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ViewTube: http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/87011 http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/87011 It replaces the YouTube player with the standard html5 video play

by Spittie 13y ago

ViewTube: http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/87011 http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/87011 It replaces the YouTube player with the standard html5 video player. This alone made my experience on YouTube way better. My connection is slow, so many times I'll just open a YouTube video in a background tab, and leave it loading for a while. With this, I can just preload the whole video. And seeking doesn't make the video reload. A side bonus, also, is that every video will use the html5 player, so making flash useless on YouTube (one of the few sites that make me keep flash installed). It will also remove the ads, so it might not be your thing for moral/ethical reasons.

zanny 13y ago
This thing is amazing, thanks for the script link! My slow 1.5mbps Internet has had awful youtube experience since the player change. I have been downloading most of the videos directly to avoid using it.
- chii 13y ago
  how do you download the video? is it a browser plugin? I use chrome, and the old youtube downloader extension no longer works after their UI revamp (and the extension is no longer updated as far as i know).
  - voltagex_ 13y ago
    The best, non-scumware script is: http://rg3.github.io/youtube-dl/ http://rg3.github.io/youtube-dl/
  - zanny 13y ago
    I use(d) http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/25105 http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/25105.
  - kawsper 13y ago
    I have used Keepvid.com before, it is simple and works good. Sometimes it requires the use of an Applet (which seems very suspicious to me) so I deny it access.
  - crazysaem 13y ago
    Video-DownloadHelper[0] is also a good choice if you need to download videos often, and from different sources (e.g. blip.tv). However, it only works with Firefox. Jdownloader can also download Youtube Videos (and many others). [0] https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/video-downloadhelper/ https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/video-downloadhe...
  - jlgaddis 13y ago
    I use "1-Click Youtube Video Downloader"[0] in Iceweasel on Debian unstable and it works great (it puts a "Download" button below the video between the Subscribe button and the number of views. I've only used it a few times but it seems to work well. You can choose which video (resolution/quality) to download and then I usually watch 'em later using VLC. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1-click-youtube-video-download/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1-click-youtu...
voltagex_ 13y ago
Thank you! I had been using Chrome just for Youtube. Now, if only I could get Greasemonkey scripts to be saved by Firefox Sync.
Dewie 13y ago
I've just installed this in Chrome and tried it on two videos and it is working great: the videos buffer quickly and seeking is fast and doesn't force a rebuffer. I've had problems with Firefox on YouTube, also trying the opt-in beta for the HTML5 player, but it didn't work. Cheers!
jlgaddis 13y ago
Holy crap, thank you very much!

by Spittie 13y ago

zanny 13y ago

This thing is amazing, thanks for the script link! My slow 1.5mbps Internet has had awful youtube experience since the player change. I have been downloading most of the videos directly to avoid using it.

chii 13y ago
how do you download the video? is it a browser plugin? I use chrome, and the old youtube downloader extension no longer works after their UI revamp (and the extension is no longer updated as far as i know).
- voltagex_ 13y ago
  The best, non-scumware script is: http://rg3.github.io/youtube-dl/ http://rg3.github.io/youtube-dl/
- zanny 13y ago
  I use(d) http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/25105 http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/25105.
- kawsper 13y ago
  I have used Keepvid.com before, it is simple and works good. Sometimes it requires the use of an Applet (which seems very suspicious to me) so I deny it access.
- crazysaem 13y ago
  Video-DownloadHelper[0] is also a good choice if you need to download videos often, and from different sources (e.g. blip.tv). However, it only works with Firefox. Jdownloader can also download Youtube Videos (and many others). [0] https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/video-downloadhelper/ https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/video-downloadhe...
- jlgaddis 13y ago
  I use "1-Click Youtube Video Downloader"[0] in Iceweasel on Debian unstable and it works great (it puts a "Download" button below the video between the Subscribe button and the number of views. I've only used it a few times but it seems to work well. You can choose which video (resolution/quality) to download and then I usually watch 'em later using VLC. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1-click-youtube-video-download/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1-click-youtu...

voltagex_ 13y ago

Thank you! I had been using Chrome just for Youtube. Now, if only I could get Greasemonkey scripts to be saved by Firefox Sync.

Dewie 13y ago

I've just installed this in Chrome and tried it on two videos and it is working great: the videos buffer quickly and seeking is fast and doesn't force a rebuffer. I've had problems with Firefox on YouTube, also trying the opt-in beta for the HTML5 player, but it didn't work. Cheers!

jlgaddis 13y ago

Holy crap, thank you very much!