MPlayer
Youtube Video Streamer Script
Docs
For How works the script, please
refer to the help included in the script,
alex@whiterabbit
/home/alex/myvs $ ./myvs.py --help
usage: myvs [options] video_url
options:
-h,
--help
print this help text and exit
-v,
--version
print program version and exit
-u USERNAME, --username=USERNAME account username
-p PASSWORD, --password=PASSWORD account password
-o FILE, --output=FILE output video file
name
-q,
--quiet
activates quiet mode
-s,
--stream
do not download video, but stream directly by mplayer
-C,
--cache
set a cache of 300k, for slow connection
-c,
--cycle
cycle 20 times while youtube redirect to vo.llnwd.net (that streams .flv)
-t,
--title
use title in file name
-n,
--netrc
use .netrc authentication data
-O,
--streamonly Force
the script to stream only, if it doesnt find a valid stream server
simply quit
Now I will
explain you how to get it working with Firefox,
First we need a Firefox extension called: Lanchy,
this extension give us the ability to open directly from Firefox
Youtube video on
youtube webpage (not on all webpages that have a youtube
video! you need ALWAYS the youtube video's webpage),
After you have installed Launchy (from firefox's addon site), restart
Firefox, now it will ask you to insert a Launchy's button on your
toolbar (DO IT! so open Youtube videos will be very simply),
after that go on the preferences/option of this extension and uncheck
the option: "search automatically programs".
Now copy the "launchy.xml"
file that you found on the package and copy it on your directory:
".mozilla/firefox/YOUR_ID.default/chrome/"
, after copied it, please don't forget to edit it with your
myvs.py COMPLETE PATH, and add or delete oppurtune option to pass to
the script.
Now restart again firefox an watch if it recognise the command (by
pressing the G).
Go on youtube.com, open a video webpage, click on the G button->
Open in Mplayer Youtube Video
Streamer..
[update]
Note: If you have problem to view video and want to have some
debug messages, try this launchy.xml, it will open an xterm terminal to
watch what the script do and says, if you have problems email me, don't
forget to edit you xterm path or chenge the terminal with you favourite terminal, and edit you myvs absolute path!:
download launchy.xml here
[/update]
It's all!
Enjoy!
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Alessandro Arrichiello
