From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Mon, 8 Dec 2025 22:28:53 -0000 (UTC), bp wrote:   
      
   > Copying a YouTube URL into vlc media player causes an error, which  starts   
   with   
   > Your input can't be opened:   
   > VLC is unable to open the MRL 'https://rr2---sn-nvopjoxu-25ve.   
   ooglevideo.com/videoplayback?expire=1765254131&ei=k083aZHbLNaMlu   
   PvrCu0As&ip=50.1.20.31&id=o-AJ-TWnr5nbiu1saDbbnTkT--M44S09bXDdhPGEg1........   
   > but I suppose that some deliberate access control by Youtube.   
      
   Could just be that VLC’s attempt at extracting media URLs from YouTube   
   isn’t as up-to-date as that in a dedicated downloader like youtube-dl,   
   yt-dlp etc al.   
      
   You could get the media URL from one of those, and then see if VLC   
   will play it.   
      
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