Capturing YouTube Streams with a Specific Start Point

[SGreene01]

I hope I'm not repeating someone else's report. I searched and did not find the specific problem/solution with playback. In fact the problem may simply be a feature VLC doesn't support. In any event here is my issue.

VLC streams perfectly from youtube if I enter the URL (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBuZsLSy6cQ). However, if I enter the URL with a time definition (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBuZsLSy6cQ&&t=25000s), VLC ignores the time and plays the stream from the current point in the stream, not 25000 seconds from the start of the stream. Am I missing a setup option or is this a problem? Is it a feature I should request.

Basically, VLC would be more useful for me recording streams if I could use Youtube's feature (&t=25000s) to go to a particular point in the stream.

[ParadoxImmobilizer]

In the Open Media dialogue (where you enter the URL), if you check 'Show more options' there is an option to specify the start time.

[Lotesdelere]

Maybe, and it's a maybe, because this video is 11 hours 54 minutes 55 seconds long, your start point is at 6 hours 56 minutes 40 seconds but for some reason VLC is showing a maximum length of 4 hours for this video stream.

[SGreene01]

In the Open Media dialogue (where you enter the URL), if you check 'Show more options' there is an option to specify the start time.

Thanks for the suggestion. I tried that in the past and tried again today. It doesn't work. Neither do the "Playback" menu options for "Jump Backward," "Jump Forward," or "Jump to a Specific Time." Everything far fails to allow a retreat to a specific stream point on YouTube. Frankly, I haven't tried time specific streaming on any other service. Maybe those controls work wonderfully on other services.

[SGreene01]

Does anyone else have advice? If not, may I request the option to handle YouTube streams as a feature?