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I cannot open files downloaded with the easy youtube downloader add-on

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I am trying to get video clips from youtube so i can edit them together to make my own videos. using the easy youtube downloader add-on, i saved the videos to an mp4 format, after the video is downloaded, when i attempt to open it, all the player say that it is not a comptable file format (eventhough the save says .mp4) or the codec is unsupported, what can i do to support the codec, or obtain the videos in a fashion i can use them?

I am trying to get video clips from youtube so i can edit them together to make my own videos. using the easy youtube downloader add-on, i saved the videos to an mp4 format, after the video is downloaded, when i attempt to open it, all the player say that it is not a comptable file format (eventhough the save says .mp4) or the codec is unsupported, what can i do to support the codec, or obtain the videos in a fashion i can use them?

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cor-el
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Which player are you using?

A program like VLC or MPlayer is capable of playing a lot of media files.

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Ive tried WMP and trying to load the files in Camtasia, regardless of what player i use, i get the same message saying file format or the codec is not supported

andy.portman
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YouTube is changing its format to DASH video and audio formats. It means you cannot play them alone. You need to download both streams and then combine them together. I know https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/youtube-video-and-audio-dow/ does this automatically. Not sure about easy youtube downloader add-on.