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Questions tagged [youtube]

Go to Web Apps Stack Exchange unless you require heavy integration with a desktop installation.

YouTube is a video sharing service owned by Google.

Questions about YouTube are only on topic if the use of desktop software is a prominent factor. Such examples include:

If your question is about how to better use, view or configure something through the YouTube website or player, it belongs on Web Applications.

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Is there any way to control YouTube through the media keys on the keyboard?

I have a nifty keyboard with media controls (play, stop, pause, forward and reverse). Is there any way to use them to control YouTube? That is, so that it pauses when I hit the pause key and moves back and forth between clips on the playlist with…
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How can one reverse a remote desktop connection?

I've recently found out about a YouTuber whose hobby is to bait scammers, play along with them for a while, use the chance to get their information, and either expose them or completely wreck their operation. YouTube channel (Jim Browning):…
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How do all of these "Save video from YouTube" services work?

I mean, how do they work, generally? How do they receive the link to a video stream itself (not just the page containing a Flash player)? I searched on the web but couldn't find anything useful, all links point to such services, but none indicate…
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Why is YouTube buffering/loading behavior so horrible in Chrome?

I have been suffering from this for months, possibly even years, and I still don't have the slightest clue about the cause. Let's say I open a video on YouTube in Chrome, like Jamie Hyneman's Thoughts on Designing and Making with CAD, the player…
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How can I take screenshots of YouTube videos in full screen?

I am trying to take a screenshot of a YouTube video in fullscreen. When I pause the video and wait a moment, only the bottom UI bar (play/pause/seek) disappears. The top UI bar (Like/Share/More Info) stays there. So when I press PrintScreen on the…
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How do I force single (only) channel audio in youtube/flash videos to play in both (left/right) channels?

Occasionally, I find Youtube videos that have only one audio channel (only left or only right); example video (left channel only). This is quite annoying, especially with headphones on, as I hear sound in one ear, and no sound in the other. So, I…
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How to download videos from YouTube with subtitles?

How do I download videos from YouTube with subtitles / captions? I'd tried by using youtube-dl, with --write-srt --str-lang flags but I always get: WARNING: video has no closed captions.
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Downloading Youtube videos in a text file...?

If you are familiar to Linux, see the following script... I have a text file with a (list.txt) of Youtube URLs separated by new line... and I use cat list.txt | youtube-dl -f best to download all in the list This works fine but I want to emulate…
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Use Media Keys for Soundcloud, YouTube, etc.. in Firefox?

I'm using Firefox in version 39.0. My keyboard has Media Keys and I want to use them for controlling sites like Soundcloud, Youtube, etc. Is that possible?
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How to watch live youtube stream using vlc?

Is it possible for now to watch live youtube video streams using vlc? I just don't want to use flash player. I know that vlc can play youtube videos using link for the page where that video is located, but how about live youtube videos?
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Creating video with audio and still image for YouTube

I'm running the following command: ffmpeg -i audio.mp3 -ar 44100 -f image2 -i logo.jpg -r 15 -b 1800 -s 640x480 foo.mov Which successfully outputs a video with my recorded audio and an image on it. When I try and upload this to YouTube it fails to…
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How do I download ONLY the YouTube playlist, NOT the files therein?

In youtube-dl, I'm trying to get only the playlist content (should be 600+ entries) from a URL, thus: youtube-dl -i -v --flat-playlist --skip-download https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNotezuR73g&list=PLm9l7EEbJuhyDYNuItj3sG8h3xAZbjIxr which…
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How do I convert an animated GIF to a YouTube friendly video format?

My son has made some animations with Pivot Stickfigure Animator which we'd like to upload to YouTube. The problem is Pivot saves as animated GIFs which I can't upload to YouTube. The Wikipedia article recommends using Windows Movie Maker to convert…
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How do I stop YouTube autoplay in Google Chrome?

I want to disable YouTube autoplay in Google Chrome. I followed the instructions in How to Disable YouTube Video Autoplay I went to chrome://chrome/settings/content and changed the settings to "Click to Play". It worked, but a few days ago it…
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How can youtube-dl download videos that require user authentication and 2FA?

When I try to download on of my private videos I get the following: youtube-dl https://youtu.be/Q-xxxx-xxxx [youtube] Q-xxxx-xxxx: Downloading webpage [youtube] Q-xxxx-xxxx: Downloading video info webpage WARNING: Unable to extract video…
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