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Thank god for Minitube [1] and youtube-dl [2] . youtube-dl can download videos from not only YouTube, but over 500 different services. [1] http://flavio.tordin

Thank god for Minitube [1] and youtube-dl [2] . youtube-dl can download videos from not only YouTube, but over 500 different services. [1] http://flavio.tordini.org/minitube http://flavio.tordini.org/minitube [2] https://rg3.github.io/youtube-dl/ https://rg3.github.io/youtube-dl/

shultays 12y ago
Install adblock, it blocks youtube video ads too
- ferrari8608 12y ago
  In particular, Adblock Edge. They claim not to whitelist. I doubt ad blocking is going to work for Youtube much longer, though. If they can detect when you're not actually watching, what's to stop them from just not letting you watch the video if you refuse to watch at least two seconds of the ad? "Mohan said the goal is to make sure that advertisers’ video spots run for at least two seconds while covering at least 50 percent of screens -- the industry standard. "
  - shultays 12y ago
    I am sure someone else, if not adblock, would come with something new to beat this new system too.
- coding4all 12y ago
  Ghostery + NoScript does just fine. Apparently people don't know but, NoScript also blocks flash, silverlight, and html5 videos/storage. I didn't even know Youtube had Ads until I went to a friend's house. Adblock is one of the worst plugins you can ever install if you still wish to use your browser without hogging resources.
  - mih 12y ago
    Chrome based browsers have µBlock[1] and µMatrix[2] extensions to mitigate this very issue of hogging resources. Unfortunately these are not ported to Firefox yet. EDIT: Links to source code for both [1]https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock [2]https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix
  - barrkel 12y ago
    NoScript is one of the worst plugins you can ever install if you want to have a modern web experience without per-site configuration. Meanwhile, Ghostery caused a number of web sites to stop working for me - commenting in particular, IIRC, but it's been a few years. ABP could be better implemented, for sure, but mostly it just works.
- mattmanser 12y ago
  4OD, channel 4's on demand service in the UK, now detects if you're running adblock and prevents you from playing the video unless you disable it. This will soon be common to all as based services.
  - shultays 12y ago
    I am pretty sure this option was available for a long time. It would be common already if companies went to take that path
  - robinson-wall 12y ago
    Except it only checks on page load. If you open the page with adblock disabled and then switch it on, it works.
  - phatfish 12y ago
    4OD also serves ridiculous 2 minuet broadcast TV style blocks of Ads. This is why everyone runs AdBlock on their site, and why they fight a loosing battle to try a force people to view them. Youtube adverts are tolerable, and sometimes i even watch past the 5 second skip if it is funny or interesting. 4OD ads get blocked outright.

shultays 12y ago

Install adblock, it blocks youtube video ads too

ferrari8608 12y ago
In particular, Adblock Edge. They claim not to whitelist. I doubt ad blocking is going to work for Youtube much longer, though. If they can detect when you're not actually watching, what's to stop them from just not letting you watch the video if you refuse to watch at least two seconds of the ad? "Mohan said the goal is to make sure that advertisers’ video spots run for at least two seconds while covering at least 50 percent of screens -- the industry standard. "
- shultays 12y ago
  I am sure someone else, if not adblock, would come with something new to beat this new system too.
coding4all 12y ago
Ghostery + NoScript does just fine. Apparently people don't know but, NoScript also blocks flash, silverlight, and html5 videos/storage. I didn't even know Youtube had Ads until I went to a friend's house. Adblock is one of the worst plugins you can ever install if you still wish to use your browser without hogging resources.
- mih 12y ago
  Chrome based browsers have µBlock[1] and µMatrix[2] extensions to mitigate this very issue of hogging resources. Unfortunately these are not ported to Firefox yet. EDIT: Links to source code for both [1]https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock [2]https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix
- barrkel 12y ago
  NoScript is one of the worst plugins you can ever install if you want to have a modern web experience without per-site configuration. Meanwhile, Ghostery caused a number of web sites to stop working for me - commenting in particular, IIRC, but it's been a few years. ABP could be better implemented, for sure, but mostly it just works.
mattmanser 12y ago
4OD, channel 4's on demand service in the UK, now detects if you're running adblock and prevents you from playing the video unless you disable it. This will soon be common to all as based services.
- shultays 12y ago
  I am pretty sure this option was available for a long time. It would be common already if companies went to take that path
- robinson-wall 12y ago
  Except it only checks on page load. If you open the page with adblock disabled and then switch it on, it works.
- phatfish 12y ago
  4OD also serves ridiculous 2 minuet broadcast TV style blocks of Ads. This is why everyone runs AdBlock on their site, and why they fight a loosing battle to try a force people to view them. Youtube adverts are tolerable, and sometimes i even watch past the 5 second skip if it is funny or interesting. 4OD ads get blocked outright.