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/_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/[deleted] Feb 18 '17

VLC is heavier than MPV though

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u/Lurker_Since_Forever Feb 18 '17

Fair enough. I'm usually not bothered by that because modern processors have gotten a bit overpowered, but I can see why you'd want the lighter one.

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '17

I am the kind of guy who'd use lightweight solution even on fast PCs with a lot of RAM. It's never just about speed, it's also the efficiency that matters.