The YouTube download code is now fixed. We had to scrap the original YouTube download code. In its place is a new YouTube downloader written from scratch. This new method is actually a little bit quicker, in fact.

And while we were in there, we added support for their new, high-quality videos. If the video is already in the format you want, there’s no conversion necessary!

It also still works for other video sites like The Onion, DailyMotion, Porkolt, TeacherTube, GodTube, GospelTube (not to mention the unmentionables PornHub, YouPorn, and RedTube).

We’ve tested with a ton of videos, but since this is all-new code, there’s always the chance that some video will wreck havoc. If you find any videos that file to download, please post it in the comments, or email it to us at support@stinkbot.com.

Apparently, at some point between midnight last night (when we released TubeSock 3.0 beta 16) and this morning, YouTube changed something yet again, and TubeSock gives those “file doesn’t exist” messages once more.

Now, it’s not a total loss. TubeSock 3.0 beta 16 still works for video sites like The Onion, DailyMotion, Porkolt, TeacherTube, GodTube, GospelTube (not to mention the unmentionables PornHub, YouPorn, and RedTube).

But we’ve got some work to do. So, thanks for your continued patience. If anyone gets around to testing beta 16 on a PowerPC, we’d love to hear how it works (for non-YouTube sources, naturally).

Also: So far in our poll, it looks like Goole Video is the #1 choice for video service to support. Let us know what sites you want us to add!

Update: Mike says we fixed it for Intel, but it’s still crashing for PowerPC. If you run into the same thing, please post your crash log in the comments.

We’re calling this a beta until we’ve had time to give it a full test. You can download the beta here.

Also, support for recently-introduced “international” YouTube URLs (such as http://uk.youtube.com) has been added. This should solve the “too many redirects” error that some users have been seeing.

And finally, we haven’t finished figuring out the new DailyMotion system, but we’ve improved the error handling. If TubeSock runs into trouble, we now display a nice message explaining the situation.

Download your copy now!

(TubeSock for Windows seems to like them just fine. So in the past two days, the Mac and Windows versions each dodge a bullet the other caught. Perhaps there’s finally one benefit to a non-shared codebase?)

If this is a permanent change, and if DailyMotion is no longer our BFF, we’ll have to figure out how their new system works and make a new release for everyone. We’ll know in a couple of days. My apologies in advance for the trouble.