yt_clipper v5.28.0 [2024.10.25]

5.28.0 (2024-10-25)

Features

• clipper: on failure to parse markers JSON file, print friendlier error messages and debug info (2c7fc9e)

Bug Fixes

• clipper: pass --cookiefile option as --cookies to yt-dlp (0e43f51) by @codedealer in (#54)
• clipper: set yt-dlp location to bundled yt-dlp for frozen releases (8a80ac1)

yt_clipper v5.27.0 [2024.10.11]

5.27.0 (2024-10-11)

Features

• clipper: auto update yt-dlp bundled in frozen releases (5728875)
  • adds option --no-ytdl-auto-update to disable automatic updating of bundled yt-dlp
  • adds option --ytdl-location to override the location of yt-dlp
  • changes option --version to print only yt_clipper's version
  • adds option --print-versions to print versions of yt_clipper and its major dependencies
• clipper: use binary yt-dlp cli to enable updating yt-dlp dep independently (9316fd4)
  • removes legacy youtube-dl support which hasn't been updated in several years
• clipper: by default, read additional args from arg file ../yt_clipper_default_args.txt for frozen releases (d00d0b6)
• clipper: organize options into groups, use rich-argparse for richer help output (fa7ac45)

yt_clipper v5.26.0 [2024.10.09]

5.26.0 (2024-10-09)

Features

• clipper: add --cookiefile option to pass a cookies file to youtube_dl for video platform login (33bc588) by @codedealer in #48
  • for more information on passing cookies, see yt-dlp docs: https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/wiki/FAQ#how-do-i-pass-cookies-to-yt-dlp
• clipper: use rich for richer logging (e673d24)
• clipper: use yt_clipper icon for python exe builds (1784a07)

Major Dependency Upgrades

• clipper: update yt-dlp dependency to v2024.10.07 (d9c8dd5)

yt_clipper v5.25.0 [2024.09.30]

5.25.0 (2024-09-30)

Features

• clipper: add --video-codec option h264_vulkan for hardware accelerated encodes of h264 (21a060f) (progresses #46)
  • Uses hardware acceleration (typically a discrete GPU) for faster encodes at the cost of some quality.
  • h264_vulkan uses the Vulkan technology which is supported on Linux and Windows across most modern GPUs (AMD/NVIDIA/Intel). MacOS and iOS are not yet supported. Requires ffmpeg >= 7.1.
  • If you have issues with hardware acceleration, ensure you have the latest drivers.
• clipper: log audio/video formats found by youtube_dl alternative (7b93636)

Bug Fixes

• clipper: crash on --fast-trim with local input video file, updates python from 3.8 to 3.12 (ff9675e)

Major Dependency Upgrades

• clipper: update ffmpeg dependency to 7.1 (supports vulkan encodes) (a5959da)
• clipper: update yt-dlp dependency to v2024.09.27 (d06bf12)

Documentation

• readme: add section on supported video codecs
• readme: add documentation for linux installation by @rehandaphedar in #44

yt_clipper v5.24.0 [2024.09.08]

5.24.0 (2024-09-08)

Features

• clipper+markup: add --enable-hdr option to use high dynamic range for output videos (75105af)
  • The option is exposed in the markup script UI in global and marker pair encode settings (opened with Shift+W).
  • Typically improves image vibrancy and colors at the expense of file size and playback compatibility.
• clipper: add --fast-trim/-ft option to generate outputs quickly without re-encoding (3dbf0f4)
• markup: crop manipulation: allow use of meta key (command on mac) instead of ctrl key (63ddd76)
• clipper: add --log-level option, fix default log level should be VERBOSE not DEBUG (a1ee47e)

Bug Fixes

• clipper: zoompan: disable scaling up input when input is HDR before zooming to avoid artifacting (2c5d0e6)
• markup: videoURL in markers json missing video ID query param (fa99571)

yt_clipper v5.22.0 [2024.08.06]

5.22.0 (2024-08-06)

Bug Fixes

• markup: fix crash when trusted types are required (TrustedHTML errors)
  • use DOMPurify for more robust html sanitization, use trusted types with browsers that support it (7ceb86118c)
  • YouTube on Chrome is rolling out content security policies that require trusted types, see https://developer.chrome.com/blog/trusted-types-on-youtube

Major Dependency Upgrades

• clipper: update yt-dlp dependency to v2024.08.06 (20c80f3)

yt_clipper v5.21.2 [2024.08.04]

5.21.2 (2024-08-04)

Bug Fixes

• clipper: making clips with local input video broken due to missing Video Type (9a14f4d)

yt_clipper v5.21.1 [2024.08.02]

5.21.1 (2024-08-02)

Bug Fixes

• clipper: work around for video stabilization artifacts when input video has low background contrast (da31b06)

yt_clipper v5.21.0 [2024.08.02]

5.21.0 (2024-08-02)

Major Dependency Upgrades

• clipper: update yt-dlp dependency to v2024.08.01 (9781979)

yt_clipper v5.20.0 [2024.08.01]

5.20.0 (2024-08-01)

Features

• clipper+markup: add initial support for afreecatv platform vods (a24b80c)

Bug Fixes

• markup: marker pair selection via mouseover should work on weverse and naver_tv (8022ac5)

AfreecaTV Support Notes

• AfreecaTV clips use the hls (http live streaming) protocol which is not as reliable as other protocols.
• Short AfreecaTV clips (about 1 second or shorter) may produce empty video files when.
• AfreecaTV VODs come in multiple video file parts and clips that span multiple parts are not currently supported.