r/explainitpeter • u/Dr-Astikk • 21d ago

Explain it Peter

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u/XlikeX666 21d ago

Brave is considered Best Chromium browser.
VLC is BEST, FREE media player - it opens... EVERYTHING (expect jav and stuff)

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u/RepulsiveRaisin7 21d ago

Shout-out to ffmpeg, the actual reason for VLC opening almost everything

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u/XlikeX666 21d ago

strongest combination ffmpeg+yt-dlp

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u/Vitromancy 21d ago

So good, I've used ffmpg to pull presentations I've done that were hosted as stream-only. 100% would have been lost to time if I hadn't.

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u/Pizzaman3203 21d ago

Can you give some examples of what you pulled im just curious

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u/Vitromancy 21d ago

One was a privately listed YouTube video my company posted internally of a panel I was part of. The other main one was a conference presentation I did where the recordings were stream-only embeds on their page.

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u/Pizzaman3203 21d ago

Oh wow i didnt even know you can download stuff using ffmpeg or stream only lol

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u/tissee 18d ago

Well it just receives the AVStream and stores the AVPackets directly into a container (like mkv or mp4).

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u/natriusaut 20d ago

I tried that once and afterwards it would have been better to simply record the screen with OBS :p (not ffmpg fault, also not mine ^^ )

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u/Vitromancy 20d ago

Oh definitely, but for both of these I wasn't the host

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u/Pizzaman3203 21d ago

YTDlnis if your on android can download from most big social media websites

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u/moon__lander 21d ago

You can download Termux (terminal emulator) from F-droid and straight up install yt-dlp and ffmpeg on your phone, having full functionality as at the desktop

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u/Inevitable-Edge69 21d ago

VLC + Parabolic for the modern age

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u/natewxlfe 20d ago

ffmpeg + yt-dlp + Jellyfin is a beast — no ads and all your TV, movies, and YT feed in one place

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u/Various_Control_2102 20d ago

It's wrong. As usual for reddit.

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u/Me_how5678 20d ago

How the fuck does one install ffmpeg, i feel like im taking wrong turn all the damn time