Subscriber - Downloading Videos - Best Practice? - General Discussion

#1 Posted by JRock3x8 (172 posts) - 4 months, 11 days ago

I'm just going to apologize for posting this - I am sure this has been posted 300 times but I just can't find the thread that answers my specific question, so I'm Sorry.

Ok, moving on! I recently became a subscriber and I love to watch the guys do dumb stuff on my excessively long train ride to and from work but I can't seem to find the easiest way to download videos. iTunes only pulls back like the last 10 videos - I'm looking for the full list. Navigating through the site and picking videos to watch is less than ideal.

Does anyone have a Windows app that they use to download GB videos? I'm a bit of a unique case because I want to go back to the beginning and not just keep up with current stuff.

Thanks in advance and sorry (again) for posting this thread.

#2 Edited by Baillie (3490 posts) - 4 months, 11 days ago

@JRock3x8: ALL VIDEOS IN A SPREADSHEET

#3 Posted by MB (9884 posts) - 4 months, 11 days ago

@Baillie: You can always delete your own posts, as long as they aren't the first one in a topic.

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#4 Edited by Thompson820 (356 posts) - 4 months, 11 days ago

@Baillie: Wow, that's an insane spreadsheet.

@JRock3x8: JDownloader is a must have if you're going to do bulk downloads.

#5 Posted by Baillie (3490 posts) - 4 months, 11 days ago

@MB: Oh wait, I knew that, I think I managed to forget by frequenting other forums though, thanks for the heads up.

#6 Posted by JRock3x8 (172 posts) - 4 months, 11 days ago

@Baillie @Thompson820 you guys make me sing. The GB community is like no other...

#7 Posted by JRock3x8 (172 posts) - 4 months, 11 days ago

this excel sheet is pure magic - thank you.

#8 Posted by notdavid (541 posts) - 4 months, 11 days ago

@Baillie said:

@JRock3x8: ALL VIDEOS IN A SPREADSHEET

This is crazy. You're a crazy person.

#9 Posted by JRock3x8 (172 posts) - 4 months, 11 days ago

@notdavid spreadsheets are sort of what I do for a living (Finance) so this is like literally made just for me.

#10 Posted by JoeyRavn (4413 posts) - 4 months, 11 days ago

Just out of curiosity, what is the total size of all the GB videos posted so far? Anyone got that info? I've been considering downloading all HD videos into a HDD for preservation purposes, but I don't think a 2TB drive will be enough...

#11 Posted by Baillie (3490 posts) - 4 months, 11 days ago

@JoeyRavn: With a small amount of math, I figured the size of all the Quick Looks is around 850-950GB. I'd verge more on 880 - 920 GB, but I obviously can't be too accurate. I will do a bit more later, but I'm literally just about to leave. Ponder on this!

#12 Posted by Shimakaze (161 posts) - 4 months, 11 days ago

@JoeyRavn: I don't know, but I've been trying to find a way to add that info to the spreadsheet. Guess I might have to download every single video to do that though.

#13 Posted by Ravenlight (7085 posts) - 4 months, 11 days ago

@notdavid said:

@Baillie said:
@JRock3x8: ALL VIDEOS IN A SPREADSHEET
This is crazy. You're a crazy person.

A crazy awesome person!

#14 Posted by Bourbon_Warrior (4525 posts) - 4 months, 11 days ago

I wish there was a download all for endurance runs

#15 Posted by Shimakaze (161 posts) - 4 months, 11 days ago

you can use the spreadsheet for that. Use a download manager and copy the download links from the Endurance Run tab.

#16 Posted by JoeyRavn (4413 posts) - 4 months, 11 days ago

@Baillie: @Shimakaze: Thanks, guys. I have a 100Mbps cable connection and no download limit per month. Now I really feel like doing this, as crazy as it sounds.

#17 Posted by Baillie (3490 posts) - 4 months, 10 days ago

@Shimakaze said:

@JoeyRavn: I don't know, but I've been trying to find a way to add that info to the spreadsheet. Guess I might have to download every single video to do that though.

You wouldn't have to actually download them all, entirely. I just started downloading then cancelled a bunch of videos to get the size of the file shown to me. I then averaged out the file size with the length of each video and worked out a kb to second ratio and then applied that to all the quick looks. Not hugely accurate, considering that there is some quality changes over the years.

#18 Posted by Shimakaze (161 posts) - 4 months, 10 days ago

@Baillie: Yea I don't think that's accurate enough. If I'm gonna add any info to the spreadsheet I want it to be certain it's correct. Too many variables with different bitrates for video and sound, some in HD and some not... I'll find some way though.