#vlc media player posting

[riphimopen]

the so called tolerant left doesnt want him diving into the frigid ocean from his island of solitude and eternal exile

[maryellencarter]

YouTube Downloads through VLC: Step by Step

So this guide to easily downloading off YouTube is super helpful, but there's enough important information hidden in the reblogs that (with the permission of OP @queriesntheories ) I'm doing a more step-by-step version.

Please note: these downloads will be in YouTube quality. My test video download is coming through at 360p, even though the video I'm starting from is set to 720p. They're legible, but they won't look great on a TV. For high visual quality, you'll want to seek out other methods.

This guide is written for Windows 10, since that's what I can test on. It's been tested on Firefox, Chrome, and Edge (which is a Chromium browser, so the method should work in other Chromium browsers too). So far, I haven't tracked down a way to use this download method on mobile.

BASIC KNOWLEDGE:

I'll try to make this pretty beginner-friendly, but I am going to assume that you know how to right-click, double-click, navigate right-click menus, click-and-drag, use keyboard shortcuts that are given to you (for example, how to use Ctrl+A), and get the URL for any YouTube video you want to download.

You'll also need to download and install one or more programs off the internet using .exe files, if you don't have these programs already. Please make sure you know how to use your firewall and antivirus to keep your computer safe, and google any names you don't recognize before allowing permission for each file. You can also hover your mouse over each link in this post to make sure it goes where I'm saying it will go.

YOU WILL NEED:

A computer where you have admin permissions. This is usually a computer you own or have the main login on. Sadly, a shared computer like the ones at universities and libraries will not work for this.

Enough space on your computer to install the programs listed below, if you don't have them already, and some space to save your downloaded files to. The files are pretty small because of the low video quality.

A simple text editing program. Notepad is the one that usually comes with Windows. If it lets you change fonts, it's too fancy. A notepad designed specifically to edit program code without messing it up is Notepad++, which you can download here.

A web browser. I use Firefox, which you can get here. Chrome or other Chrome-based browsers should also work. I haven't tested in Safari.

An Internet connection fast enough to load YouTube. A little buffering is fine. The downloads will happen much faster than streaming the entire video, unless your internet is very slow.

VLC Media Player, which you can get here. It's a free player for music and videos, available on Windows, Android, and iOS, and it can play almost any format of video or audio file that exists. We'll be using it for one of the central steps in this process.

If you want just the audio from a YouTube video, you'll need to download the video and then use a different program to copy the audio into its own file. At the end of this post, I'll have instructions for that, using a free sound editor called Audacity.

SETUP TO DOWNLOAD:

The first time you do this, you'll need to set VLC up so it can do what you want. This is where we need Notepad and admin permissions. You shouldn't need to repeat this process unless you're reinstalling VLC.

If VLC is open, close it.

In your computer's file system (File Explorer on Windows), go to C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist

If you're not familiar with File Explorer, you'll start by clicking where the left side shows (C:). Then in the big main window, you'll double-click each folder that you see in the file path, in order - so in this case, when you're in C: you need to look for Program Files. (There will be two of them. You want the one without the x86 at the end.) Then inside Program Files you're looking for VideoLAN, and so forth through the whole path.

Once you're inside the "playlist" folder, you'll see a lot of files ending in .luac - they're in alphabetical order. The one you want to edit is youtube.luac which is probably at the bottom.

You can't edit youtube.luac while it's in this folder. Click and drag it out of the playlist folder to somewhere else you can find it - your desktop, for instance. Your computer will ask for admin permission to move the file. Click the "Continue" button with the blue and yellow shield.

Now that the file is moved, double-click on it. The Microsoft Store will want you to search for a program to open the .luac file type with. Don't go to the Microsoft Store, just click on the blue "More apps" below that option, and you'll get a list that should include your notepad program. Click on it and click OK.

The file that opens up will be absolutely full of gibberish-looking code. That's fine. Use Ctrl+A to select everything inside the file, then Backspace or Delete to delete it. Don't close the file yet.

In your web browser, go to https://github.com/videolan/vlc/blob/master/share/lua/playlist/youtube.lua

Click in the part of the Github page that has a bunch of mostly blue code in it. Use Ctrl+A to select all of that code, Ctrl+C to copy it, then come back into your empty youtube.luac file and use Ctrl+P to paste the whole chunk of code into the file.

Save the youtube.luac file (Ctrl+S or File > Save in the upper left corner of the notepad program), then close the notepad program.

Drag youtube.luac back into the folder it came from. The computer will ask for admin permission again. Give it permission.

Now you can close Github and Notepad. You're ready to start downloading!

HOW TO DOWNLOAD:

First, get your YouTube link. It should look something like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abc123DEF45 If it's longer, you can delete any extra stuff after that first set of letters and numbers, but you don't have to.

Now open VLC. Go to Media > Open Network Stream and paste your YouTube link into the box that comes up. Click Play. Wait until the video starts to play, then you can pause it if you want so it's not distracting you during the next part.

(If nothing happens, you probably forgot to put youtube.luac back. coughs)

In VLC, go to Tools > Codec Information. At the bottom of the pop-up box you'll see a long string of gibberish in a box labeled Location. Click in the Location box. It won't look like it clicked properly, but when you press Ctrl+A, it should select all. Use Ctrl+C to copy it.

In your web browser, paste the entire string of gibberish and hit Enter. Your same YouTube video should come up, but without any of the YouTube interface around it. This is where the video actually lives on YouTube's servers. YouTube really, really doesn't like to show this address to humans, which is why we needed VLC to be like "hi I'm just a little video player" and get it for us.

Because, if you're looking at the place where the video actually lives, you can just right-click-download it, and YouTube can't stop you.

Right-click on your video. Choose "Save Video As". Choose where to save it to - I use my computer's built-in Music or Videos folders.

Give it a name other than "videoplayback" so you can tell it apart from your other downloads.

The "Save As Type" dropdown under the Name field will probably default to MP4. This is a good versatile video format that most video players can read. If you need a different format, you can convert the download later. (That's a whole other post topic.)

Click Save, and your video will start downloading! It may take a few minutes to fully download, depending on your video length and internet speed. Once the download finishes, congratulations! You have successfully downloaded a YouTube video!

If you'd like to convert your video into a (usually smaller) audio file, so you can put it on a music player, it's time to install and set up Audacity.

INSTALLING AUDACITY (first time setup for audio file conversion):

You can get Audacity here. If you're following along on Windows 10, choose the "64-bit installer (recommended)". Run the installer, but don't open Audacity at the end, or if it does open, close it again.

On that same Audacity download page, scroll down past the installers to the "Additional resources". You'll see a box with a "Link to FFmpeg library". This is where you'll get the add-on program that will let Audacity open your downloaded YouTube video, so you can tell it to make an audio-only file. The link will take you to this page on the Audacity support wiki, which will always have the most up-to-date information on how to install the file you need here.

From that wiki page, follow the link to the actual FFmpeg library. If you're not using an adblocker, be careful not to click on any of the ads showing you download buttons. The link you want is bold blue text under "FFmpeg Installer for Audacity 3.2 and later", and looks something like this: "FFmpeg_5.0.0_for_Audacity_on_Windows_x86.exe". Download and install it. Without this, Audacity won't be able to open MP4 files downloaded from YouTube.

CONVERTING TO AUDIO:

Make sure you know where to find your downloaded MP4 video file. This file won't go away when you "convert" it - you'll just be copying the audio into a different file.

Open up Audacity.

Go to File > Open and choose your video file.

You'll get one of those soundwave file displays you see in recording booths and so forth. Audacity is a good solid choice if you want to teach yourself to edit soundwave files, but that's not what we're here for right now.

Go to File > Export Audio. The File Name will populate to match the video's filename, but you can edit it if you want.

Click the Browse button next to the Folder box, and choose where to save your new audio file to. I use my computer's Music folder.

You can click on the Format dropdown and choose an audio file type. If you're not sure which one you want, MP3 is the most common and versatile.

If you'd like your music player to know the artist, album, and so forth for your audio track, you can edit that later in File Manager, or you can put the information in with the Edit Metadata button here. You can leave any of the slots blank, for instance if you don't have a track number because it's a YouTube video.

Once everything is set up, click Export, and your new audio file will be created. Go forth and listen!

[rearranging-deck-chairs]

MASTER: Can I let you in on a little secret? It's okay, it's okay. I ingested the Cyberium. The battle AI of the Cybermen. I'm so many steps ahead. I can see it all, right through to all our ends. I'm sorry, Yaz, this is going to be very, very painful. YASMIN: In your dreams, mate. MASTER: Yeah.

so much here. a little secret; offering what the doctor never did. as he did in spyfall. as i bet he did during that long night that yaz didnt sleep after she didnt-die. as he did on the plane when he offered her answers. the doctor never did.

ingested the cyberium; most context yaz has is probably shelley? i dont think she saw the master on gallifrey. she didnt know (in the episode bc i do like the script version where she figures it out) that the master would be here when she started today. all she knows of the cyberium is what the doctor said about it in villa diodati or what the master says about it now + context clues. villa diodati for her i think is more than 5 years ago. i doubt she remembers anything concrete about what the doctor might have said about it there. i dont doubt she remembers shelley and the halfcyberman and the fate of humanity and the death and the pressure and the doctor for the first time saying out loud that yes im pulling away yes i keep my distance yes i wont let you close yes you know nothing about me yes it's on purpose yes people die yes theres blood on my hands yes i'll choose you over all of humanity yes

all our ends; the suicidal thread tying them all together. the doctor put her between them and the master accepted her position there. the mutually assured annihilation like matter and antimatter meeting in the middle. the flux to stop the doctor. what is yaz in this equation, the wild card? whatever she is, the master seems certain that she does not come out of this any better than they will (and he was right)

ever think about what flux is? might be? fluidity? irrigidity? the opposite of fixed? (cant fix myself) something inconstant? (cant be constant) the doctor is a cage that the doctor has lost the way out of. has forgotten how to leave. the doctor is a cage that is a home now made comfortable. or not. very painful actually. but known, familiar, unmoving. on the other side of the bars is Chaos. on the other side of the bars is he. the doctor is a cage that the doctor cant get out of not even to touch, not even to hold out a hand in friendship. because on the other side of the bars is Chaos. on the other side of the side of the bars is she.

in your dreams, mate. youve got none, love. your dreams are lonely. in your dreams you are alone. abandoned. left to fend for yourself by the people you love most. no one's coming. do it right this time.

what are dreams? hope, liminal, fear, processing, non-sequitur. what is yaz in this equation? if you ask me, mostly confused.

[grunge-samurai]

I just recently found out about the "Take A Snapshot" feature available on VLC after years of asking myself "how do others get all those film stills they keep posting?", so if you see me constantly posting film stills, just leave your like (and maybe a reblog) and move along with your day. Don't pay this weirdo no mind.

[dandelionsprout42]

How to connect VLC on Apple TV to Windows 11's folder share system thingie

Turns out a total of none of the strategies I could find online worked. To the best of my current knowledge, the fix is Windows Settings → Network & Internet → Advanced sharing settings → All networks → Password-protected sharing → Off.

So from what I can tell, there's no (longer a?) need to try all sorts of stuff like enabling SMB1, setting RegEdits / group policies / PowerShell commands, or figuring out the incomprehensible "SMB authentication required" screen thingie.

[autistickaitovocaloid]

Stills from opening the .pmf file of Project Diva 2nd's opening in VLC media player as seen in this post

[boygirlctommy]

OHOHOHOHOHO GUYS I FINISHED EDITING THE AUDIO FOR THE FIRST 50 SECONDS OF THIS THING AND ITS SOOO GOOD

[who-the-fuck-is-sennalye]

i will never pay for spotify premium. when my hacked client finally dies I will crawl back to vlc like the cheating lover I am. and I will beg for forgiveness. and it will cradle me in their arms and tell me it's all okay, that I won't be burdened by the weight of capitalism any more, that it knew I'd come back, for the wench made promises it could not keep. It will tell me it loves me.

And then we will have the messiest fucking divorce.

Don't stay with partners that cheat on you, kids.

[queriesntheories]

ALRIGHT THIS IS HOPEFULLY THE LAST TIME I'M UPDATING THIS STUPID THING (i've grown to detest this post i'll be perfectly honest)

THIS GUIDE IS A TLDR AND PROBABLY NOT THE BEST SO I INVITE YOU TO DO THIS:

GO LOOK AT THIS GUIDE BY @maryellencarter BECAUSE IT'S WAY MORE USER FRIENDLY AND DETAILED AND GENERALLY BETTER

OR IF YOU DON'T LIKE THAT METHOD, USE COBALT.TOOLS CAUSE IT'S WAY EASIER AND FASTER

I'm not gonna turn off reblogs, there's no way this'll reach everybody that way. If there's ANYTHING you can do, GO REBLOG THAT POST INSTEAD

alright i am sick of yt to mp4 sites being shady and full of viruses and finding websites that seem to be working and then don't work (looking at you y232 (no hate, just frustrated))

so HERE'S HOW YOU DOWNLOAD YOUTUBE VIDEOS WITH VLC!! VLC FREAKIN RULES!!

get your youtube link

open vlc, go to media > open network stream

paste your url in the box and PRESS PLAY!

wait for the video to open then go to tools > codec information

copy the entire file location (click the box, then ctrl-a to select all, then ctrl-c to copy)

paste into your browser of choice (i use firefox)

right click video and press "save video as", choose your file format if you want

DONE! NO VIRUSES OR SKETCHY STUFF!

the quality might be a little crummy but if you don't mind that, then shabam! video on your computer! then you can email it to yourself and have it on your phone too if you want! if you need a guide with pictures wikihow has you covered my friends

happy downloading and stay safe on the internet :D

[bjugnakraekir]

look at vlc media players cute little santa hat

[mothbaaalls]

i should clarify. i'm not actually mad though

it's just funny to me to grumble and complain about minor things

[riphimopen]

that is funny though that he said i spent much of my childhood at fairgrounds and carnivals. did i mention that im terrified of clowns. and they said to him then why did you keep going. and he said you think i do this shit because its easy.

[phonemixer]

i was feeling inspired abt to animate something but then i spent like an hour trying to figure out how to convert a youtube video to an mp3 and now i give up

[leaslichoma]

Does anyone know any good visualizers for VLC media player? For a long time I liked GOOM which was preinstalled with my version but after some update they added this goofy logo which completely ruins the vibes.

[subjectsix]

KIP'S BIG POST OF THINGS TO MAKE THE INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY SUCK A LITTLE LESS

Post last updated November 23, 2024. Will continue to update!

Here are my favorite things to use to navigate technology my own way:

A refurbished iPod loaded with Rockbox OS (Rockbox is free, iPods range in price. I linked the site I got mine from. Note that iPods get finicky about syncing and the kind of cord it has— it may still charge but might not recognize the device to sync. Getting an original Apple cord sometimes helps). Rockbox has ports for other MP3 players as well.

This Windows debloater program (there are viable alternatives out there, this one works for me). It has a powershell script that give you a little UI and buttons to press, which I appreciate, as I'm still a bit shy with tech.

Firefox with the following extensions: - Consent-O-Matic (set your responses to ALL privacy/cookie pop-ups in the extension, and it will answer all pop-ups for you. I can see reasons to not use it, but I appreciate it) - Facebook Container ("contains" Meta on Facebook and Instagram pages to keep it from tracking you or getting third party cookies, since Meta is fairly egregious about it) - Redirect Amp to HTML (AMP is designed for mobile phones, this forces pages to go to their HTML version) - A WebP/AVIF image converter - uBlock Origin and uBlacklist, with the AI blacklist loaded in to kill any generative AI results from appearing in search engines or anywhere.

Handbrake for ripping DVDs— I haven’t used this in awhile as I haven’t been making video edits. I used this back when I had a Mac OS

VLC Media Player (ol’ reliable)

Unsplash & Pexels for free-to-use images

A password manager (these often are paid. I use Dashlane. There are many options, feel free to search around and ask for recs!). There is a lot that goes into cybersecurity— find the option you feel is best for you.

Things I suggest:

Understanding Royalty Free and the Creative Commons licenses

Familiarity with boolean operators for searching

Investing in a backup drive and external drive

A few good USBs, including one that has a backup of your OS on it

Adapter cables

Avoiding Fandom “wikias” (as in the brand “Fandom”) and supporting other, fan-run or supported wikis. Consider contributing if its something you find yourself passionate or joyful about.

Finding Forums for the things you like, or creating your own*

Create an email specifically for ads/shopping— use it to receive all promotional emails to keep your inbox clean. Upkeep it.

Stop putting so much of your personal information online— be willing to separate your personal online identity from your “online identity”. You don’t owe people your name, location, pronouns, diagnoses, or any of that. It’s your choice, but be discerning in what you give and why. I recommend avoiding providing your phone number to sites as much as possible.

Be intentional

Ask questions

Talk to people

Remember that you can lurk all you want

Things that are fun to check out:

BBSes-- here's a portal to access them.

Neocities

*Forums-- find some to join, or maybe host your own? The system I was most familiar with was vbulletin.

MMM.page

Things that have worked well for me but might work for you, YMMV:

Limit your app usage time on your smartphone if you’re prone to going back to them— this is a tangible way to “practice mindfulness”, a term I find frustratingly vague ansjdbdj

Things I’m looking into:

The “Pi Hole”— a raspberry pi set up to block all ads on a specific internet connection

VPNs-- this is one that was recommended to me.

How to use computers (I mean it): Resources on how to understand your machine and what you’re doing, even if your skill and knowledge level is currently 0:

This section I'll come back an add to. I know that messing with computers can be intimidating, especially if you feel out of your depth. HTML and regedits and especially things like dualbooting or linux feel impossible. So I want to put things here that explain exactly how the internet and your computer functions, and how you can learn and work with that. Yippee!

[roshie-writes]

Watch Link Click Yingdu/Bridon Ep 1 SAFELY (Without Bilibili or Crunchyroll)

In case you weren't aware: Link Click Yingdu Episode 1 has been released. In the spirit of reducing the number of "hey where do I watch this?" posts & comments, I have decided to compile three safe ways of watching Yingdu Episode 1 for those of us who can't (or won't) get Bilibili or Crunchyroll.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOAJS3TpxRg (Requires a VPN, NEEDS to have Taiwan Server. I suggest Tunnelbear)

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9beh7i (No requirements, but may be taken down at any time)

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1sG_SgPXZxWfRiXFujij2_b9Miu0XihzC?usp=sharing EP 6 IS ON THE FOLDER NOW (Requires VLC Media Player or some other media player capable of playing .mkv files. Download the video or there won't be subs. Subtitles may kind of suck)

IF SUBTITLES DO NOT SHOW FOR THREE, RIGHT CLICK ON THE VIDEO AND DO THIS. FOR SOME REASON THE DEFAULT IS DISABLED

Episode 1 is an hour long, so grab yourself some food and drink and happy watching!

Update:

The episode has been released on hianime, if you can't watch on hianime (I've seen a few reports of that), there's also aniwatch and 9anime. (PLEASE USE AN ADBLOCKER IF YOU'RE GOING ON THOSE SITES, I suggest uBlock Origin)

PS: Shameless little server plug. Join the Discord Server! https://discord.gg/linkclick

We host a watch along every episode release on Fridays at 10 PM EST (View in your timezone). If the remaining episodes are normal LC length (20 min) we will run it twice.