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I want to download a couple of videos from creators I like, to keep them in case they are ever lost later (whether due to censorship or drama, etc). What is the best method to use for getting files from youtube? bonus points especially if they result in file types that I can burn to a dvd.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 hours ago

I just use grayjay :)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 hours ago

Consider uploading them to a peertube instance, so others can also see them

[–] [email protected] 4 points 12 hours ago

You can use Invidious or Piped as a frontend, and there will be a link you can click to download, no need to install anything.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

If you don't feel confortable with CLI tools their is graphical front-ends for yt-dlp such as Open Video Downloader or stacher but using yt-dlp is always better

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 hours ago

is there a reason to be uncomfortable? I'm noob

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

What file types can't you burn to a DVD? Or in case you mean a file format that can be played natively on a DVD player, just get an authoring tool like dvdstyler that will convert any format into something you can play directly.

On the other hand most DVD players newer than 10 years will also just play mp4 without any issues.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 16 hours ago

mp4 is not really a video format. Depending on how recent they are they'll play a broader or narrower range of MP4 files, depending on codec selection.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Beware it will not last like a factory made DVD or Bluray. Home burned optical media is more volatile, so not a great solution for decades-long backups.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 21 hours ago

To add on to this, you'd need archival grade discs for this. Last time I looked, they were around $4/$5 per disc in a spindle for blurays, with a 50yr min lifespan.