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New in Version 5.6.32:
-Added option to mux OPUS audio with DASH WebM video (VP9) when available (Issue 35)
-Added new Audio tab in Options
Fixed:
-Zero byte files when downloading VEVO and other videos ( Issue 45 and Issue 49)
-Missing ACC/M4A 250K and OPUS 165K audio are now available again on some videos (Issue 42)
Remarks:
-Saving comment replies not supported for now
-Saving stats disabled for now
New in Version 5.6.26:
Fixed:
-Some file naming tags were not working
-Properly aligned image in "Save Complete YouTube Page"
-Video description and comments were not being saved in "Save Complete YouTube Page"
-Occasionally, for DASH videos, the audio track is listed as downloading but doesn't actually start.
To fix, audio track is now queued up first, the video track second.
-Video download was hiding instead of audio when "Hide Audio File" option is checked
Remarks:
-Saving comment replies not supported for now
-Saving stats disabled for now
New in Version 5.6.17:
-Video description is now saved properly in "Save Complete YouTube Page"
-Minor cosmetic fixes
Remarks:
-Saving comment replies not supported for now
-Saving stats disabled for now
New in Version 5.6.16:
Fixed:
-Mantis issue 0000028: Failure to fetch formats -sometimes only throbber is displayed after clilcking on CYS
icon.
New:
-Added subtitle checkbox in Options> Download tab> Miscellaneous. If checked, CYS will automatically
download subtitles (if available) when using "Save As", "Save to Default Folder" and "Save to Last Project
Folder".
-Optimized some code to enhance speed.
Remarks:
-Saving comments and replies not suported for now
-Saving stats disabled for now
New in Version 5.6.14:
Fixed:
-Occassionally, FFmpeg appeared to hang due to an "Overwrite" prompt (Issue 6).
-480p DASH video was not saving the available 250kb audio stream (Issue 30). If you wish to save 480p
DASH with the lower 125kb stream, set hidden pref: “extensions.cys.menu.dropdown.dash480p.hqaudio”
to ‘false’ in "about:config".
New:
-Added new OPUS audio formats 249, 250, 251
Remarks:
-Saving comment and replies not supported for now
-Saving stats disabled for now
New in Version 5.6.12:
Fixed:
-New versions did not work with Mozilla Central; inactive toolbar button, couln't download
New in Version 5.6.11:
Fixed:
-Some videos still not downloading.
Remarks:
-Saving comments and replies not supported for now
-Saving stats disabled for now
New in Version 5.6.10:
SeaMonkey fixes:
-DASH files did not appear in the Download Manager
-The Console Window did not appear even when unhidden in Options
-DASH files did not mux
Remarks:
-Saving comments and replies not supported for now
-Saving stats disabled for now
New in Version 5.6.9:
-Added new formats: Fmt 308 (WebM 1440p 60fps), Fmt 315 (WebM 2160p 60fps), and Fmt 313 (WebM
1920p)
-Added HD/60fps, and Full HD/60fps to the Quick Menu
-Applied better usage of new decryption methods to increase speed.
Remarks:
-Saving comments and replies not supported for now
-Saving stats disabled for now
New in Version 5.6.8:
Fixed:
-Vevo and other videos were no longer downloading.
-Pale Moon: For status bar options, even when "Show links in" is set to None, CYS links still appeared
in the status bar.
New:
-Added functionality for downloading subtitles in English language for most videos (if available). Other
languages will be added in future updates.
Remarks:
-Saving comments and replies not supported for now
-Saving stats disabled for now
New in Version 5.6.7:
File Name Customization:
-Users can use different tag combinations to give name to downloading video/audio files
-History of 15 tag patterns wil be saved so that they can be used in future easily
-Now users can choose between three options (underscore, hyphen, space-hyphen-space) to be used
.to replace invalid characters.
Fixes:
-Pale Moon: Dash files are no longer saved with double extension
-Pale Moon: CYS removed from the Button menu
-Sea Monkey: DASH files were not muxing
-Win XP: fixed some alignment issues in the File Naming tab
Changes:
-FFmpeg input arguments window for advanced users now hidden by default in
"about:config". Search: "extensions.cys.ffmpeg.advanced.input.enable".
-For now SeaMonkey uses older methods for downloading.
Remarks:
-Saving comment replies not supported for now
-Saving stats disabled for now
New in Version 5.6.6.1:
-Fmt 266 MP4 added
-Fixed alignment for res column
New in Version 5.6.6:
-Fixed: Files larger than 2GB do not display proper size in Download Manager (issue #3), caused by older
functions for downloading audio/video files.
-The new method for downloading will only support Gecko 26 (Firefox 26 / Thunderbird 26 / SeaMonkey
2.23 / Firefox OS 1.2) or higher.
New in Version 5.6.5:
-Added four new formats (60 fps): fmt 298, fmt 299, fmt 302, fmt 303
New in Version 5.6.4:
Fixed:
-Linux/Mac: Files do not mux, audio conversion/extraction fails; the files download but then
disapper.
-Linux/Mac: No extension added to the output file.
-Linux: "Open Folder" button in "Save Complete Page" progress bar window not working.
New:
-Added checkbox in Options>Download tab: “Open target folder when downloading.”
-For advanced users, added optional textbox for adding FFmeg commands (Options>General tab).
Remarks:
- Saving comment replies not supported for now
- Saving stats disabled for now
New in Version 5.6.3:
-Automatic menu column scaling - work-around to improve usability with non-standard system font sizes
Columns in detailed menu will line up with varying font sizes, but it is still possible to break columns with
abnormally wide fonts
-No dependency on .NET Framework on Windows - new version of cmdproxy.exe is a native executable
(thx Richard!)
This should cure all problems caused by missing/deactivated/corrupted .NET 2 (mostly XP/Windows 8+)
- Support for annotations -videos loaded from video annotations are correctly identified now
- PaleMoon support now verified
- Streamlined, improved discovery and parsing of video titles - all dots in titles are now replaced by
underscores
This should prevent file naming problems precipitated by HTTP header misconfiguration + OS / browser
bugs
- Unified Options window display - work-around to improve usability on non-Windows OSes, Linux, OSX
...etc.
All OSes display the exact same Options window with "OK" and "Cancel" buttons now, regardless of how it
is opened
Clicking OK saves changes, while Cancel aborts changes (except FFmpeg folder change, which is always
saved...)
- Fixed typo in routine extracting in-page video info
- Improved detection of channel URLs, top-level channels are also identified now
Remarks:
- Saving comment replies not supported for now
- Saving stats disabled for now
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Report bugs at cytsaver@hotmail.com or create a new issue at:
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Downloading Videos:
Download videos in various formats:
MP3 Converter:
Convert audio track from video to MP3 or WAV, or save audio track in native format (Ogg Vorbis,
AAC/M4A, MP3). Enable MP3 Converter in Options> General tab. In addition to the audio formats in the
main list, you can also manually extract the native audio track from any video using the "Save Audio Track
As" options in the submenu (AAC/M4A set in Options).
Save video, video page, and comments pages to one folder:
..1.Hover over the format you wish to download and select "Save Complete Page" from the
..sub-menu:
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..2.Name the project, select the download location, and choose how many comments pages to save:
-With the folder list open, you can double click the "Save in" button to switch from history to custom
list:
..3.Click Ok
