Video DownloadHelper problem
brucine Posted messages 24969 Registration date Status Member Last intervention -
Hello,
I can no longer download my videos using video downloadhelper (from YouTube), knowing that usually I can convert them to MP3 without any problem.
When I try, video downloadhelper shows: "unable to get media information for *song name* The file may be corrupted"
And just below: "Conversion failed for *song name*"
Can someone please help me?
Thank you
2 answers
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Hello
Either there is a problem and it needs to be reinstalled, or it's YouTube that regularly changes its protections.
I no longer use it because it often messes up, precisely because YouTube is increasingly protecting its content.
Best regards
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Hello.
Nevertheless, I need to find a solution because video downloadhelper is my only resource for MP3 music.However, there are other methods than video download helper.
One method that I use myself: via command line, with yt-dlp. https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp
Of course, you need to install ffmpeg. Useful.https://ffbinaries.com/downloads
To keep it simple:
- The command to extract audio from a video:
yt-dlp -x --audio-format mp3 "VIDEO URL"Don't forget to navigate to the folder where yt-dlp.exe is located.
This is what I do:
- I create a folder on the desktop, which I name for example: VIDEOS
- I download into it: yt-dlp.exe and ffmpeg.exe
- I launch CMD (run menu WIN+R > CMD > Enter)
- I remember to navigate to the folder via CMD, for example
cd "c:\Users\tomce\Desktop\videos"- I launch this next command if I want to download, without changing the filename
yt-dlp -x --audio-format mp3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFxqAGCsSkU&pp=ygUOc21hbGxlc3QgdmlkZW8%3D- But if I want a different name for my mp3 (like "musique.mp3"), I run this command
yt-dlp -o "music" -x --audio-format mp3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFxqAGCsSkU&pp=ygUOc21hbGxlc3QgdmlkZW8%3DBut the most practical way is to create a batch file, to be placed in the same folder as yt-dlp and ffmpeg, which will allow me to:
- Write everything as command lines, with CD and yt-dlp
- Download several MP3 files
Example of a batch file (in .bat format)
@echo off cd "%~dp0" yt-dlp -o "short_video" -x --audio-format mp3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFxqAGCsSkU&pp=ygUOc21hbGxlc3QgdmlkZW8%3D yt-dlp -o "ice" -x --audio-format mp3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyaT14_x4LIThe cd line allows me to set the current directory of the batch file.
That's why all files need to be in the same folder: it prevents errors.
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