Define individual high quality video preview

Hi again,

the HighRes version is available on YouTube:
https://img.youtube.com/vi/MXPQXbYX_qY/maxresdefault.jpg

and it is used when using the following link:
https://www.youtube.com/v/MXPQXbYX_qY?version=3&vq=hd1080

Is there a way that I can use that link type? When I paste it and replace the https with httpv, it is just showing a text.

give httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXPQXbYX_qY#hqthumb=1 a try, that should work (you may have to empty lyte’s cache, in case the data from YT was cached before the maxresdefault.jpg was available).

hope this helps,
frank

Hi Frank,

thanks for you quick response. Added the line from you above to my post. The thumbnail quality does not change (above is the default, below is the hqthumb=1 version.

Cache has been cleared.

When I am looking in the source code of the page,

data-src=”https://i.ytimg.com/vi/MXPQXbYX_qY/hqdefault.jpg”

is used. How do I have to modify the command behind the hashtag to get the maxresdefault.jpg?

Thanks!

Hi Frank,

I’ve looked at the main php file. To test ist, I have just replaced hqdefault with maxresdefault. There is an else-tree where the maxres default should be loaded what I know PHP too little to understand why the tree is not entered.

With that trick I get the maxresdefault.jpg :-).

my bad, had to be #hqThumb=1 with a capital T

this is the result.

frank

Hi Frank,

thanks again :-). Sorry, I haven’t seen it in the code, either :-).

I’ve marked it as resolved.

Bye,
Sven

guess my documentation needs updating ??

quick question; what’s your point of view for lyte on mobile:
1. show actual lyte (faster) and expect users to play click twice
2. show normal youtube embed (slower) and users only have to click once

I now have (2) implemented, but thinking of switching to (1) with a filter available to switch back tot (2) for those who want to …

frank

Hi Frank,

for my thing, 1. would work, too. That is also the main reason to use your plugin for YouTube videos. My site doesn’t work on mobile devices. But I guess, for people using only their smart phones, option 2 would be better as they know YouTube from every day.

Sven

I have a new version, with the updated YouTube look&feel almost ready to release, you can download the beta here. Let me know what you think ??

frank

Hey Frank,

I like it ??
https://ziin.de/film/wettbewerbe-film/vw-up-zu-freunden-film-up-movieclip/

It’s more beautiful as the controls are not shown until you click to play. Second, the movie title is not in black bar on-top but very nice on top of the thumbnail.

In my case, everything works fine. Also #hqThumb=1 works and I don’t need my quick&dirty workaround to alter your php code.

When do you think that you have the final relase? Will it be deployed over WordPress?

Sven