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From: Meino.Cramer@×××.de
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] HTML5 player (YouTube) is a pain!...Alternatives?
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2016 05:46:16
Message-Id: 20161130054600.GB4842@solfire
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] HTML5 player (YouTube) is a pain!...Alternatives? by Patrick Steinhardt
1 Patrick Steinhardt <ps@×××.im> [16-11-30 04:01]:
2 > On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 06:39:28PM +0100, Meino.Cramer@×××.de wrote:
3 > > Poncho <poncho@××××××.ch> [16-11-29 18:24]:
4 > > > you can use the open-with extension ( see:
5 > > > https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/open-with/ ) to get a
6 > > > "open with mpv" shortcut in your right click menu
7 > > >
8 > > > On 29.11.2016 08:35, Meino.Cramer@×××.de wrote:
9 > > > > Alarig Le Lay <alarig@××××××××××.fr> [16-11-29 08:16]:
10 > > > >> On Tue Nov 29 07:42:16 2016, Meino.Cramer@×××.de wrote:
11 > > > >>> Is there any way to feed the stream from youtube direktly into
12 > > > >>> a not blown player like mpv/mplayer or such (I would prefer
13 > > > >>> not to load a complete gui (vlc) with any click again and again.)?
14 > > > >>
15 > > > >> Hi,
16 > > > >>
17 > > > >> Yes, you can play video from youtube with mpv if you have emerged
18 > > > >> net-misc/youtube-dl.
19 > > > >>
20 > > > >> --
21 > > > >> alarig
22 > > > >
23 > > > > Hi Alarig,
24 > > > >
25 > > > > thanks for your help! :)
26 > > > >
27 > > > > yes...I know...but this implies (as far as I know):
28 > > > > Copying the url from FF as argument to youtube-dl,
29 > > > > downloading the file, and than watching it.
30 > > > > This was my (painful) workaround the last days.
31 > > > >
32 > > > > I woyld like something like:
33 > > > > Click on youtube-url, a window (console) pops up
34 > > > > and starts <fill in something> to watch the video
35 > > > > directly.
36 > > > >
37 > > > > Is it possible somehow?
38 > > > >
39 > > > > Thanks in advance for any help!
40 > > > >
41 > > > > Cheers,
42 > > > > Meino
43 > > > >
44 > >
45 > > Hi Poncho,
46 > >
47 > > thanks for your help - I installed this one.
48 > >
49 > > One problem: mpv seems to open the video with the highest
50 > > possible resolution...and now.......the video.............stops
51 > > from.........time..........to time.........due to..........too
52 > > less............DSL bandwidth...........
53 > >
54 > > Can I tell who? to only access videos with 720p max???
55 > >
56 > > Cheers
57 > > Meino
58 >
59 > Hi Meino,
60 >
61 > yes, it is possible. The format-selection is quite flexible with
62 > youtube-dl. I've got the following line in
63 > ~/.config/mpv/mpv.conf:
64 >
65 > '''
66 > ytdl-format=bestvideo[ext!=webm,width<=1920]+bestaudio[protocol!=http_dash_segments]/best
67 > '''
68 >
69 > Something like the following might work for you.
70 >
71 > '''
72 > ytdl-format=bestvideo[width<=920]+bestaudio/best
73 > '''
74 >
75 > It will select a format with width less than 920px together with
76 > the best audio source, or, if nothing matches this criteria, the
77 > best format available. But just take a look at youtube-dl(1),
78 > FORMAT SELECTION.
79 >
80 > Patrick
81
82
83 Hi Patrick,
84
85 thanks for your help! :)
86
87 Additionally I played around with the 'vo=' settings.
88 Interestingly it hangs always at the same point in the video.
89
90 I played back the video with
91
92 mpv '<url>' from the commandline and get the same effect.
93
94 BUT: The output of mpv changes from "playing video" to
95 "buffering" (at this moment the video hangs) and back.
96
97 I increased the cache and readahead in mpv.conf with
98 no effect (it even hits the same point in the video
99 every time!).
100
101 If I configure width<1280 it seems to work...but does
102 it really need to be that small?
103
104 Am I out of luck?
105
106 Cheers
107 Meino

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