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Re: Constructing YouTube FLV URL on client-side without any server-side script

Abdul Qabiz — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 08:08:49 -0000

I am sure, there are ways to do. This post is very old and I am not even sure, these techniques work anymore.

Re: Constructing YouTube FLV URL on client-side without any server-side script

Miranda — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 07:21:29 -0000

How can we play video from domains like Youtube like dailymotion?

Re: Constructing YouTube FLV URL on client-side without any server-side script

aa — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 14:52:14 -0000

Getting runtime error:
TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.
at flash.net::URLVariables/decode()
at YouTubeClientSideDemoFlex/handlerLoaderInit()

Re: Constructing YouTube FLV URL on client-side without any server-side script

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:15:54 -0000

Tryout http://youtubegrabit.com ... it works perfectly for all videos (including HD!)

Re: Constructing YouTube FLV URL on client-side without any server-side script

Abdul Qabiz — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:07:34 -0000

Yup! YouTube has done changes so many times, they kept changing the ways. After a point, it was hard for me to keep track of it, hence no update in my script in long time.

I always promise to update it but can't, due to various other commitments. I am sure, there are a lot of folks who are taking care of it, i.e. always coming up with new ways to do things.

Re: Constructing YouTube FLV URL on client-side without any server-side script

Name — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 22:51:30 -0000

Since August 12 2009 Youtube has changed the htlm source code of their video web pages,,,so this old method doesnt work anymore...

Does somebody know how to build the the donwload url for the new youtube video pages format?

Re: Constructing YouTube FLV URL on client-side without any server-side script

funkyjones — Tue, 19 May 2009 06:05:47 -0000

Seems like YouTube is working against this obviously, all new php scrips work for a while then they stop working.

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Bora — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 01:33:27 -0000

Notice: Undefined offset: 1 in dm.php on line 77
This script is wrong! Anyone know working code?

Re: Constructing YouTube FLV URL on client-side without any server-side script

Qaido — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:02:53 -0000

comment obtenir l'url flv de youtube avec un script php

Re: Constructing YouTube FLV URL on client-side without any server-side script

Laurent — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:58:18 -0000

This technique to get the FLV URL indeed no longer work. You now have to load the swf web page and extract the parameters from there. I've posted the source code to do that on my blog:
http://pogopixels.com/blog/...

Re: Constructing YouTube FLV URL on client-side without any server-side script

Abdul Qabiz — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 02:39:56 -0000

Hi Guys
Sorry for not responding to your comments, seems it's time for an updated post for latest workaround.
I have been busy with many things, one of those is Chromeless AS3 Player (YouTube) Wrapper - It uses ExternalInterace or LocalConnection (both options would be there).
Once it's ready, I would post it.
Thanks
-abdul

Re: Constructing YouTube FLV URL on client-side without any server-side script

Alain Raap — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:36:03 -0000

download the html page in as3 (www.youtube.com/watch?v=.....), search for swfargs= and split and decode the parameters behind this string, then you can compose the video-url again, it works on my site

Re: Constructing YouTube FLV URL on client-side without any server-side script

Alain Raap — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:33:11 -0000

use this way to call the video-url. First call www.youtube.com/watch?video, you should return the result in AS2/3 as a text (html), then search for the text swfargs = and decode the variables in this string, then you can rebuild the right url again, I've got it working on my own site

Re: Constructing YouTube FLV URL on client-side without any server-side script

mincheol Lee — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 23:10:26 -0000

Hi!
Your blog helped me to develop Youtube widget player. Thank you!
As other people said, the url format had been changed. Does anyone find the new way of getting flv url?

Re: Constructing YouTube FLV URL on client-side without any server-side script

owen — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:54:27 -0000

Hmm... I'm trying to write a workaround for this right now. The AS3 chromeless API might work, as long as you don't mind using the external interface controls for your embedded player.

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Yes — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:26:07 -0000

Yes, youtube's broken the "t=" method. Not sure how to resolve this. They're saying that downloading videos breaks the "Terms of Service" agreement.

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ajmssc — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:02:21 -0000

They changed the code on their server.
Even though I can get the t var and perform a GET on the get_video url, i get a 404 not found on the download.
But if I use a web browser and view the source, and manually extract the t variable, the download link works.
Maybe it's something to do with cookies...

Re: Constructing YouTube FLV URL on client-side without any server-side script

Brian — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:28:09 -0000

I have found a solution to this issue. Hopefully the following steps will work for you as well.

<ol>
<li>Get the URL to the clip you wish to load. This URL must be of the form http://www.youtube.com/watc.... If you are getting the URLs from the standardfeeds url (http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/standardfeeds/), the URL to the clip is the media:player item
</li><li>Load this URL and scan the source of the page for the "watch_fullscreen" URL. It will look something like this:</li></ol>

Â Â
var fullscreenUrl = '/watch_fullscreen?fs=1...
<li>Take everything after "watch_fullscreen?" and save it to a variable (we'll use params)
</li><li>Generate your FLV url as follows:
</li>

Â Â finalURL = "http://www.youtube.com/get_..." + params;

And there you go. Hope this works for you.

Re: Constructing YouTube FLV URL on client-side without any server-side script

gaurav — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 04:47:05 -0000

Yes it doesn't work now.

Re: Constructing YouTube FLV URL on client-side without any server-side script

kay — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 03:54:02 -0000

Hi It was so useful for me. But since last week the program doesn`t work. I think the U-tube change url method or thet don`t want to acess like this way. I really want to use this program again. so do U have another way to use it?? thank you for you`re kindness Bye :-)

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ural — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:18:58 -0000

help...
doesn't work now! t urlVars = undefined

Re: Constructing YouTube FLV URL on client-side without any server-side script

Seraphim — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:58:02 -0000

Please! Someone help! What is new format???

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Greg — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:19:16 -0000

Yep!
Seems to no longer work.
Would be nice to have an update, ... but ...
Greg

Re: Constructing YouTube FLV URL on client-side without any server-side script

Greg — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:18:02 -0000

Yep!
Seems to no longer work.
Would be nice to have an update, ... but ...
Greg

Re: Constructing YouTube FLV URL on client-side without any server-side script

Andy Milburn — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:07:11 -0000

This hack, after working reliably for a year, appears to have been broken by a change in Youtube format. Can anyone else confirm this? Any workarounds yet?