Update: Please note the option doesnt work for videos which are removed due to Copyright issues.
I am sure not many of you must have encountered this problem, but the below screenshots will actually convey the problem which I was facing for so long.
With the first screenshot you must have been clear that, some videos, even when there is no copy-right issue with them, appear as “Not available”. Second screenshot, I tried to change the url of youtube video from
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgEo_7rMH0Q to
http://www.youtube.com/watch/v/PgEo_7rMH0Q which inturn is a way to access blocked youtube videos(videos, which need you to be above 18) here in UAE , but that also didnt work. So any guesses what solved the problem ????
Solutions to this problem
Watch the video working,
There are two solutions for this problem :
- Hotspotshield : This is a free vpn service, which connects to US network. Hence you get assigned a US ip address and hence, you can watch youtube video without any problem. This clearly state that this problem is only for a particular region. Download hotspot shield from here.
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Youtube High Quality video option to the rescue :If you want to save yourself with the hassle of switching on hotspot shield, then here a better option. Append &fmt=6 or &fmt=18 or &fmt=16to the end of the url and watch the video getting played. For example the above url will become :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgEo_7rMH0Q&fmt=6 or
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgEo_7rMH0Q&fmt=18 or
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgEo_7rMH0Q&fmt=16 - Only for UAE ( Etisalat Proxy ) : This option will work for Etisalat Internet Connection. If you are using IE then go to Menu >> Tools >> Internet options >> Connections >> Lan Settings >> and check the option use proxy. In proxy text box enter 213.42.1.19 and port enter 8080. Click ok in all the dialog boxes and now your youtube videos will start working.
Did you ever encounterd such problem , or its just UAE ??
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I think its just a glitch. I have gotten that message and it goes away after I refresh the browser. But maybe it works because I’m in Canada? So perhaps it is only in Non-Canadian/American places?….hmmm a mystery lol
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Hey Guys!
This is an interesting problem I have since some weeks. Although living in Germany!!! But I’ve got an American subbook and think it could come from that. (My boyfriend says nevertheless I cannot have an American IP adress…!?)
But I’m very happy not to have it fixed with the &fmt=6 or &fmt=18 or &fmt=16 method. Is it possible that not every one works with every video???
Thank you a lot!
Annikki
I realized that it seems not to work always…
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Do you still have any solution?
Greetings
nice tip…though I have not faced it…I also heard about youtomb to find videos that disappear from youtube…
and by the way…do you always look for making money online even on youtube !!!
Hey Rajesh,
what makes you assume Kanak is trying to make money form youtube? I dont understand…
oh, got it… you are speaking about the video …
@emmaS
i wonder whats wrong…It was the same problem which I tried watching the video on your blog..thats how i tried to find out the solution.
@techbliss thats a great find .. let me check out youtomb ..
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@techbliss,
…
hehehe … actually that was not the reason. Normally, I face this problem on mostly all the videos posted on Johnchow.com (my comment on this post http://www.johnchow.com/the-adtech-show-floor/ ).. while writing this post, I searched for johnchow and this video appear on 4th or 5th position ..and it was not working ..thats how ..
However we should keep looking at options… If there is some way to make money online .. I always like to check it out ..
@mobilejgames
??
my comment on your blog went in moderation
On which blog? Gettinpersonal.net? Which post? It could be because I don’t have the plugin activated because I upgraded recently
@kanak
saw that and just approved it.. sometimes it happens when people post links and only some text.
Interesting tip. I too have encountered this situation before, let me try this out.
@emmas
Yeah gettinpersonal.net… the contest post… There was a youtube video out there..
@mobilejgames
great …
@nirmal
Try it out .. I Am sure it will work ..
oh, I checked and it works here (Canada), I got a couple of friends to check and it works in the USA. Perhaps it is your country
You face this issue esp when you are browsing friends favorite video in orkut
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@EmmaS
yeah .. i think it has something to do with location
@Joel
I face this issue so many times now even while searching a video on youtube itself.
yeah, i tried utube on aol.com and it never works. but when i switch to firefox it work. so try only watching youtube on firefox
I’m in the UAE aswell.
I encounter this problem a lot. I tried your “&fmt=6 or &fmt=18″ tip and it says “The URL contained a malformed video ID.”
I’m not sure about the VPN. I can’t trust the other ip’s. I’m still working on getting a vpn that will give me good speed and access to everything i need.
This problem is very annoying. 6 out of 10 videos give me that error.
For me its working perfectly… I have a doubt that while adding &fmt=6 or &fmt=18 , you are by mistake replacing some characters in in video id. please check once again… Since I am at UAE, I also encounter this problem now in 90% of videos , but it always start playing when i append &fmt=18 or &fmt=6 …
hi, I was having this problem for sometime and &fmt=18 worked for me. thanks a ton! I am not sure whether it is region specific because am in the US. When I connect through my office network, it works but when i connect from home, it doesn’t. I know the only thing that changes is the IP. may be the internet speed in our house network is faster than the office lan, youtube detects it and allows me to play videos only in high quality?? I know it doesn’t make sense but can’t think of any thing else!
another observation – this &fmt=18 works for me in IE but not in Firefox. I am happy as long as it works in one of the browsers!6
@Aquarian
For me it work in all the browsers
Yeah, I have the same problem in Dubai, started happening recently, but Hotspot Shield has also recently stopped working… Maybe they did something to stop you from getting around their blocks, cause its on and off but hasnt worked for a while now
I hope this post must have solved the problem
Hi I am in UAE, just change your proxy setting to
213.42.1.19:8080
this is another Etisalat proxy which work fine with youtube.com, metacafe.com ….
regards
@Dr,
yeah know about that proxy, I hope that also solve the issue ..didnt try yet though.
hey man, thanks! it worked!
I tried the ” appending ” solution … and it worked like magic … yoooopy …
thanks for all the efforts .. : )
Damn I think Etisalat did this to maintain it’s speed….lossers…..Im changing to Du!
thanks for the post , i found it to be really helpful ~!
Thanks very much man….. dumb people block all the videos…
Thanks….
Thanx alot man,,
I’ve been facing this problem long ago. I tried the “&fmt=18 ” and it worked ^^
so thx again 4 this great help
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hey it’s not working here in china…
don’t know what’s wrong with youtube, some vids work jus fine but the most of them are “no longer available”. :’(
need HELPP!
Using http://keepvid.com/ may work also.
you are a champ. #2 was my solution and now there seems to be no problem. thanks much from computer know-nothing-at-alls like me…
Thank you soooo much!
How can i thank you? Hmm…if you want to watch my vid’s on youtube my name is KazzyMishima
have you guys noticed lately that the &fmt=18 doesn’t always work?
I’m in north Europe but I’ve heard of ppl other countries having the same problems.
Thanks for the great tip. I’ve had so many problems with that.
hey, I tried the proxy thing and it didn’t seem to work, and my internet stopped working, and I tried the #2 one and it only worked for one and a half videos and then not anymore, could it be because I’m in Australia? if so, what should I do differently?
thanks!!
The Hotspot Shield (www.hotspotshield.com) solution worked for me because my local ISP screwed up their transparent proxy. Thanks for the info!
Guys i have this problem in saudi arabie and nothing is working out iam realy annoyed no solution has worked for me?? any help???
http://aruljohn.com/proxy.php might be able to help you …. try out
I have tried absolutely everything but nothing ever works.
I don’t have that google accelerator and I have the latest flash version And there’s nothing wrong with my proxy server, I checked everything but all was ok, and youtube still gives me video errors.
and even before I get these errors I couldn’t watch HighQuality or HighDefinition videos properly.
And finally I discovered my fix for both problems (videos not available on regular quality, and videos not available on higher qualities)
It was the Internet Download Manager installed on my PC, I needed that program cause it rocks, so I found out a way to both solve the problem and keep the program, by opening IDM’s Options from the downloads tab, and going to FileTypes tab, and under “Don’t start downloading automatically from the following sites” I typed *.*.googlevideo.com, then hit OK.
And then everything worked like a piece of cake!
hope this helps.
regards of a good teen
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