Hello,

I would like to ask for help. I can't download some of the Youtube videos. Details are following:

FRD Version - 0.9u2
Plugin Version - 1.11.3

Error description - "ERROR - error starting download"

Link that doesn't work - [www.youtube.com]

Link that does work - [www.youtube.com]

Log attached.

Thanks for help.

Fixed in plugin v1.12.0.

Let's see if they change the signature decipher algorithm, they change it rather often.

It works now. Thank you very much.

tong2shot Wrote:
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> Fixed in plugin v1.12.0.
>
> Let's see if they change the signature decipher
> algorithm, they change it rather often.

Hello tong2shot...

I am very sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but the people at YouTube have gone manic
They changed the signature encryption on July 8th/9th, and a second time in a row sometime on
July 11th !

My Setup:

OS: WinVista SP2 x86 (en-US)
Installed Java: JRE SE 6u45 (x86)
FRD version: 0.9u2 (current)
youtube.frp version: 1.12.3 (most up-to-date)
youtube.frp settings: Preferred quality level: 720p (HD), Preferred container: MP4, Download subtitles whenever available.

Youtube/VEVO videos won't download, example link:

Tom Odell - Another Love

The GUI shows a generic error:

ERROR starting download

and the log file is not of great help either (that's why I have not attached), all it contains is:

Fri Jul 12 09:13:25 EEST 2013 SEVERE: Status code je 500

It now seems that this has turned into an endless cat and mouse chase - I have no doubt you'll be able to fix it,
but how long will the fix last?

Many regards from Greece.

Fixed in plugin v1.12.4.

Yeah, they change it quite often. Actually I updated the plugin on July 11th to reflect the change, but apparently broken in the same day (as you mentioned).

Where is the JavaScript code that does this on YouTube? Maybe we can modify the plugin so that it executes that. Or is the relevant code in the SWF?

It's in the SWF's ABC-"file"/structure.

Edit :
the sig deciper file package path : com.google.youtube.util.SignatureDecipher.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/16/2013 05:04PM by tong2shot.

tong2shot Wrote:
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> Fixed in plugin v1.12.4.
>
> Yeah, they change it quite often. Actually I
> updated the plugin on July 11th to reflect the
> change, but apparently broken in the same day (as
> you mentioned).

Hello
While I have to thank you again for your continuous efforts,
it is now Thu 18 July 2013 02:00 in my timezone and the
YouTube/VEVO code has once again been changed, breaking
your latest update youtube.frp v1.12.4

I am tired of this, maybe I should give up
As ntoskrnl has said, a more permanent solution must be found;
it is not practical or fair for you to be releasing updated plugins
every 2-3 days...
The same fate has struck many other "YouTube downloader"
developers; the guys over at [rg3.github.io]
release builds almost daily, even twice a day.
Besides "youtube-dl", at the time of writing 2 firefox extensions
seem to work for VEVO:
1. mig's Downloadhelper 4.9.17 &
2. InBasic's Youtube Video and Audio Downloader v0.2.3

Of course, no-one knows for how long!

Best wishes

Okay, let's see how long plugin v1.13.0 lasts.

Thank you ntoskrnl for your prompt update

Yeah, let's hope it lasts for more than 3 days...

Regards.