Youtube doesn't work

[Giampy]

Hi all.

Introduction: since yesterday Youtube is impossible to watch in peace, as it's plagued by some ads. Today they start even without warning.

I apologize if my question has been already treated but I didn't find it, I have only known the matter of the new Youtube.lua (or .luac).
I use Windows XP and I am trying VLC 13.0.14.
My need is damn simple: I would watch a video of Youtube by VLC.
I opened the relative window, in the field "Network protocol" I entered the URL (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pi7IxZSYfQ) but VLC doesn't open that video (I read "VLC is not able to open the MRL").
It's all for now.

GF

[Hitchhiker]

Seems to play ok on my system.


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Did you download 3.0.14 from the official site? https://www.videolan.org/

[Giampy]

Hitchhiker,
yes, I downloaded 3.0.14 from the official site.

Note: yesterday when I did my search I saw more times your name. You seem to me rather active in this forum and ready to help people. Congratulations.

[Hitchhiker]

The problem is likely due to the fact that you have an unsupported version of Windows. The subject has been debated at length by the devs in this thread: https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.ph ... 91#p514991

You could try creating a new youtube.luac file to see if it'll help, but if it doesn't work I'm afraid you're up the creek without a paddle.

Instructions on how to create the file illustrated with screenshots here: https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.ph ... 05#p510105
The latest code is here: https://github.com/videolan/vlc/blob/ma ... outube.lua

[Giampy]

The problem is likely due to the fact that you have an unsupported version of Windows.

Bad new.

There are many writings in the VLC log. Two writings catch my attention:
main error: TLS client plugin not available
access error: HTTP connection failure
I wonder if this is the crux of the matter.

[Lotesdelere]

I use Windows XP and I am trying VLC 13.0.14.
...
main error: TLS client plugin not available
access error: HTTP connection failure

Windows XP has only partial support for TLS and only supports TLS 1.0 by default whilst TLS 1.2 is now the default standard.
You may find some ways to enable TLS 1.1 and 1.2 support in XP:
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/kausha ... n-windows/
https://msfn.org/board/topic/178092-ena ... 58544_menu

But let's make it clear: you should NOT connect to the internet anymore using Windows XP. Full stop.

[Lotesdelere]

Looking at one other report it might be the plugin which has been compiled without NT 5.1 compatibility.

Can you try with the \plugins\misc\libgnutls_plugin.dll from VLC 3.0.12 ?

[Giampy]

Looking at one other report it might be the plugin which has been compiled without NT 5.1 compatibility.

Can you try with the \plugins\misc\libgnutls_plugin.dll from VLC 3.0.12 ?

I tried but without success.

[Giampy]

Looking at one other report it might be the plugin which has been compiled without NT 5.1 compatibility.

Can you try with the \plugins\misc\libgnutls_plugin.dll from VLC 3.0.12 ?

I believe to have found that report. Perhaps you wanted to write VLC 3.0.11.
It works now with the DLL from release 11. What a pleasant feeling!

[Giampy]

Now another drawback arises: the video is at 360p only, I can't watch the video at the resolution I prefer (480p).
Of course I already set the advanced menu for a resolution of "576 or 480 rows".

[Lotesdelere]

Yep, the resolution issues have been fixed in VLC 3.0.12

So now we know some plugins of VLC 3.0.14 have not been properly compiled with Windows XP NT 5.1 compatibility, again.

You should create a new ticket on the VLC Trac with your above report and the link to this thread:
https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc/-/issues

[Giampy]

Yep, the resolution issues have been fixed in VLC 3.0.12

But I already use the release 12!!! The issue of the resolution happened precisely with the release 12.

Note: I downgraded to 12 after your suggestion "Can you try with the \plugins\misc\libgnutls_plugin.dll from VLC 3.0.12 ?" but without success. Later as an experiment I replaced libgnutls_plugin.dll of 12 with that of 11, successfully as I wrote.
I mean I use release 12 with libgnutls_plugin.dll of 11 (but I suppose that libgnutls_plugin.dll is unrelated to resolution).

[chouquette]

Created https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc/-/issues/25746 to track this issue