Comment on Amazon develops methods for inserting ads onto any flat surface in an existing video
Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 hours ago
Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate’s life for me! (Has been for years now)
Comment on Amazon develops methods for inserting ads onto any flat surface in an existing video
Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 hours ago
Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate’s life for me! (Has been for years now)
MDCCCLV@lemmy.ca 15 hours ago
There’s lots of YouTube stuff that isn’t popular enough for anyone to post
Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 hours ago
You do have plenty of options for downloading youtube videos directly without viewing them using tools like yt-dlp either in terminal or using one of its many GUI front ends. Apps like GrayJay and YT Revanced also have downloading youtube videos integrated, so no setup needed.
MDCCCLV@lemmy.ca 15 hours ago
That’s still not a solution, because this sounds like they could embed it in the video file if they pursue it. And the basic issue is that you have tons of short videos you only watch once and all around it’s not really a good fit for torrents.
Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 hours ago
Regarding the short form content, that is a valid concern, but I would argue that’s more of an issue with the medium rather than with the tools available. However, regarding the embedded advertising, yt-dlp already has sponsorblock trimming integrated into the program (you can set a flag to remove detected segments from the finished video file), and extending this to encompass a databank of known circulating advertisements could go a long way.
Also, curated lists for certain categories could be maintained by groups. Hardware tutorials, for instance, rarely need constant updates and therefore a known good library could be downloaded once and circulated.