Question about YTD Video Downloader

Discussion in 'other software & services' started by Rasheed187, Dec 16, 2014.

  1. Rasheed187

    Rasheed187 Registered Member

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    Can you guys perhaps check if you can download these files from Youtube? The first one I can download, but not the second. What could be the problem? And yes, I've been a hip hop fan all my life. :D

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFyH55cwfHM
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBCtlPtaoIg
     
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  2. Rasheed187

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    BTW, a heads up, I don't know what happened but if you try to download this tool, you get a 99kb .exe file, this is weird. There is also no signature found on VirusTotal. So I think there might be something fishy going on, I would advice not to install. Old versions work fine.

    http://www.ytddownloader.com/
     
  3. Rasheed187

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    OK so it was a false alarm, it's a so called "online installer", I just checked it out with SBIE. But anyway, the newest version seems to have fixed the problem. So it didn't have anything to do with country restrictions.
     
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    It's so small because it's a downloader. When you run it, it downloads and launches the full installer. It is using OpenCandy, so you need to be careful to uncheck and decline and 3rd party offers.

    I installed it, and it was able to download the second YouTube video you provided the link to.
     
  6. Rasheed187

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    Yes my bad, they changed it, I really hate these "downloaders". But anway, for some reason YTD will all of a sudden start to malfunction, it will refuse to download certain files. I fixed it by downloading the latest version, but after that they released a newer version, and it broke again. Cleaning the system/sandbox with CCleaner also didn't help. I will try to install it outside the sandbox, but this is getting on my nerves, why can't stuff just work?
     
  7. roger_m

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    Maybe there have been changes made to YouTube which prevent the old version from working?
    There is no reason for doing a cleanup to fix your YTD issues.
     
  8. Rasheed187

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    Yes it might be YouTube that's causing the problems. And sometimes cleaning TEMP files can fix problems, especially after reinstalling YTD. But anyway, I have installed YTD outside the sandbox and now all is fine again.
     
  9. Rasheed187

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    Lately I'm having troubles again, can you guys download these videos?

    www.youtube.com/watch?v=eG1UN28VnAc
    www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8Nnt3U_5G8

    EDIT: I have no idea how to unlink this stuff. (@ mods)
     
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    Youtube changes the game all the time to combat this practice. I used ytd for a while but got fed up. I use freerapid. Yes i'm aware of what that might bring to mind, but that doesn't have anything to do with the matter at hand. It covers a massive base, and you would be wise to take a look at what it offers.

    It uses Java. , Yes, got the link np.
     
  11. Rasheed187

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    Does it work with FreeRapid? And yes, I think it's because of YouTube that sometimes YTD doesn't work correctly anymore. I get a "Failed 2" error. But it doesn't happen with all videos, I can still download most stuff, so it doesn't make any sense.
     
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    Some videos just seem to be not attainable, but I use freerapid for any video download. It supports them all I think.
     
  13. Rasheed187

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    Yes, but did you try the 2 links?
     
  14. PallMall

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    Downloaded both with Complete YouTube Saver Firefox add-on. Without Firefox/Firefox fork I guess an external Video downloader such as ClipConverter should make it.
     
  15. Rasheed187

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    Good thinking, I forgot I could also use an extension. But I still prefer YTD, because Firefox is not my main browser.
     
  16. PallMall

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    Downloaded both above mentioned with another YouTube downloader application : YouTube Downloader HD
    HD videos on YouTube (over 720p) require download of video, then audio, then mix (by the downloader application) : some apps just won't do it, work with 720p and not with 1080 and above. YouTube Downloader HD won't download above 1080 nevertheless, which is acceptable, even if a 4096 may be a thrill when available for intellectual reasons most of the time (we all differentiate a good wine (1080p) from a common one (720p) but we are very few to make the difference between a good one (1080p) and a grand cru (4096p) :D
     
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  17. Rasheed187

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    Yes, I know about that one, but it's less handy and sometimes also doesn't work.
     
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    No problem to download any of them with Eagleget.
     
  19. Kobayashi maru

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    Yes, they both work.
     
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    4K Video Downloader works fine for both.
     
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    It appears to be a "cat and mouse" game ..... Youtube vs. Downloaders

    Wise Video Downloader works well .... but for how long ?

    A simpler and more reliable option is a screen recorder ... it bypasses the problem entirely.
    IceCream is free , and Apowersoft is a good paid one.
     
  22. ReverseGear

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    I use freemake video downloader and havent had a problem with it , but havent seen it mentioned once
     
  23. Rasheed187

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    Correct, it's annoying as hell. I did notice that it's often music videos that won't be download-able anymore, all of a sudden.

    I've tried that one a while back, I didn't like it.
     
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  25. Rasheed187

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    What the hell, I thought I was already running the latest version. But thanks, I will check again.
     
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