From a00b9b30c0bda56ab3ad26e527a205f5c8acdb0b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: pgenderson <65199540+pgenderson@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Mon, 25 May 2020 15:02:49 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Update README.md Make it clearer to Windows users how to get ffmpeg/avonv to work with YouTube-dl, since it took me quite a bit to figure out. --- README.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 45326c69e..d730a537d 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -787,7 +787,7 @@ Apparently YouTube requires you to pass a CAPTCHA test if you download too much. ### Do I need any other programs? -youtube-dl works fine on its own on most sites. However, if you want to convert video/audio, you'll need [avconv](https://libav.org/) or [ffmpeg](https://www.ffmpeg.org/). On some sites - most notably YouTube - videos can be retrieved in a higher quality format without sound. youtube-dl will detect whether avconv/ffmpeg is present and automatically pick the best option. +youtube-dl works fine on its own on most sites. However, if you want to convert video/audio, you'll need [avconv](https://libav.org/) or [ffmpeg](https://www.ffmpeg.org/). On some sites - most notably YouTube - videos can be retrieved in a higher quality format without sound. youtube-dl will detect whether avconv/ffmpeg is present and automatically pick the best option. If you're on Windows, then after downloading the ffmpeg/avonv exe's, they need to be placed in the same directory where where youtube-dl.exe or .py is stored. Running the codecs' exe's isn't needed. Videos or video formats streamed via RTMP protocol can only be downloaded when [rtmpdump](https://rtmpdump.mplayerhq.hu/) is installed. Downloading MMS and RTSP videos requires either [mplayer](https://mplayerhq.hu/) or [mpv](https://mpv.io/) to be installed. From df4b9ed08856bac424bc74ad7b33223d5a78cb2c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: pgenderson <65199540+pgenderson@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Mon, 25 May 2020 15:45:19 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Update README.md --- README.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index d730a537d..dfc1f8f4e 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -787,7 +787,7 @@ Apparently YouTube requires you to pass a CAPTCHA test if you download too much. ### Do I need any other programs? -youtube-dl works fine on its own on most sites. However, if you want to convert video/audio, you'll need [avconv](https://libav.org/) or [ffmpeg](https://www.ffmpeg.org/). On some sites - most notably YouTube - videos can be retrieved in a higher quality format without sound. youtube-dl will detect whether avconv/ffmpeg is present and automatically pick the best option. If you're on Windows, then after downloading the ffmpeg/avonv exe's, they need to be placed in the same directory where where youtube-dl.exe or .py is stored. Running the codecs' exe's isn't needed. +youtube-dl works fine on its own on most sites. However, if you want to convert video/audio, you'll need [avconv](https://libav.org/) or [ffmpeg](https://www.ffmpeg.org/). On some sites - most notably YouTube - videos can be retrieved in a higher quality format without sound. youtube-dl will detect whether avconv/ffmpeg is present and automatically pick the best option. The Windows installation instructions are eleven questions [below](https://github.com/pgenderson/youtube-dl#on-windows-how-should-i-set-up-ffmpeg-and-youtube-dl-where-should-i-put-the-exe-files). Videos or video formats streamed via RTMP protocol can only be downloaded when [rtmpdump](https://rtmpdump.mplayerhq.hu/) is installed. Downloading MMS and RTSP videos requires either [mplayer](https://mplayerhq.hu/) or [mpv](https://mpv.io/) to be installed.