But only for 2-3 days, or possibly only those two videos I was watching (they were very long (sport events)). The same day (13 Jan) I tried opening a YT videostream via VLC for the first time, and it worked! At 720p too. However, just 1-2 days later that disappeared, so I guess they postponed it. For the best experience please upgrade your browser” on Pale Moon 26.5 on Windows XP. On 13 January 2020 YouTube said “We’ll stop supporting this browser soon. Paste the address to your YouTube video in the Enter network address input box and give it a few moments to load up the video instantly in your app. In the app version of this wonderful software, you will find the stream option in the hamburger menu (three lines on the top-left).

Convert: Convert video formats using VLC.

It contains advanced streaming features which are not for everyone. It reveals additional things you can do with the media. It is an interesting feature useful for mashups.īesides the Play button, you can also see a small down-facing arrow.

Play another media synchronously (extra audio file, …)Įxtra Media: Activate the checkbox and you can add another audio or video file to play along with the YouTube video.

It is useful to avoid the unnecessary parts.

Start Time: Choose a point in the video from where it begins playing.

You can change it to a higher number if the player stops at multiple intervals but you might have to wait in the beginning.

Caching: Change how much of the video is cached and loaded before playing begins.

To access the streaming options check the show more options checkbox. There are a few options that you can set before streaming and you can also choose what happens after the video streams.

You can find the video resolution and other media information by hitting CTRL + J or from Tools > Media information. The available options are Best available, Full HD (1080p), HD (720p), Standard Definition (576 or 480 lines), Low Definition (360 lines) and Very Low Definition (240 lines).

Choose an option next to Preferred video resolution.

To choose the quality of the video that is fetched:

The YouTube website and app doesn’t have this feature. It is a great way to watch YouTube videos in high speed like 1.2x so that you save some time. You can even choose the quality of the media and also use all the controls and features of VLC Media Player like speeding it up or slowing it down. The video will begin to stream and play immediately. Enter the direct YouTube URL to the video.Click on Media > Open Network Stream….Here are the steps to play YouTube Videos in VLC Media Player: Pro Tip: The quickest way to open a YouTube video is to drag and drop a youtube link from your browser (or anywhere else) to VLC’s interface.

Download videos from youtube using vlc