Youtube Plugin Failing Constantly

• make sure the link is working in the browser:
i can confim the link works as intended in the browser.

• your FRD version:
0.9u4

• your plugin version:
Version: 2.9.17
Author: Kajda+JPEXS+ntoskrnl+tong2shot
services: youtube.com

• describe problematic behavior
For a few days now the youtube links have been constantly failing and must be restarted manually.

• provide download link you have problem with
the following is just an example
[www.youtube.com]
i have the same problem with nearly every link.

• we would appreciate if you attached the app.log file
It has been attached. You're welcome.

bug confirmed!

error no available YouTube media

I also get the ERROR-
"No available Youtube media"

I can confirm this, YouTube downloader stopped working for most videos. An interesting thing I've noticed is the YouTube Center Developer plug-in for Firefox and Video Downloader Helper plug-ins for Firefox also stopped detecting the video. YouTube might be hiding the video better somehow.

• make sure the link is working in the browser:
Yes, the videos play in the browser.

• your FRD version:
0.9u4

• your plugin version:
Version: 2.9.17
Author: Kajda+JPEXS+ntoskrnl+tong2shot
services: youtube.com

• describe problematic behavior
FRD attempts to start download after 4-second wait, but then ERRORs

• provide download link you have problem with

[www.youtube.com]

Earlier today, this one worked, but now it does not

[www.youtube.com]

@birchie ?

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Probably related:

[forum.videolan.org]

Quote

Youtube changed their policy to prevent music videos from being played by third parties (VLC).
You'll notice that any random video that isn't a music video can still be played.
The end of an era has come my friend.

honestly i do not download music videos, and the link i posted does not show a music video

bdragon wrote:
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>the link i posted does not show a music video

Sure enough, your non-music youtube video does play natively in latest VLC 3.0.7.1-x86
The fact is them Google people (owners of youtube) have, once again, CHANGED recently their "page" code to cripple downloading scripts/software, each one to varying degree...

Less hit are implementations relying on youtube-dl Python script (latest MPC-BE nightly, v1.5.4.4577beta, as well as MPC-HC 1.8.6.9 + youtube-dl v2019.06.08 can play ALL yt videos).

FRD is one of the apps fatally affected; one of the (very few active ) devs will have to mitigate the Google inflicted changes and patch the yt plugin...



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/15/2019 11:04PM by Vity.

I have a same issue -- No Available youtube media-- Are there any fix? I used other application without any issue. I hate to see FreeRapid closed the door.