How to Watch Restricted Regional YouTube Videos?
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If you want to watch videos from other countries, Youtube and the producers limit it by restricting the videos only for local viewers. But now there is a neat trick you can use to watch videos from anyplace, anytime.
You may have noticed this when you try to watch videos from the US or UK, you will be given a notice that says, “this video is not available in your country”. Now you can watch them by employing a simple hack or trick.
Some videos are restricted in YoutubeYoutube.com (Creative Commons - Attribution)
Example 1: Madonna’s video 4 Minutes.
This video is available only for the US users when you access this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9ciR9qR1dU
To watch this video say in Canada or in England then try this link: http://www.youtube.com/v/I9ciR9qR1dU
Example 2: Doctor Who, a BBC show.
This video is available only in United Kingdom and can access it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RA2F_LeCbSA.
To watch this in Canada or in the US, you can try this link: http://www.youtube.com/v/RA2F_LeCbSA
To do this for any video that is restricted in your country, just copy the video link, which will be in the form of:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEOID
with this link:
http://www.youtube.com/v/VIDEOID
Each video has a unique ID and is stored in a specific folder “v” in Youtube, thus you access the video directly with the second link.
Alex from Google Operating System says the same trick can be used to watch Youtube videos without logging in. Youtube requires a login to watch videos that are inappropriate for young users. They will ask you to verify that you are 18 or older by logging into Youtube.
Let me know how it works in the comments. I tried the above trick and now I can watch my favorites BBC shows without any problems. Youtube might alter this later on but for now you can watch any videos there.
Madonna 4 Minutes
BBC Show - Doctor Who
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Comments
Great information, I can see the videos(usually) in australia althoug when added to my hubs some I have to delete because they stop and start all the time. Thanks for that. Maybe you could write a hub explaining to me how to load a google video. when i click on it. it only says upload. Does not give selection for adding to hub pages.
Jonix, can you watch this video posted in the article? Some videos are copyrighted, so you may have got that message and Youtube deletes the video. But try the above trick you can watch whatever videos posted in Youtube.
Eileen, sometimes it might be the internet connection that might slow up the video. If you are having a tough time watching the video because it is way too slow then try using the Speedbit Video Accelerator http://www.videoaccelerator.com/ It is a simple Windows program it boosts speed, so you can watch it better. When you want to post videos in the hub pages, you can use both links, the original and the modified one to post it in hubpages. Actually if you post the second link, your readers will have no problems watching the video. Give it a try and let me know. Thanks.
This is useful, thanks.
Thanks Bob.
Sweet;) I have just been at youtube for the past 2 hours!!
Compu-smart, did you have problems watching the US Videos? A Canada user said they were unable to see the video. Thanks.
Yeah, the us videos were not viewable and some links video is no longer available, but i always found something somewhere good to watch;)
Thanks Compu-smart, I can see BBC shows though with the above settings, it is very strange.
working
jonixk says:
3 months ago
This is great news cgull!! I don't know if it's me, but when i try to see the videos as you said, i allways get "this video is no longer available"