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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Questions

- Why is Dirpy better than other, similar websites?

- Why do my downloaded mp3s disappear or not sync with iTunes or my mp3 player?

- What kinds of inputs can be used to search?

- Is Dirpy legal?

- What are the different Dirpy Studio quality settings?

- How can the Dirpy Studio bookmarklet be used?

- What might have happened when no video could be loaded?

- What browsers and settings work best with Dirpy?

- Is Javascript required to use Dirpy?

- Are Cookies required to use Dirpy?

Why is Dirpy better than other, similar websites?

Here are some reasons why Dirpy is significantly better than other, similar websites:

     Real-time Transcoding
     Start downloading immediately.

     Higher Quality Mp3s
     Higher quality mp3s supported, like 320kbps 44.1khz stereo for HD videos.

     Transcode Sub-Tracks
     Transcode a portion of the video, like from 0:05 to 1:34.

     No Obnoxious Advertisements
     Never any surveys, interstitial, or intrusive ads. Ever.

     File Parameters and ID3 Tag
     Options to specify the filename, title, artist, etc.

     Incorporated Search
     Finding files of interest is quick and easy.

     Save Videos
     Save your favorites videos for your later viewing pleasure.

Why do my downloaded mp3s disappear or not sync with iTunes or my mp3 player?

This behavior can occur when downloads are 'opened' instead of 'saved'.

Make sure that you save, not open, your downloads (like mp3s, flvs, and mp4s from Dirpy Studio).

When downloaded files are opened, they are stored as temporary files by your operating system and can be deleted at any time without your immediate permission. Once deleted, media player software like iTunes will be unable to access them, and they will appear to have simply disappeared.

But instead, when downloaded files are saved, you can choose where you'd like to save the file on your computer and you will then be in control of its existence and access.

So if you save the downloaded file somewhere on your computer (like in a media folder you've created) instead of opening it, you can then play it in your media player of choice, import it into your favorite media library (like iTunes), load it onto your mp3 player, etc, without the file disappearing on you.

Is Dirpy legal?

Take a peek here.

What kinds of inputs can be used to search?

Dirpy's search can handle both search queries and YouTube video urls.

Search queries can be anything interesting, like 'bitcoin', 'engine block machining', or 'httpd'. These types of search queries will return video and open directory file results.

Dirpy also lets you use YouTube video urls as search arguments to go directly to Dirpy Studio. For example, searching for http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qit3ALTelOo will take you directly to Dirpy Studio with this video loaded. But the YouTube video url does not have to be in the exact format illustrated above. As long as the search input is a url from a YouTube video page, it will automatically load that video in Dirpy Studio. For example, all of these YouTube video page urls work just great

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qit3ALTelOo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qit3ALTelOo&feature=fvw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qit3ALTelOo&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qit3ALTelOo&feature=channel_page etc...

Dirpy also supports shortened YouTube urls like

http://youtu.be/Qit3ALTelOo http://youtu.be/Qit3ALTelOo?tw etc...

And an assortment of other YouTube url formattings, like

http://www.youtube.com/watch#playnext=1&playnext_from=TL&videos=Qit3ALTelOo&v=Qit3ALTelOo http://www.youtube.com/watch_videos?index=0&more_url=%2Fmy_subscriptions&no_autoplay=1&feature=sub&video_ids=Qit3ALTelOo&type=1 http://www.youtube.com/user/smpfilms#p/c/98321BD88B1E7615/0/Qit3ALTelOo http://www.youtube.com/user/smpfilms#p/c/0/Qit3ALTelOo etc...

What are the different Dirpy Studio quality settings?

Below are the bitrate, sampling rate, and number of channels for each of the Dirpy Studio transcoder quality settings. Dirpy automatically picks the highest quality

Note: Not every mp3 quality setting is available for every video. For example, only YouTube videos available in HD support the transcoding of 320 kbps mp3s.

     Lowest ( 32 kbps )
        mp3 at 32 kbps - sampled at 22050 hz - mono or stereo ( depends on the source video )

     Low ( 64 kbps )
        mp3 at 64 kbps - sampled at 22050 hz - mono or stereo ( depends on the source video )

     Low ( 96 kbps )
        mp3 at 68 kbps - sampled at 22050 hz - stereo

     Medium ( 128 kbps )
        mp3 at 128 kbps - sampled at 44100 hz - stereo

     Medium ( 160 kbps )
        mp3 at 160 kbps - sampled at 44100 hz - stereo

     Medium ( 192 kbps )
        mp3 at 192 kbps - sampled at 44100 hz - stereo

     High ( 256 kbps )
        mp3 at 256 kbps - sampled at 44100 hz - stereo

     Highest ( 320 kbps )
        mp3 at 320 kbps - sampled at 44100 hz - stereo

How can the Dirpy Studio YouTube bookmarklet be used?

The Dirpy Studio YouTube bookmarklet is a little piece of javascript code that can be stored by your web browser and executed on YouTube video pages to automatically open that video in Dirpy Studio.

To use the Dirpy Studio bookmarklet, drag and drop the 'Dirpy Bookmarklet' link ( located in the upper left of the Studio page ) to your browser's bookmarks toolbar ( which is usually located beneath the browser's address bar ) or your browser's favorites. Once your browser has saved the bookmarklet, when watching any YouTube video like:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qit3ALTelOo

you can simply click on the 'Dirpy Bookmarklet' bookmarklet and the segment of javascript code will load that YouTube video in Dirpy Studio.

For specific browser instructions to install the bookmarklet, see below.

Firefox
1: Make sure the Bookmarks Toolbar is visible. To display it, check View->Toolbars.
2: Drag this Dirpy Bookmarklet onto the Bookmarks Toolbar.
3: While on a YouTube video page, click the Dirpy Bookmarklet!

Chrome
1: Make sure the 'bookmarks bar' is visible. To display it, select 'Always show bookmarks bar' in the Tools menu (which looks like a wrench in the upper right).
2: Drag this Dirpy Bookmarklet onto the bookmarks bar.
3: While on a YouTube video page, click the Dirpy Bookmarklet!

Opera
1: Make sure the 'Personal Bar' is visible. To display it, check View->Toolbars->Personal Bar.
2: Drag this Dirpy Bookmarklet onto the Personal Bar.
3: While on a YouTube video page, click the Dirpy Bookmarklet!

Safari
1: Make sure the 'Bookmarks Bar' is visible. To display it, click Settings (gear in the upper right)->Show Bookmarks Bar. Or you can press Ctrl-Shift-B.
2: Drag this Dirpy Bookmarklet onto the Bookmarks Bar.
3: While on a YouTube video page, click the Dirpy Bookmarklet!

Internet Explorer
1: Make sure the 'Links Bar' is visible. To display it, right click on any menu bar (like the tabs bar) and check 'Links'.
2: Right click on this Dirpy Bookmarklet and click 'Add to Favorites...'. Make sure the bookmarklet is created in the 'Links' folder.
3: While on a YouTube video page, click the Dirpy Bookmarklet!

What might have happened when no video could be loaded?

Sometimes you might receive the following Dirpy Studio message

Unable to extract video info from this URL. The video may be private, unavailable in our server location, or the site may not be supported.

despite the video loading properly on your device. This can happen for a number of reasons, including

- The video is not available due to copyright restrictions. - The video is affected by some kind(s) of other restrictions, like age restriction, inappropriate or adult content restriction, location restriction, requires sign-in, etc. - The video provider might be undergoing maintenance or having problems that inhibits loading metadata for the requested video. - Dirpy might be undergoing maintenance or having problems that prevent the video metadata from being loaded. Check our Twitter or Facebook pages for any related maintenance or downtime news.

If you continue to see this message for videos that should be loading properly, be sure to let us know!

What browsers and settings work best with Dirpy?

Firefox, Google Chrome, and Opera are all great browsers to use with Dirpy (and the rest of the web). A screen resolution of at least 1024x768 is recommended, but the higher the better.

If you are currently using Internet Explorer, please, please upgrade to one of the aforementioned browsers. Internet Explorer is slow, insecure, and worst of all standards noncompliant. Ditch the browser that's a parasite to all software engineers in the known universe, and help us here at Dirpy spend our time developing new and exciting technology, not chasing down pointless Internet Explorer caveats and frustrations.

Is Javascript required to use Dirpy?

Javascript is required to use various parts of Dirpy. If Javascript is currently disabled in your browser, Google has a good site detailing how to enable Javascript here.

Are Cookies required to use Dirpy?

Cookies are required to use Dirpy. We use cookies to save video session data, user accounts, and user preferences.