Buffer Full Video. Preload whole videos. (issue: fail for biggest videos by browser defaults)

[Industrial]

Hi!

I have a shitty connection so my youtube player often switches down the video quality to the point where I don't want to watch it.

Youtube used to buffer the whole video. Now it doesn't anymore (for a long time). I want to buffer to 100% and then watch the video.

Please add an option to buffer the whole video.

[ZaCloud]

Seconding this, if it can be done.

[Obegg]

+1 I would like to see this feature.
I know there's a similar feature available on "Magic Actions for YouTube™".

[dubra15]

Thanks El dom., 6 de diciembre de 2020 3:33 p. m., OBGG <notifications@github.com> escribió:

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+1 I would like to see this feature. I know there's a similar feature available on "Magic Actions for YouTube™ <https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/magic-actions-for-youtube/abjcfabbhafbcdfjoecdgepllmpfceif> ". — You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#581 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AMYRWOSRETYTGRWXLHYQFNDSTPMAHANCNFSM4R7QKROA> .

[rzfzr]

It seems fairly simple, disabling dash playback, link

[ghost]

We will add new features as soon as we release a new stable version

[rohitghali]

I second this. Forwarding a video is bad when DASH is enabled. Increased buffering size would be fantastic.

[ImprovedTube]

most of our features yet are to be set permanently,
adding it here to our buttons, to be added temporarily: #1445
Pros:

• can save your time
• can save bandwidth for frequent skipping within the same tab sessions. unless we'd also permanently save all data 💡 (and only overwrite the oldest cache when drive is full.)

Cons:

• should not be forgotten ON (will waste bandwidth and confuse/Crash tabs as said).
• Might be needed rarely today. ( 'shitty connection' why? @Industrial). Old users might have a good solution already ( Does smarterYT's feature still work?)

[allanlaal]

shitty connection is a real use case when mobile and one needs to see the details in HD

I use mpv player for this, but its a whole thing and I still want to search the comments + like/dislike etc yt features

[allanlaal]

It seems fairly simple, disabling dash playback, https://add0n.com/no-dash-playback.html

this Firefox extension only sets the about:config variable media.mediasource.enabled to true/false - neither of them have any effect today on firefox 100 :(

[allanlaal]

I know there's a similar feature available on "Magic Actions for YouTube™".

no longer has this feature

[rzfzr]

Not only for shitty connections, my usecase includes opening multiple yt links (via rss). If I can close my laptop and move to a mobile-data or no-data place, I can still watch them.

[ghost]

@rzfzr youtube-dl?

[rzfzr]

@rzfzr youtube-dl?

I'm familiar with the tool, but you have to agree that it's far more inconvenient, you have to plan and download it...

[allanlaal]

@victor-savinov I use mpv, which uses yt-dlp or youtube-dl and ffmpeg to play videos (configured to buffer the whole video https://github.com/allanlaal/mpv.config/blob/master/mpv.conf#L112 )- but I have to open up the same video to see comments and recs & manage it on my playlists etc

code-for-charity/YouTube-Extension is about extending the existing youtube.com to not suck, so an alternative youtube viewer is not a solution, since its not the full "YouTube Experience"

edit:
Solved with 1Gbit fiber :D