Re: [gentoo-user] HTML5 player (YouTube) is a pain!...Alternatives?

[Meino.Cramer@gmx.de]

Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> [16-11-30 04:01]:
> On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 06:39:28PM +0100, Meino.Cramer@gmx.de wrote:
> > Poncho <poncho@spahan.ch> [16-11-29 18:24]:
> > > you can use the open-with extension ( see:
> > > https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/open-with/ ) to get a
> > > "open with mpv" shortcut in your right click menu
> > > 
> > > On 29.11.2016 08:35, Meino.Cramer@gmx.de wrote:
> > > > Alarig Le Lay <alarig@swordarmor.fr> [16-11-29 08:16]:
> > > >> On Tue Nov 29 07:42:16 2016, Meino.Cramer@gmx.de wrote:
> > > >>> Is there any way to feed the stream from youtube direktly into
> > > >>> a not blown player like mpv/mplayer or such (I would prefer
> > > >>> not to load a complete gui (vlc) with any click again and again.)?
> > > >>
> > > >> Hi,
> > > >>
> > > >> Yes, you can play video from youtube with mpv if you have emerged
> > > >> net-misc/youtube-dl.
> > > >>
> > > >> -- 
> > > >> alarig
> > > > 
> > > > Hi Alarig,
> > > > 
> > > > thanks for your help! :)
> > > > 
> > > > yes...I know...but this implies (as far as I know):
> > > > Copying the url from FF as argument to youtube-dl,
> > > > downloading the file, and than watching it.
> > > > This was my (painful) workaround the last days.
> > > > 
> > > > I woyld like something like:
> > > > Click on youtube-url, a window (console) pops up 
> > > > and starts <fill in something> to watch the video
> > > > directly.
> > > > 
> > > > Is it possible somehow?
> > > > 
> > > > Thanks in advance for any help!
> > > > 
> > > > Cheers,
> > > > Meino
> > > > 
> > 
> > Hi Poncho,
> > 
> > thanks for your help - I installed this one.
> > 
> > One problem: mpv seems to open the video with the highest
> > possible resolution...and now.......the video.............stops
> > from.........time..........to time.........due to..........too
> > less............DSL bandwidth...........
> > 
> > Can I tell who? to only access videos with 720p max???
> > 
> > Cheers
> > Meino
> 
> Hi Meino,
> 
> yes, it is possible. The format-selection is quite flexible with
> youtube-dl. I've got the following line in
> ~/.config/mpv/mpv.conf:
> 
> '''
> ytdl-format=bestvideo[ext!=webm,width<=1920]+bestaudio[protocol!=http_dash_segments]/best
> '''
> 
> Something like the following might work for you.
> 
> '''
> ytdl-format=bestvideo[width<=920]+bestaudio/best
> '''
> 
> It will select a format with width less than 920px together with
> the best audio source, or, if nothing matches this criteria, the
> best format available. But just take a look at youtube-dl(1),
> FORMAT SELECTION.
> 
> Patrick


Hi Patrick,

thanks for your help! :)

Additionally I played around with the 'vo=' settings.
Interestingly it hangs always at the same point in the video.

I played back the video with

mpv '<url>' from the commandline and get the same effect.

BUT: The output of mpv changes from "playing video" to
"buffering" (at this moment the video hangs) and back.

I increased the cache and readahead in mpv.conf with
no effect (it even hits the same point in the video
every time!).

If I configure width<1280 it seems to work...but does
it really need to be that small?

Am I out of luck?

Cheers
Meino