Not working for me, did the dylib fix but still Console simply reports "smtube crashed."
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{01-FEB-2020} SMtube 20.1.0 (OS X 10.4 ) (alternative for Youview/Mactubes/Mobile Youtube) INSTALLER
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Not working for me, did the dylib fix but still Console simply reports "smtube crashed."
Just to double-check , OS X 10.4 ? Qt 4.8.7 installed via the MPKG in the 1st post ?
Can you try to start smtube from within the .App folder in Terminal
cd /Applications/smtube_19.6.0-OSX_10.4.app/Contents/MacOS
./smtube
I hope this might shed a light on why it's not working
When I do that it states "Bus error"
It's been such a long time since I've done this on Tiger. I already have your MPlayer installed - would I have had to install Qt 4 for that? If not that's the problem?
Qt 4.8.7 also needs to be installed since SMtube is a Qt application.
To double-check what is your result of the following in Terminal
ls -l /opt/local/libexec
Normally there should be 2 directories and a file list
dbus_daemon_launch_helper
p11-kit
qt4
If those aren't there you need indeed still to install the Qt4 MPKG installer from the 1st post.
cd /opt/local/libexec/qt4/bin
./qmake -v
It should state Using Qt version 4.8.7
What does you PATH state when you do a echo $PATH ?
Argggh...sorry, I copied the wrong version across (Leopard) - all fine now
That's good news , thanks for the double-checking !
Been struggling to get a Firewire keyboard working all afternoon so was a bit frazzled...the Bus error rang a bell...sure I saw that trying to run an app made for G4 on a G3, hence I double checked I had the right SMTube!
Thanks for this - great to have it back in action for Tiger
Yessss! Nice work @Lastic
EDIT: Forgot that the mplayer built for Tiger doesn't work with G3s, nor will the old mplayer built for G3s work with SMTube. It works fine otherwise (on G4 machines).
EDIT #2: Using the old View script parameters, I attempted to get SMTube to work with the G3 build of mplayer. According to the console, it tries to load the URL, but stops at the Mplayer copyright line.
... and that's where it stops. It doesn't seem to attempt to download the video. I also attempted to copy the URL from Console and run it via command line with the same result. I wonder if there's a way to get this to work...
EDIT #3: I just remembered that mplayer for G3 doesn't support https links. Never mind.
EDIT: Forgot that the mplayer built for Tiger doesn't work with G3s, nor will the old mplayer built for G3s work with SMTube. It works fine otherwise (on G4 machines).
EDIT #2: Using the old View script parameters, I attempted to get SMTube to work with the G3 build of mplayer. According to the console, it tries to load the URL, but stops at the Mplayer copyright line.
Code:
BrowserWindow::openYTUrl: filename: "The Monorail $999 All-In-One Windows PC from 1996!.mp4"
BrowserWindow::openYTUrl: command: "/Applications/mplayer -fs -really-quiet -framedrop -lavdopts skiploopfilter=all -vo quartz"
MPlayer dev-SVN-r21482-4.0.1 (C) 2000-2006 MPlayer Team
CPU: PowerPC... and that's where it stops. It doesn't seem to attempt to download the video. I also attempted to copy the URL from Console and run it via command line with the same result. I wonder if there's a way to get this to work...
EDIT #3: I just remembered that mplayer for G3 doesn't support https links. Never mind.
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Coding wise it's possible as youtube-dl still streams video through the older MPlayer on a G3 - guess it's just how SMTube is written now?
Yeah... I’m still using PPC Media Center with the View script and mplayer G3, and that works well. You’re probably right- must be a coding quirk.
@mrkapqa can you try the SMtube.app linked in the first post , it's version 19.6.0 compiled for 10.4.
Your Macports ticket 58805 , was that when using SMtube installed via Macports ?
Had to do some wizardry in orde to compile the source this time since it now needs gcc 4.2 whilst Tiger natively only has gcc 4.0.x.
Thus used TigerBrew to install gcc 4.2 , had to symbolic link it to /opt/local/bin/g++-apple-4.2 something but well it worked, new SMTube 20.1 working on Tiger, find it at the first post
Thus used TigerBrew to install gcc 4.2 , had to symbolic link it to /opt/local/bin/g++-apple-4.2 something but well it worked, new SMTube 20.1 working on Tiger, find it at the first post
I know this thread is old but I was wondering if someone could help. I wanted to try to run 720p youtube on my powerbook but changing the preferred quality doesn't do anything. The quality seems to be stuck at 240p. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Everything is reliant on the code released by the SMPlayer/SMTube developers - they would be the people to ask but as the PPC version here isn't official they probably won't be able to help.
it's a powerbook g4 1.67 (non-dlsd/hr) with 128mb gpu. Sadly this one can only use one gig of ram, since the bottom slot is broken.
Have you tried this method?
Streaming 720P Youtube On Powerbook
Largely thanks to @B-G and his thread here I've shifted the duties to IceWeaselPPC (thanks @wicknix ) and MPlayer to stream Youtube on my 12" 1.33Ghz Powerbook running Tiger. As we know, Tiger is pretty much out in the cold now for Youtube options with SMTube on hold and security protocols...
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If you're happy to dowload the video first, there are plenty of options for that and the link below is the most straightforward.
Moving up to Leopard would give you better options.
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@PowerHarryG4
It used to depend on the highest quality that the Youtube API would provide to Tonvid.
Remember that SMTube uses Tonvid which is basically a mirrored version of Youtube but not an exact copy.
Do you have this issue with every single video you're trying to playback ?
Are you using Tonvid (the default) in SMTube as your primary video selection channel ?
If you could provide me a link to one such video I could give it a try to deduct wether the issue lies with SMTube, Tonvid or Youtube itself.
It used to depend on the highest quality that the Youtube API would provide to Tonvid.
Remember that SMTube uses Tonvid which is basically a mirrored version of Youtube but not an exact copy.
Do you have this issue with every single video you're trying to playback ?
Are you using Tonvid (the default) in SMTube as your primary video selection channel ?
If you could provide me a link to one such video I could give it a try to deduct wether the issue lies with SMTube, Tonvid or Youtube itself.