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Would you pay for something like this? Sounds like a fun weekend project but saving the files would get costly after a while. I’m imagining you want to use this

Would you pay for something like this? Sounds like a fun weekend project but saving the files would get costly after a while. I’m imagining you want to use this for channels that don’t offer traditional podcasts but maybe operate in that long format (multi-hour)?

abdullahkhalids 4y ago
> use this for channels that don’t offer traditional podcasts Yes. Plenty of such channels out there. > saving the files would get costly after a while You don't have the save the audio files. Its possible to just directly link, within the RSS feed, to the audio files hosted on youtube servers. The server simply has to periodically generate the RSS feed using YouTube api calls, and then host the RSS files. Surely, storing even 10s of thousands of RSS feeds won't cost that much. They aren't also being requested that often, so bandwidth costs are minimal. > Would you pay for something like this? Sure.
- yurishimo 4y ago
  Does youtube host an audio only version? I wasn't aware that was something that they did. My understanding is that all Youtube content is video only. Even if the screen is blank, you're being served some content with a video codec. I've done a little cursory searching and to my knowledge, Youtube does not offer an MP3 link to any content (from their API or embedded on the page).
  - abdullahkhalids 4y ago
    They offer a mix of audio-only, video-only, and video+audio. Here is a list for a particular video (great music btw) > youtube-dl -F https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMiaVo_x1EY [youtube] Extracting URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMiaVo_x1EY [youtube] GMiaVo_x1EY: Downloading webpage [youtube] GMiaVo_x1EY: Downloading android player API JSON [info] Available formats for GMiaVo_x1EY: ID EXT RESOLUTION FPS CH │ FILESIZE TBR PROTO │ VCODEC VBR ACODEC ABR ASR MORE INFO ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── sb2 mhtml 48x27 0 │ mhtml │ images storyboard sb1 mhtml 80x45 0 │ mhtml │ images storyboard sb0 mhtml 160x90 0 │ mhtml │ images storyboard 599 m4a audio only 2 │ 13.42MiB 31k dash │ audio only mp4a.40.5 31k 22k ultralow, m4a_dash 600 webm audio only 2 │ 16.34MiB 37k dash │ audio only opus 37k 48k ultralow, webm_dash 139 m4a audio only 2 │ 21.27MiB 49k dash │ audio only mp4a.40.5 49k 22k low, m4a_dash 249 webm audio only 2 │ 23.83MiB 55k dash │ audio only opus 55k 48k low, webm_dash 250 webm audio only 2 │ 30.99MiB 71k dash │ audio only opus 71k 48k low, webm_dash 140 m4a audio only 2 │ 56.45MiB 129k dash │ audio only mp4a.40.2 129k 44k medium, m4a_dash 251 webm audio only 2 │ 65.21MiB 150k dash │ audio only opus 150k 48k medium, webm_dash 17 3gp 176x144 6 1 │ 21.50MiB 49k https │ mp4v.20.3 49k mp4a.40.2 0k 22k 144p 597 mp4 256x144 13 │ 4.97MiB 11k dash │ avc1.4d400b 11k video only 144p, mp4_dash 598 webm 256x144 13 │ 6.97MiB 16k dash │ vp9 16k video only 144p, webm_dash 160 mp4 256x144 25 │ 5.51MiB 13k dash │ avc1.4d400c 13k video only 144p, mp4_dash 278 webm 256x144 25 │ 15.44MiB 35k dash │ vp9 35k video only 144p, webm_dash 133 mp4 426x240 25 │ 9.53MiB 22k dash │ avc1.4d4015 22k video only 240p, mp4_dash 242 webm 426x240 25 │ 28.68MiB 66k dash │ vp9 66k video only 240p, webm_dash 134 mp4 640x360 25 │ 15.47MiB 35k dash │ avc1.4d401e 35k video only 360p, mp4_dash 18 mp4 640x360 25 2 │ ~ 73.46MiB 165k https │ avc1.42001E 165k mp4a.40.2 0k 44k 360p 243 webm 640x360 25 │ 55.53MiB 127k dash │ vp9 127k video only 360p, webm_dash 135 mp4 854x480 25 │ 22.52MiB 52k dash │ avc1.4d401e 52k video only 480p, mp4_dash 244 webm 854x480 25 │ 89.33MiB 205k dash │ vp9 205k video only 480p, webm_dash 22 mp4 1280x720 25 2 │ ~ 90.62MiB 203k https │ avc1.64001F 203k mp4a.40.2 0k 44k 720p 136 mp4 1280x720 25 │ 32.23MiB 74k dash │ avc1.4d401f 74k video only 720p, mp4_dash 247 webm 1280x720 25 │ 166.48MiB 382k dash │ vp9 382k video only 720p, webm_dash 137 mp4 1920x1080 25 │ 106.40MiB 244k dash │ avc1.640028 244k video only 1080p, mp4_dash 248 webm 1920x1080 25 │ 271.78MiB 623k dash │ vp9 623k video only 1080p, webm_dash

abdullahkhalids 4y ago

> use this for channels that don’t offer traditional podcasts Yes. Plenty of such channels out there. > saving the files would get costly after a while You don't have the save the audio files. Its possible to just directly link, within the RSS feed, to the audio files hosted on youtube servers. The server simply has to periodically generate the RSS feed using YouTube api calls, and then host the RSS files. Surely, storing even 10s of thousands of RSS feeds won't cost that much. They aren't also being requested that often, so bandwidth costs are minimal. > Would you pay for something like this? Sure.

yurishimo 4y ago
Does youtube host an audio only version? I wasn't aware that was something that they did. My understanding is that all Youtube content is video only. Even if the screen is blank, you're being served some content with a video codec. I've done a little cursory searching and to my knowledge, Youtube does not offer an MP3 link to any content (from their API or embedded on the page).
- abdullahkhalids 4y ago
  They offer a mix of audio-only, video-only, and video+audio. Here is a list for a particular video (great music btw) > youtube-dl -F https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMiaVo_x1EY [youtube] Extracting URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMiaVo_x1EY [youtube] GMiaVo_x1EY: Downloading webpage [youtube] GMiaVo_x1EY: Downloading android player API JSON [info] Available formats for GMiaVo_x1EY: ID EXT RESOLUTION FPS CH │ FILESIZE TBR PROTO │ VCODEC VBR ACODEC ABR ASR MORE INFO ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── sb2 mhtml 48x27 0 │ mhtml │ images storyboard sb1 mhtml 80x45 0 │ mhtml │ images storyboard sb0 mhtml 160x90 0 │ mhtml │ images storyboard 599 m4a audio only 2 │ 13.42MiB 31k dash │ audio only mp4a.40.5 31k 22k ultralow, m4a_dash 600 webm audio only 2 │ 16.34MiB 37k dash │ audio only opus 37k 48k ultralow, webm_dash 139 m4a audio only 2 │ 21.27MiB 49k dash │ audio only mp4a.40.5 49k 22k low, m4a_dash 249 webm audio only 2 │ 23.83MiB 55k dash │ audio only opus 55k 48k low, webm_dash 250 webm audio only 2 │ 30.99MiB 71k dash │ audio only opus 71k 48k low, webm_dash 140 m4a audio only 2 │ 56.45MiB 129k dash │ audio only mp4a.40.2 129k 44k medium, m4a_dash 251 webm audio only 2 │ 65.21MiB 150k dash │ audio only opus 150k 48k medium, webm_dash 17 3gp 176x144 6 1 │ 21.50MiB 49k https │ mp4v.20.3 49k mp4a.40.2 0k 22k 144p 597 mp4 256x144 13 │ 4.97MiB 11k dash │ avc1.4d400b 11k video only 144p, mp4_dash 598 webm 256x144 13 │ 6.97MiB 16k dash │ vp9 16k video only 144p, webm_dash 160 mp4 256x144 25 │ 5.51MiB 13k dash │ avc1.4d400c 13k video only 144p, mp4_dash 278 webm 256x144 25 │ 15.44MiB 35k dash │ vp9 35k video only 144p, webm_dash 133 mp4 426x240 25 │ 9.53MiB 22k dash │ avc1.4d4015 22k video only 240p, mp4_dash 242 webm 426x240 25 │ 28.68MiB 66k dash │ vp9 66k video only 240p, webm_dash 134 mp4 640x360 25 │ 15.47MiB 35k dash │ avc1.4d401e 35k video only 360p, mp4_dash 18 mp4 640x360 25 2 │ ~ 73.46MiB 165k https │ avc1.42001E 165k mp4a.40.2 0k 44k 360p 243 webm 640x360 25 │ 55.53MiB 127k dash │ vp9 127k video only 360p, webm_dash 135 mp4 854x480 25 │ 22.52MiB 52k dash │ avc1.4d401e 52k video only 480p, mp4_dash 244 webm 854x480 25 │ 89.33MiB 205k dash │ vp9 205k video only 480p, webm_dash 22 mp4 1280x720 25 2 │ ~ 90.62MiB 203k https │ avc1.64001F 203k mp4a.40.2 0k 44k 720p 136 mp4 1280x720 25 │ 32.23MiB 74k dash │ avc1.4d401f 74k video only 720p, mp4_dash 247 webm 1280x720 25 │ 166.48MiB 382k dash │ vp9 382k video only 720p, webm_dash 137 mp4 1920x1080 25 │ 106.40MiB 244k dash │ avc1.640028 244k video only 1080p, mp4_dash 248 webm 1920x1080 25 │ 271.78MiB 623k dash │ vp9 623k video only 1080p, webm_dash