New Causelessmercy Channel YouTube Video

[Pratyatosa]

This 2 minute black screen video, created automatically from one of Srila Prabhupada's transcendental MP3 files, is part of a feasibility study. Lord Sri Krishna willing, more will follow.

Arr ATL 1975-02-28 So I See Your Temple Is the Best

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcMkKdtxgCg

From: http://causelessmercy.com/a/?AK=aa

Note: The black screen is intentional. Please use the captions (CC button).


Question: Why publish MP3 files as black screen YouTube videos using YouTube's captions option rather than with transcendental pictures and/or the transcriptions as part of the video?

Answers:

1. Subtitles (captions) in languages other than English may be easily added to the YouTube videos at any time in the future.

2. All of Srila Prabhupada's MP3 files can be converted to black screen video files automatically in one fell swoop!

3. The resultant video files are only a tiny bit larger than the original MP3 files. Therefore, all of Srila Prabhupada's published audio lectures/conversations, in the form of black screen video files, may be easily stored on one 32GB USB flash dive.

4. There are no pictures to distract from the all-important transcendental sound vibration emanating from Srila Prabhupada's lotus lips.

Your servant, Pratyatosa Dasa

[B. Radha-Govinda Swami (ACBSP)]

Dear Pratyatosa prabhu,  Hare Krsna. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Please accept my fallen obeisances.  I hope your sadhana and bhajan are going well. Thank you for sending this WONDERFUL!!! video (showing Srila Prabhupada's love and compassion.)  I hope all is going well. May we be safely situated under the shelter of Srila Prabhupada's Lotus Feet, Those of our Guru Varga, the Vaisnavas, and Sri Sri Radha and Krsna. With love, your servant,  B. Radha-Govinda Hare Krsna --- On Thu, 6/21/12, Pratyatosa <praty...@gmail.com> wrote:

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[John Hanton]

Good work Pratyatosa Prabhu.
Anxious to hear when they will be all done and when and how we can put foreign language subtitles.
ys
Jitarati das

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From: praty...@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2012 08:49:13 -0400

Subject: [Prabhupadanuga] New Causelessmercy Channel YouTube Video

To: istag...@googlegroups.com; google.b...@xoxy.net; dravida...@gmail.com; scar...@gmail.com; in...@prabhupadanugas.eu

[Pratyatosa]

Dear Jitarati Prabhu, Hare Krishna! Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Thank you very much for your words of encouragement.

Once I get going, I hope to upload at least one new video every day. I left a comment on <http://www.prabhupadanugas.eu/?p=28486> which explains more of the details. Since it's still "awaiting moderation," I copy/pasted it here. (See below.)

In order to add foreign language subtitles, simply go to <http://causelessmercy.com/s/>, download the English version of the SRT subtitle (the latest will always be on top), translate it, and then email it to me so that I can upload it to YouTube.

Your servant, Pratyatosa Dasa

On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 1:31 PM, John Hanton <hanto...@hotmail.com> wrote:

Good work Pratyatosa Prabhu.
Anxious to hear when they will be all done and when and how we can put foreign language subtitles.
ys
Jitarati das

 

Pratyatosa Dasa ACBSP says:

22. June 2012 at 1:22 pm

Concerning <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcMkKdtxgCg>, all 1843 of Srila Prabhupada’s “officially” published lecture/conversation MP3s have now been converted to black screen, YouTube compatible MKV video files. The 1843 video files take up 15.1 GB compared to 12.6 GB for the original MP3 files.

However, we are still in a trial period. “A good building is built upon a solid foundation.” As part of this trial period feasibility study, I have changed the title to:

Hare Krishna -- Prabhupada -- LC10019 -- Arr ATL 1975-02-28 So I See Your Temple Is the Best

My reasoning behind this choice is as follows:

1. The Arr ATL 1975-02-28 So I See Your Temple Is the Best portion is the title assigned to the original MP3 file by the Bhaktivedanta Archives.

2. People searching for Hare Krishna or Prabhupada may be able to find it.

3. The Hare Krishna -- Prabhupada -- LC1… prefix will cause the video files to be automatically arranged in a logical sequence when stored, for example, on a computer hard drive.

4. A sequence number (LC10019) is important so that devotees who are collecting these videos will know whether or not they are missing any. This particular sequence number format has the following meaning: The 19th video in the Causelessmercy Channel’s 1st Lecture/Conversation series. A music series could be M1001, M1002, etc. If the BA ever releases a new (hopefully unedited) series of Srila Prabhupada’s lectures and conversations, then that series could be designated LC20001, LC20002, etc. The sequence number also means that this particular video is the 19th shortest in the series. (The shortest will be LC10001, and the longest will be LC11843.) The main reason for doing it this way is that video length on YouTube is critical. If the YouTube powers-that-be don’t allow videos longer than 15 minutes to be uploaded, then the series will end at LC10197. Otherwise, it will, hopefully, end at LC11843. (To see the complete list with sequence numbers corresponding to the LC1 numbers, go to <http://causelessmercy.com/a/?PL=More&SB=Dur>.) Another advantage of sequencing the videos by duration is that devotees wishing to play one as a class in the temple room, for example, will obviously be limited to a particular time slot. In such a case, the sequence numbers will come in handy for helping to find a video of a duration.

If any of you have a comment, a question, or a suggestion, please feel free.

Ys, Ptd

[Pratyatosa]

Dear Mother Radha-Govinda Prabhu, Hare Krishna! Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Glad to hear that you like the video that I uploaded.

This project is very near and dear to my heart, but I desperately need the blessings of my godbrothers and godsisters. Thank you very much for yours.

Your servant, Pratyatosa Dasa

[B. Radha-Govinda Swami (ACBSP)]

Dear Pratyatosa prabhu,  Hare Krsna. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. Please accept my fallen obeisances. I hope your sadhana and bhajan are going well.

In these days and circumstances it's so WONDERFUL to hear Srila Prabhupada's reassurances, on the so many different levels they take, your having sent Srila Prabhupada's giving us a glimpse not only of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's kindness, but of Srila Prabhupada's realization of it, and the fact that we can have hope for receiving this kindness. You please be well, and may you and all of us be safely situated under the shelter of Srila Prabhupada's Lotus Feet, Those of our Guru Varga, the Vaisnavas, and Sri Sri Radha and Krsna. With love, your servant,  B. Radha-Govinda Hare Krsna --- On Fri, 6/22/12, Pratyatosa <praty...@gmail.com> wrote:

[Pratyatosa]

On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 7:56 AM, Pratyatosa <praty...@gmail.com> wrote:

Concerning <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcMkKdtxgCg>, all 1843 of Srila Prabhupada’s “officially” published lecture/conversation MP3s have now been converted to black screen, YouTube compatible MKV video files. The 1843 video files take up 15.1 GB compared to 12.6 GB for the original MP3 files.

Well, back to the drawing board, Prabhus. Many of the converted MKV video files are defective in some way. The bottom line is, all 1843 of Srila Prabhupada's "officially" published lecture/conversation MP3 files need to be converted to MKV videos files all over again, this time with a new, improved Perl script, which, at this time, does not exist.

Stay tuned...

Ys, Ptd

[Gauranga]

Thank you. Looking much forward. Perhaps this time it will work on the iPhone or iPad as the whole world goes increasingly mobile. 

Gauranga

Visit us at www.prasadam.co.uk

[Pratyatosa]

On Sun, Jun 24, 2012 at 1:30 PM, larry freeman p <lak...@webtv.net> wrote:

hang in there

do the best you can

millions may be counting on you

Thanks, Prabhu, for the encouraging words.

I left the following "good news" comment on <http://www.prabhupadanugas.eu/?p=28486>, but it is still "awaiting moderation."

All 1843 of Srila Prabhupada’s “officially” published lectures/conversations have again been converted to YouTube compatible black screen MKV video files, this time using an improved Perl script that I am completely satisfied with. These 1843 MKV files take up 20.5 GB, almost twice the space of the original MP3 files. Although they are significantly larger than the previous versions, they have the following advantages:

1. The video files are never more than 1 second longer than the corresponding MP3 files.

2. Some players (not YouTubes’s) display the subtitles at higher resolutions if the videos are higher resolution. Since the videos are 1080p (1920x1080 pixels), a high subtitle resolution for these particular players is possible.

3. The goal, when creating the SRT subtitle files, is to make them accurate to within a tenth of a second. Since most players only check the subtitle timing once for each video frame, it is important for the video to have a high frame rate. All of the newly created videos have a frame rate of 29.917 fps, which is more than adequate for maintaining the tenth of a second subtitle accuracy.

The 1st video in this series has been deleted because it was replaced by a superior version from the newly created video files. The new URL is:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gikcEnygWZE

In addition, 3 more videos have been uploaded:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELACrhQxPOg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EdQGlx_rNI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ri2UilGmEts

Ys, Ptd

[Sean Carolan]

On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 5:07 AM, Pratyatosa <praty...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, Jun 24, 2012 at 1:30 PM, larry freeman p <lak...@webtv.net> wrote:
>>
>> hang in there
>> do the best you can
>> millions may be counting on you

This is really awesome. Not only for the sight-impaired but those who
don't speak english as their first language, or just have a hard time
with Prabhupada's accent.

[Pratyatosa]

Thank you, Sudama Prabhu.

You are correct. This could be a real boon for spreading Srila Prabhupada's causeless mercy. Now people who have no face-to-face association with devotees can listen to Srila Prabhupada without getting discouraged because they can't understand what he is saying.

BTW, I uploaded 15 more videos just now. To see the whole list, go to <http://www.youtube.com/user/causelessmercy?feature=watch>. If you want to be automatically notified whenever a new video is uploaded, then please subscribe to the YouTube Causelessmercy Channel.

I am open to suggestions. If we are going to change anything, now is the time to do it.

Ys, Ptd

[Pratyatosa]

Latest video upload: <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMgEfaqCpvA>

The former title format turned out to be a bad idea. Having all of the titles begin with "Hare Krishna - Prabhupada - LC1..." was great for keeping track of the videos on a computer hard drive after downloading them (using <http://keepvid.com/>, for example), but, the trouble is, one video could not be distinguished from another on the <http://www.youtube.com/user/causelessmercy/videos> listing. The new title format is definitely a compromise, but at least all of the videos will still be grouped together, in order by duration, and the underline character at the beginning will cause them to be at the top of your hard drive directory when a folder full of video downloads is sorted by file name.

Here is an example of the new format (All titles in the LC1 series have now been changed to this new format.):

_LC10020 Story 18 Stool and urine (Hare Krishna, Prabhupada)

Ys, Ptd

[Pratyatosa]

Here's a Firefox add-on which makes it very easy to download subtitles (captions):

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/youtube-caption-downloader/

It turns the YouTube video's "CC" button into a downloading button!

Please try it on the transcendental, 100% pure Prabhupada video that I uploaded a few minutes ago:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9TjDv5T0X8

Ys, Ptd

[Michael]

Another useful utility for easy downloading of subtitles (captions) from YouTube:

http://google2srt.sourceforge.net/en/index.html

It should work on all operating systems. Java-based, just unzip and run.
Available subtitles can be saved as SRT text file.

Haribol,
Michael

[Pratyatosa]

Thank you for the info, Bhakta Michael Prabhu.

Is there any way to download YouTube subtitles in some sort of batch mode?

Ys, Ptd

[Michael]

Dear Pratyatosa Prabhu,

yes, there is one very similar utility, also Java-based, which can manage a url list:
http://doubletakeit.wordpress.com/2012/04/23/youtube-closed-caption-downloader/

Haribol,
Michael

Am Samstag, 30. Juni 2012 14:07:20 UTC+2 schrieb Pratyatosa:

Thank you for the info, Bhakta Michael Prabhu.

Is there any way to download YouTube subtitles in some sort of batch mode?

Ys, Ptd

[Pratyatosa]

Great!

This may be asking a bit much, but ideally, based upon a list of YouTube video URLs, the program should not only download all of the English subtitles, if available, but it should also download the highest resolution MP4 versions of the video files. Is that possible?

BTW, the thing that annoys me the most about the BA tape transcriptions is when Srila Prabhupada speaks proper English, but it's transcribed as improper English! Unfortunately, this happens quite often. :-(

Ys, Ptd

[Michael]

Sorry, I haven't found an "all-in-one" solution yet, but basically two programs should be enough.

JDownloader is designed for mass downloading of video files, but can't capture subtitles, so one of the already mentioned SRT-only utilities has to be used additionally.

http://www.jdownloader.org/home/index?s=lng_en
(Java-based installer, OS-independent)

JDownloader can manage video capturing from a list of YouTube URLs or a whole YouTube channel (just select an screen area containing the needed videos).
It will download "all" available video resolutions and file formats mercilessly: out of one single recent "black screen" YouTube video upload with SRT, it produces three MP4 and three FLV files, two WEBM files and one MP3 file :)
So afterwards one has to delete the unwanted ones with lower resolution, which is written inside the file name, so they can be searched for and deleted easily ("360p", "720p").

At least it is possible to restrict downloads to only MP4 format in the settings (standard behavior also downloads available WEBM, FLV, MP3), then only three MP4 files are produced out of each YouTube video (add-ons -> plugins and add-ons -> hosts: youtube -> settings)

But there is hope to simplify this fussiness because on the developer website there's an open feature request regarding an option "always prefer highest quality" by several users, so it might be possible to batch-download only one HD quality MP4 file from each YouTube video with JDownloader in the near future.

Haribol,
Michael

[Pratyatosa]

Very good. Thank you, Prabhu.

Ys, Ptd