Minitube 1.5 to the rescue

Aug 072011

Minitube it’s an application to watch youtube movie without using Flash or your browser, i’ve talked about it in a former article.

But from some time there were problems and the app was not able anymore to load properly the youtube video (this was with version 1.4.3 from around 1 month ago).

Flavio released on 5 of august a new release, the 1.5 that fixed this problem

Here I am with a new release that fixes the problem and adds a few features. Thanks to Mike Holenderski for emailing me details about the YouTube changes that broke Minitube. Besides watching videos again, you can now drag’n’drop YouTube links from your browser to the Minitube window. Also, Minitube is now more tolerant about which URLs are actually YouTube URLs.

Installation

The binaries of minitube 1.5 can be downloaded from minitube official page
Or if you are using Ubuntu (from 10.04 to 11.04) you can use a PPA maintained by Ferramosca Roberto (from the famous italian site: http://www.lffl.org/).

To use it just open your teminal and write:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ferramroberto/minitube
sudo aptitude update
sudo aptitude upgrade (if you already had minitube)
sudo aptitude install minitube (to install it)

Have fun with this new release of minitube, one of my favorite desktop application.

8 Responses to “Minitube 1.5 to the rescue”

Sr. Dorothy says:

Tuesday August 9th, 2011 at 07:29 PM

Thanks for this how-to on installing / upgrading minitube!

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oldcity says:

Thursday August 11th, 2011 at 05:59 PM

Ubuntu 10.04. It does very nicely.
My only problem is the colors are washed out.
Is there a way to better render the colors?

tia
oldcity

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- oldcity says:
  
  Friday August 12th, 2011 at 01:20 AM
  
  Ubuntu 10.04. It does very nicely.
  
  My only problem is the colors are washed out.
  
  When a video is playing. The images on the far left
  all the way down screen shows correctly.
  
  Is there a way to better render the colors?
  
  tia
  oldcity
  
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  - linuxari says:
    
    Friday August 12th, 2011 at 08:54 AM
    
    On ubuntu 11.04 I’ve no problem with Minitube.
    if you run it starting from a terminal (open a terminal and write minitube) do yuo see some error ?
    
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    - oldcity says:
      
      Friday August 12th, 2011 at 06:31 PM
      
      00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82865G Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 02)
      
      bill@bill-oldcity:~$ minitube
      GET “http://flavio.tordini.org/minitube-ws/release.xml?v=1.5”
      “1.5” “1.5”
      
      Did video for compiz ubuntu 10.04. Its first screen could
      have been more crisp. Then when the “Compiz action” started
      the new moving images were washed out.
      I did a second session of the above with the same results.
      When I ended the session and returned to the terminal I had
      the following. Hope this helps.
      
      bill@bill-oldcity:~$ minitube
      GET “http://flavio.tordini.org/minitube-ws/release.xml?v=1.5”
      “1.5” “1.5”
      GET “http://suggestqueries.google.com/complete/search?ds=yt&output=toolbar&hl=en-US&q=fr”
      GET “http://suggestqueries.google.com/complete/search?ds=yt&output=toolbar&hl=en-US&q=free”
      GET “http://suggestqueries.google.com/complete/search?ds=yt&output=toolbar&hl=en-US&q=free%20”
      GET “http://suggestqueries.google.com/complete/search?ds=yt&output=toolbar&hl=en-US&q=free%20linu”
      GET “http://suggestqueries.google.com/complete/search?ds=yt&output=toolbar&hl=en-US&q=free%20linux”
      GET “http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos?max-results=10&start-index=1&q=free%20linux”
      GET “http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos?max-results=10&start-index=1&q=free%20linux”
      GET “http://www.youtube.com/get_video_info?video_id=U8el0uL9zJQ&el=embedded&ps=default&eurl=&gl=US&hl=en”
      GET “http://i.ytimg.com/vi/U8el0uL9zJQ/0.jpg”
      GET “http://i.ytimg.com/vi/p7zS8FUVXCg/0.jpg”
      GET “http://i.ytimg.com/vi/12nQkSlISQw/0.jpg”
      GET “http://i.ytimg.com/vi/KeOjAAHZ8nM/0.jpg”
      GET “http://i.ytimg.com/vi/ND5xw9x74Is/0.jpg”
      GET “http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Or2ZaFUprGg/0.jpg”
      GET “http://i.ytimg.com/vi/RLvn7jRPvVA/0.jpg”
      GET “http://i.ytimg.com/vi/aEUWUATrQ3A/0.jpg”
      GET “http://i.ytimg.com/vi/94xy3zim7aw/0.jpg”
      GET “http://i.ytimg.com/vi/yqedu_lxcv4/0.jpg”
      Found format 18
      GET “http://v12.lscache3.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?sparams=id%2Cexpire%2Cip%2Cipbits%2Citag%2Cratebypass&itag=18&ip=98.0.0.0&signature=8D411B8E8DF2C041CA83DB53AB992E4B6F0220E9.91C7E89222FC9469F7B86D521A53B29F4EA036D4&sver=3&ratebypass=yes&expire=1313193600&key=yt1&ipbits=8&id=53c7a5d2e2fdcc94”
      GET “http://v4.cache8.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?sparams=id%2Cexpire%2Cip%2Cipbits%2Citag%2Cratebypass&itag=18&ip=98.0.0.0&signature=8D411B8E8DF2C041CA83DB53AB992E4B6F0220E9.91C7E89222FC9469F7B86D521A53B29F4EA036D4&sver=3&ratebypass=yes&expire=1313193600&key=yt1&ipbits=8&id=53c7a5d2e2fdcc94&redirect_counter=1”
      Playing “/tmp/minitube-bill.mp4”
      Phonon error: “Could not open media source.” 2
      Playing “/tmp/minitube-bill.mp4”
      loading
      Network error: “Operation canceled” 5
      “Operation canceled”
      GET “http://suggestqueries.google.com/complete/search?ds=yt&output=toolbar&hl=en-US&q=com”
      GET “http://suggestqueries.google.com/complete/search?ds=yt&output=toolbar&hl=en-US&q=comp”
      GET “http://suggestqueries.google.com/complete/search?ds=yt&output=toolbar&hl=en-US&q=compi”
      GET “http://suggestqueries.google.com/complete/search?ds=yt&output=toolbar&hl=en-US&q=compiz”
      GET “http://suggestqueries.google.com/complete/search?ds=yt&output=toolbar&hl=en-US&q=compiz%20”
      GET “http://suggestqueries.google.com/complete/search?ds=yt&output=toolbar&hl=en-US&q=compiz%20u”
      GET “http://suggestqueries.google.com/complete/search?ds=yt&output=toolbar&hl=en-US&q=compiz%20ubun”
      GET “http://suggestqueries.google.com/complete/search?ds=yt&output=toolbar&hl=en-US&q=compiz%20ubuntu”
      GET “http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos?max-results=10&start-index=1&q=compiz%20ubuntu%2010.04”
      GET “http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos?max-results=10&start-index=1&q=compiz%20ubuntu%2010.04”
      GET “http://www.youtube.com/get_video_info?video_id=VvfRpmqKRbs&el=embedded&ps=default&eurl=&gl=US&hl=en”
      GET “http://i.ytimg.com/vi/VvfRpmqKRbs/0.jpg”
      GET “http://i.ytimg.com/vi/rNeWMLSmkXQ/0.jpg”
      GET “http://i.ytimg.com/vi/USmiMF-OunM/0.jpg”
      GET “http://i.ytimg.com/vi/1tF8ypEV4nI/0.jpg”
      GET “http://i.ytimg.com/vi/0nWg5Z285jU/0.jpg”
      GET “http://i.ytimg.com/vi/zrJ7Z7gH6LY/0.jpg”
      GET “http://i.ytimg.com/vi/sufysSC0zDo/0.jpg”
      GET “http://i.ytimg.com/vi/FOKSyx1nkT8/0.jpg”
      GET “http://i.ytimg.com/vi/wuMgvnFYiyg/0.jpg”
      GET “http://i.ytimg.com/vi/en2dPvy8wM4/0.jpg”
      Found format 18
      GET “http://v15.lscache6.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?sparams=id%2Cexpire%2Cip%2Cipbits%2Citag%2Cratebypass%2Coc%3AU0hQSFFUUV9FSkNOMF9JTlVH&itag=18&ip=0.0.0.0&signature=6486CB052B999581E3D56F1404B989304355CFDC.7CB35426541DBBCE8FB1916672ECF1C24F77F254&sver=3&ratebypass=yes&expire=1313193600&key=yt1&ipbits=0&id=56f7d1a66a8a45bb”
      paused
      Retrying…
      GET “http://www.youtube.com/get_video_info?video_id=VvfRpmqKRbs&el=embedded&ps=default&eurl=&gl=US&hl=en”
      Found format 18
      GET “http://v15.lscache6.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?sparams=id%2Cexpire%2Cip%2Cipbits%2Citag%2Cratebypass%2Coc%3AU0hQSFFUUV9FSkNOMF9JTlVH&itag=18&ip=0.0.0.0&signature=6486CB052B999581E3D56F1404B989304355CFDC.7CB35426541DBBCE8FB1916672ECF1C24F77F254&sver=3&ratebypass=yes&expire=1313193600&key=yt1&ipbits=0&id=56f7d1a66a8a45bb”
      Playing “/tmp/minitube-bill.mp4”
      loading
      paused
      Network error: “Operation canceled” 5
      “Operation canceled”
      bill@bill-oldcity:~$ minitube
      GET “http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos?max-results=10&start-index=1&q=compiz%20ubuntu%2010.04”
      QAbstractItemModel::endInsertRows: Invalid index ( 1 , 0 ) in model ListModel(0x9a4a8d0)
      GET “http://www.youtube.com/get_video_info?video_id=VvfRpmqKRbs&el=embedded&ps=default&eurl=&gl=US&hl=en”
      GET “http://i.ytimg.com/vi/VvfRpmqKRbs/0.jpg”
      GET “http://i.ytimg.com/vi/rNeWMLSmkXQ/0.jpg”
      GET “http://i.ytimg.com/vi/USmiMF-OunM/0.jpg”
      GET “http://i.ytimg.com/vi/1tF8ypEV4nI/0.jpg”
      GET “http://i.ytimg.com/vi/0nWg5Z285jU/0.jpg”
      GET “http://i.ytimg.com/vi/zrJ7Z7gH6LY/0.jpg”
      GET “http://i.ytimg.com/vi/sufysSC0zDo/0.jpg”
      GET “http://i.ytimg.com/vi/FOKSyx1nkT8/0.jpg”
      GET “http://i.ytimg.com/vi/wuMgvnFYiyg/0.jpg”
      GET “http://i.ytimg.com/vi/en2dPvy8wM4/0.jpg”
      Found format 18
      GET “http://v15.lscache6.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?sparams=id%2Cexpire%2Cip%2Cipbits%2Citag%2Cratebypass&fexp=914021%2C904532%2C913104%2C904423&itag=18&ip=98.0.0.0&signature=3AC4198322BC96E957BA7E44F823A4705A7BD0FF.1EEBAC5F558930A2A7EEB5ED1B6799A1EB0A9BD0&sver=3&ratebypass=yes&expire=1313193600&key=yt1&ipbits=8&id=56f7d1a66a8a45bb”
      Retrying…
      GET “http://www.youtube.com/get_video_info?video_id=VvfRpmqKRbs&el=embedded&ps=default&eurl=&gl=US&hl=en”
      Found format 18
      GET “http://v15.lscache6.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?sparams=id%2Cexpire%2Cip%2Cipbits%2Citag%2Cratebypass%2Coc%3AU0hQSFFUUV9FSkNOMF9JTlVH&fexp=914021%2C904532%2C913104%2C904423&itag=18&ip=0.0.0.0&signature=013D917DB70C4AD3E48017E5C798E71C41B94126.48E9A943D31667D2A4A73BCBF4521976B6A7DAFD&sver=3&ratebypass=yes&expire=1313193600&key=yt1&ipbits=0&id=56f7d1a66a8a45bb”
      Playing “/tmp/minitube-bill.mp4”
      Network error: “Operation canceled” 5
      “Operation canceled”
      bill@bill-oldcity:~$
      
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      - linuxari says:
        
        Friday August 12th, 2011 at 09:03 PM
        
        The only thing that come to my mind it’s some incompatibility between Compiz and Minitube, on XFCE (without compiz or any effect) it’s perfect.
        Have you tried to disable Comiz 8just to make a test) ?
oldcity says:

Saturday August 13th, 2011 at 05:26 PM

I think it is my desktop machine that is the problem.
I installed Minitube on my laptop and it runs
normally.
I do have Compiz on the machine but it has not
been enabled for more than a year.
I had selected a Compiz video from Youtube and it
ran normally. As previously indicated when the
same program was viewed on Minitube the video
images were washed out.
Today I searched Youtube “how to fix flush valve”.
I selected the first item “how to fix a toilet –
flush valve replacement – part 1 of 2” a 2:53 min
video.
I ran the video from Youtube and it ran normally.
As previously indicated when the same program was
viewed on Minitube the video images were washed out.

bill@bill-oldcity:~$ minitube
GET “http://suggestqueries.google.com/complete/search?ds=yt&output=toolbar&hl=en-US&q=how%20to%20fix%20flush%20valve”
GET “http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos?max-results=10&start-index=1&q=how%20to%20fix%20flush%20valve”
QAbstractItemModel::endInsertRows: Invalid index ( 1 , 0 ) in model ListModel(0x99687f8)
GET “http://www.youtube.com/get_video_info?video_id=IrMi8agdg2I&el=embedded&ps=default&eurl=&gl=US&hl=en”
GET “http://i.ytimg.com/vi/IrMi8agdg2I/0.jpg”
GET “http://i.ytimg.com/vi/tLlgmWtrysI/0.jpg”
GET “http://i.ytimg.com/vi/PuMcvTLq1Uw/0.jpg”
GET “http://i.ytimg.com/vi/UeV1hooQC9M/0.jpg”
GET “http://i.ytimg.com/vi/KCPlbiTcLc4/0.jpg”
GET “http://i.ytimg.com/vi/VElgGcV1Zr8/0.jpg”
GET “http://i.ytimg.com/vi/ohSZuVyal2M/0.jpg”
GET “http://i.ytimg.com/vi/cu9wSUlP24g/0.jpg”
GET “http://i.ytimg.com/vi/kfqRBdpWt8g/0.jpg”
GET “http://i.ytimg.com/vi/3W3u2O1dZws/0.jpg”
Found format 18
GET “http://v2.lscache7.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?sparams=id%2Cexpire%2Cip%2Cipbits%2Citag%2Cratebypass&fexp=905228&itag=18&ip=74.0.0.0&signature=B77C078B28B1FF715D50B9058356283D880652B4.BEBDB4A6BBA07343392F7A71C1E7C2EA129D319D&sver=3&ratebypass=yes&expire=1313272800&key=yt1&ipbits=8&id=22b322f1a81d8362”
Network error: “Operation canceled” 5
“Operation canceled”
Request finished but never started saving
GET “http://www.youtube.com/get_video_info?video_id=IrMi8agdg2I&el=embedded&ps=default&eurl=&gl=US&hl=en”
Found format 18
GET “http://v2.lscache7.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?sparams=id%2Cexpire%2Cip%2Cipbits%2Citag%2Cratebypass%2Coc%3AU0hQSFJSUF9FSkNOMF9KTFRJ&fexp=905228&itag=18&ip=0.0.0.0&signature=B58644235955FA42657AE25E71BB4B50FC39AEB0.D06E5FBF30F1C354751D8ACECF43E1A89B44DB16&sver=3&ratebypass=yes&expire=1313272800&key=yt1&ipbits=0&id=22b322f1a81d8362”
Retrying…
GET “http://www.youtube.com/get_video_info?video_id=IrMi8agdg2I&el=embedded&ps=default&eurl=&gl=US&hl=en”
Found format 18
GET “http://v2.lscache7.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?sparams=id%2Cexpire%2Cip%2Cipbits%2Citag%2Cratebypass%2Coc%3AU0hQSFJSUF9FSkNOMF9KTFRJ&fexp=905228&itag=18&ip=0.0.0.0&signature=B58644235955FA42657AE25E71BB4B50FC39AEB0.D06E5FBF30F1C354751D8ACECF43E1A89B44DB16&sver=3&ratebypass=yes&expire=1313272800&key=yt1&ipbits=0&id=22b322f1a81d8362”
Retrying…
GET “http://www.youtube.com/get_video_info?video_id=IrMi8agdg2I&el=embedded&ps=default&eurl=&gl=US&hl=en”
Found format 18
GET “http://v2.lscache7.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?sparams=id%2Cexpire%2Cip%2Cipbits%2Citag%2Cratebypass%2Coc%3AU0hQSFJSUF9FSkNOMF9KTFRJ&fexp=905228&itag=18&ip=0.0.0.0&signature=B58644235955FA42657AE25E71BB4B50FC39AEB0.D06E5FBF30F1C354751D8ACECF43E1A89B44DB16&sver=3&ratebypass=yes&expire=1313272800&key=yt1&ipbits=0&id=22b322f1a81d8362”
Playing “/tmp/minitube-bill.mp4”
GET “http://www.youtube.com/get_video_info?video_id=tLlgmWtrysI&el=embedded&ps=default&eurl=&gl=US&hl=en”
paused
Found format 18
GET “http://v15.lscache3.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?sparams=id%2Cexpire%2Cip%2Cipbits%2Citag%2Cratebypass%2Coc%3AU0hQSFJSVF9FSkNOMF9KTFhF&fexp=905228&itag=18&ip=0.0.0.0&signature=414A803E848CABF55991EF5C582669194169CB60.301A304D18336997250B0443D0D769C7FFF268FF&sver=3&ratebypass=yes&expire=1313276400&key=yt1&ipbits=0&id=b4b960996b6bcac2”
Playing “/tmp/minitube-bill.mp4”
loading
GET “http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos?max-results=1&start-index=11&q=how%20to%20fix%20flush%20valve”
GET “http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos?max-results=1&start-index=11&q=how%20to%20fix%20flush%20valve”
GET “http://i.ytimg.com/vi/SkoYf5sGZYc/0.jpg”
Network error: “Operation canceled” 5
“Operation canceled”
bill@bill-oldcity:~$

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Manojr Tiwari says:

Friday November 18th, 2011 at 10:21 AM

Nice application to watch video in a different way. thanks for update info. Its working very fine here.

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