Convert Youtube Videos to PDFs Using Google Colab on PC

Google Colab step by step Procedure

Below is the step-by-step process of converting YouTube videos to PDF using Google Colab. Carefully follow each step.

Step-1: Download the Notebook

Download the Google Colab Notebook by clicking this link >>> videoglancer-top.ipynb.

Step-2: Run the Notebook

Make sure you are logged in to your Google account using your preferred web browser. In this guide, we are using Google Chrome, but you can use any browser you are comfortable with.

Now, open Google Colab by visiting https://colab.research.google.com/ in a new browser tab.

Click on the Upload tab.

Click Browse, then select the previously downloaded Google Colab notebook (videoglancer-top.ipynb) from your PC and Open it.

The notebook will start uploading.

The notebook has been successfully loaded into Google Colab.

Now, first we need to connect to the runtime. To do this, click on Connect.

Wait a few moments for the runtime to connect.

The runtime is now successfully connected, and you have been allocated RAM and Disk storage.

Now it is time to run the code and convert YouTube videos to PDF. As you can see, there are a total of 4 code blocks. You need to execute them one by one.

Now click Block 1 and run it by clicking the Play icon.

Block 1 will start executing. Wait for it to complete.

Block 1 execution is completed.

The code logs will appear below.

Now click Block 2 and run it by clicking the Play icon.

Block 2 will start executing.

A pop-up will appear. Click Connect to Google Drive.

Click Continue.

Click Select all.

Make sure all the checkboxes are selected.

Click Continue.

Wait for the execution to complete. Once finished, you will see in the logs that Google Drive has been successfully mounted.

Now click Block 3 and run it by clicking the Play icon.

Block 3 will start executing. Wait for it to complete.

Block 3 execution is completed.

A graphical user interface (GUI) will appear in the logs.

In the GUI, you will see the following options:
Enter URL: Here you can paste a YouTube video or playlist URL.
Video Quality: You can choose the download quality from the available options:
240p, 360p, 480p, or 720p.
Output Format: You can select the output format, either PDF or PPT.
Extraction Method: You can choose between Time Interval or Scene Detection.
Auto Save: This option automatically saves the converted files to Google Drive.

Click Start Conversion to begin the process.

If you enter a single YouTube video URL (for example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PnVor36), only that video will be processed. In the logs, you will see the progress as 1/1, indicating that one out of one video is being processed.

If you enter a playlist URL (for example: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjVLYmrlmjGeF6hbV) , the system will process all videos in the playlist one by one. In the logs, you will see the progress as each video is processed, for example 1/3, showing the current video number out of the total number of videos in the playlist.

First, it will start downloading the video from YouTube into Google Colab.

Extracting frames when the Time Interval method is selected.

Extracting frames when the Scene Detection method is selected.

Creating a PDF when PDF is selected as the Output Format.

Creating the PowerPoint presentation when PPTX is selected as the Output Format.

Auto saving to Google Drive will store the converted file directly in your Google Drive.

Now, click Block 4 and run it by clicking the Play icon.

Wait for Block 4 to finish running completely.

A graphical user interface (GUI) will appear in the output logs below the code block.

Clicking Download All will download all converted files to your PC.

Clicking Save All will save all converted files to your Google Drive.

Clicking Download Single will download that specific file to your PC.

Clicking Save Single will save that specific file to your Google Drive.

Clicking Create ZIP will generate a ZIP file containing all the converted files.

Click Download ZIP will download the ZIP file.

Clicking Save ZIP will save the ZIP file to your Google Drive.

These are all the options available in Block 4 that we discussed.

Now, open https://drive.google.com/drive/my-drive in a new browser tab. Make sure you are on the My Drive page in Google Drive.

There, you will see two folders: Videoglancer.top and Colab Notebooks.

The Colab Notebooks folder contains the notebook you uploaded to Google Colab. The next time you want to run the notebook, you can open it directly from this folder. There is no need to upload the same notebook to Google Colab again.

The Videoglancer.top folder contains all the files generated and saved by the Google Colab notebook after converting your YouTube videos. You can open this folder at any time to access your converted files.