WatchVideo

WatchVideo is a small application to play, download, convert to Ogg or rip videos from various youtube-like sites.


Main Features:
-Youtube search.
-Many sites supported (see list below).
-Ability to choose specific formats for each video.
-Download videos.
-Play videos with your favourite player or use the built-in one.
-Built-in player uses only one bar, with seeking capabilities.
-Support for loading several videos at the same time in the player.
-Add a default action after a download has finished (convert, rip or play).
-Search your browser's* tabs and windows for already opened sites.
-Uses system's default notification mechanism, through python-notify.
-Two interfaces - CLI and GUI.

Supported sites:
>BlipTV
>Break
>CaracolTV
>Cinegratis
>CollegeHumor
>Current
>Dailymotion
>Metacafe
>SapoVideos
>TheOnion
>Vimeo
>Youtube
and others

*The search browser functionality only works with Firefox 3.x and maybe 2.x versions. Derivatives of Firefox, such as GNU IceCat, should work too.

WatchVideo 2.2.1 | 12-07-2011
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GUI:
-Fixed bug with action when choosing a format.
-Fixed saving visited urls.
-Fixed loading multiple videos with Totem.
-Other minor fixes.

WatchVideo 2.2 | 23-05-2011
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CLI:
-Automatically download/play video if there is only one format available.

GUI:
-Added support for multiple videos in the built-in player.
-Added auto-hide playlist viewer.
-Added playlist repeat mode and button.
-Added current and total time when playing a video.
-Updated to work properly with GetMediumUrl's 0.0a2 version.
-Added ability to choose formats for each video.
-Fixed search thumbnails changing size.
-Settings are maintained with each new version.
-Fixed window load and save.
-Added automatic link checking in the clipboard.
-Other minor improvements and bugfixes.
-Added some command-line options.
-Updated spanish, portuguese, polish and czech translations.

WatchVideo 2.1 | 10-03-2011
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Built-in Player:
-Added stop button.
-Added replay button.
-Show title above the video.
-Added right click menu with "copy url" and "download" options.
-Fixed slider height.
-Improved the usablity.

Added a search:
-Only works with Youtube atm.
-Shows thumbnail and video's name and author.
-Added ability to get more results within the same search.
-Added right click menu to search results, with "copy url" and "download" options.
-Double-click on a search result plays the respective video.
-Search widget is closable and movable.
-Added a option to show or hide the search widget.

CLI:
-Added -q option to select the quality of a video.
-Added the ability to choose a format available for each video.

GUI (General):
-Fixed bug when closing.
-Added a button on the right bottom corner for quickly changing the video quality.(check settings to see which plugins are supported)
-Window size is saved each time the application exits.
-Updated Polish, Portuguese and Spanish translations.
-Minor other improvements.

General:
-Using GetMediumUrl's version 0.0a2!
-Renamed watchvideo_gui to qtwatchvideo.
-Renamed watchvideo_cli to watchvideo.
-Removed run_watchvideo script.