Love it.
The question, especially for the folks around here.
When Github eventually takes a stronger stand against this sort of thing, because it is 100% going to happen, are folks going to properly fight it?
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#32Thanks for this post! First I am hearing about this fork!
Darn...unfortunately still can't download Joe Rogan Spotify. Guess they haven't found a way around the widevine encryption...(Right now it seems like only a few podcasts are encrypted so other Spotify streams work)
Re: Yt-dlp – A YouTube-dl fork with additional features and fixes
#33One of the nice features added to yt-dlp recently: It integrates with sponskrub to call into the SponsorBlock database and with the right options will strip the sponsor segments from downloaded videos. Edit: Correct typo
Are the sponsor parts really so bad? To me not only is it easy to skip, I want indie people to make enough money to produce high quality content; otherwise media is just what a few biggies want to fund. They’re not enough from YouTube itself unless you’re in the top percentile. Also what sponsored content are people downloading versus just streaming live? I don’t get the use case.
> Are the sponsor parts really so bad?
Yes. Some of us don't like being assaulted with sales pitches everywhere we look.
Re: Yt-dlp – A YouTube-dl fork with additional features and fixes
#34One of the nice features added to yt-dlp recently: It integrates with sponskrub to call into the SponsorBlock database and with the right options will strip the sponsor segments from downloaded videos. Edit: Correct typo
Are the sponsor parts really so bad? To me not only is it easy to skip, I want indie people to make enough money to produce high quality content; otherwise media is just what a few biggies want to fund. They’re not enough from YouTube itself unless you’re in the top percentile. Also what sponsored content are people downloading versus just streaming live? I don’t get the use case.
For me, yes, they're bad. I get it's not the end of the world, but a lot of the ad copy in sponsor segments really grates on me, like VPN ones. I try to get rid of ads from my life where I can, this is part of it.
And for me, a lot of the videos I download are played back, audio only, while I go for walks or am otherwise away from the Internet. YouTube lets you download videos, but my audio comes from multiple sources, YouTube is just one source. I can integrate yt-dlp into my feed reader so I don't need to think about the source anymore than I need to worry about going to a random podcast's website to listen to those.
In the end though, a tool like SponsorBlock is just another way I remove the annoyances from the modern Internet.
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#35Earlier quoted context omitted.
Are the sponsor parts really so bad? To me not only is it easy to skip, I want indie people to make enough money to produce high quality content; otherwise media is just what a few biggies want to fund. They’re not enough from YouTube itself unless you’re in the top percentile. Also what sponsored content are people downloading versus just streaming live? I don’t get the use case.
> Are the sponsor parts really so bad? Yes. Some of us don't like being assaulted with sales pitches everywhere we look.
Sure, but creators don’t have many other avenues for revenue when you’re already using YouTube-dl(p) to download videos without watching ads. I imagine sponsor spots will be devalued over time as sponsorblock usage continues to grow, especially for creators with audiences that watch content on desktop more than mobile.
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#36So does anyone know what happened to youtube-dl? Development seems to have just abruptly ceased with no explanation.
I wouldn't be surprised if the drama surrounding the DMCA takedown issued on the main git repository scared away a lot of contributors.
Here's some coverage from the EFF, in case you missed it: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/11/github-reinstates-yout...
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#37Earlier quoted context omitted.
Are the sponsor parts really so bad? To me not only is it easy to skip, I want indie people to make enough money to produce high quality content; otherwise media is just what a few biggies want to fund. They’re not enough from YouTube itself unless you’re in the top percentile. Also what sponsored content are people downloading versus just streaming live? I don’t get the use case.
> Are the sponsor parts really so bad? Yes. Some of us don't like being assaulted with sales pitches everywhere we look.
I think for some us pro-sponsor-segment people, I feel like regular ads are particularly dry and more of an "assault." But sponsor segments... can be creative, funny, and sometimes make me actually want to buy the product (...not the generic Raid: Shadow Legends ones... but even those if they're well done). I appreciate well-made ads, so I don't mind sponsor segments.
Here's an example of one that is... nonsensical and perhaps a bit humorous (well, at least I liked it): https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0jPLRtEEjhU
Re: Yt-dlp – A YouTube-dl fork with additional features and fixes
#38Love it. The question, especially for the folks around here. When Github eventually takes a stronger stand against this sort of thing, because it is 100% going to happen, are folks going to properly fight it?
They were DMCAed, they got bad press out of it, they eventually stood up for the developer in exchange for a token concession (deleting test data that referred to copyrighted music and was named in the complaint): https://github.blog/2020-11-16-standing-up-for-developers-yo... , and reversed the takedown unilaterally (which would mean the claimant could take github/microsoft to court if they felt like it).
Whether it's a matter of principles or just the bad press from the initial takedown is less clear, but I think it'll be a while before they re litigate this issue.
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#39Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Are the sponsor parts really so bad? Yes. Some of us don't like being assaulted with sales pitches everywhere we look.
I think for some us pro-sponsor-segment people, I feel like regular ads are particularly dry and more of an "assault." But sponsor segments... can be creative, funny, and sometimes make me actually want to buy the product (...not the generic Raid: Shadow Legends ones... but even those if they're well done). I appreciate well-made ads, so I don't mind sponsor segments. Here's an example of one that is... nonsensical a…
> I appreciate well-made ads, so I don't mind sponsor segments.
Then don't use the sponsor segment removal portion of the tool. Simple as that.
Those of us who don't want "clever" advertising any more than "annoying" advertising can use it. And that's that.
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#40haven't paid attention to this since all the drama last year but again - what are all of you using youtube-dl for? Archiving your channel subs?
Watching videos in my media player rather than my browser. Hardware acceleration has better support in mpv than Firefox.