YouTube
How to Get an RSS Feed for a YouTube Channel
Copy and paste the Channel ID to the end of this url. For example...
HBO = https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVTQuK2CaWaTgSsoNkn5AiQ
So, the RSS Feed would be...
HBO = https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=UCVTQuK2CaWaTgSsoNkn5AiQ
Wealth Statistics on YouTubers
https://socialblade.com/youtube/user/marquesbrownlee
HOWTO:
Dark Mode
Change To HTML5 Instead Of Flash
Downloading
In the browser add 'ss' (without the quotes) after www. For example:
www.ssyoutube.com/a-video
Press enter and you will be directed to:
savefrom.net
You will then be presented with the option to download the video in various qualities and formats.
Downloading using youtube-dl (Linux)
Small command-line program to download videos from YouTube.com and other video sites.
http://rg3.github.io/youtube-dl/
https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl#configuration
sudo -H pip install --upgrade youtube_dl youtube-dl --version youtube-dl --help
Download just the audio from a web site...
youtube-dl --extract-audio --audio-format mp3 --audio-quality 0 https://soundcloud.com/band/link-to-song
Download and stream a youtube video to mplayer...
youtube-dl -o- "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1giVzxyoclE" | mplayer -
To select a different video resolution...
youtube-dl -F https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOqt8NDZHgI [youtube] HOqt8NDZHgI: Downloading webpage [youtube] HOqt8NDZHgI: Downloading video info webpage [youtube] HOqt8NDZHgI: Extracting video information [youtube] HOqt8NDZHgI: Downloading MPD manifest [info] Available formats for HOqt8NDZHgI: format code extension resolution note 249 webm audio only DASH audio 45k , opus @ 50k (48000Hz), 191.35KiB 250 webm audio only DASH audio 51k , opus @ 70k (48000Hz), 210.25KiB 171 webm audio only DASH audio 81k , vorbis@128k (44100Hz), 332.05KiB 251 webm audio only DASH audio 93k , opus @160k (48000Hz), 382.95KiB 140 m4a audio only DASH audio 127k , m4a_dash container, mp4a.40.2@128k (44100Hz), 716.26KiB 278 webm 256x144 DASH video 101k , webm container, vp9, 24fps, video only, 440.55KiB 160 mp4 256x144 DASH video 116k , avc1.4d400c, 24fps, video only, 550.42KiB 242 webm 426x240 DASH video 238k , vp9, 24fps, video only, 848.43KiB 133 mp4 426x240 DASH video 252k , avc1.4d4015, 24fps, video only, 1.18MiB 243 webm 640x360 DASH video 409k , vp9, 24fps, video only, 1.56MiB 134 mp4 640x360 DASH video 645k , avc1.4d401e, 24fps, video only, 2.40MiB 244 webm 854x480 DASH video 769k , vp9, 24fps, video only, 2.93MiB 135 mp4 854x480 DASH video 1192k , avc1.4d401e, 24fps, video only, 4.44MiB 247 webm 1280x720 DASH video 1513k , vp9, 24fps, video only, 5.96MiB 136 mp4 1280x720 DASH video 2378k , avc1.4d401f, 24fps, video only, 8.79MiB 248 webm 1920x1080 DASH video 2773k , vp9, 24fps, video only, 10.74MiB 137 mp4 1920x1080 DASH video 4379k , avc1.640028, 24fps, video only, 16.21MiB 17 3gp 176x144 small , mp4v.20.3, mp4a.40.2@ 24k 36 3gp 320x180 small , mp4v.20.3, mp4a.40.2 43 webm 640x360 medium , vp8.0, vorbis@128k 18 mp4 640x360 medium , avc1.42001E, mp4a.40.2@ 96k 22 mp4 1280x720 hd720 , avc1.64001F, mp4a.40.2@192k (best)
Thanks - http://askubuntu.com/questions/486297/how-to-select-video-quality-from-youtube-dl
Downloading a Livestream
youtube-dl --quiet --no-part "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nZhhSxULFk"
Then press CTRL+C _once_ and wait.
You will then get the file in MP4 format, e.g.
Queen lying in state - Live stream from Westminster Hall 2022-09-16 08_54-4nZhhSxULFk.mp4
FFMPEG YouTube Extract X Minutes
Adjust the -t parameter to your liking...
ffmpeg $(youtube-dl -g -f 18 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxiSb_Q6KNc' | sed "s/.*/-ss 00:05 -i &/") -t 01:00 -c copy out.mkv
MPlayer YouTube Shell Script
mplayer -fs -cookies -cookies-file /tmp/cookie.txt $(youtube-dl -g --cookies /tmp/cookie.txt "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTOSvEX-YeY")
http://wiki.multimedia.cx/index.php?title=MPlayer_youtube_script
