Youtube Upload, increase quality/control (HQ hack obsolete)

[mikejf]

PS: anybody knows of a tool/script that can modify ALL timestamps, not only the keyframe ones, easily? cuz doing it manually with HEX editor is a pain in the arsch

are you looking for something like this that modifies the timestamp:

http://rubyforge.org/projects/flvtool2/

i think that tool only modifies the metedata timestamp, not the timestamp in frifox's method (there are many timestamps within the flv file)

[inet]

I am using On2 Technologies Flix Pro to convert the files to the correct size and format, etc. Any simple tools to do the hex editing, one thats one click or something I am a complete novice on this

[frifox]

i'm not so good in programming, i wish if VMuTube can be applicated again.. how bout the the 3rd method Fri..?

first, big thanks to strangely2familiar for sharing the "3rd" method with me. now i updated my scripts to v2, which *include* that new hack to achieve HQ by using that "easy" method... all my last uploads, both static picture and motion video, were achieved by using those scripts

i'm giving away the scripts (both IMuTube and VMuTube) to people who need it. if you upload good/unique content, then i'll give you the scripts cuz you'll put the hack to good use. otherwise, its better if less people know about it... less people who would abuse it.

[SpongeFreak52]

I had the links, but it says you removed the files before I could. o_0

I'm really anxious to try it out. =P

[mikejf]

frifox, I think it's good you dont' share the easy method publicly, and then only to those who promise not to share it. Otherwise, it's going to get abused, especially if its easy. Make sure they promise not to share it.

The new hex method so far is working good for me (two worked), so I'm going to use it for now. FYI, I only upload old vids/pbs/univision stuff that isn't copyright sensitive. Because the hex editing is more difficult I don't think it will become widespread in use, but still I don't want it to become widespread. A lot of people learned now to upload simple stereo flv's <10mb and that obviously upset YT.

Seems a lot of people think that adding &fmt=18 will make it play in stereo. I find it does not. I think YT wants no stereo content? So I think we need to make sure no method becomes very widespread.

[frifox]

about which "hex" method you are talking about? messing with resolution metadata or messing with timestamps or completely different one?

either way, i see they all have good potential in them... so i'll be researching more deeply to find why and how they work

[gbi]

I think YT wants no stereo content?

It's ridiculous - why then they have the "musician" profile? Well, i'm musician and sound engineer and want to have all my videos in stereo on YT. It's 21th century.
I really don't understand this - it's all about 320*240 with stereo mp3 around 112-128kbps@44kHz - is not HD, 5.1 surround or something. It could be so simple if they just post some rules, for ex - "if you want stereo the file must be xxxxx MB and with bitrate xxxx kbps, if you want more detailed picture-then mono, with overal bitrate xxxx etc, above 25fps is not accepted" etc. Why we must lose so much time to read (and write) such big threads for tricking, hacking and passing over some rules when they just can write more precisely the wanted parameters for the input files.
I'm really bored and i think i'll migrate to Dailymotion-they have stereo and the player is far better

[SpongeFreak52]

But that's why we do this kinda thing. To beat the system.

[kodaismahhussy]

video packets start with 09 AA AA AA BB BB BB, where "AA AA AA" is the size of the packet (DataSize), and where "BB BB BB" is the TimeStamp... for audio, 09 simply changes to 08. so the format for audio packet is "08 AA AA AA BB BB BB"....

the TimeStamp gradually increases with the next packet...and through out my experiments the DataSize field was pretty much same for all video packets, and all audio packets has same DataSize as well so i was able to spot the beginning of the packed by simply searching for "09 AA AA" and "08 AA AA" respectively

I'd just like to know how do you figure out the first two AA AAs? Any special search program that you're using? Cause finding that 09 XX XX XX is hard, lol. Too many combinations.

[mikejf]

about which "hex" method you are talking about? messing with resolution metadata or messing with timestamps or completely different one?

either way, i see they all have good potential in them... so i'll be researching more deeply to find why and how they work

Changing the last audio timestamp to 0A 10 00 with a hex editor- got it working on two vids so far. My concern is that if any method becomes widespread in use may cause YT to tighten it's encoding even more, or even start rejecting uploads. Do you know why YT permits vids that fail to encode, to continue and upload and post? My concern is that they might start rejecting all vids that fail to encode.

[SpongeFreak52]

Hopefully it won't have to come to that. o_0

Anyways, I got the "first" method working OK, but I'm not sure how you managed to re-create the hexed effect and actually get the video to stop when you need it to.

[mikejf]

frifox, one of my hex edited timestamp vids finally got re-encoded after about 10 hours, it had an original bit rate of 775kbps and looked great. However, another timestamp edited vid has a bit rate of only 344kbps and has not been re-encoded. Any tips?

[astin]

I tried my best, but still not working
http://tw.youtube.com/watch?v=v_INZnm5sfA

and for my trying, the &fmt=18 can have stereo sound
http://tw.youtube.com/watch?v=Bv5at3gWpPo&fmt=18

[lugiadoom]

Wow, so many replies when I'm not here for a few days.

I don't want to give up actually but I am desperate, you know. (in page 17)
Many websites are having good quality but YouTube forces videos to stay at LQ and <11 min. WTF it's 2008.

I gave a try to that edit timestamp things but get dizzy with it. There are so many timestamps...
Tried that width<16 hack but still fail.

I would be pleased to know if there are other ways to achieve same result.

[inet]

i'm not so good in programming, i wish if VMuTube can be applicated again.. how bout the the 3rd method Fri..?

first, big thanks to strangely2familiar for sharing the "3rd" method with me. now i updated my scripts to v2, which *include* that new hack to achieve HQ by using that "easy" method... all my last uploads, both static picture and motion video, were achieved by using those scripts

i'm giving away the scripts (both IMuTube and VMuTube) to people who need it. if you upload good/unique content, then i'll give you the scripts cuz you'll put the hack to good use. otherwise, its better if less people know about it... less people who would abuse it.

My intentions are pure and sincere, I intend to do some directorial stuff for some 'thought provoking' videos I want to create and at the same type assist my cousin who is looking to break into the music industry. There is no reason for me to abuse a method that has been kept under radar, there is no benefit in it for me. I have been following frifox and a handful of selective users purely on the basis of the quality of work they produce, I have been following this thread and other forums to find this solution since YT capped of the HQ on May 20th. All I can say is that I have spent the last 10 days trying to find solution and I am damned to hell going to let it slide out as soon as I learn it. Hope this helps in my plea to learn.

thanks guys. If you going to let me in the 'dark' circle :P then drop me a line.

contact {at} socioclick {dot} com

[reez]

sorry for being a noob, but i've encoded a vid with Winff from mp4 to flv and using the search tool from Virtualdub's Hex editor..i still can't find 09 AA AA AA. So i can't even start trying this stuff out. Can someone please show me? Again, sorry for my horrible horrible noobish ways...

[frifox]

i've hex-ed enough vids to notice a pattern... simply go to the end of the file, and search for "08 00" upwards... 2nd search result is the packet where i change the timestamp

in my case, the packet i found starts with "08 00 00 69 05 00 00", which i simply
change to "08 00 00 69 0A 10 00"... that is enough to fake duration to 10:59, takes about 10 to finish =)

[mikejf]

sorry for being a noob, but i've encoded a vid with Winff from mp4 to flv and using the search tool from Virtualdub's Hex editor..i still can't find 09 AA AA AA. So i can't even start trying this stuff out. Can someone please show me? Again, sorry for my horrible horrible noobish ways...

here's what I got to work- this creates a stereo flv but it's NOT HQ video:

1. create a flv with a bit rate below 350kbps
2. open it in a hex editor
3. go to the very bottom
4. from the bottom start looking up for the first hex 08
5. skip that 08 and continue looking up for the next 08
6. you should now have found the second-to-last 08 in the file
7. count 4 hex codes to the right of that 08 and change the 4th, 5th, and 6th to OA 10 00

example:

say you found this 08 pattern:

08 00 00 69 2A 0D 2B

step 7 says count 4 hex codes to the right- that would be 2A, now change it and the next 2 codes to 0A 10 00, the final result:

08 00 00 69 0A 10 00

save and upload. the time will indicate 10:59. the vid I uploaded with this way still playing in stereo after 24 hours, although it's not HQ video quality

[frifox]

lol, thats like the same thing what i tried to explain in a post above yours

but thanks for putting it in a easy-to-follow format =D

[reez]

here's what I got to work- this creates a stereo flv but it's NOT HQ video:

got it, can't thank you enough. So what about the HQ video? Is it the same method.?

[laur]

sorry for being a noob, but i've encoded a vid with Winff from mp4 to flv and using the search tool from Virtualdub's Hex editor..i still can't find 09 AA AA AA. So i can't even start trying this stuff out. Can someone please show me? Again, sorry for my horrible horrible noobish ways...

here's what I got to work- this creates a stereo flv but it's NOT HQ video:

1. create a flv with a bit rate below 350kbps
2. open it in a hex editor
3. go to the very bottom
4. from the bottom start looking up for the first hex 08
5. skip that 08 and continue looking up for the next 08
6. you should now have found the second-to-last 08 in the file
7. count 4 hex codes to the right of that 08 and change the 4th, 5th, and 6th to OA 10 00

example:

say you found this 08 pattern:

08 00 00 69 2A 0D 2B

step 7 says count 4 hex codes to the right- that would be 2A, now change it and the next 2 codes to 0A 10 00, the final result:

08 00 00 69 0A 10 00

save and upload. the time will indicate 10:59. the vid I uploaded with this way still playing in stereo after 24 hours, although it's not HQ video quality

which hex editor i have to use?

[SpongeFreak52]

Any with a search function should do.

[mikejf]

bad news to report- all my timestamp hex edit vids have all been re-encoded to mono, including the one that had stayed in stereo for 24 hours! They are definitely being re-encoded because the time changes as well, from 10:59 to the actual length. Can't say this will happen to others, if anyone tries it, let us know. But allow 24 hours to pass and keep checking it...

[frifox]

mkejf, how many timestamps did you modify, one?

[babymammoth]

Now it`s too easy, frifox and mikejf explained it precisely...

http://pl.youtube.com/watch?v=QvfYH4U9Y9I (I`m curious how long this stay HQ?)

can`t wait to YT blocks this bypass ... joke

[mikejf]

mkejf, how many timestamps did you modify, one?

only one- the second to last from the end. was that the problem? how many need to be modified (or maybe you are still testing)

[ibananapandas]

sorry for being a noob, but i've encoded a vid with Winff from mp4 to flv and using the search tool from Virtualdub's Hex editor..i still can't find 09 AA AA AA. So i can't even start trying this stuff out. Can someone please show me? Again, sorry for my horrible horrible noobish ways...

here's what I got to work- this creates a stereo flv but it's NOT HQ video:

1. create a flv with a bit rate below 350kbps
2. open it in a hex editor
3. go to the very bottom
4. from the bottom start looking up for the first hex 08
5. skip that 08 and continue looking up for the next 08
6. you should now have found the second-to-last 08 in the file
7. count 4 hex codes to the right of that 08 and change the 4th, 5th, and 6th to OA 10 00

example:

say you found this 08 pattern:

08 00 00 69 2A 0D 2B

step 7 says count 4 hex codes to the right- that would be 2A, now change it and the next 2 codes to 0A 10 00, the final result:

08 00 00 69 0A 10 00

save and upload. the time will indicate 10:59. the vid I uploaded with this way still playing in stereo after 24 hours, although it's not HQ video quality

I tried that exactly except I modified more timestamps but it didn't last more than 5 minutes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUTLjiGk-BM and for some reason the time is 2 hours.

[kodaismahhussy]

Just a lot of inconsistencies between what's been said on the previous page and this page. frifox has said we should modify the video packet's 2nd-to-last timestamp, then mikejf says we should modify the audio's, so everyone jumps on that line of thought. Which one do you modify, frifox? The video or audio packet?

[astin]

I thought he said before that it doesn't matter video or audio packet

[ibananapandas]

I reuploaded this video http://youtube.com/watch?v=ksM8qucczvU from frifox
and it got converted in 2 minutes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGCezeha1rM

It is exactly the same video. Why did it get converted?