Subj : New BBS history book
To   : knightwise
From : Ogg
Date : Sun Jul 20 2025 07:42:00

Hello knightwise!

** On Saturday 19.07.25 - 10:04, knightwise wrote to Ogg:

 Og>> I simply download the material using youtube-dl or yt-dlp
 Og>> depending on which computer I happen to be using and watch the
 Og>> material on my TV later.

Wow.. the above quote is dated - Mo 11.07.22, 19:34

 k> I do the same thing. I have an IOS shortcut that adds the
 k> url of the youtube video I want to watch to a text file. I
 k> then use a cronjob, yt-dlp an ffmpeg to download the video,
 k> convert it into ios-native format (mp4) and copy the file
 k> to a folder; That folder is synced to my laptop and my
 k> ipad. Youtube, Offline, No adds, no distracting algorhythm

Sounds like a good procedure.

A lot has changed since my original post above in 2022.   
youtube-dl nolonger works in my WinXP, and ytp-dlp doesn't  
always succeed on my Win7 system.


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