[FFmpeg-trac] #11593(ffmpeg:new): New User Question - working with youtube

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#11593: New User Question - working with youtube
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             Reporter:  Francois  |                     Type:  task
               Status:  new       |                 Priority:  minor
            Component:  ffmpeg    |                  Version:  git-master
             Keywords:  youtube   |               Blocked By:
             Blocking:            |  Reproduced by developer:  0
Analyzed by developer:  0         |
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 Greetings

 **Background:**
 I am trying the following command:
 ffmpeg.exe -i "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLp_GCYlLzw" -c copy -f
 segment -strftime 1 -segment_time 600

 I am getting an error Error opening input: Invalid data found when
 processing input

 I then tried just:
 ffmpeg.exe -i "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLp_GCYlLzw" output.mp4.
 Same error

 Output from running the ffmpeg command:
 ffmpeg version 2025-05-15-git-12b853530a-full_build-www.gyan.dev Copyright
 (c) 2000-2025 the FFmpeg developers
   built with gcc 15.1.0 (Rev4, Built by MSYS2 project)
   configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --enable-static --disable-
 w32threads --disable-autodetect --enable-fontconfig --enable-iconv
 --enable-gnutls --enable-lcms2 --enable-libxml2 --enable-gmp --enable-
 bzlib --enable-lzma --enable-libsnappy --enable-zlib --enable-librist
 --enable-libsrt --enable-libssh --enable-libzmq --enable-avisynth
 --enable-libbluray --enable-libcaca --enable-libdvdnav --enable-libdvdread
 --enable-sdl2 --enable-libaribb24 --enable-libaribcaption --enable-
 libdav1d --enable-libdavs2 --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libquirc
 --enable-libuavs3d --enable-libxevd --enable-libzvbi --enable-libqrencode
 --enable-librav1e --enable-libsvtav1 --enable-libvvenc --enable-libwebp
 --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-libxavs2 --enable-libxeve
 --enable-libxvid --enable-libaom --enable-libjxl --enable-libvpx --enable-
 mediafoundation --enable-libass --enable-frei0r --enable-libfreetype
 --enable-libfribidi --enable-libharfbuzz --enable-liblensfun --enable-
 libvidstab --enable-libvmaf --enable-libzimg --enable-amf --enable-cuda-
 llvm --enable-cuvid --enable-dxva2 --enable-d3d11va --enable-d3d12va
 --enable-ffnvcodec --enable-libvpl --enable-nvdec --enable-nvenc --enable-
 vaapi --enable-libshaderc --enable-vulkan --enable-libplacebo --enable-
 opencl --enable-libcdio --enable-libgme --enable-libmodplug --enable-
 libopenmpt --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libmp3lame --enable-
 libshine --enable-libtheora --enable-libtwolame --enable-libvo-amrwbenc
 --enable-libcodec2 --enable-libilbc --enable-libgsm --enable-liblc3
 --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopus --enable-libspeex --enable-
 libvorbis --enable-ladspa --enable-libbs2b --enable-libflite --enable-
 libmysofa --enable-librubberband --enable-libsoxr --enable-chromaprint
   libavutil      60.  2.100 / 60.  2.100
   libavcodec     62.  3.101 / 62.  3.101
   libavformat    62.  0.102 / 62.  0.102
   libavdevice    62.  0.100 / 62.  0.100
   libavfilter    11.  0.100 / 11.  0.100
   libswscale      9.  0.100 /  9.  0.100
   libswresample   6.  0.100 /  6.  0.100
 [in#0 @ 00000273963b6180] Error opening input: Invalid data found when
 processing input
 Error opening input file https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLp_GCYlLzw.
 Error opening input files: Invalid data found when processing input

 **Question:**
 What settings am I missing to download / work with YouTube video's
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/11593>
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