That's quite simple: the youtube.js script replaces Flash with Odyssey's builtin HTML5 player.
However, if you're subscribed to the Youtube HTML5 program and that the video is available in this mode (which is still not the case for all videos), then Youtube's player will be used instead (and since Youtube's HTML5 mode seems to have this "not available" issue, i'd suggest not subscribing to the HTML5 program).

The youtube.js script is supplied with Odyssey, but it's not loaded by default. You just have to add it, as stated in the documentation, in Youtube section.

[ Edited by Fab 18.07.2012 - 00:48 ]

Fab: were you ever able to figure out what kept the non-YouTube videos from being downloaded on:

Redlettermedia.com?

@XDelusion

Well the non youtube videos are not trivial to retrieve. I'd need to inspect it and see if there's any way to figure out the link, but it's not always possible without actually running the flash program.. :)

Sorry for my ignorance Fab, I'm not in front of my MorphOS machine to test this, but...

Are you saying that if I include that JS script that I should in theory be able to download all the videos from that site now, or are you saying that we need a real Flash program?

@XDelusion

I'm saying the non youtube links would need quite some work to be figured out and the supplied scripts in OWB certainly won't handle it. ;)

Aghh, OH, thank you for having a look though!

I love my Red Letter Media. :)

Sorry to refloat and old thread, but, recently youtube videos aren't working anymore on owb 1.16. Does youtube change the modes again?. I have enabled the .js scripts in owb and unsubscribe from html5 program from youtube but stilll no luck. Is anyone having this problems too?.
I'm using mos 3.0.

I can confirm that. The userscript doesn't seem to work ATM (both in download and view modes).

BTW: The latest Odyssey is 1.17 and the latest MorphOS is 3.1 :)

[ Edited by koszer 10.09.2012 - 14:38 ]

The userscript still works here, just tested it. If it doesn't try reloading the page, just in case.

As for the HTML5 mode, youtube seems to have disabled/broken it today. It doesn't work at all in FireFox either (it uses Flash instead, despite the html5 program cookie being set).

Oh, one more thing, if the issue with the userscript is that you see the "you need flash" placeholder, then do as it says and install the swfdec plugin. It will avoid this (even if flash won't be used anyway).

So, for the people that had issues, does it work again now? Youtube seems to have fixed their mess. :)

It's working now!. Thanks fab for the tip on the swfdec plugin, as seems i forgotten to install it in the last install after my previous hd crash.
Works perfect without the subscription to html5 program.

Damn, what do I do wrong? Swdec plugin is on, html5 is off, userscript works (it shows the links), but:
- when I click on the view link I get nothing
- when I click on the download link I get "sorry, no such page"

koszer,
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Exactly the same here.

Youtube is still fuxxored depending on visiting countries then. It was happening here last night, and it was fixed this morning.

Youtube made some changes a couple days ago regarding direct links, and it seems these changes weren't applied on all servers at once, so it worked for some people and not for others.

I uploaded a new version of Youtube.js on my site at http://fabportnawak.free.fr/owb/scripts/ . Grunch should also notify you about this new version.

Grunch pulled it when I just checked :)

Lately, a lot of Youtube videos doesn't work as they should. It says that the video isn't available, but you can hear the video in the background. And you can download as usual. Anyone else experience this?

Yasu,
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The same problem I have one last MOS 3.3/OWB.

> Lately, a lot of Youtube videos doesn't work as they should. It says that the video
> isn't available, but you can hear the video in the background. And you can download
> as usual. Anyone else experience this?

https://morph.zone/modules/newbb_plus/viewtopic.php?topic_id=9563&forum=3&start=15

It's official then, Youtube sucks!

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I recently ended up reinstalling OWB due to this issue.
For some reason, even with all correct settings:

- html5 youtube trial NOT enabled
- youtube.js (latest version) added and enabled
- flash plugin enabled
- (for bonus points I also tried spoofing as Safari (actually tried them all) with no luck).
- (for extra bonus points I also deleted all cookies and sub-cookies with "youtube" in the string also with no luck).

Reinstalled, enabled scripts, installed plugin - now all is working fine.

It's possible that some cookie (which doesn't contain 'youtube' in the string) was screwing things up I suppose. I still have the old config backed up for testing in case its needed.

Weird. Can someone else confirm this?

For me youtube videos come back after swf plugin was enabled and exit from html5 test mode.

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Hmmm. Having just gone back and tested again, my old archive now works with Youtube again.
It's possible that my last-gasp effort of reinstalling coincided with Youtube un-breaking something.

The difference was night and day though - the old archive showed EZdownload links, but linked to blank content, & the player showed 'you must install flash' message, even though most videos seemed to play behind the message and audio worked.

The reinstalled OWB showed vids perfectly as expected.

Now they both work.

Youtube sucks.