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Youtube also does this.. the interface is frozen for me on page navigation for around 2-5 seconds before I can start interacting.

vortico 10y ago
This is why I always use `mpv https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...` https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...` instead of clicking on Youtube links. It bypasses all the Javascript and plays the raw video stream. (youtube-dl needs to be installed.)
- duozerk 10y ago
  See also the awesome youtube-dl script: https://rg3.github.io/youtube-dl/ https://rg3.github.io/youtube-dl/ - especially useful for videos you plan to watch more than once. It also handles far more than just youtube, despite the name.
  - vortico 10y ago
    And for even more video services with an emphasis on live and one-time streams, see http://docs.livestreamer.io/ http://docs.livestreamer.io/
    - deleted 10y ago
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    - d8421l01vv4r 10y ago
      Livestreamer is discontinued. I suggest people try https://github.com/streamlink/streamlink https://github.com/streamlink/streamlink
  - ams6110 10y ago
    Does youtube-dl get the ad-free videos for YouTube Red subscribers?
    - duozerk 10y ago
      I have never seen any ad on youtube; are they really integrated into the video itself ? from the fact that I never saw any either in the browser (with ublock origin) or through youtube-dl, I kinda just assumed they were distinct videos played by the JS player beforehand - and thus easy to bypass - and not an integral part of the main video file. Anyway, to answer your question: youtube-dl can perform the page fetching and the download in the context of an authenticated user (for example for age-limited videos), so I assume that any advantages associated with a youtube account would most likely work with it.
      - ams6110 10y ago
        I think in at least some cases they are integrated, because I use ublock origin as well and I did see at least some ads before I got YouTube Red. I could be wrong but that's my impression.
        duozerk 10y ago
        Hmm, you could well be right and I simply didn't watch the right videos.
    - Sylos 10y ago
      It just doesn't download the ad at all. You can specifically tell it to try to download the ad, but just don't do that and you get ad-free, no matter if you have YouTube Red or not.
chiph 10y ago
That's your ad-blocker. YouTube has started pausing playback for the 12-30 seconds while the ad plays (even if blocked), so you see a black screen.
- kasparsklavins 10y ago
  Playback is okay. Its the homepage and subscription pages that are freezing up.
- lightbyte 10y ago
  So THATS why all videos appear to freeze up for me? Been driving me crazy trying to figure out why.
  - czed 10y ago
    I had the same problem...Luckily it's easy to fix. Disable your ad blocker and refresh your video with ads until you get the one that is a survey. Once you finish the survey you can enable your ad blocker and things will be normal again.
    - chiph 10y ago
      Since my reason for running a blocker is to prevent an ad-delivered malware infection -- I think I'll stick with the black screens, as annoying as they are.

vortico 10y ago

This is why I always use `mpv https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...` https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...` instead of clicking on Youtube links. It bypasses all the Javascript and plays the raw video stream. (youtube-dl needs to be installed.)

duozerk 10y ago
See also the awesome youtube-dl script: https://rg3.github.io/youtube-dl/ https://rg3.github.io/youtube-dl/ - especially useful for videos you plan to watch more than once. It also handles far more than just youtube, despite the name.
- vortico 10y ago
  And for even more video services with an emphasis on live and one-time streams, see http://docs.livestreamer.io/ http://docs.livestreamer.io/
  - deleted 10y ago
    [deleted]
  - d8421l01vv4r 10y ago
    Livestreamer is discontinued. I suggest people try https://github.com/streamlink/streamlink https://github.com/streamlink/streamlink
- ams6110 10y ago
  Does youtube-dl get the ad-free videos for YouTube Red subscribers?
  - duozerk 10y ago
    I have never seen any ad on youtube; are they really integrated into the video itself ? from the fact that I never saw any either in the browser (with ublock origin) or through youtube-dl, I kinda just assumed they were distinct videos played by the JS player beforehand - and thus easy to bypass - and not an integral part of the main video file. Anyway, to answer your question: youtube-dl can perform the page fetching and the download in the context of an authenticated user (for example for age-limited videos), so I assume that any advantages associated with a youtube account would most likely work with it.
    - ams6110 10y ago
      I think in at least some cases they are integrated, because I use ublock origin as well and I did see at least some ads before I got YouTube Red. I could be wrong but that's my impression.
      - duozerk 10y ago
        Hmm, you could well be right and I simply didn't watch the right videos.
  - Sylos 10y ago
    It just doesn't download the ad at all. You can specifically tell it to try to download the ad, but just don't do that and you get ad-free, no matter if you have YouTube Red or not.

chiph 10y ago

That's your ad-blocker. YouTube has started pausing playback for the 12-30 seconds while the ad plays (even if blocked), so you see a black screen.

kasparsklavins 10y ago
Playback is okay. Its the homepage and subscription pages that are freezing up.
lightbyte 10y ago
So THATS why all videos appear to freeze up for me? Been driving me crazy trying to figure out why.
- czed 10y ago
  I had the same problem...Luckily it's easy to fix. Disable your ad blocker and refresh your video with ads until you get the one that is a survey. Once you finish the survey you can enable your ad blocker and things will be normal again.
  - chiph 10y ago
    Since my reason for running a blocker is to prevent an ad-delivered malware infection -- I think I'll stick with the black screens, as annoying as they are.