[Bglug] Had to share this VLC trick I just found

[Tyler MacDonald]

youtube-dl can do all sorts of amazing stuff. You would not *believe* how
many streaming sites it can save from. Including some pay sites where you'd
normally need an account to watch.


On Sat, 23 Feb 2019 at 09:46, LP <LinuxPusher at protonmail.ch> wrote:

> Aaron,
> Thank You
>
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> On Friday, February 22, 2019 9:50 AM, Aaron Mader <aaron at litiks.com>
> wrote:
>
> I'd also suggest youtube-dl. It's a python library, but it includes a
> command line feature which is really easy to use:
> https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/blob/master/README.md#description
>
> ```
> # installation:
> sudo -H pip install --upgrade youtube-dl
> # usage:
> youtube-dl [OPTIONS] URL [URL...]
> ```
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 21, 2019 at 12:55 PM LP <LinuxPusher at protonmail.ch> wrote:
>
>> *I use videos for Gaming reference when I get stuck for a Looong time*
>> *Is this in some way connected to wget ??*
>> *The video quality this way is Fantastic for me anyway*
>>
>> " Find a video on YouTube Copy the URL from the address bar.
>> In VLC, head to Media > Open Network Stream.
>>
>>    1.
>>
>>    Paste the YouTube link in the box and click Play.
>>    2.
>>
>>    Under Tools, click Codec Information.
>>    3.
>>
>>    In the box that says Location, right-click the block of text and
>>    click Select All. Copy this text to your clipboard.
>>    4.
>>
>>    Go back to your browser and paste the link in the address bar. This
>>    will open the source file directly on YouTube's servers.
>>    5.
>>
>>    Right-click the video as it plays and select Save Video As.
>>
>> You can also record clips from YouTube videos as they're streaming in VLC
>> by pressing the red Record button in the player itself. This isn't as
>> direct of a rip, but it's handy if you need to grab a particular clip out
>> of a long video."
>> I think I got this info from Life Hacker.
>>
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