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Downloading from YoutTube Jul 29, 2022 11:32:44 GMT 1

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Post by nausearockpig on Jul 29, 2022 11:32:44 GMT 1

Jul 23, 2022 13:44:45 GMT 1 exxile said:

4K Video Downloader lets you D/L 1080p & extract audio as a separate file.

Thanks, I think I used to have that as a plugin or extension to a Firefox installation back in the day, or maybe I'm confusing it with one of the many extensions with a similar name.

I've just recently completely reinstalled Windows, a completely bloatware-free fresh clean install and my PC is running better than it ever has, so I'm trying to avoid installing software from unverified or unknown sources. But I'll definitely look into it. Thanks!

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Downloading from YoutTube Jul 30, 2022 10:41:50 GMT 1

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Post by bluewater on Jul 30, 2022 10:41:50 GMT 1

From the few streams I've inspected opus 128k seems to be the norm for audio, the highest quality available. Interestingly though for some uploads a 388k stream is offered, probably Aac. I don't know if there's any documentation for this, they just throw random bitrates to your uploads, it must somehow depend on the original encoding and resolution of the files you upload.

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bluewater Disintegration member Posts: 1,070	Downloading from YoutTube Jul 30, 2022 15:33:47 GMT 1 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by bluewater on Jul 30, 2022 15:33:47 GMT 1 It might be you need paid Youtube premium subscription to access the higher audio bitrates but I'm definitely not sure about this.
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Downloading from YoutTube Sept 13, 2022 7:39:16 GMT 1 bluewater likes this

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Post by nausearockpig on Sept 13, 2022 7:39:16 GMT 1

Jul 18, 2022 12:37:08 GMT 1 bluewater said:

Ok, but for people adventurous and brave here's how it works.

I just tried the command line tool in Windows 10 computer and it works fine. Open the github page I linked and go to "installation" section, there you'll find binary for win64. You need to open the console in windows, for this purpose write "cmd" in the search box.

You then need to browse to the folder where you downloaded yt-dlp.exe. For this purpose use "cd" "cd .." and "dir" commands. When you're in the right folder type

yt-dlp.exe -f mp4 LINK

and replace the link with the youtube link you wish to download. The -f mp4 switch tells the program to download in .mp4 format, you can change this too if you want.

I'm trying this now. Many thanks for your expert guidance in all things 101010101010010101010010101010000001010101010, or should i say 11100100101001010101010?

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Downloading from YoutTube Sept 13, 2022 7:54:24 GMT 1

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Post by nausearockpig on Sept 13, 2022 7:54:24 GMT 1

that worked a treat. It didn't let me backup a file to MKV format, but I suspect this is due to a limitation in what YT allows or stores. Anyway, that doesn't matter to me.

Thanks a lot bluewater for that, you're a star.

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Downloading from YoutTube Sept 13, 2022 8:08:45 GMT 1

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Post by bluewater on Sept 13, 2022 8:08:45 GMT 1

Sept 13, 2022 7:54:24 GMT 1 nausearockpig said:

that worked a treat. It didn't let me backup a file to MKV format, but I suspect this is due to a limitation in what YT allows or stores. Anyway, that doesn't matter to me.

Thanks a lot bluewater for that, you're a star.

Here's how you can get the .mkv version with highest quality always, even 4K.

You need to download ffmpeg. Get it here : www.gyan.dev/ffmpeg/builds/ffmpeg-release-essentials.zip

unzip that and put everything from the "bin" folder to the same folder where your yt-dlp.exe is. There should be three binaries, ffmpeg.exe, ffplay and ffprobe. Copy all those. Then use this command line:

yt-dlp.exe --merge-output-format mkv LINK

The downside is that this downloads almost always the Vp9 codec version, which might not work on old devices

Last Edit: Sept 13, 2022 8:12:29 GMT 1 by bluewater

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nausearockpig Concert in search of Brisbane 21 August 1992 CT version Posts: 4,650	Downloading from YoutTube Sept 13, 2022 11:26:12 GMT 1 DarthBlood and bluewater like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by nausearockpig on Sept 13, 2022 11:26:12 GMT 1 that worked an absolute treat, thank you for all the tips.
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Downloading from YoutTube Sept 13, 2022 12:04:11 GMT 1 DarthBlood and nausearockpig like this

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Post by bluewater on Sept 13, 2022 12:04:11 GMT 1

Nice to hear it worked. You now know how to get a universal version in .mp4 that works on any toaster or potato device and the ultimate quality version in .mkv.
For everything in-between you'd need to manually select the formats from a list/table which gets much more complicated but is also doable once you get the hang of it.

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Downloading from YoutTube Sept 21, 2022 8:21:11 GMT 1

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Post by bluewater on Sept 21, 2022 8:21:11 GMT 1

I learned a very handy command line or shortcut if compatibility is your concern. This downloads the highest quality MP4 version available. You need ffmpeg in the same folder for this.

yt-dlp.exe -S "ext" LINK

A tip: download the latest yt-dlp exe once in a while, say once in a month, because youtube changes things time to time. They just did that a couple of weeks ago. ffmpeg you don't need to update.

Another tip: experiment with different streaming sites, the program should support many sites

Last Edit: Sept 21, 2022 8:25:18 GMT 1 by bluewater

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Mort Bloodflowers member Posts: 2,543	Downloading from YoutTube Sept 21, 2022 22:33:47 GMT 1 bluewater likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Mort on Sept 21, 2022 22:33:47 GMT 1 On Android I use a free YouTube downloader, it will download up to 1080p videos.

Mort Bloodflowers member Posts: 2,543	Downloading from YoutTube Sept 23, 2022 9:54:24 GMT 1 bluewater likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Mort on Sept 23, 2022 9:54:24 GMT 1 On the PC I use Audials Movie 2022, I can basically download from anywhere, including Netflix, Apple, Disney, Amazon etc etc

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Downloading from YoutTube Oct 2, 2022 11:08:43 GMT 1

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Post by bluewater on Oct 2, 2022 11:08:43 GMT 1

With live season approaching here's how you can record youtube Live - streams. Don't try yt-dlp for those, it doesn't work. You need streamlink, download it here , I use on my windows pc the

streamlink-5.0.1-1-py310-x86_64.zip
package.

You need to use console similar than with yt-dlp. Go to the bin folder in the unzipped archive and use this command

streamlink.exe PASTELINKHERE best -o yourdownloadedfile.mkv

The download should stop when the stream ends. If that doesn't happen, press CTRL+C. I tested this on a youtube live stream and it seems to work fine. I'm not sure if above works on other than youtube _live_ streams.

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bluewater Disintegration member Posts: 1,070	Downloading from YoutTube Oct 2, 2022 11:20:59 GMT 1 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by bluewater on Oct 2, 2022 11:20:59 GMT 1 Sorry, you need to use .ts extension, so in the above use yourdownloadedfile.ts in the command line
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