'Regular';
if (document.location.toString().indexOf("fmt=18") != -1){
	qual = 'High';
	quallink = '<a style="text-decoration:none" href="'+document.location.toString().split("&fmt=",1) +'">Watch in Regular Quality</a>';
	srcWithT = 'http://'+document.domain+'/get_video?fmt=18&video_id='+vidID+'&t='+fv.split("&t=")[1].split("&")[0];
}

Section 2 is in the pD.innerHTML = section apended to the end.

<br><div width="480"><div style="float:left;">Playing '+ qual +' Quality</div>'+
		'<div style="float:right;" align="right">'+quallink+'</div><div style="clear: both;"></div></div>

Let me know what you think. It really was just a quick hack but if you want some help then I can help refine it.

See below for newer, more complete uploaded version

Youtube just changed their site in prep for the new Widescreen HD streams. There for the following addtions/changes can be made to fit the new layout better.

1) Change the width = 480 to 640 and it will stretch out flowplayer.

2) Change initialScale: \'scale\' to initialScale: \'fit\'. This will help preserve the aspect ratios. Some videos will actually take advantage of the new system provided you watch them in format 18.

3) Youtube moved the quality link out and it will appear annoyingly at times. Add the following to hide it everytime.
Add this after the var pD = line

var ytQualLink = document.getElementById('watch-video-quality-setting');

Then after the pD.innerHTML section add this

if (ytQualLink) {
   	ytQualLink.parentNode.removeChild(ytQualLink);
}

var quallink = 'Switch to: <a style="text-decoration:none" href="'+document.location.toString()+'&fmt=18">High Quality</a>/
<a style="text-decoration:none" href="'+document.location.toString()+'&fmt=22">HD Quality</a>';
var qual = 'Regular';
if (document.location.toString().indexOf("fmt=18") != -1){
	qual = 'High';
	quallink = 'Switch to: <a style="text-decoration:none" href="'+document.location.toString().split("&fmt=",1) +'">Regular Quality</a>/
<a style="text-decoration:none" href="'+document.location.toString().split("&fmt=",1) +'&fmt=22">HD Quality</a>';
	srcWithT = 'http://'+document.domain+'/get_video?fmt=18&video_id='+vidID+'&t='+fv.split("&t=")[1].split("&")[0];
}
if (document.location.toString().indexOf("fmt=22") != -1){
	qual = 'HD';
	quallink = 'Switch to: <a style="text-decoration:none" href="'+document.location.toString().split("&fmt=",1) +'">Regular Quality</a>/
<a style="text-decoration:none" href="'+document.location.toString().split("&fmt=",1) +'&fmt=18">High Quality</a>';
	srcWithT = 'http://'+document.domain+'/get_video?fmt=22&video_id='+vidID+'&t='+fv.split("&t=")[1].split("&")[0];
}

This will let you switch back and forth between Standard/High/HD. And the new format 22 HD looks amazing but eats your system resources like crazy.

I can't get the code to work. My editor seems to be confused about the syntax when I put it in the corresponding spots. I don't know if you could possibly email me the .js or something?

• Standard Youtube Link is set to the default and played at desired level
• Youtube links with a format attached (ex url&fmt=18&whoop) are played as linked
• Unknown formats are honored and indicated by a message to the lower right of the player
• Format switches are available to switch to other qualities.
• Format can switch regardless of "&fmt=" position in the url

Fixed the caveat. Version 1.0tm4 (Tecker Mod 4) has been uploaded. See above for new version. In fixing the code I was able to clean it up a little as well and make it a little less complex.

Now the handling of the default is all interal to the script and does not require you to refresh the page. This should make back and page navigation easier.

Thanks Tecker, I'm trying this out.

Can I ask, can I simply replace the code exactly as suggested by Yansky in another thread, to revert the player in your revised code to the old player?

I like the way you've made/kept the default playback quality as non-HQ (I think you have anyway). My old Pentium III struggles with streaming normal Flash at the best of times, let alone high quality clips.
:)

Lee
UK

Firefox update 3.0.5 breaks this nice script ? at least on my pc
still working with 3.0.4 though

Interesting. Im noticing that exact same behavior as you mentioned. I will see what I can find but this may be related to an XSS bug fix and may stem from either a problem in greasemonkey or the way we are doing the script.

[note: Script broken in 3.0.5. Am looking for workaround.]

FOUND IT.
Mozilla disabled a function call that we need to get the string back from youtube.

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/m... states that due to the XMLHttpRequest vulnerability they implemented the following workaround:
"Disable JavaScript [function] until a version containing these fixes can be installed."

Way to go fellas. Coulda let some of us who USE that function know that you were going to get rid of it. Thanks. I will see if there is a greasemonkey call that we can make to fix this.

I had stumbled upon that last night. I think that you should use this as a stop gap only. Here's why:

GM_XMLHttpRequest will actually download the full video when called the way you have it implemented (onload). The standard XMLHttpRequest could be polled in the middle to check to see when youtube passed us off and then just grab the new URL and run. GM_XMLHttpRequest does not have a reliable way of doing this. Trying to catch it mid request (onstatechange) will cause really bad script hangs and processor loads.

Currently the video will download 2 times. First time to get just the URL the second time to actually load the video into FlowPlayer. I think that we should watch the changelogs to see when this is fixed (3.1 maybe?) as I prefer the old method. Or greasemonkey could just fix the dang bug.

Your code on this version however is nicely minimal.