YouTube Videos on N900
 

Hello,

Does anyone know a simple way to access YouTube videos from the N900? ZouTube doesn't work for some reason. Digi@tube lags too much. MediaBox requires too many clicks. YouTube with the browser was unusable since the beginning and is practically useless now since N900 doesn't have Flash 10.1. The Mobile version of YouTube doesn't work either.

So what do I do?

Re: YouTube Videos on N900
 

hmm for me every browser version of youtube works great.just like zoutube.
you should better investigate why this all dont work for you

Re: YouTube Videos on N900
 

And how can I do that? :/ I just re-installed zoutube from extras-testing and it doesn't play any video. I just click on "Play" and nothing happens. I click on "Select video quality" and it doesn't give me any options.

Re: YouTube Videos on N900
 

Download the app 'Tweak Flash Version', change it to the recommended one for froyo then it'll work straight from the browser.

Try going full screen if the video is laggy.

Re: YouTube Videos on N900
 

Did you recognize that you can minimize the amounts of clicks by putting shortcuts to stuff on the shelf for quick access?

Re: YouTube Videos on N900
 

There is youtube-dl, http://bitbucket.org/rg3/youtube-dl/wiki/Home. This python script downloads YouTube(YT), and Dailymotion (and other Flash - not Vimeo, Megavideo or Hulu) videos via the command line which can then be played by most media players - be it the default media player, mplayer, etc..

To use,
1. Get the script: Download the script via the website given above (or if you have Scratchbox installed you can first make Mercurial for the N900, http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=37094 . and then issue,
:)).

2. Copy Video URL: Via a web browser traverse to the website where the video is contained, as far as I know the embedded videos don't work so one must go to the primary source, copy the URL and

3. Open a terminal: and

4. In the folder containing the script issue,
The first command gives proper permissions to execute youtube-dl and the second command uses youtube-dl to download the desired video.

Personally I have no problem playing YT videos via Flash on MicroB without over clocking the CPU - playing Vimeo vids works with max over clocking, ~1GHz. Having alternatives to using Flash is useful, especially if one is attempting to efficiently use CPU resources, and youtube-dl is one for playing YT videos.

Re: YouTube Videos on N900
 

Are you joking with me? :P I thought I asked for a "simpler" way.

Re: YouTube Videos on N900
 

Hi Shanrizvi,

The most simple way to get YouTube on your N900 is locate the 'MyTube' application in the repositories. Cannot recall which one it is in though.

There is a known problem with this version MyTube that prevents the playing or downloading of videos. However, the patch found below fixes this.

I have done it this week. It works, guranteed.

see post #341,
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php...+patch&page=35

So there you have it! Two downloads/installs and your back to YouTubing!!

Re: YouTube Videos on N900
 

Download the Mediabox app from extras, version 2010.07.24. Once installed you can search and watch videos in very good quality from Youtube.

Re: YouTube Videos on N900
 

I´m using Minitube. Have u tried?

http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php...light=minitube

Re: YouTube Videos on N900
 

This is probably the simplest method. Youtube like Facebook doesn't utilize anything unique in Flash 10.1, so Flash 9 on the N900 still works with it.

So essentially Tweak Flash Version just fakes the identification that the N900 provides to the websites (basically saying "Hey I'm a Flash 10.1 device"). Without it (as you've found out) it says "Hey, I'm a flash 9 device" and the website goes "we only let Flash 10 in".

You'll only have a problem with those sites once they actually start to use the stuff unique to Flash 10.1 code.

Re: YouTube Videos on N900
 

i have same prob and tweakflash doesnt seem to work, wat can i do?

Re: YouTube Videos on N900
 

I use digia @scene v1.2.5 and i like it very much.

Check it at their site http://www.digia.com or try latest version in extras-devel (usual warnings apply)

Re: YouTube Videos on N900
 

same happaning with me (zotube does not work for me either)when i clik to play nothing happens i can not download too nothing works there...i have installed tweak also have chaged my flash ver to10.1.61.0. help me huys i want to download youtube videos.and want to play it when i m not online.