Youtube playback doesn't work

[TheHardSell]

I've searched and read the other posts however after trying each suggestion and uninstalling and installing VLC again, Youtube playback still does not work. I have got the recently updated version but when using 'Open Network Stream' and inserting the link it comes up with the error window saying -
'Your input can't be opened: VLC is unable to open the MRL 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFRpHsY5djo'. Check the log for details.'

Is there anyway to fix this, am I doing anything wrong or..?

Cheers.

[Arite]

Try with http instead of https. That is:

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFRpHsY5djo

^Should work fine.

Think it's a gnutls/Winsock related bug:

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qt4 warning: Input option: network-caching=1000 main debug: adding item `https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFRpHsY5djo' ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFRpHsY5djo ) qt4 debug: Adding a new MRL to recent ones: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFRpHsY5djo main debug: no fetch required for (null) (art currently (null)) main debug: processing request item: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFRpHsY5djo, node: null, skip: 0 main debug: rebuilding array of current - root Playlist main debug: rebuild done - 2 items, index 1 main debug: starting playback of the new playlist item main debug: resyncing on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFRpHsY5djo main debug: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFRpHsY5djo is at 1 main debug: creating new input thread main debug: Creating an input for 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFRpHsY5djo' audioscrobbler debug: No artist.. qt4 debug: IM: Setting an input main debug: using timeshift granularity of 50 MiB, in path 'C:\Users\Alan\AppData\Local\Temp' main debug: `https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFRpHsY5djo' gives access `https' demux `' path `www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFRpHsY5djo' main debug: creating demux: access='https' demux='' location='www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFRpHsY5djo' file='\\www.youtube.com\watch?v=IFRpHsY5djo' main debug: looking for access_demux module matching "https": 10 candidates main debug: no access_demux modules matched main debug: creating access 'https' location='www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFRpHsY5djo', path='\\www.youtube.com\watch?v=IFRpHsY5djo' main debug: looking for access module matching "https": 18 candidates main debug: looking for tls client module matching "any": 1 candidates gnutls debug: GnuTLS v2.12.7 initialized gnutls error: cannot load trusted Certificate Authorities: An unimplemented or disabled feature has been requested. main debug: using tls client module "gnutls" access_http debug: http: server='www.youtube.com' port=443 file='/watch?v=IFRpHsY5djo' main debug: net: connecting to www.youtube.com port 443 main debug: connection succeeded (socket = 1592) gnutls debug: Winsock error 0 gnutls error: TLS handshake error: Internal error in memory allocation. main error: TLS client session handshake error access_http error: cannot establish HTTP/TLS session gnutls debug: GnuTLS deinitialized main debug: no access modules matched main error: open of `https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFRpHsY5djo' failed main debug: dead input main debug: changing item without a request (current 1/2) main debug: nothing to play qt4 debug: IM: Deleting the input main debug: Destroying the input for 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFRpHsY5djo'

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gnutls debug: GnuTLS v2.12.7 initialized gnutls error: cannot load trusted Certificate Authorities: An unimplemented or disabled feature has been requested. main debug: using tls client module "gnutls" access_http debug: http: server='www.youtube.com' port=443 file='/watch?v=IFRpHsY5djo' main debug: net: connecting to www.youtube.com port 443 main debug: connection succeeded (socket = 1592) gnutls debug: Winsock error 0 gnutls error: TLS handshake error: Internal error in memory allocation. main error: TLS client session handshake error access_http error: cannot establish HTTP/TLS session gnutls debug: GnuTLS deinitialized

EDIT: Seems it's not Windows-specific:
https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/7925

Note it seems to occur for https in general.

END OF EDIT.

Arite.

[Giampy]

Youtube playback still does not work... 'Your input can't be opened: VLC is unable to open the MRL 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFRpHsY5djo'. Check the log for details.'

Today I have tried to see a Youtube video by VLC and I report the same issue of TheHardSell.
I have tried with this address: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5RT4Jodpic
What should I do?

[Arite]

^Tested link and works fine for VLC 2.0.5 (x86) on Windows 7.

What are VLC's messages?

Arite.

[Giampy]

^Tested link and works fine for VLC 2.0.5 (x86) on Windows 7.
What are VLC's messages?
Arite.

Are you asking to me? If yes, I must say my VLC (2.0.1) opens no video from Youtube. It always says "VLC can't recognize the input's format: The format of 'http://www.youtube.com/v/v2AC41dglnM' cannot be detected. Have a look at the log for details".

What a strange: I entered http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2AC41dglnM but VLC reports instead http://www.youtube.com/v/v2AC41dglnM. Is it normal?

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

YouTube keeps changing. There is no way old VLC versions will work, not even 2.0.1.

[Arite]

As Rémi said YouTube keeps changing, so update VLC to the latest version (currently 2.0.5) and try the link again.

Arite.

[stevecrye]

VLC 2.0.5 TwoFlower, on 201303231807 GMT, I get this error:

Your input can't be opened:
VLC is unable to open the MRL 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzEy91IKSCE'. Check the log for details.

My video's URL is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzEy91IKSCE

This is the first time I've tried to use VLC for YT, so I might be doing something wrong.

How does VLC deal with SSL (https) ?

Update - I answered my own question - deleted the "s" in https when I pasted in the link to VLNC , and now it works.

Steve

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Works for me in 2.0.6

[Giampy]

I have VLC 2.0.5 now, I have done several tries, but my VLC still opens no video from Youtube. It still says "VLC can't recognize the input's format: The format of 'http://www.youtube.com/v/v2AC41dglnM' cannot be detected. Have a look at the log for details".