1080 on YouTube videos

[dexters_lab]

just noticed a small annoyance with youtube;

i just uploaded a short clip (13 seconds), it takes youtube about as long as the clip to switch to 1080

is there any way to force it to play in 1080 from the beginning?

[XOIIO]

Not that I know of. Why would you need to anyways? If someone can watch 1080p they will switch, if not, they will use 720p or whichever resolution.

[Legit-Design]

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[dexters_lab]

Not that I know of. Why would you need to anyways? If someone can watch 1080p they will switch, if not, they will use 720p or whichever resolution.

indeed, but the clip is finished by the time you see it in HD. Even if you manually select 1080 it takes about 10 seconds after the video starts before it jumps into 1080... my clip is 13 seconds long

i guess i could just pad the beginning out with a title or something