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Hi Folks,

On Sat, 16 Apr 2011 13:12:39 +0000 (UTC)
baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org wrote:

> > There is a python-based script (was youtube-dl, now renamed to something 
> > else) for downloading flv files, which mencoder can convert to avi, 
> > playable 
> > by mplayer.  I did not try it.  You can also download youtube videos as 
> > higher quality mp4 at http://keepvid.com and extract the mp3 from the mp4.
> > Someone provided a wget script for downloading a flv  directly.

    This has become trivial in DOS, no flash or javascript involved.

    There are two DOS applications that extract the URLs from a Youtube page. 
One is mine (untube.exe), and a better one is called YTCrack. Neither is open 
source, but I would be happy to assist someone clever who can program for 
Linux (I can't).

    It can even be done using a text editor on the Youtube page source, once 
you know what you are looking for.

> It is complicated to extract the actual address, 

   Not too complicated. And there are typically three, sometimes more, URLs 
to different resolutions - both for .flv and .mp4 video files.

> and then you will need something to convert to a format mplayer can 
> handle.  ffmpeg - have not tried to use with bl2.

    More recent MPlayer builds play .flv amd .mp4. The DOS port from 2008 
handles them perfectly well.

> Anything fast enough (600MHz is awfully jerky) and with enough memory to 
> play flash video online will work with a more recent linux than 
> basiclinux.

   600 MHz is perfectly fine to play a downloaded .flv or .mp4. 
The ability to play streaming vids depends more on the speed of your internet 
connection.

Regards,
        Ron

-- 
Ron Clarke 
AUSREG Consultancy      http://www.ausreg.com
Tadpole Tunes           http://www.tadpoletunes.com
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