Direct X DirectDraw video output and YouTube buffering issue

[wirysage]

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.

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

1. there is an option to decide that.
2. 2.0.2 fixes that.