Strange audio problem with youtube and RealPlayer downloader
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From: John McWilliams on 29 Mar 2010 11:57 Paul Fuchs wrote: > Paul Sture <paul.nospam(a)sture.ch> wrote: > >> In article <1jg360l.fqpsy01ybdzjpN%pf(a)porkain'tkosher.oink>, >> pf(a)porkain'tkosher.oink (Paul Fuchs) wrote: >> >>> Running SL 10.6.2 on a MacBook with Safari 4.0.4 >>> >>> I am trying to save a series of 18 segments in .flv and burn them for a >>> friend with a dial-up connection. >>> >>> On segment one, I listened to it and the sound was fine all the way >>> through. Then I downloaded the file with RP Downloader. Then played it >>> back with QT v 10.0. The sound cut out from 2:48 - 5:39 and then >>> started up again and was normal. I tried playying it back with MPEG >>> Streamclip and had the same deal. Went back to youtube and did it again >>> with the same results. Sound normal all the way through on the stream, >>> then lost at exactually the same place on the playback. The video was >>> fine throughout. >>> >>> The clip is: >>> >>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxECb7zcQhQ >>> >>> Does anyone know what is going on and if there is a work around? >>> >> I've downloaded that using cclive and it plays fine. >> >> Have you tried some of the other download tools mentioned over in the >> "Download Youtube" thread? > > Well, I am not savvy enough to use command line interfaces, and Abby > seems to be only written for windows. Can someone suggest a better > alternative to RP Downloader for Snow Leopard with a graphic interface. > I like Cosmopod......puts a wee icon to the right of the URL address bar. Will convert to QT. -- john mcwilliams
From: Hans Rijnbout on 29 Mar 2010 15:50 Paul Fuchs <pf(a)porkain'tkosher.oink> wrote: > Hans Rijnbout <jrijnb(a)xs4all.nl> wrote: > > > Paul Fuchs <pf(a)porkain'tkosher.oink> wrote: > > > > > Running SL 10.6.2 on a MacBook with Safari 4.0.4 > > > > > > I am trying to save a series of 18 segments in .flv and burn them for a > > > friend with a dial-up connection. > > > > > > On segment one, I listened to it and the sound was fine all the way > > > through. Then I downloaded the file with RP Downloader. Then played it > > > back with QT v 10.0. The sound cut out from 2:48 - 5:39 and then > > > started up again and was normal. I tried playying it back with MPEG > > > Streamclip and had the same deal. > > > > > The clip is: > > > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxECb7zcQhQ > > > > > > Does anyone know what is going on and if there is a work around? > > > > I downloaded both the MP4 and the flv version. The MP4 version plays > > fine but the flv version loses the sound at about 2:40. > > Thanks. I didn't know that youtube offered mp4 versions. How does one > access them? How did you save it to your HD? I'm using the iCab browser with a Youtube filter that adds a bar with download links to the browser window. Works like a charm. -- Hans Rijnbout Utrecht, Netherlands
From: Paul Fuchs on 30 Mar 2010 20:34
Hans Rijnbout <jrijnb(a)xs4all.nl> wrote: > Paul Fuchs <pf(a)porkain'tkosher.oink> wrote: > > > Hans Rijnbout <jrijnb(a)xs4all.nl> wrote: > > > > > Paul Fuchs <pf(a)porkain'tkosher.oink> wrote: > > > > > > > Running SL 10.6.2 on a MacBook with Safari 4.0.4 > > > > > > > > I am trying to save a series of 18 segments in .flv and burn them for a > > > > friend with a dial-up connection. > > > > > > > > On segment one, I listened to it and the sound was fine all the way > > > > through. Then I downloaded the file with RP Downloader. Then played it > > > > back with QT v 10.0. The sound cut out from 2:48 - 5:39 and then > > > > started up again and was normal. I tried playying it back with MPEG > > > > Streamclip and had the same deal. > > > > > > > The clip is: > > > > > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxECb7zcQhQ > > > > > > > > Does anyone know what is going on and if there is a work around? > > > > > > I downloaded both the MP4 and the flv version. The MP4 version plays > > > fine but the flv version loses the sound at about 2:40. > > > > Thanks. I didn't know that youtube offered mp4 versions. How does one > > access them? How did you save it to your HD? > > I'm using the iCab browser with a Youtube filter that adds a bar with > download links to the browser window. Works like a charm. Thanks. I'll try it out. Used to use iCab as my default many years ago. -- During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act. George Orwell |