This is a bulk download tool for the MyMedia platform.
USE ONLY WHERE ALLOWED BY THE COPYRIGHT OWNER. NOT AFFILIATED WITH ANYTHING/ANYONE/ANY ORGANISATION.
To use this tool, you will have to have all of the following installed.
As long as they are installed correctly, you can put them wherever you want, I have not hard coded any default locations.
This tool is written in Python and you need to have Python installed for it to work.
You can get Python from its official website. Download the installer, then finish the installation before continuing.
To use tool, you need the ffmpeg-python package. This is used for Python to talk to a tool we'll download in just a second
Open your favorite terminal emulator (see the FAQ for how to do this) and type the following commands
py -m ensurepip --upgrade
pip3 install ffmpeg-python
MyMedia stores videos in a way that makes them difficult to download and use. ffmpeg is a tool that is used (among other things) to convert video formats. This tool uses it to convert that format to mp4 files.
You can download and install ffmpeg from its official website. Please make sure it is in your "PATH". See the FAQ if you don't know what that means, or if you don't know how to put it in your path. The program will fail with a rather complicated error message if ffmpeg is not correctly installed and on your PATH.
Secondary (right) click here then select "Save Link As" to download it. You can put it wherever you want, but if you put it in your Downloads folder, you can just go off the examples in this guide.
If you're using Mac and don't know what a secondary click is, just click the link normally, then save the resulting page with ⌘+S
Create a text file (not a Word document) of all the MyMedia URLs (the thingy in the address bar when you're watching the video) you want to get the videos for, one URL per line. Make a note of where you saved this file
Again, make a note of where this folder is
Please see the FAQs if you don't know how to do this
Type py .\mymedia-downloader.py (path to the list) (path to the folder to put all the videos)
Replace the bits in the brackets with the paths. You can drag-and-drop the file and the folder to the terminal if you don't know how to find the path to a file.
You first need to allow your computer to run this file. To do that, type chmod u+x mymedia-downloader.py Then, type ./mymedia-downloader.py (path to the list) (path to the folder to put all the videos)
Replace the bits in the brackets with the paths. You can probably drag-and-drop the file and the folder to the terminal if you don't know how to find the path to a file.
The reason I'm saying probably is because Linux comes in a variety of flavours, and yours might not support this. I assume if you're using Linux, you know what a path is and how to find one. Otherwise, google "find absolute path in (name of your Linux distro)".
I'm fixing this tool while procrastinating studying for finals, but I do have to draw the line somewhere. It currently works, but requires you to answer two questions and be aware of something. Read the terminal output carefully, and answer the questions. Your input here is case-insensitive and anything other than a Y or an N will be assumed to be a "No"
After that, you should see all the videos you wanted to download in the folder you provided.
No. I am not. I created this tool on my own, all errors are mine only and I do not claim to represent anyone. This tool is not "official" in any way, shape or form.
I have made my absolute best to make sure I'm not violating any EULA's or trademarks etc. It does not exploit any vulnerabilities, it simply automates a task that would be very tedious to do by hand. If you disagree and think that I'm either breaking some law/agreement/etc. or if you think this tool will create harm, please contact me. I'm sure you can find my UofT email, email me there. If you can't, please create an issue here.
Using a terminal is like having a text message conversation with your computer. You tell it (in a very specific format) to do things, press enter, and it does them for you, and replies with the result.
Open the start menu, then type cmd.exe and press enter. This will open "Command Prompt". You can type cd then where you want to go to, to navigate to a folder. Again, cou can drag-and-drop folders to the command prompt to place avoid having to type their "paths" out. For example, to go to your Downloads folder, you can type cd Downloads right after launching command prompt. You will notice the bit before where you type your command change from C:\Users\yourusername to C:\Users\yourusername\Downloads. If you have changed the location of your Downloads folder, this will not work. I trust if you know how to do that, you know how to use command prompt and can figure this out on your own (or just drag-and-drop the folder.)
Read this. You can use the cd gommand to move around. For example, you can type cd ~/Downloads to go to your downloads folder
If you run Linux, you probably know how to do this. If you don't, google "(your distribution name) how to use terminal".
Your PATH is where your computer looks for things to run. The exact same word is used to mean the location of something on your computer, so I've used the uppercase word PATH to distinguish the two.
Run export PATH="(path to the thing you want to add to your PATH):$PATH" in your terminal each time.
Read this and do it once. You can remove what you added when you're done if you'd like.