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        "content": "how%20do%20I%20play%20a%20YouTube%20short%20as%20a%20regular%20file.%20What%20do%20I%20change%20in%20the%20link%20to%20do%20this"
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        "content": "If you want to watch a YouTube Short \u201cas a regular video\u201d (so you get all the usual controls, full UI, etc.), you can just modify the URL. Here's how:\n\n---\n\n### \ud83d\udd27 What to Change in the URL\n\n- If the URL looks like this:  \n  `https://www.youtube.com/shorts/VIDEO_ID`\n\n- Change it to:  \n  `https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID`  \n  \u2014 replacing `shorts/` with `watch?v=` followed by the same video ID.  \n\nExample:  \n`https://www.youtube.com/shorts/AbCdEf123` \u2192 `https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbCdEf123` ([trypostbase.com](https://www.trypostbase.com/resources/how-to-make-youtube-shorts-full-screen?utm_source=openai))\n\n---\n\n### \ud83c\udf0d Alternative Using the Short Link\n\n- You can also use the shorter URL form:  \n  `https://youtu.be/VIDEO_ID`\n\nThis opens the video in the **normal** YouTube player, regardless of whether it\u2019s a Short or standard video. ([socialtoolkit.site](https://socialtoolkit.site/blog/youtube-shorts-vs-regular-videos-url-formats?utm_source=openai))\n\n---\n\nIf you want, I can also show you how to automate this or use a browser extension/bookmarklet so you don\u2019t have to manually edit every time. Want me to pull those up?"
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