Downloads Video, then "Video File Could Not Be Downloaded"

[OfficialRocket64]

Hello! Brand new user here. Sorted out any initial problems when starting up (getting ffmpeg into the hatch shell, actvating youtube with the api key, mapping an output file location, etc) and thought I almost crested the hill, but I hit a snag I don't know how to fix.

The program gets most of the way there, appearing to fully download the file. Then, ffmpeg merges the mp4 and webm file formats. Then it tries to reeincode video, then pulls a "ERROR: Video file for [video] could not be downloaded"

Any help would be great! Thank you

[benoit74]

This probably means that the scraper moved on to next video, and this video was not possible to download (typically because Youtube blocked / banned you, or because it is a private video - but this should be ignored nicely) so the scraper stopped.

Could you provide us more info so that we can help you? Exact command line used and full logs would help a lot.

[benoit74]

Btw, using the Docker image would have saved you most of the setup (you would still need to map the output folder). I will update documentation to more clearly indicate this is the recommended installation method.