From 7fa70f32c5ece36e73ad7966eb4ff7f19fd01cd3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?=E3=83=9D=E3=83=BC=E3=83=AB=20=E3=82=A6=E3=82=A7=E3=83=83?= =?UTF-8?q?=E3=83=96?= Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2016 00:24:40 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Added note about installing avconv for Mac users --- README.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index f1e59542d..4255eb095 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ Apparently YouTube requires you to pass a CAPTCHA test if you download too much. ### Do I need any other programs? -youtube-dl works fine on its own on most sites. However, if you want to convert video/audio, you'll need [avconv](https://libav.org/) or [ffmpeg](https://www.ffmpeg.org/). On some sites - most notably YouTube - videos can be retrieved in a higher quality format without sound. youtube-dl will detect whether avconv/ffmpeg is present and automatically pick the best option. +youtube-dl works fine on its own on most sites. However, if you want to convert video/audio, you'll need [avconv](https://libav.org/) or [ffmpeg](https://www.ffmpeg.org/). Mac users can simply run the command `brew install libav` to install avconv. On some sites - most notably YouTube - videos can be retrieved in a higher quality format without sound. youtube-dl will detect whether avconv/ffmpeg is present and automatically pick the best option. Videos or video formats streamed via RTMP protocol can only be downloaded when [rtmpdump](https://rtmpdump.mplayerhq.hu/) is installed. Downloading MMS and RTSP videos requires either [mplayer](http://mplayerhq.hu/) or [mpv](https://mpv.io/) to be installed.