SOLVED: How to download videos from a ton of sites (using youtube-dl) [WINDOWS ONLY Tutorial]

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  1. kingofusers

    kingofusers Well-Known Member

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    First off: I will not explain what you have to do different on a MAC. (Although @nyuszika7h says https://rg3.github.io/youtube-dl/download.html already gives a good way to do it there) I do not support any Apple things (besides perhaps iTunes but other than that I avoid contact with Apple). So if you want to do the following on a MAC computer you'll have to figure it out yourself. BTW, if you have MAC first off anyway: God help you.

    The app youtube-dl is based on python and therefore with sufficient knowledge can be deployed to almost any platform.

    See a full list of supported sites here:
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    So much for the start.
    Download the following file to your windows computer
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    I for myself have a folder called "YTDL" within my regular download folder to put all youtube-dl related stuff there. (key is to keep names short but memorable)
    Now you may want to create a batch file for the download as some stuff is good to have set for later.

    so create a txt file and make sure you save it to "ytdl.cmd" or sth similar make sure it doesn't wind up "ytdl.cmd.txt".
    To avoid that you should make sure you uncheck Hide known file extensions in the windows explorer folder options:
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    Now you want to edit so rightclick the ytdl.cmd file and say edit. An empty Notepad window should pop up.

    Now since a lot of sites require this it is good to install ffmpeg
    http://ffmpeg.zeranoe.com/builds/
    Download the latest version (32 bit, unless you know what this is and you know you can use 64bit version) from there

    Extract in and then you will have a location similar to this
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    Make sure you don't copy this one but use the folder you have on your end

    Copy this to the ytdl.cmd notepad window and change the parts that you need to change (parts marked with "<>")
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    Then save it and double click the file. Then your download should start.

    BTW, if this doesn't work for you for whatever reason I can not help you any more than what I already wrote here. Maybe then read it again. I will not help individual people who can't figure it out from this one.
    Then you'll just have to ask other people who can manage to download the videos for you

    Update as of February 2023:
    This tutorial is to be deemed of relatively low quality by today's standards.
    The new and better alternative (fork of the original youtube-dl project) .—
    if you haven't noticed it yet .— is called yt-dlp.
    That fork has received far more support throughout history and comes with some nice additional fixes and more supported sites.

    Unfortunately the original project faced some significant legal battles with the music industry, both back then and now the claims made by the despicable RIAA were so ridiculous and also additionally caused the opposite of what the music industry actually wanted to achieve: limit the distribution of the open-source downloader. That goal was NOT achieved. The source code spread on so many git-enabled sites, so many more copies wound up existing.

    A good friend of mine who was adamant about fighting back during that time and he managed to reinstate his fork of the repository without removing any links to music works, which for whatever weird, invalid reasoning, the RIAA deemed to be an illegal infringement of copyright back then. Having those links in the source code: https://github.com/spookyahell/youtube-dl

    You could see they were desperate however, because they even tried to argue their case with German law enforcement actions. - But of course that didn't fly well with the EFF organization, which is a great organization, one that puts information and internet freedom first.
     
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  3. Emma Swan

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    Thank you
     
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    Can this software download videos from HULU?
     
  5. kingofusers

    kingofusers Well-Known Member

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    No it can't. There is no public software that can DOWNLOAD from HULU.
     
  6. Dark One

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    Thanks bro
     
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    marco25 Well-Known Member Uploader

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    thanks
     
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    Djodjara Well-Known Member Capper Uploader V . I . P.

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    Thanks!
     
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    Thanks!
     
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    thanks!
     
  11. Samuel

    Samuel Well-Known Member Uploader Ripper

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    How do you rip things that has "Please select a TV Provider to watch..." HUH? Solution not solved for Provider restricted videos. @kingofusers
     
  12. Samuel

    Samuel Well-Known Member Uploader Ripper

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    How?? HOW?? @kingofusers

    TV Provider restricted even YouTube-dl can't rip it.
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    You better find me another software which can rip with bypassing the TV provider locked video.

    The trick doesn't work on "provider-locked" videos. It's redundant to provider-locked videos. I don't live in the US and I don't have XFINITY or AT&T or even DirecTV.

    Anyone here wants to offer a sweet person like me your XFINITY account? I'm so sweet I swear I won't do anything.
     
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    Samuel Well-Known Member Uploader Ripper

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    Can I at least get a response? If you guys don't give me a clear solution to how to solve this, I'm literally spamming this.
     
  14. Samuel

    Samuel Well-Known Member Uploader Ripper

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    Sajad Well-Known Member Capper Uploader

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    Dear friend
    which account do you need?
     
  16. Samuel

    Samuel Well-Known Member Uploader Ripper

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    XFINITY PAID US Account. So I could access stuff using the TV Provider.
     
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    Sajad Well-Known Member Capper Uploader

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    I currently only have accounts of DirecTV and Hulu
     
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    Samuel Well-Known Member Uploader Ripper

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    DirecTV will do the trick I guess
     
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    Sajad Well-Known Member Capper Uploader

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    if you want it , pm me
     
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    Thank you very much!!!
     
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