Error Message or No Video Option

hootie318

I am attempting to use YouTube Movies. When I go directly from the browser I only receive the audio option with no selection for video.

If I use the copy link option, I am able to get the prompt, choose video, and begin the download but I receive a message after the attempt

hootie318

Check again after the update and tried yt-dlp. Wondering if I am doing something wrong

Chris5626

Same issue trying to download content from YouTube Movies, it's only giving the audio option.

0xFeedBeef

Recently youtube started "really" enforcing PO tokens, don't know if it's affecting this

TomG69

I like to download movie trailers directly from YouTube Movie Channel and unfortunately the problem is the same... :(

From the other channels it works

Germania

I like to download movie trailers directly from YouTube Movie Channel and unfortunately the problem is the same... :(
TomG69

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jpp72

At the bottom, he said it works from the other modules.

In case you don't want to get attacked again lol.

Not saying TomG69 would do that but seems like people are getting triggered easily nowadays

Stan001

YT Movies broke on 6248. 6248 gives movie choice but no sound choice for me.
So a weird change made by YT.
You cannot get YouTube movies unless you can bypass the DRM. So yt-dlp is useless, as you just get scrambled movies. ALL movies under the YT Movies section are DRM.
The regular or user-posted movies can always be downloaded with either yt-dlp or JDownloader2. Never, yet, found a user-posted video that is DRM.

Lost count of how many times YT made some crazy change, and all you get is an audio option in SF.

THANKS TO WHATEVER CRAP CHANGE SF MADE, BUT YOU CAN'T EASILY GO BACK TO OTHER VERSIONS OR OPEN THE Chromium INNER BROWSER BY HOLDING THE SHIFT KEY.

Whatever I am doing is causing YoutubeToMP3Process.exe to hang open and not close.

Germania

At the bottom, he said it works from the other modules.
jpp72

Yep, I saw this - but I tested the same original YT Movies & TV ..
.. not any other channel - see the same url, that I used in post #6

Stan001

YT seems to work, for now, so for sure changes being done to YT.

hootie318

I have tried over and over in different ways an I cannot get

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiFlujEF78Y&t=840s

jpp72

I have tried over and over in different ways an I cannot get

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiFlujEF78Y&t=840s
hootie318

What country are you in? That video is Geo-Locked

Germania

What country are you in? That video is Geo-Locked
jpp72

USA only

I get also only Audio offer

Probably because yt-dlp offer no https:

To compare the contra trailer - that works (in DE) with SF

Germania

Probably because yt-dlp offer no https
Germania

It's fixed with yt-dlp 2025.08.11 ..
.. so we need updated SF with latest stable yt-dlp

Keys for SD (480p)
[code]068305eb24395c08bab871ffd1d21096:07e516dd4f53f78f42a52d180e6049b3
6ca0c4e36d0d523985aedd80e4f3240a:906d43d13b6a842a2d8ab7cf38c5692c[/code]

phelings

I purchased a movie a year or so back on Youtube Movies but after purchasing the SF downloader I get told that paid content cannot be downloaded better than 480. They did give me a refund but I'm still waiting for some update to enable at least 720 for paid movies.

I guess its the same for tv shows too? There's a series available but I can only find it in HD via paid Youtube but if I can't put it on Bluray myself then I wont be paying £32.99 for it so its their loss.
An update to enable paid content in 1080 would be great

hootie318

So is downloading from YouTube movies at 720 or higher just not a thing? I just want to limit any expectations

Germania

So is downloading from YouTube movies at 720 or higher just not a thing? I just want to limit any expectations
hootie318

Once yt-dlp (aka YoutubeToMP3Process) has been updated in SF,
all resolutions offered should work again => like here

Chris5626

I purchased a movie a year or so back on Youtube Movies but after purchasing the SF downloader I get told that paid content cannot be downloaded better than 480. They did give me a refund but I'm still waiting for some update to enable at least 720 for paid movies.

I guess its the same for tv shows too? There's a series available but I can only find it in HD via paid Youtube but if I can't put it on Bluray myself then I wont be paying £32.99 for it so its their loss.
An update to enable paid content in 1080 would be great
phelings

So Google were a bit sneaky, back around Covid time they said there was a technical issue impacting HD playback on paid content, shortly after they updated things to say that via web browsers (unless it's Safari) then most shows and movies will only be in SD and HD playback is only on selected devices. In my experience it's a very small minority but there is some content that does actually play in HD.

Germania

It's fixed with yt-dlp 2025.08.11 ..
.. so we need updated SF with latest stable yt-dlp
Germania

SF 6249: YoutubeToMP3Process (modded yt-dlp) is still 2025.07.21

Germania

I have tried over and over in different ways an I cannot get
youtube.com/watch?v=PiFlujEF78Y
hootie318

yt-dlp was updated with 6251 ..
.. so video is selectable again:

btw: The first attempt offered me 1080p, but I couldn't get it (without Premium)