Video DownloadHelper Codes and Names

For downloading flash videos from Youtube and other streaming sites, my tool of choice is usually the Firefox plugin called "Video DownloadHelper" - it works great when I need it, is very minimal when I don't, and seems to just always work. The one issue though, is that it has a somewhat bizarre naming scheme for how different download options appear for Youtube (for example, HQ36 and HQ5 - what do these mean?).

This annoyed me enough that I made a handy cheat sheet for myself, both in picture form, and as a table. They are posted below, and all the information comes directly from the preferences for Video DownloadHelper (right click on icon -> "preferences" -> "capture" tab on top -> "YouTube" tab below "capture" tab).

Now in HTML table form:

Type	Format	Video	Audio	Name
[HQ18]	MP4	360x270 / 480x360	Stereo	Medium
[HQ38]	MP4	4096x3072	Stereo	4K
[HQ37]	MP4	1920x1080	Stereo	1080p
[HQ22]	MP4	1280x720	Stereo	720p
[HQ35]	FLV	854x480	Stereo	480p
[HQ34]	FLV	640x360	Stereo	360p
[HQ6]	FLV	360x270	Mono	HQ6
[HQ5]	FLV	320x240	Mono	HQ5
[HQ17]	3GP	176x144	Stereo	Mobile
[HQ13]	3GP	176x144	Mono	HQ13
[HQ82]	MP4	480x360	Stereo	HQ82
[HQ83]	MP4	360x240	Stereo	HQ83
[HQ84]	MP4	960x720	Stereo	HQ84
[HQ85]	MP4	720x540	Stereo	HQ85
[HQ36]	3GP	360x240	Stereo	HQ36
[HQ37]	MP4	1920x1080	Stereo	1080p
[HQ38]	MP4	4096x3072	Stereo	4K
[HQ43]	WEBM	640x360	Stereo	WebM360p
[HQ44]	WEBM	854x480	Stereo	WebM480p
[HQ45]	WEBM	1280x720	Stereo	WebM720p
[HQ46]	WEBM	1440x1080	Stereo	WebM1080p

Yes, I am aware that for some reason a few of the names are repeated - again this information is directly from the plugin, so it is not my mistake.

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Another way to make the plugin a little easier to use it change the "Display HQ prefix" setting. Here is what a sample Youtube download menu looks like before changing it.

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Next, I change the "Display HQ prefix" setting to "[Np WxH]". This tells the plugin to display the name of the type and then the dimensions.

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Finally, here is what it looks like now, after changing the setting:

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Hope this post helped someone! If you have information to add that could help others, feel free to leave it below in the comments!