Who here has a Youtube-DL compile for WinXP?

[nicolaasjan]

@autodidact

I tested your XP version of FFmpeg, but it failed to convert flac to mp3 due to missing codec/library (for parsing cover art):

ffmpeg -threads 2  -y -i "Klaus Schulze - Mellotrone.flac" -acodec libmp3lame -q:a 0 "Klaus Schulze - Mellotrone.mp3"
ffmpeg version N-124841-gb355200263-WINXP Copyright (c) 2000-2026 the FFmpeg developers
  built with gcc 14.3.1 (GCC) 20250901
  configuration: --arch=x86 --target-os=mingw32 --prefix=/cygdrive/c/cygwin64/mingw-w64/i686-w64-mingw32 --cross-prefix=/cygdrive/c/cygwin64/mingw-w64/bin/i686-w64-mingw32- --extra-cflags='-O2 -mthreads -march=pentium4' --pkg-config=pkg-config --pkg-config-flags=--static --enable-gpl --enable-gray --enable-version3 --disable-bcrypt --disable-debug --disable-doc --disable-w32threads --disable-autodetect --disable-avdevice --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libfdk-aac --extra-version=WINXP
  libavutil      60. 32.100 / 60. 32.100
  libavcodec     62. 36.101 / 62. 36.101
  libavformat    62. 19.101 / 62. 19.101
  libavfilter    11. 17.100 / 11. 17.100
  libswscale      9.  8.100 /  9.  8.100
  libswresample   6.  4.100 /  6.  4.100
Input #0, flac, from 'Klaus Schulze - Mellotrone.flac':
  Metadata:
    ARTIST          : Klaus Schulze
    ALBUM           : Contemporary Works I - CD 9 - Klaus Schulze: Ballett 4
    GENRE           : Electronic
    DATE            : 2000
    TITLE           : Mellotrone
    DISCID          : 220FE003
    track           : 1
    TOTALTRACKS     : 3
    TRACKTOTAL      : 3
  Duration: 00:13:53.19, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 819 kb/s
  Stream #0:0: Audio: flac, 44100 Hz, stereo, s16
  Stream #0:1: Video: png, none, 600x600, 90k tbr, 90k tbn (attached pic)
    Metadata:
      comment         : Cover (front)
      title           : cover.png
[vost#0:0 @ 0003d580] Automatic encoder selection failed Default encoder for format mp3 (codec png) is probably disabled. Please choose an encoder manually.
[vost#0:0 @ 0003d580] Error selecting an encoder
Error opening output file Klaus Schulze - Mellotrone.mp3.
Error opening output files: Encoder not found

 

Edited Sunday at 09:33 AM by nicolaasjan

[j7n]

The program still working well through the 'android vr player' module. I haven't had a need to install external modules. I also use the website, so maybe youtube knows that I am not just leeching.

A conversion from FLAC to MP3 is such a common task that you can use a range of programs that link flac and lame together.

[VistaLover]

9 hours ago, nicolaasjan said:

but it failed to convert flac to mp3 due to missing codec/library (for parsing cover art):

And whose fault is that? Certainly NOT @autodidact's  ; many users here, especially the "XP-die-hards", complained of "inflated" FFmpeg binary sizes; that they ONLY wanted a binary capable of just remuxing downloaded formats (and only with the h264/aac codecs) from youtube.com; nothing more; IOW, a "bare-bones" FFmpeg compile... So, "they" got what "they" asked for  (and no more shared builds, on top of that) ...

I, of course, was against such a request, because I also use FFmpeg outside of a yt-dlp context; e.g., the latest XP binary can't even fetch MPEG-DASH streams on its own, because it has been compiled without an XML parser (libxml2)); since I'm on Vista SP2 x86, I stayed silent, as the "Vista builds" (many thanks for those shared binaries, too ) continue to fulfill most of my needs under Vista; no complaints here of any sort, @autodidact  !

Edited Sunday at 04:02 PM by VistaLover
wording

[nicolaasjan]

41 minutes ago, VistaLover said:

And whose fault is that? Certainly NOT @autodidact's  ; many users here, especially the "XP-die-hards", complained of "inflated" FFmpeg binary sizes; that they ONLY wanted a binary capable of just remuxing downloaded formats (and only with the h264/aac codecs) from youtube.com; nothing more; IOW, a "bare-bones" FFmpeg compile... So, "they" got what "they" asked for  (and no more shared builds, on top of that) ...

Yes, I didn't really agree with that  . If they want a smaller size, they could compress it with UPX.

For now, I have reverted to the previous 'full' version.

[autodidact]

@nicolaasjan Thanks for testing.  We will go with a somewhat fuller build and make sure things are functional.

 

A new build will replace the old one shortly.

[autodidact]

Replaced the XP build in the previous link.

Added zlib to support png.

Added libxml2 as suggested by @VistaLover.

[nicolaasjan]

Thanks!

Compressed with UPX, ffmpeg.exe is only 11.8MB. 

[j7n]

You must enjoy the opening delay on XP-level hardware if you use lzma instead of NRV. I see no reason to use Ffmpeg as a downloader of DASH streams or others. DLP is a downloader. Nor to use it for encoding with Lame, when I have lame.exe. Use the one tool that does one job well instead of a jack of all trades, and which can have its version updated or reverted independently. The use of ffmpeg is for its native libavcodec codec and the formats it supports well. I don't use ffmpeg at all in conjuction with DLP. Video downloads can be played directly with MPC-HC, which bundles a copy of ffmpeg inside already. Those videos that need to kept after watching, can be muxed later.

[xjani]

On 6/6/2026 at 8:43 PM, autodidact said:

FFmpeg update.

XP:  static  libfdk-aac

VISTAx86:  shared  static  libfdk-aac

It's a bit of a shame you didn't include the ffplay file and the “shared” version for Windows XP.

[nicolaasjan]

@autodidact

There is a security update for OpenSSL (3.6.3).

Would you be so kind to provide the 64-bit shared libraries for Windows again? 🙏

[VistaLover]

3 hours ago, xjani said:

It's a bit of a shame you didn't include the ffplay file and the “shared” version for Windows XP.

Again, autodidact is NOT to blame  ; go back some pages in this thread and you'll read (some) users of FFmpeg (on WinXP and elsewhere) declaring they don't want FFplay at all, because they ONLY use dedicated GUI players for playback of media files ; and I don't recall off-hand why the XP shared builds were axed, too, but autodidact simply delivered what (XP) members here asked for  ...

[xjani]

5 hours ago, VistaLover said:

Again, autodidact is NOT to blame  ; go back some pages in this thread and you'll read (some) users of FFmpeg (on WinXP and elsewhere) declaring they don't want FFplay at all, because they ONLY use dedicated GUI players for playback of media files ; and I don't recall off-hand why the XP shared builds were axed, too, but autodidact simply delivered what (XP) members here asked for  ...

I understand, but if someone doesn't want to, they shouldn't download the file. There are also those who use ffplay and the 'shared' version

[autodidact]

7 hours ago, xjani said:

It's a bit of a shame you didn't include the ffplay file and the “shared” version for Windows XP.

It is proving somewhat difficult to find a configuration that satisfies everyone.

I have added a shared XP build that includes ffplay in the previous post.

[autodidact]

5 hours ago, nicolaasjan said:

There is a security update for OpenSSL (3.6.3).

openssl-3.6.3-x64-dll.7z