1) This first tutorial focuses on manualy obtaining video streams for (k)mplayer:

Prerequisites:

mplayer (no, not your internal media player, but MPLAYER!)
the nice much more than a GUI kmplayer - make sure to select mplayer as the default player within kmplayer
a bookmark to www.clipnabber.com (if you know sites that do not require the html source please post them below)
a video that is unwatchable in your browser: encoded with no regard for common sense OR embedded with tons of ads OR embedded with a crappy player (eg.http://www.megavideo.com/?v=5NIYEE8A)

Watching any video out there in 2.5 easy steps:

1) in kmplayer, go to "Download Page", "Add Plain Download", paste the link to the desired video (eg.http://www.megavideo.com/?v=5NIYEE8A) and save the result as "file.txt" in a handy location.
2) go to clipnabber, paste the link (http://www.megavideo.com/?v=5NIYEE8A). For some sites it works out of the box for others it will ask for the page "code". In that case open "file.txt" CTL-A to select all, CTL-C to copy and CTL-V to paste it in the clipnabber "source code" window.
3) long press the "Download FLV" button to either save the whole video via "Save link as" or "Add bookmark" to simply copy the link (discard te bookmark). Paste the link in kmplayer and enjoy silky-smooth playback!

Other sites for downloading: Keeptube, KeepVid, ClipNabber, Javimoya, SaveTube, kCoolOnline,
Video sites that stream smooth directly in the browser: Youtube, Wisevid, Smotri,

For now we have a brainstorm, (please vote for it!) since I suspect a plug-in would work better than various scripts: http://maemo.org/community/brainstor...r_application/
And a thread for discussing the automated means for what I have described above: http://maemo.org/community/brainstor...r_application/



2) This tutorial focuses on an easier method that is however not available for all the video sharing sites out there:

Prerequisites

Greasemonkey installed in microb (note that due a bug in greasemonkey you won't be able to scroll/edit long lists in the config menu eg. BetterTube)
Various scripts from: http://userscripts.org, the links here will redirect you there.
Most scripts will offer to download the video. Just save it and open it with (k)mplayer, you don't have to wait for the download to finish.

Working scripts:

Direct Megavideo FLV link
-long press "download", copy link adress and paste it inKMplayer.
Youtube Buffer Video
-it does leak a frame or two but it's better stuttering until the video is buffered properly.
BetterTube 5.19.1 (change the extension from .txt to .js and install it from the file manager)
-failed on youtube but if configured like above it opens the video on a clean page, it enlarges it so you can close in-video adverts and press the full screen button easily.
Bookmarklet for tvgorge.com (thanks Bundyo & mrebanza)

Code:

javascript:(function() { prompt("Copy and Paste in your favorite player.", document.getElementById('watchwrap').innerHTML.match(/clip\:\s*{\n\s*url\:\s*'(http.*flv)'\,/)[1]); })()

-simply create a new bookmark, paste this as a target and open it whenever you're starting to view a show; paste the link in kmplayer.

Scripts that should work on some sites but not those I like :

Keep Tube: Download Youtube Videos, Dailymotion...
-asked for "source" on megavideo

3) This tutorial will focus on porting firefox/seamonkey/etc. plug-ins:

- some of us have recently noticed that Mozilla add-ons install without issues in microb but their functionality is broken.
- this tutorial will focus on porting 101 without asking you to be an expert in either linux or add-on creation,
- when? -whenever I or someone with more experience has some free time...




Best regards,
Bec