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

[Poncho <poncho@spahan.ch>]

On 29.11.2016 18:39, 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
> 
> 
> 

I use the following snippet in my /etc/mpv/mpv.conf

# The default --ytdl-format is bestvideo+bestaudio/best.
# In the following configuration example, only videos with
# a vertical resolution of 1080 pixels or less will
# be considered
ytdl-format=bestvideo[height<=?1080]+bestaudio/best