To embed high quality YouTube video you need to append &ap=%2526fmt%3D18 to your embed string. Of course if you use WordPress, you can use Smart YouTube plugin which will do this automatically for you, among other cool things.

Watch the difference in example below. First is the low quality version, standard size 425x344.

Now this is a high quality version in 480x360. Not only the resolution is better but quality too. Smart YouTube supports different sizes for normal an HQ videos.

The video is about a guy called Matt, a computer game developer (like me) who decided to travel the world and record the "Matt's dance" in every crazy place (unlike me).

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Embedding high quality YouTube videos

Jul 14th, 2008

10 Comments

ELSHIMI
Nov 3rd, 2008
I think this is an easier way to do this
You could just use this form:
http://www.twittervlog.tv/high-quality-youtube-embed-generator.html
Here is how to use it:
http://geekai.com/3-quick-youtube-tips-tricks/2/
iColor
Oct 1st, 2008
谢谢,,会了
Suchmaschinenoptimierung
Aug 3rd, 2008
I use that plugin all the time on my other websites - smart youtube is really good.
What about integrating it into tiny editor?
Vladimir
Aug 1st, 2008
works for me...
your plugin does not work
Aug 1st, 2008
Check out your site, it does not work there eather...
your plugin does not work
Aug 1st, 2008
your plugin does not work, i have wpress v 2.6
stefan
Jul 19th, 2008
Hi!
Does your plugin only work with InternetExplorer? I'm using the latest version of Firefox and no videos are shown in your post!
Les
Jul 16th, 2008
Awesome! I am using it on my Cycling Blog!
Gabriel Lai
Jul 15th, 2008
That's a really huge different. Do you meant that by using Smart Youtube, it will automatically change to High Quality video?
Rúben M.
Jul 14th, 2008
i have the plugin updated but i can use hd videos, i put the code in the link but the youtube works but not the hd version the plugin continue to use the normal quality