How to Download a YouTube Video or Channel

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The ability to download media on the internet almost feels like a lost art. When I was in my teens, piracy of mp3s, movies, and just about everything else via torrents and apps like Kazaa, LimeWire, Napster, etc. was in full swing. These days sites use blob URLs and other means to prevent downloads. Luckily we have tools like yt-dlp to download individual YouTube videos or entire channels of content. To download an entire channel, you can use yt-dlp: yt-dlp https://www.youtube.com/@beetlejuicearchives3490 If you’re like me and only care for the audio, you can use a few more arguments: yt-dlp -x --audio-format mp3 https://www.youtube.com/@beetlejuicearchives3490 youtube-dl used to be... more →
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Active Video

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Glen Chiacchier has devised an interactive mapped, timeline for the American civil rights documentary Eyes on the Prize. His ‘active video’ of Eyes on the Prize turns what might otherwise be a passive viewing exercise into an active learning experience by providing viewers with the opportunity to browse the documentary by date and location. The civil rights documentary Eyes on the Prize Maps Mania… more →
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Using Generative AI to Organize Video Game Screenshots

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Way back in January (remember January), I wrote a blog post describing how to use gen ai to improve image filenames. This worked by uploading the image to Google Gemini, asking for a short description, and using that description for a new filename. Recently I was thinking about that demo and was curious how well it would work for video games. As always, I did a few quick tests in Google AI Studio. I did some quick Googling for various games and screenshots, and the results were pretty impressive. Here are three mostly modern examples: And here’s a first failure, identifying this as Final Fantasy 14, not 16. It did well for one really old game, although to be fair the name is in the picture: Although... more →
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How to Blur Faces in a Video from Command Line

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Privacy is always incredibly important, especially with visual media where you may not have the permission of individuals in the video. If you’re filming something in public, it’s likely you’ll catch someone’s face who simply doesn’t want or need to be identified. This recently got me to thinking: what’s the easiest way to blur faces in a video via command line? The best open source utility I found for blurring faces in a video was deface. Let’s have a look at how you can use deface to blur faces in videos! Start by downloading Python-based via pip: python3 -m pip install deface With deface installed, simply provide the video name and get the output... more →
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Create a Thumbnail From a Video with ffmpeg

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Creating a thumbnail to represent a video is a frequent task when presenting media on a website. I previously created a shell script to create a preview video from a larger video, much like many adult sites provide. Let’s view how we can create a preview thumbnail from a video! Developers can use `ffmpeg, an incredible open source media utility, to create a thumbnail. To create a thumbnail from the first frame of a video, execute the following command: ffmpeg -i input.webm -vf "select=eq(n\,34)" -vframes 1 thumbnail.png Providing a video thumbnail is a great tool convert images into video views. You don’t need fancy software and manual labor to create thumbnails — use... more →
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Google Maps Will Let You Drive Around as Video Game Star Mario For a Week – Fortune

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Fortune Google Maps Will Let You Drive Around as Video Game Star Mario For a WeekFortuneGoogle is celebrating Mario Day on March 10 by letting you drive around town as the iconic Nintendo video game character. “Mario Time” will be available in the Google Maps app for both iOS and Android starting today and will stick around for a week …Mario Is Taking Over Your Google Maps App To Make Driving More FunVulcan Post (press release)Mario in Google Maps: How to find Mario Time and its Easter eggPocket-lint.comHere's How To Get Mario On Your Google Maps If You Want To Play Mario Kart IRLElite DailyThe Verge –Newsweek –VentureBeatall 108 news articles » map... more →
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