[YouTube-API] Re: How to embed to have a HD playback by default ?

June 04 2012 -

As noted by @api - the "hd" parameter should have no affect on iframe/AS3 since it is an AS2 parameter, and also noteworthy is the the AS2
video player has been officially depreciated for quite some time, and according to the API Blog is schedueld for complete discontinuation in October 2012.

However - the basic issue of object AS3 and and iframe/AS3 not currently defaulting to HQ, based on embed dimension seems to be true.
Even true on iframe or object AS3 when sized as big as 2560x1440.  It also seems to affect both the AS3 video player as well as the
HTML5 video player. The AS3/HTML5 players does seem to set default quality on 480p or lower based on size. But 720p or higher
seems to be not availabe, regardless of embed dimensions.
This pertaining of course only to standard embed code and not to programmatic code using the available API functions.

Also noteworthy is that the standard AS2 embed code seems to completely ignore the "hd" parameter. That meaning in AS2:
hd=1 has no affect
and
hd=0 has no affect
regardless of embed dimensions.
And likewise - of even more interest is that the depreciated AS2 player will now seem to set default playback quality based on
embed dimensions only.  ..... Much like the AS3/HTML5 players are documented to do ( but currently do not - once past 480p)

Below are some live examples I have exported from the Playground, illistrating what I say above.

1) AS2 samples using no "hd" parameter, yet setting quality based on embed size.
http://savedbythegoog.appspot.com/?id=fd45691ec1991ac5d2b20b1f9aae78c97f76e6b8
2) AS2 samples using hd=1 and hd=0 and the parameter being ignored and default to quality based on size.
http://savedbythegoog.appspot.com/?id=ad206b3f505220592d8e5f58ee7b814272ccf10d
3) object AS3 not able to default to higher than 480p - even on large dimensions
http://savedbythegoog.appspot.com/?id=97d0aea385f456230541f8ee6d45ff6206e265da
4) iframe/AS3 not able to default to hiher than 480p - even on large dimension, - Flash player, HTML5 player
http://savedbythegoog.appspot.com/?id=b0f73c9e37c46559cdff6d04d61d94f9feb2d700


...... just a point of curiousity - I certainly understand that AS2 is soon to go bye bye, and that an intentional "subtle" transition

of his default properties to mimick those of AS3  when and if AS2 officially is discontinued.  But it does not quite seem to make sense
that AS2 sets quality based on size, yet AS3 does not fully do the same.

Regards,
Klementine

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