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[-] Princeofspace@lemm.ee 14 points 10 months ago

Arr software for YouTube with Sponsorblock built in.

A way to use Sponsorblock on podcasts.

[-] quirzle@kbin.social 9 points 10 months ago

You wouldn't want the Sponsorblock to be part of the download process, but rather the player. Being crowdsourced, it's not immediate and often gets improved/corrected over time, so a video's least likely to have good Sponsorblock timestamps right after being uploaded (when an automated program would likely be downloading it).

We need a Plex/Jellyfin/etc. metadata provider with the Sponsorblock info included. Could keep the data up to date, even after the videos are downloaded.

[-] Princeofspace@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

Interesting. I’d not considered that Plex could build it in. That of course relies on accurate YouTube metadata but it’s not impossible.

[-] quirzle@kbin.social 1 points 10 months ago

I don't know how common they are anymore, as Plex has moved toward hosting their own metadata and I've never bothered using any myself, but there historically have been some number of YT metadata agents (e.g., this one) folks could add onto their Plex server and pull the metadata from YT directly. Expanding something like this to also query the Sponsorblock API seems like it wouldn't be terribly difficult.

The harder part would be getting the player to incorporate Sponsorblock to actually use that data to skip the segments. Plex, in particular, seems unlikely to ever try something like this, as their business model is moving more and more toward ad-supported streaming content rather than improving the self-hosted media server that got them popular.

[-] Princeofspace@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

It does seem unlikely Plex would include this ever. Hate their generic pivot to ad supported bs. But as a lifetime sub to Plex I’m riding it down.

I hear jellyfin supports plugins which is one step easier.

At home I watch on an Apple TV with a nas running isponsorblock. Works well but is a single device/location solution. And I am still paying for YouTube premium.

[-] quirzle@kbin.social 1 points 10 months ago

For things I don't care enough to archive to my own collection, I use a Shield TV with SmartTube, an alternative client that blocks ads, incorporates SponsorBlock, and a few other nice tweaks. Definitely my favorite YT experience of all the ones I've tried.

[-] CrabAndBroom@lemmy.ml 4 points 10 months ago
[-] Princeofspace@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago

Interesting. Just need it to work on a server with an interface as effortless as sonarr.

[-] t0fr@lemmy.ca 1 points 10 months ago

Like to download videos from your subscriptions?

[-] Princeofspace@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

Yep. Add to the server with ads and sponsor bs removed.

[-] Markoff@kbin.social 1 points 10 months ago

why? ublock works fine to block sponsored stuff

[-] Princeofspace@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago

What if I want to watch on my tv or download for offline use?

[-] Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago

Sponsors, not ads.

Ie sections of the actual video the creator uploaded, dedicated to their own sponsors. Not the extra video ads youtube then puts in as well.

[-] Aatube@kbin.social 0 points 10 months ago
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