So I've had this idea of putting together a YouTube proxy server which would transcode video into an older lower-spec code on the fly, so that older Macs could watch YouTube videos.
Well, it turns out someone already did this back in 2016, but targeted classic Mac OS rather than OS X:
68kmla.org
github.com
github.com
Very impressive!
Also, the server was developed for Windows. It would be great to port this to Linux and see if a Raspberry Pi is fast enough to transcode on the fly (although perhaps it will run as-is under Mono on Linux?), and of course to port the client side to OS X.
Well, it turns out someone already did this back in 2016, but targeted classic Mac OS rather than OS X:
68kTube - YouTube for Classic Macs
Hi All I've created a special YouTube proxy and client for Classic Macs to search and view videos on YouTube. If you want to give it a go I'm currently running a server. Download the client from https://github.com/pgodwin/68kTube/blob/master/Client/RealBasic/68kTube%20Alpha.sitand use the...
68kmla.org
GitHub - pgodwin/68kTube: A YouTube Transcoding Proxy for accessing YouTube in Classic MacOS
A YouTube Transcoding Proxy for accessing YouTube in Classic MacOS - pgodwin/68kTube
github.com
Server Setup
A YouTube Transcoding Proxy for accessing YouTube in Classic MacOS - pgodwin/68kTube
github.com
Very impressive!
Also, the server was developed for Windows. It would be great to port this to Linux and see if a Raspberry Pi is fast enough to transcode on the fly (although perhaps it will run as-is under Mono on Linux?), and of course to port the client side to OS X.
