what's new in the VDH/Firefox 8.0.0.6a1?
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Allen John
Aug 22, 2023, 6:56:22 PM8/22/23
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Like the subjects asks.
jcv...@gmail.com
Aug 23, 2023, 12:46:03 AM8/23/23
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Hi,
It includes the last fixes for youtube issues.
A new official version has been submitted and is waiting for Firefox validation.
jerome
Pine Apple
Aug 23, 2023, 5:30:15 AM8/23/23
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Hi, with this latest beta, I am able to download the mp4/mkv, but VDH gets stuck aggregating. For example, a 10 minute video at 1080p takes about 5 minutes to download, but over 30 minutes to aggregate. I cancelled the aggregation after 30 minutes because it was causing my laptop to get hot, almost like it was transcoding. Is this a known issues that is fixed in the new official version awaiting validation? Thank you for your hard work trying to fix this... it's really like playing whack-a-mole with YouTube lately. Here is a link to the video I was trying to download, maybe you can test it out too...
mjs
Aug 23, 2023, 5:52:23 AM8/23/23
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It sounds like you don't have a license, this writes a watermark to the video.
Wild Willy
Aug 23, 2023, 6:00:14 AM8/23/23
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VDH downloaded that video for me in the expected 5 minutes, give or take, approximately
50% of the duration of the video. The aggregation was nearly instantaneous. But then, I
have a license. Why does that matter? Learn the answer by starting here:
https://groups.google.com/g/video-downloadhelper-q-and-a/c/BzPLK2YyL-s
Be sure you carefully read the first 2 paragraphs there. Once you have read that, you
can check out the references within that web page that I am about to give you. But don't
just find the relevant link & click it. READ the context around the link. I recommend
you bookmark that link & read the entire page, if not now, if not in one sitting, bit by
bit over time.
Unsuspecting users have been caught out by a rather stupid design choice made by Google.
The way thread pages are displayed here is controlled by a symbol that appears in the
upper right part of every discussion page of Google Groups, the page I cite above being
but one among the thousands of examples. Actually, some shorter pages don't have it.
But almost all pages do. The symbol looks like an upside down V above a V. Or it looks
like a V above an upside down V. Hover your mouse over that to make a tooltip appear.
Then click the symbol. Then keep hovering there to see how the tooltip changes. Click
the symbol a few times to get an idea of what it does. You want that symbol to look like
a V above an upside down V. If it's the other way, click the symbol. Once it looks like
a V above an upside down V, then you'll be able to read the thread. Why that thing even
exists is beyond me. I point all this out because every so often, somebody doesn't know
about this & it makes my advice here seem baffling. It's not baffling. Google Groups is
baffling. This is how to make it all make sense.
You find a reference on that web page by searching the text of that page using various
search keys. The search keys I am suggesting are these:
philosophy
stealth quote
short tutorial
using gmail to post here
Next, look for "philosophy" within the text of that web page. That will give you a link.
Click that to learn all about the VDH license. While you are reading that, you will see
some links to yet other discussions. Be sure to click those links & read those secondary
discussions. They contain important information that will add to your understanding of
the VDH license, what it is, what it does, & what it does not do.
Next, look for "stealth quote" within the text of that web page. That will give you
another link to click. Click that, read what you find, & follow the advice, not just for
your posts in this thread, not just for your posts in this forum, but for your posts
anywhere on Google Groups.
Next, look for "short tutorial" within the text of that web page. That explains why your
response here will use the Reply all button. It also explains why you will NOT use the
Reply to author button.
Next, look for "using gmail to post here" within the text of that web page. That will
give you a couple of links to read, at least one of which is sure to apply to you. Even
if you don't use GMail, even if you use another E-mail tool to post here, even if you
don't post here via E-mail, what it says there about how to construct posts to the group
applies to you no matter how you post here. If you ignore the advice in that reference,
you will appear to be rude. You don't want to be rude, do you?
50% of the duration of the video. The aggregation was nearly instantaneous. But then, I
have a license. Why does that matter? Learn the answer by starting here:
https://groups.google.com/g/video-downloadhelper-q-and-a/c/BzPLK2YyL-s
Be sure you carefully read the first 2 paragraphs there. Once you have read that, you
can check out the references within that web page that I am about to give you. But don't
just find the relevant link & click it. READ the context around the link. I recommend
you bookmark that link & read the entire page, if not now, if not in one sitting, bit by
bit over time.
Unsuspecting users have been caught out by a rather stupid design choice made by Google.
The way thread pages are displayed here is controlled by a symbol that appears in the
upper right part of every discussion page of Google Groups, the page I cite above being
but one among the thousands of examples. Actually, some shorter pages don't have it.
But almost all pages do. The symbol looks like an upside down V above a V. Or it looks
like a V above an upside down V. Hover your mouse over that to make a tooltip appear.
Then click the symbol. Then keep hovering there to see how the tooltip changes. Click
the symbol a few times to get an idea of what it does. You want that symbol to look like
a V above an upside down V. If it's the other way, click the symbol. Once it looks like
a V above an upside down V, then you'll be able to read the thread. Why that thing even
exists is beyond me. I point all this out because every so often, somebody doesn't know
about this & it makes my advice here seem baffling. It's not baffling. Google Groups is
baffling. This is how to make it all make sense.
You find a reference on that web page by searching the text of that page using various
search keys. The search keys I am suggesting are these:
philosophy
stealth quote
short tutorial
using gmail to post here
Next, look for "philosophy" within the text of that web page. That will give you a link.
Click that to learn all about the VDH license. While you are reading that, you will see
some links to yet other discussions. Be sure to click those links & read those secondary
discussions. They contain important information that will add to your understanding of
the VDH license, what it is, what it does, & what it does not do.
Next, look for "stealth quote" within the text of that web page. That will give you
another link to click. Click that, read what you find, & follow the advice, not just for
your posts in this thread, not just for your posts in this forum, but for your posts
anywhere on Google Groups.
Next, look for "short tutorial" within the text of that web page. That explains why your
response here will use the Reply all button. It also explains why you will NOT use the
Reply to author button.
Next, look for "using gmail to post here" within the text of that web page. That will
give you a couple of links to read, at least one of which is sure to apply to you. Even
if you don't use GMail, even if you use another E-mail tool to post here, even if you
don't post here via E-mail, what it says there about how to construct posts to the group
applies to you no matter how you post here. If you ignore the advice in that reference,
you will appear to be rude. You don't want to be rude, do you?
Pine Apple
Aug 24, 2023, 12:43:49 AM8/24/23
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Ok, so I have used the Replay to All button for this response. Also, I have had a license for many years. I was not aware that using the beta deleted my license suddenly, so that explains the aggregation since it was transcoding to burn in a water mark. Now I understand. I will strive to be less "rude" in the future. Appreciate that advice, Gramps!
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