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List:       gentoo-user
Subject:    Re: [gentoo-user] HTML5 player (YouTube) is a pain!...Alternatives?
From:       Daniel Frey <djqfrey () gmail ! com>
Date:       2016-11-30 15:48:20
Message-ID: d75d2108-10d3-93cd-a6c5-d0103ef907f5 () gmail ! com
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On 11/29/2016 09:46 PM, Meino.Cramer@gmx.de wrote:
> Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> [16-11-30 04:01]:
>> On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 06:39:28PM +0100, Meino.Cramer@gmx.de wrote:
>>> Poncho <poncho@spahan.ch> [16-11-29 18:24]:
>>>> you can use the open-with extension ( see:
>>>> https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/open-with/ ) to get a
>>>> "open with mpv" shortcut in your right click menu
>>>>
>>>> On 29.11.2016 08:35, Meino.Cramer@gmx.de wrote:
>>>>> Alarig Le Lay <alarig@swordarmor.fr> [16-11-29 08:16]:
>>>>>> On Tue Nov 29 07:42:16 2016, Meino.Cramer@gmx.de wrote:
>>>>>>> Is there any way to feed the stream from youtube direktly into
>>>>>>> a not blown player like mpv/mplayer or such (I would prefer
>>>>>>> not to load a complete gui (vlc) with any click again and again.)?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yes, you can play video from youtube with mpv if you have emerged
>>>>>> net-misc/youtube-dl.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -- 
>>>>>> alarig
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi Alarig,
>>>>>
>>>>> thanks for your help! :)
>>>>>
>>>>> yes...I know...but this implies (as far as I know):
>>>>> Copying the url from FF as argument to youtube-dl,
>>>>> downloading the file, and than watching it.
>>>>> This was my (painful) workaround the last days.
>>>>>
>>>>> I woyld like something like:
>>>>> Click on youtube-url, a window (console) pops up 
>>>>> and starts <fill in something> to watch the video
>>>>> directly.
>>>>>
>>>>> Is it possible somehow?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks in advance for any help!
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>> Meino
>>>>>
>>>
>>> Hi Poncho,
>>>
>>> thanks for your help - I installed this one.
>>>
>>> One problem: mpv seems to open the video with the highest
>>> possible resolution...and now.......the video.............stops
>>> from.........time..........to time.........due to..........too
>>> less............DSL bandwidth...........
>>>
>>> Can I tell who? to only access videos with 720p max???
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>> Meino
>>
>> Hi Meino,
>>
>> yes, it is possible. The format-selection is quite flexible with
>> youtube-dl. I've got the following line in
>> ~/.config/mpv/mpv.conf:
>>
>> '''
>> ytdl-format=bestvideo[ext!=webm,width<=1920]+bestaudio[protocol!=http_dash_segments]/best
>> '''
>>
>> Something like the following might work for you.
>>
>> '''
>> ytdl-format=bestvideo[width<=920]+bestaudio/best
>> '''
>>
>> It will select a format with width less than 920px together with
>> the best audio source, or, if nothing matches this criteria, the
>> best format available. But just take a look at youtube-dl(1),
>> FORMAT SELECTION.
>>
>> Patrick
> 
> 
> Hi Patrick,
> 
> thanks for your help! :)
> 
> Additionally I played around with the 'vo=' settings.
> Interestingly it hangs always at the same point in the video.
> 
> I played back the video with
> 
> mpv '<url>' from the commandline and get the same effect.
> 
> BUT: The output of mpv changes from "playing video" to
> "buffering" (at this moment the video hangs) and back.
> 
> I increased the cache and readahead in mpv.conf with
> no effect (it even hits the same point in the video
> every time!).
> 
> If I configure width<1280 it seems to work...but does
> it really need to be that small?
> 
> Am I out of luck?
> 
> Cheers
> Meino
> 
> 
> 
> 

You mentioned you have slow DSL. Have you checked for packet loss on
your connection? (ie, smokeping or similar.) Youtube really hates any
amount of packet loss.

Dan

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