Readme: | AmiTube =======
AmiTube is a YouTube Client for m68k Amiga. That means searching and watching YouTube videos on a classic Amiga is possible now. To make this possible the video it will be converted on a Server to CDXL or MPEG1 and downloaded to the Amiga Hard disk, where it can be watched with any eligible player (by default MultiView).
Requirements ------------
Amiga68k Versions: - 68020, 8MB RAM, OS 3.x, MUI 3.8+, Internet connection - 68000, 8MB RAM, OS 3.x, MUI 3.8+, Internet connection
MorphOS and AmigaOS4 users should use 68020 version.
AROS Versions: - i386 ABIv0, 8 MB RAM, Internet connection - ARM RasPi+ 8 MB RAM, Internet connection - x64 ABIv11 8 MB RAM, Internet connection
Optional: - JPEG Datatype to show the preview icons - CDXL Player to play CDXL movies e.g. AGABlaster https://mschordan.github.io/amiga/agablaster.html - MPEG1 Player to play MPEG1 movies e.g. RiVa http://aminet.net/gfx/show/RiVA-0.54.lha - WGet to download original formats directly from YouTube e.g. https://sourceforge.net/projects/amiga/files/wget/1.12/ - MPlayer to stream directly from YouTube
Installation ------------
To install AmiTube drag the Folder to the favourite position on the hard drive. After first start one should first go to the @{"Prefs" LINK PrefsWindow} to set some basic settings, especially the prefered video format should be set depending on the used machine and presonal preference.
Available ToolTypes:
MOVIEDIR Sets the position of the movie folder, hence where AmiTube saves and searches for CDXL and MPEG1 videos. e.g. MOVIEDIR=dh1:movies Saves the downloaded MPEG1 and CDXL videos to dh1:movies
SERVERURL It is possible to setup a @{" own conversation server for AmiTube " LINK AmiTubeServer}. To set the URL for that server use this tool type e.g. SERVERURL=http://192.168.0.234:1234 Uses the given server instead of ALBs Server
About -----
About AmiTube... About dialog with some informations about the program and its maker
Check for Updates... Check the Server for an updated Version of AmiTube, if available AmiTube can directly download the newest archive to a chosen destination.
About MUI... About dialog with informations about MUI and its maker
Acknowledgements ----------------
Thanks to all users and beta testers.
Some special thanks and greetings go to
For initial idea and stead encouragement Michal Bergseth (http://www.amitopia.com)
For the translations: Eric 'Tarzin' Luczyszyn (french) Michal Bergseth (norwegian) Samir Hawamdeh (italian) Lukas 'Ponki' Paczko (Polish, ISO 8859-2) Ramond de Vrede (dutch)
For the Icons in Icons directory: Lukas 'Ponki' Paczko Carlo 'AmigaSystem'
For AGAConv and AGABlaster Markus Schordan
For Free Pascal on Amiga-Systems Karoly 'ChainQ' Balogh Florian Klaempfl
History -------
1.4 - Bugfix for Get Original Window when no entry is selected - Search by ID Window added for easier URL handling - Support for Youtube shorts (movies in portait format) - show the time left when downloading videos
1.3 - fix restoring Splitter postion - play list bug fixed for MorphOS
1.2 - Bugfix for fancy list test printing - play list with wait screen - open own directories with movies in play list - Close Requester - Restore splitter position on start - multiple movie directories via icon - choose default directory via menu
1.1 - italian catalog update - french catalog update - Encoding bugs fixed - optional fancy movie list with preview image
1.0 - History for search - AROS64 ABIv11 bit version - MorphOS Version - Amiga OS4 Version - Download more Amiga-like audio only formats: mp3 and 8svx - dual PNG Icons by AmigaSystem - Download Queue - Improved AutoPlay - AREXX interface - dutch Translation
0.8 - Faster download speed - bugfix download speed - bugfix invalid moviedir - bugfix load icon when a download is running - bugfix start a download when one is already running - bugfix clipboard device - sort results in list by name, duration or size - choice to ask for a path everytime a conversation job is started, if canceled the default moviedir is used - italian and polish translation - alternative more colorful icons for AmiTube and folder - AmigaGuide Help
0.7 - New CDXL Option 320px and AGA colors - direct download from youtube without conversation - select resolution on direct download - Update checking - Download latest version - Question before ddelete movie - french and norwegian translation
0.6 - Preview Icons - Localization (german included) - All formats Download buttons on main gui - Check for Free space on HD, warn before downloading if not enough space - Icon tooltype MOVIEDIR to set directory for movies - smaller network buffer for low memory systems
0.5 - changed search from json to xml (much faster on slow Amiga) - new formats (CDXL AGA, MPEG, choose via Settings) - choose your MPEG1 Player - About for MUI and program - Share your favourite movies - list shared movies - auto load shared or local movies at startup - youtube urls can be entered to search bar ("https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxxxx" or "https://youtu.be/xxxxx") - observe clipboard for yoututbe urls, automatically search for them (turn on in prefs) - Auto start movie after download - Parameter for CDXL Player and MPEG Player - special Version for 68000 processor
0.4: - converter speed increase (server side, also active for 0.3 already)
0.3: - first official release - download speed increase - cutting title length - Show list of already saved movies - Settings - number of search results
0.2: - bugfixes on converting longer files - progress bar for download/search - show time an resulting file size
0.1 - Initial Release
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