#if i still have this blog years from now

[wanderingmind867]

What a fitting end for Magneto! Drowned in the watery depths, as his only henchman turns on him (after issue upon issue of abuse). Good for Toad! (Avengers #53):

[royalarchivist]

How to Archive VODs and Clips

Whether you want to download VODs and/or clips for your own records or because you’d like to share them online, knowing how to archive things is handy, especially when so many streams become lost media once they’re deleted off Twitch and/or YouTube.

Here are a few programs that I use for Royal Archivist!

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Of all the programs on this list, my personal favorites / the ones I most strongly recommend are Cobalt and Twitch Downloader! (When all else fails, OBS is also a good backup).

Cobalt

Cobalt has gained a lot of popularity the past few months, and for good reason! It's a very reliable, extremely user-friendly website that lets you save videos in MP4 formats, convert them into MP3 formats, or video-only without sound.

Cobalt is currently compatible with: BlueSky, Dailymotion, Facebook, Instagram, Loom, OK, Pinterest, Reddit, RuTube, SnapChat, SoundCloud, Streamable, TikTok, Tumblr, Twitch, Twitter, Vimeo, VK, Xiohongshu, and YouTube.

Twitch’s built-in download feature

If you’re downloading your own clip, this is the easiest method to use

First, navigate to your clips page.

To do this, click on your Twitch icon and go to “Creator Dashboard.” There will be a row of icons on your left - click the fifth button from the top (the one above the settings icon) and click on the link that says “Clips.”

At the top of the page, click on “Clips I’ve Created” and you should see a list of every clip you’ve ever made (regardless of whether or not you’ve published them, the clips are there!)

If you're having trouble, you can also type: https://dashboard.twitch.tv/u/ YOUR USERNAME HERE /clips/created

Click on the share button, and the list shown in the photo below will pop up.

After you click on the “Download” button (for landscape or portrait), a new tab will open up with the clip (which will autoplay, so heads up if you have your volume turned up high!)

Right click on the video and click “Save Video As”

That’s all there is to it! Please keep in mind that Twitch’s download function only works for clips you’ve made! You cannot use it to download VODs, or other people’s clips.

Twitch Downloader

Twitch Downloader is by far the BEST Twitch download program I have ever used. I’ve used several different ones, some which have broken because of Twitch’s updates, others which have fallen into disrepair because their creator no longer updates the program, but this one has been working consistently for me for a little over a year now. I’ve kept it very close to my chest because I’m terrified it’ll stop working one day, but it’s better to share resources than horde them out of fear.

Pros:

HD quality for all downloads! Whatever quality the stream was, that’s the quality the download will be (unless you adjust anything in the settings).

The best feature of this program is you can adjust how much you want to clip! Only want a 30 second clip from a 6 hour VOD? You can specify the section you want to download so long as you know the timestamps where you want the clip to start and where you want it to end.

You can download entire VODs.

When saving the file, it will automatically enter the original name of the stream and the stream date. (You can change this, but it’s very handy when you’re downloading an entire VOD and not a section of one).

It will automatically prompt you to update it when a new version has been released. (You do have the option to opt out of this, if you want).

There are a lot of other features available, however, I’ve never tried any of them so I can’t say how well they work. The Github page has a lot of examples and a Q&A section though, so check that out if you’re curious!

On the rare occasion that the program encounters issues, it's easy to use a past version, and the creators are quick to release new updates that resolve any problems. As of today (February 21, 2025) the latest version is currently 1.55.2, which updated last week.

Cons:

Sometimes when you click “Get Info” it won’t immediately load the VOD. This is pretty easy to solve by just restarting the program, so it’s not a huge issue imo.

You can’t preview clips before you download them, so you need to know the exact timestamps you want.

You can’t download VODs that are privated or no longer on Twitch.

How to use:

Download Twitch Downloader from Github and install the version that works for your computer. (In this case, I would download the GUI Windows-x64.zip version. Make sure you’re downloading the GUI version if you want a user-friendly version of this program).

Enter the URL of the VOD you’d like to download.

You can adjust the quality of the video and the length. If nothing is specified in the “Crop Video” section, it will download the entire VOD.

Once you’re ready, click the “Download” button and you’re good to go!

Open Video Downloader

If you’ve ever wanted to download any kind of video, I’m sure you’ve heard of Youtube-dl. There are different versions of this program, but some of them are a bit finicky and if things stop working, it can be difficult and frustrating trying to figure out what went wrong and how to fix it — which is why I recommend this program.

Open Video Downloader, aka youtube-dl-gui, is one of the best video downloaders I’ve ever used. It’s basically Youtube-dl with a Graphical User Interface (GUI) that makes the program very easy for anyone to use.

Pros:

No coding knowledge required! VERY user-friendly.

The creator fixes user issues very quickly! Whenever the program experiences a problem, a new update is released within 24 hours.

It can download videos from pretty much all major social media platforms, including Youtube, Twitter, Tumblr, Twitch clips, Instagram, and more.

Cons:

You can’t adjust the length of what you want to download. If you want to download a 2 minute section from a 5 hour Youtube VOD, you’ll have to download the entire video.

On rare occasions, I’ve had issues where it cannot download an unlisted Youtube video. There are sometimes ways to get around this, but it’s a pain and usually not worth the effort.

How to use it:

Download the latest version of the program from GitHub. Scroll all the way down to “Assets” and select the version that’s right for your computer. (For example, I use Windows, so I would download the .exe file).

Once you’ve installed it, you can start downloading things! For this example, let’s say I want to download Quackity’s “Welcome to the QSMP” video. All I need to do is copy the link and paste it into the white box at the top of the program.

Once that’s done, you should see the video pop up in your download queue. You can queue multiple videos to download at once (you can also download entire playlists too). When you’re ready, click the green download button on the bottom right (as shown in the picture below) or if you only want to download one specific video from your queue, click the download button (circled in red) next to the video.

You can adjust the quality of the video you want to download, and in theory you can choose whether to download just the audio or just the video of a video, but personally that’s never worked for me. That might just be a me issue though.

If you’d like to change where your videos are saved to, click the Folder button (circled in yellow) and choose a download destination. If nothing is chosen, it will default to your Downloads folder.

There are ways you can customize this program, but like I said earlier, this program is very very easy to use and does not require any tinkering whatsoever. You open it, download what you want, then close it. Nice and simple!

Other Recommendations

OBS is a good backup when all else fails! I have to use OBS pretty frequently for YouTube VODs, since there aren't a lot of tools that let you clip parts of a YouTube video (and I'd rather not download an entire 7 hour long VOD for a 30 second clip). There are already a lot of good tutorials out there explaining how to use OBS, so I recommend poking around and seeing what works best for you. If you're new to video downloading / archiving things, I'd still recommend starting with some of the tools I mentioned above first.

I’d recommend making a folder on your computer for clips. I find it very helpful to name all my files with this method: [Stream date] Streamer name - Something that helps me remember what this clip is about / something that will help me find it later, or a quote.

Example: [2-6-24] Mike - I hate capitalism

If you’ve got a significant amount of clips on your computer, I’d recommend backing them up and/or saving them to an external harddrive!

That’s about it! I apologize if I’ve missed any steps, but hopefully everything is more or less easy enough for folks to understand! I’m someone who does not like downloading random programs onto my computer and I’m very paranoid about cyber security, but I’ve used these programs for over a year now, and they’re very reliable and trustworthy. 10/10, I recommend both of them.

Lastly: if anyone has a recommendation for good Youtube clip downloaders, please let me know! I haven’t found any good programs that let me specify how much of a Youtube video I’d like to download, and I am suffering. Help your friendly neighborhood Archivist so I can share more clips from the early days of QSMP.

[veronicaneptunes]

A long time ago, we used to be friends... The Veronica Mars pilot aired 20 years ago today- on the 22nd of September, 2004.

[candyheartedchy]

I think I just discovered a repressed fictional crush and I’m not sure how I should feel about it.

[cozylittleartblog]

chat imma be honest that project diva PC release has had lasting consequences ,

[solariex]

someone save me from the idiots ive been stuck with for 5+ years...

[sainz100]

Carlos Sainz | F1 London Live in 2017 | x x x x x

[asexualjedi]

Still so iconic of Matt fraction to start his run like anyways off screen Clint and Kate who have met a few times before this run have become besties and are fundamentally now intertwined characters. Like and that’s just canon now. I think more comic writers should be willing to kinda just decide a new status quo like that especially with characters that have been under utilized

[huellitaa]

✧˚. ᵎᵎ 🎀 bee's perfumerie

i think scent is definitely one of the most important parts of a glow up or daily routine or wtv of any kind, esp if ur super into physical touch like myself cuz its the first thing people smell when they hug u!! plus nobody likes feeling and smelling gross ♡

🧁𓂃 ࣪˖ spray, don't rub!

do not. rub in. the scent. it will not last long. no more. i do not care what your parents told you. It Does Not Last

👛𓂃 ࣪˖ not just the perfume!

to be smelling good, you need to make sure ur hygeine is on point and ur using all the basics, and a few extras if you can get ur hands on anything else. BO + perfume = disaster!

🐈‍⬛𓂃 ࣪˖ opposites do NOT necessarily attract!

layering and cohesiveness to some level is so important w scents!!!! otherwise ur gonna pile all of these lovely yet completely opposing fragrances on top of each other n its not gonna be very pleasant.

of course, experiment! these things are supposed to be fun! try to keep everything in a sort of cohesion with each other, i.e. super sweet, super fruity, and maybe just throw something in there that makes your scent more you! i.e., if you have a generally sweet theme with your scent profile, maybe you could throw something more cinnamony or pleasantly bitter in there! have fun with it! ♡

🎀𓂃 ࣪˖ eating right

so you hear this a lot, but it is really important; do not underestimate the importance of eating right! junk food n unhealthy food is yummy in moderation!

💬𓂃 ࣪˖ making it stick

something that helps me so much is adding vaseline or any type of cream, lotion, jelly, whatever onto the spot ur gonna spray before you spray it! it is SO effective and i literally cannot use perfume without doing this. pulse points in particular!

🐧𓂃 ࣪˖ general maintenance n consistency

make sure ur doing the basics all day long! topping up deodorant, perfume, especially in the summer! regular shower routine, etc, etc. be on your a game ! ♡

──★ ˙ ̟🎀 where:

♡ on ur neck

♡ on ur wrists pulse points

♡ behind ur knees

♡ on ur inner elbow

♡ on ur ankles (so the scent travels up)

🗒🎀 note: more on this in the "resources" chapter at the end 💬🧁🧸

──★ ˙ ̟🎀 bee's favourites:

♡ jimmy choo, rose passion

okay jimmy choo perfumes are my favourite ever and this one in particular i got for my last birthday, and it smells absolutely divine oh my gosh ♡ it kind of reminds me of a more mature version of the avon far & away perfume (which i mention later on! ♡ 💬💝)

♡ miss dior (on special occasions)

♡ johnson's pomegranate and hibiscus body lotion

♡ vaseline cocoa body oil

so i generally like to have sweet, cocoa type of scents in any product i use, and yeah its a body oil but it smells SO good oh my gosh, n layered with similar scents its actually heavenly ♡

♡ avon far and away perfume

hands down the BEST perfume i have ever used. smells like a summer daydream ♡

♡ victoria's secret bare vanilla spray & shimmer lotion (especially when paired! ♡)

♡ skinnydip creamy vanilla body scrub ♡

literally the only body scrub i use 😓♡

♡ imperial leather rose milk & mallow body wash ♡

──★ ˙ ̟🎀 recommendations:

PERFUME & SPRAYS

viva a la juicy, juicy couture (on my wishlist! ♡)

bodycology strawberry cheesecake spray (on my wishlist! ♡)

any ariana grande perfume ♡

sweet tooth (any variation), sabrina carpenter

miss so, twilight kiss (my favourite ♡)

body fantasies cupcake swirl

tubbees strawberry cheesecake eau de parfum (i dont care if its for kids!)

BODY PRODUCTS

kwailnara strawberry milk body lotion (on my wishlist! ♡)

eos shea better body lotion, vanilla cashmere (apparently super good? ♡)

any philosophy product ♡

skinny dip raspberry ripple body lotion (on my wishlist! ♡)

anything victoria's secret ♡

──★ ˙ ̟🎀 resources:

[twojamie-o-clock]

while I absolutely NEED to see the scene of two re-disheveling himself after being horrifically…cleaned??….for comedic purposes, it also really is so quintessentially the Doctor & everything the show is I guess. I never really picked up on this the first time watching the macra terror so maybe I’m just slow but already the obsession with this hard edge cleanliness shows the character of the colony so, so well. that the doctor is specifically singled out for being dirty because his clothes are unkempt; that they immediately try to remedy this; that the colonists - and ben, polly already! - loudly protest when he tried to go back to being himself, being filthy……..well.

[starridge]

Did you used to make Markiplier fanart??

yep! back from like 2017-2020-ish i drew a lot haha

[love-songs-for-emma]

‼️ VAMPIRE QUESTION TIME ‼️ [MORAL DILEMMAS ALERT🚨]

if your significant other/best friend were turned into a vampire, would you want them to turn you into one too?

and, vice versa,

if you were turned into a vampire, would you want to turn your significant other/best friend into one too?

[dead-inside-demiboy]

....So apparently you can have an "oh shit I love this person" moment without it being a dating/attraction thing.

[doodlingwren]

☝🤓 What if 🤨🤔! I was back 😨🤯 after some months 😞😤😲... ahahah jokes 🧐🤣😂... unless 😳👉👈

[coollyinterferes]

The unmistakable sound of footsteps approaching begins to fill the air. Whoever is coming seems to have brought some company along…

They are getting closer… and closer… and closer…

…and closer…

……until..................

"Goooooood evenin'!!" Comes the loud greeting from a certain blond man. A big smile on his face and all.

"We beg your pardon for our prolonged absence. It was completely beyond our control..." Then adds the gentleman standing by his side, apologizing on behalf of both, offering a genuine smile along with the apology.

"...BUT! We're back!" And hopefully for good this time…

[machiavelli]

I’ll go into a social media exile for a bit, so idk when I’ll be back, but just picture me like this while I’m gone: working <3