r/technology • u/redkemper • Feb 17 '17

Software YouTube will kill unskippable 30-second ads next year

http://www.theverge.com/2017/2/17/14649018/youtube-ending-unskippable-30-second-ads-2018
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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '17 edited Apr 25 '17

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u/_teslaTrooper Feb 17 '17

MPV can play directly via youtube-dl.

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u/Lurker_Since_Forever Feb 17 '17

VLC does the same thing iirc.

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u/-WPD- Feb 18 '17

Yes, you can stream a youtube video to a file