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minus-squareImplyingImplications@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up158arrow-down2·4 months agoLetting the entire video buffer is the same as downloading the entire video which you can still do. My favourite tool is yt-dlp
minus-squareMrQuallzin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34·4 months agoIt’s a pretty great tool. Downloaded the entirety of Murder Drones on Saturday to add to my Plex server. Strictly for preservation, going to re-watch on YouTube to support them
minus-squarewebghost0101@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·4 months agoYou can also setup a script to automatically download a channels latest vid so you don’t need to check the website anymore.
minus-square(⬤ᴥ⬤)@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·4 months agofun fact: according to sponsorblock, youtube is testing ads that are baked serverside into the video. so one day even downloading might not be ad free
minus-squarewebghost0101@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·4 months agoThey will never be able to block me just using the mouse to skip forward. If its already downloaded theres zero buffer lag. I will create another step that converts the format to an open one if they somehow block that too. Its an accessibility thing for me. Ads literally cause me harm. They cannot possibly win me over i’ll just end up doing something productive instead.
minus-squareAgret@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 months agoFor now you can use vpns to certain countries that don’t have ads at all, I expect that will still work to avoid server side ads.
minus-squareKairoscakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoIt will be detectable as per US law. Ads must be marked.
minus-squarejet@hackertalks.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoDownload the video twice and only play the common parts.
minus-squarecurbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-24 months agoBeat me to it (by several hours). I’m not watching on YouTube. If I want to watch, I’ll download it first. yt-dlp on the desktop, seal (yt-dlp underneath) on android. Edit: Big finger problems
minus-squareCrayonRosary@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoWow, Seal is very much improved since I last looked at it. It has a million options, and custom commands and everything.
Letting the entire video buffer is the same as downloading the entire video which you can still do. My favourite tool is yt-dlp
It’s a pretty great tool. Downloaded the entirety of Murder Drones on Saturday to add to my Plex server. Strictly for preservation, going to re-watch on YouTube to support them
You can also setup a script to automatically download a channels latest vid so you don’t need to check the website anymore.
fun fact: according to sponsorblock, youtube is testing ads that are baked serverside into the video. so one day even downloading might not be ad free
They will never be able to block me just using the mouse to skip forward. If its already downloaded theres zero buffer lag.
I will create another step that converts the format to an open one if they somehow block that too.
Its an accessibility thing for me. Ads literally cause me harm. They cannot possibly win me over i’ll just end up doing something productive instead.
For now you can use vpns to certain countries that don’t have ads at all, I expect that will still work to avoid server side ads.
It will be detectable as per US law. Ads must be marked.
Download the video twice and only play the common parts.
Beat me to it (by several hours).
I’m not watching on YouTube. If I want to watch, I’ll download it first. yt-dlp on the desktop, seal (yt-dlp underneath) on android.
Edit: Big finger problems
Wow, Seal is very much improved since I last looked at it. It has a million options, and custom commands and everything.