From: Ricardo Garcia Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:52:09 +0000 (+0200) Subject: Add old version of webpage X-Git-Url: http://git.oshgnacknak.de/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=3e1cabc338803c398a0c6f02bd0310819ba5f91c;p=youtube-dl Add old version of webpage --- diff --git a/index.html.in b/index.html.in new file mode 100644 index 000000000..999c8e9bc --- /dev/null +++ b/index.html.in @@ -0,0 +1,173 @@ + + + + + youtube-dl: Download videos from YouTube.com + + + +

youtube-dl: Download videos from YouTube.com

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What is it?

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youtube-dl is a small command-line program to download videos +from YouTube.com. It requires the Python +interpreter, version 2.4 or later, and it's not platform specific. +It should work in your Unix box, in Windows or in Mac OS X. The latest version +is @PROGRAM_VERSION@. It's licensed under the MIT License, which +means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like +complying with a few simple conditions.

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I'll try to keep it updated if YouTube.com changes the way you access +their videos. After all, it's a simple and short program. However, I can't +guarantee anything. If you detect it stops working, check for new versions +and/or inform me about the problem, indicating the program version you +are using. If the program stops working and I can't solve the problem but +you have a solution, I'd like to know it. If that happens and you feel you +can maintain the program yourself, tell me. My contact information is +at freshmeat.net.

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Thanks for all the feedback received so far. I'm glad people find my +program useful.

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Related projects: +metacafe-dl +pornotube-dl +

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Usage instructions

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In Windows, once you have installed the Python interpreter, save the +program with the .py extension and put it somewhere in the PATH. +Try to follow the +guide to +install youtube-dl under Windows XP.

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In Unix, download it, give it execution permission and copy it to one +of the PATH directories (typically, /usr/local/bin).

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After that, you should be able to call it from the command line as +youtube-dl or youtube-dl.py. I will use youtube-dl +in the following examples. Usage instructions are easy. Use youtube-dl +followed by a video URL or identifier. Example: youtube-dl +"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foobar". The video will be saved +to the file foobar.flv in that example. As YouTube.com +videos are in Flash Video format, their extension should be flv. +In Linux and other unices, video players using a recent version of +ffmpeg can play them. That includes MPlayer, VLC, etc. Those two +work under Windows and other platforms, but you could also get a +specific FLV player of your taste.

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If you try to run the program and you receive an error message containing the +keyword SyntaxError near the end, it means your Python interpreter +is too old.

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More usage tips

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Download it

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Note that if you directly click on these hyperlinks, your web browser will +most likely display the program contents. It's usually better to +right-click on it and choose the appropriate option, normally called Save +Target As or Save Link As, depending on the web browser you +are using.

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@PROGRAM_VERSION@

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