![]() mkv files), but also the metadata files created along with it (.info.json. Then, upload it to Make sure to upload not only the video itself (.mp4 and/or. New versions should automagically merge incompatible formats into a. Previous versions didn't work if the highest quality video+audio was webm+m4a. On Windows, you also need to run youtube-dl with Python 3.3/3.4 instead of Python 2.7, otherwise non-ASCII filenames will fail to mux.Īlso, make sure you're using the most recent version of youtube-dl. You need a recent (2014) ffmpeg or avconv for the bestvideo+bestaudio muxing to work. This can be simplified by running the script by emijrp and others, which also handles upload. Youtube-dl -continue -retries 4 -write-info-json -write-description -write-thumbnail -write-annotations -all-subs -ignore-errors -f bestvideo+bestaudio URL (Manual) Recommended way to archive YouTube videosįirst, download the video/playlist/channel/user using youtube-dl: Youtube-dl also works with many other video sites. It also creates a standardized Internet Archive item name format that makes it easy to find the video using the Youtube ID, and reduces duplication: ![]() This way, all metadata from the video, such as title, tags, categories, and description, are preserved in the corresponding Internet Archive item, without having to manually enter it. Tubeup.py is an automated archival script that uses youtube-dl to download a Youtube video (or any other provider supported by youtube-dl), and then uploads it with all metadata to the Internet Archive. For the time being the script will have to be hand edited to specify a different collection. Work is being started on adding a flag to specify a collection name instead of "Community Video" which is what it defaults to. Let an admin know what you're doing, dump 50 videos, and have a collection created. Note: Be very careful dumping channels over 100 videos with this script. Unfortunately, they are subject to similar threats of DMCA takedowns as YouTube, so do use discretion. To transform this XML to SRT, use ann2srt (Automatic) tubeup.py - Youtube Video IA Archiver Note: When uploading to the Internet Archive, please avoid exposing the site to legal risk by adhering to their terms of service for blatantly copyrighted content. YouTube annotations (speech bubbles and notes) are available as XML Several free FLV downloaders and video-to-URL converters exist on the web.ĪT rescue projects usually use youtube-dl. You can't expect any video on YT to still be there tomorrow/later." Archiving tools "Google is an archive in the same way a supermarket is a food museum." –– Jason Scott "For many years now I “favourite” videos on YT by downloading them. If platform staff decides take down videos or even nuke an entire channel, which is done with the press of a button and takes an entire stash of videos with it, viewers will know where to still find those videos. Video creators are recommended to upload their work to no less than two platforms. Not only could a creator run afoul of YouTube's site staff (or any other platform for that matter), or the platform change their policies in a way that affects existing content retroactively, but a creator themselves might run into public controversity and according scrutiny, or emotionally decide that they no longer like some of their early videos, and as eternal as they once appeared, they are gone in a flash, or locked away in the vault of private videos. While established platforms typically have a solid and failure-resistant technical infrastructure, any content is still endangered from human factors. Even downloading at a low resolution such as 240p or 360p still is infinitely better than nothing (0p). Just like local backups, it is advisable to download videos regularly, as any which is not backed up is hanging by a thread above the memory hole. Channels/videos containing content of major events (terror attacks, wars, etc.). ![]() Channels/videos from opinion makers in the Russia-Ukraine war.Unlisted videos (hidden from YouTube search, only accessible by URL).YouTube banning certain channels/content.Channels/videos almost sure to be deleted, like:. ![]() However, the videos and channels to be archived should be limited to Videos archived in this project are ingested into the Wayback Machine, and will be playable in the Wayback Machine after being added to a separate index (may take a few days).Īnyone is able to queue channels and videos to be archive in channel #down-the-tube on hackint (see in the info box). 9 Removal of public video dislikes (December 2021)Īrchive Team launched a project to archive certain videos and channels from YouTube.8 Discussions/Channel Comments (October 2021).3.3 Tools to check for regional restrictions.3.2 (Manual) Recommended way to archive YouTube videos.3.1 (Automatic) tubeup.py - Youtube Video IA Archiver.
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