YouTube Settings & Defaults

[MN Lakeman]

I've posted many of my trip videos on YouTube. After upgrading to a high end Sony HD camcorder, my last several videos have been uploaded to my YouTube channel in either 720 or 1080 HD (last one from recent trip with Cayman Aggressor attached...). I am wondering if anyone knows if there is a way to have my videos automatically open in the HD setting. Whenever I send a link to my friends/dive buddies, I have to instruct them to click the little "gear" icon & bump up the viewing resolution to HD to get the best of my images. Is there a way to change this default??

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPWbQZzOYUw&list=UUsBMq9-LCO4yUCj1bHqq9pA

 

[TallPaul]

I've posted many of my trip videos on YouTube. After upgrading to a high end Sony HD camcorder, my last several videos have been uploaded to my YouTube channel in either 720 or 1080 HD (last one from recent trip with Cayman Aggressor attached...). I am wondering if anyone knows if there is a way to have my videos automatically open in the HD setting. Whenever I send a link to my friends/dive buddies, I have to instruct them to click the little "gear" icon & bump up the viewing resolution to HD to get the best of my images. Is there a way to change this default??

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPWbQZzOYUw&list=UUsBMq9-LCO4yUCj1bHqq9pA

Youtube sets the speed based on the connection of the person viewing it.

You can tell them to manually change it like you stated but they may get some buffering.

 

[MN Lakeman]

I thought that was the case earlier, but even folks with lightning fast bandwidth (I have 10 MB/sec Infinity cable), get the 360 default.

 

[MaxBottomtime]

If they have a YouTube account they can set the preferences to open videos in HD.