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Show HN: My iOS App, YouTunes Live, lets you stream any audio from YouTube

13 points by speedyapoc 14y ago

binarysolo 14y ago
Looks awesome -- downloaded. :) PS -- I didn't realize you can fetch only the sound part of the youtube file without downloading the video... is that an accurate assumption?
- speedyapoc 14y ago
  It is purely for streaming the audio of the video. You can even background the audio when the device is locked or when the application is not in the foreground.
  - darkf 14y ago
    I think he's asking if it only downloads the audio, or both the audio and video and strips the audio. I'd like to know too.
    - speedyapoc 14y ago
      Oops, my bad, I guess I read that wrong. It downloads the audio and video content, so each streamed video comes to around 40mb.
GoofyGewber 14y ago
Good idea, great app.
freeslave 14y ago
I'm not a lawyer, but I think that just using the audio from youtube videos is a violation of the youtube api terms. You can read their terms here: https://developers.google.com/youtube/terms https://developers.google.com/youtube/terms Specifically they say it is prohibited to "separate, isolate, or modify the audio or video components of any YouTube audiovisual content made available through the YouTube API;" and it is prohibited to "promote separately the audio or video components of any YouTube audiovisual content made available through the YouTube API;" Like I said, I'm not a lawyer so my interpretation could be wrong. I think in a nutshell they want you displaying the video because they have their own ads in the videos, and just streaming the audio cuts into their revenue. Hate to be a wet blanket but I recently built a service using the YouTube API (http://chartbrain.com http://chartbrain.com) and so the terms were fairly fresh in my mind. I think other services that used only the audio from YouTube have run into trouble - songza comes to mind, they were one of the first sites to do it. http://www.wired.com/listening_post/2007/11/songza-turns-yo/ http://www.wired.com/listening_post/2007/11/songza-turns-yo/
- swayfm 14y ago
  I didn't realize that Songza used to do that, or that they'd pivoted their product as much as they have. Their current stuff is pretty great. And yes, this is a perfect example of the types of use of the YouTube API that are specifically disallowed by their terms. They very much do not like when apps do this.
schraeds 14y ago
I came across this app a few weeks ago (maybe an hn or reddit post?) and I have really enjoyed it. Finally youtube streaming the way you always wanted. Queuing, play in background, saved lists, awesome! Thank you for sharing... Let me know if you ever need UI/UX/Graphic design work, would love to contribute to such an awesome and worthy project :)
koeselitz 14y ago
Neat app - I love the functionality and the smooth design, and the fact that it seems really intuitive.
- speedyapoc 14y ago
  It was one of the goals to be extremely intuitive and easy to use, so I'm glad that that planning paid off. Some tips for lesser known features, swipe to the left on an item to remove it from your Library or playlist. Also, tap and hold on an item in your Library or playlist to see its metadata and information.

13 points by speedyapoc 14y ago

Looks awesome -- downloaded. :) PS -- I didn't realize you can fetch only the sound part of the youtube file without downloading the video... is that an accurate assumption?

speedyapoc 14y ago
It is purely for streaming the audio of the video. You can even background the audio when the device is locked or when the application is not in the foreground.
- darkf 14y ago
  I think he's asking if it only downloads the audio, or both the audio and video and strips the audio. I'd like to know too.
  - speedyapoc 14y ago
    Oops, my bad, I guess I read that wrong. It downloads the audio and video content, so each streamed video comes to around 40mb.

GoofyGewber 14y ago

Good idea, great app.

freeslave 14y ago

I'm not a lawyer, but I think that just using the audio from youtube videos is a violation of the youtube api terms. You can read their terms here: https://developers.google.com/youtube/terms https://developers.google.com/youtube/terms Specifically they say it is prohibited to "separate, isolate, or modify the audio or video components of any YouTube audiovisual content made available through the YouTube API;" and it is prohibited to "promote separately the audio or video components of any YouTube audiovisual content made available through the YouTube API;" Like I said, I'm not a lawyer so my interpretation could be wrong. I think in a nutshell they want you displaying the video because they have their own ads in the videos, and just streaming the audio cuts into their revenue. Hate to be a wet blanket but I recently built a service using the YouTube API (http://chartbrain.com http://chartbrain.com) and so the terms were fairly fresh in my mind. I think other services that used only the audio from YouTube have run into trouble - songza comes to mind, they were one of the first sites to do it. http://www.wired.com/listening_post/2007/11/songza-turns-yo/ http://www.wired.com/listening_post/2007/11/songza-turns-yo/

swayfm 14y ago
I didn't realize that Songza used to do that, or that they'd pivoted their product as much as they have. Their current stuff is pretty great. And yes, this is a perfect example of the types of use of the YouTube API that are specifically disallowed by their terms. They very much do not like when apps do this.

schraeds 14y ago

I came across this app a few weeks ago (maybe an hn or reddit post?) and I have really enjoyed it. Finally youtube streaming the way you always wanted. Queuing, play in background, saved lists, awesome! Thank you for sharing... Let me know if you ever need UI/UX/Graphic design work, would love to contribute to such an awesome and worthy project :)

koeselitz 14y ago

Neat app - I love the functionality and the smooth design, and the fact that it seems really intuitive.

speedyapoc 14y ago
It was one of the goals to be extremely intuitive and easy to use, so I'm glad that that planning paid off. Some tips for lesser known features, swipe to the left on an item to remove it from your Library or playlist. Also, tap and hold on an item in your Library or playlist to see its metadata and information.