11-7-2024 - PPCMC 7.2.7 - YouTube/Twitch Streaming, Downloading, File Conversion, Web Interface, & More For Mac OS X 10.3.9-10.5.8

[Forest Expertise]

I stand corrected then, I've underestimated his hardware resources. I'm not expecting a reply to my query though - it was about 3 months ago.

I don't use my Powerbook for Youtube anymore but when I came across S60Tube some months ago I used it as the home page in OneWindowBrowser combined with a script to launch the video in MPlayer:

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That's awesome! Would love to see the script if it would be easy for you to share

 

[Dronecatcher]

That's awesome! Would love to see the script if it would be easy for you to share

It just passes the copied URL to the MPlayer executable that has to be located in /Applications/

 

[Forest Expertise]

In 360p? )

You are in luck!
http://williamsmobile.co.uk/yt.php is a frontend that allows us to download up to 1080p. It might also allow streaming of 1080p, but I did not test that. The source code is available if we wanted to host our own instance. It does rely on yt-dlp, so we may experience instability while they are transitioning. However, the dev is very responsive on reddit, so I suspect issues will be fixed in a timely fashion. Let me know what you think.

 

[barracuda156]

You are in luck!
http://williamsmobile.co.uk/yt.php is a frontend that allows us to download up to 1080p. It might also allow streaming of 1080p, but I did not test that. The source code is available if we wanted to host our own instance. It does rely on yt-dlp, so we may experience instability while they are transitioning. However, the dev is very responsive on reddit, so I suspect issues will be fixed in a timely fashion. Let me know what you think.

Ideally we want 1440p, since that still works on the late G5. (4k kinda works on the Quad, but becomes a pain.)
Besides, the question is whether the API is compatible with YT (prior to its very recent changes). If yes, then it can easily be adopted for usage in QMPlay2. If no, then it can be a trouble, since the module is non-trivial.

 

[Forest Expertise]

Ideally we want 1440p, since that still works on the late G5. (4k kinda works on the Quad, but becomes a pain.)
Besides, the question is whether the API is compatible with YT (prior to its very recent changes). If yes, then it can easily be adopted for usage in QMPlay2. If no, then it can be a trouble, since the module is non-trivial

Luckily, grabbing the video is trivial if you have the Youtube URL. curl --output wellerman.mp4 http://williamsmobile.co.uk/yt.php?url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypXnlWXLVGI&format=360
If QMPlay2 doesn't play nice with that, setting up some sort of external script to curl the video and play it in QMPlay2 should not be difficult.
You could try manually setting format=1440p, but since the dev is not interested in supporting that format, I feel it would be unsporting to use. I believe the dev is having an AMA if you want to ask his advice:

https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1npcxpe/im_a_phone_collector_and_one_of_less_than_10

Maybe he would be interested in supporting 1440p? Quickjs (or moz60js or other javascript environment) may still be useful for those wanting 1440p and willing to wait for it. I am not aware of any alternative youtube front-ends that support above 1080p. I don't think PPCMC does either, so hopefully this front-end will be sufficient for @alexfree to keep PPCMC functioning.
Since the source code it available, it may be worth self-hosting an instance if that can solve the 1440p problem.