Direct X DirectDraw video output and YouTube buffering issue
Posted: 12 Jun 2012 07:32
Hi,
As some of you may know YouTube just changed their code so you cannot set the video quality in the address bar and in the last 2 days they have changed their videos code preventing streaming altogether (for which a forum member has posted a fix).
The issue I have is that:
1. VLC now when YouTube streams through it plays at the highest quality video and I cannot specify by the address bar to use 360p. As a result, videos become unwatchable. In addition, I don't know why but when you pause these YouTube videos VLC does not buffer them (why? is there a fix?).
2. I found when I updated to the latest VLC version the ATI Catalyst drivers 'theatre mode' video stream detection stopped working for scaling for the video to the S-Video TV out. I fixed it by selecting the VLC output for 'Direct X DirectDraw video output'.
From what it looks like the YouTube address bar quality settings are not going to be fixed soon. As a result, does anyone know of any other video programs or internet browsers which can output 'Direct X DirectDraw video output' video so that the ATI Catalyst driver detects the video stream?
I have windows xp on the computer I want to fix this on.
As some of you may know YouTube just changed their code so you cannot set the video quality in the address bar and in the last 2 days they have changed their videos code preventing streaming altogether (for which a forum member has posted a fix).
The issue I have is that:
1. VLC now when YouTube streams through it plays at the highest quality video and I cannot specify by the address bar to use 360p. As a result, videos become unwatchable. In addition, I don't know why but when you pause these YouTube videos VLC does not buffer them (why? is there a fix?).
2. I found when I updated to the latest VLC version the ATI Catalyst drivers 'theatre mode' video stream detection stopped working for scaling for the video to the S-Video TV out. I fixed it by selecting the VLC output for 'Direct X DirectDraw video output'.
From what it looks like the YouTube address bar quality settings are not going to be fixed soon. As a result, does anyone know of any other video programs or internet browsers which can output 'Direct X DirectDraw video output' video so that the ATI Catalyst driver detects the video stream?
I have windows xp on the computer I want to fix this on.