From 032f2f260f7ef7a04d1499b26b97c1643fe993b0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Philipp Hagemeister Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2015 03:38:46 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] README: Document which other programs may be helpful (Fixes #7621) --- README.md | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index b286651cd7..957059f8cc 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -534,6 +534,12 @@ Most people asking this question are not aware that youtube-dl now defaults to d Apparently YouTube requires you to pass a CAPTCHA test if you download too much. We're [considering to provide a way to let you solve the CAPTCHA](https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/issues/154), but at the moment, your best course of action is pointing a webbrowser to the youtube URL, solving the CAPTCHA, and restart youtube-dl. +### Do I need any other programs? + +youtube-dl works fine on its own on most sites. However, if you want to convert video/audio, you'll need [avconv](https://libav.org/) or [ffmpeg](https://www.ffmpeg.org/). On some sites - most notably YouTube - videos can be retrieved in a higher quality format without sound. youtube-dl will detect whether avconv/ffmpeg is present and automatically pick the best option. + +Some videos or video formats can also be only downloaded when [rtmpdump](https://rtmpdump.mplayerhq.hu/) is installed. + ### I have downloaded a video but how can I play it? Once the video is fully downloaded, use any video player, such as [vlc](http://www.videolan.org) or [mplayer](http://www.mplayerhq.hu/).