Getting off-topic from the original questio, but... JDownloader also works great for downloading anything from YouTube +other sites. I use it as a download manager for HTTP file-sharing sites where multi-part archives are posted as a series of links, each requiring a wait time and possibly a CAPTCHA.
On 12 February 2014 19:09, Kevin <m...@iamkevin.ca> wrote: > Ripping YouTube videos to an audio-only file... I've got that down packed. > Here's my easy peasy method: > > Download youtube-dl: https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl > Pass video URL to youtube-dl. > > Run the following on the resulting video file: > mplayer "YTVideo.mp4" -ao pcm:file="YTAudio.wav" -vc dummy -vo null > lame "YTAudio.wav" "YTAudio.mp3" > rm "YTAudio.wav" > kid3 "YTAudio.mp3" > > kid3 is a KDE/Qt-based ID3 tag writer, feel free to use an alternative. > Oh, and most of the above and be placed into a nice shell script(which is > how I do it). > > This method is known to work on VEVO music videos as well. :D > > On Wed, 12 Feb 2014 11:51:27 -0600 > "Michael K" <mkozakew...@icosidodecahedron.com> wrote: > > > I've been using VLC anytime I find myself wanted to download a YouTube > video > > and ripping the music out. It's a bit bit finicky to learn how to do it, > but > > then it usually works just great. > > > > (I assume videos are just as easy.) > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Mark Jenkins > > Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2014 11:33 AM > > To: discuss@lists.skullspace.ca > > Subject: Re: [SkullSpace-Discuss] Cutting f4v files > > > > > I need to edit some f4v files into smaller files. > > > > If support outside Adobeland for that particular container is better on > > the import then export side, then there would be more options if the > > smaller files output files don't need to be f4v. > > > > Also, a slightly more tricky (but still do-able) problem if you're > > trying to avoid decoding and re-encoding of the underlying MPEG-4 > > stream. Narrows choice of tool for sure. > > > > I'm enough of a perfectionist that I'd want to pull off both switching > > to a new MPEG-4 container and avoid re-encoding. Such magic has been > > known to happen in my hands with VLC as a front-end tool sometimes, > > though you'll have to pin me down... > > > > Even though they're patent encumbered, I'm glad we've at least gotten to > > a world now where the encoding/decoding schemes are mostly known and > > standardized and where the outer level container formats holding them > > are the largest source of pain. > > > > Mark > > > > > > p.s. > > > > Anyone remember Real Player? > > > > I remember the days, where Real Player was the only way to play certain > > secret formats. Long before YouTube and "podcasting" existed, I was > > growing up as a teenager on a Real Player only diet of: > > > > http://www.2600.com/offthehook/ > > and > > DEFCON.org > > > > Not having a portable music player until senior year (64 megabyte > > capacity Nomad, was mp3 only anyway), I remember doing transfers of Off > > The Hook to cassette tapes to take along for long high school bus trips > > to the Banff Music Fest. > > > > "And you're listening to WBAI in New York, its time for /Off The Hook/" > > > > _______________________________________________ > > SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List > > Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss > > Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List > > Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss > > Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ > > > -- > Kevin <m...@iamkevin.ca> > _______________________________________________ > SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List > Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss > Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ >
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