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motivated by this post
viewtopic.php?f=14&t=85187&p=282051&hilit=dump+raw+youtube#p282051
I tried to save some youtube clips, but with no success.
vlc 2.0.1 on win7 home premium was able to play e.g. this video...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcMRkyoH ... =g-all-xit
...but not to save it: I invoked the "convert/save" menu, inserted the URL, filled the "Destination file" line and, finally, checked the "Dump raw input" box. The result was a tiny 146 KB file and the warning messages listed bellow.

a bug - or do I miss something?
thanks.

aver

qt4 warning: Transcode MRL: demux=dump :demuxdump-file=c:\_neinstalovane\afilename.webm
demuxdump info: dumping raw stream to file `c:\_neinstalovane\afilename.webm'
demuxdump info: closing c:\_neinstalovane\afilename.webm (146 KiB dumped)

This is expected, since demuxdump is not done for playlists (this is a playlist).

This is expected, since demuxdump is not done for playlists (this is a playlist).

ok, but what about this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaV5_IgXxp8
I don't think it is a playlist. however, "dump raw input" still doesn't work.
or a simpler question: how to apply "dump raw input" on the above video?

thanks!

aver

It is also a playlist as far as VLC is concerned.

It is also a playlist as far as VLC is concerned.

ok. obviously I miss something crucial. so again: HOW to apply "dump raw input" to download from youtube? a working example would be very helpfull.

thanks.

aver

So far, no simple solution.

If you need to capture network stream, then instead of Media → Convert/Save use Media → Open Network Stream and there a Stream option.
See this answer for details.