VLC is unable to play from FreeTube using the external player option

[Seeker-of-Novelty]

Good evening, I am getting this issue inside VLC, and I no idea what to do.

I have tried to go to youtube.lua, copy it, place it to VLC\lua\playlist, but it did not work.

Your input can't be opened:
VLC is unable to open the MRL 'https://rr5---sn-ab5l6nk6.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?expire=1742866328&ei=N7PhZ7XPOdSDkucPo-GsyQs&ip=146.70.72.168&id=o-AMa7YkPpDBwfpScDCLOitFh5NzvYEFIQtJt87DjapNFI&itag=18&source=youtube&requiressl=yes&xpc=EgVo2aDSNQ%3D%3D&met=1742844727%2C&mh=bj&mm=31%2C29&mn=sn-ab5l6nk6%2Csn-ab5sznzz&ms=au%2Crdu&mv=m&mvi=5&pl=24&rms=au%2Cau&initcwndbps=577500&bui=AccgBcPJpEyfKs7CW_fhcbL60ZRA3ViqcJ3KH_FxgvLMQ4jwFN0K9kU5bIie6GyJAqVAAHB_Tsc1xGPp&spc=_S3wKuOKvJJR8j5ljsDh3WUrbvPoUnhMXZ2WsPOfMvC1D6jWqz9nqKu4Y0uFVgSnWWrV9ca44w&vprv=1&svpuc=1&mime=video%2Fmp4&ns=Fi1TH5MiXLiRw_wCkS73Mr0Q&rqh=1&gir=yes&clen=80647046&ratebypass=yes&dur=1625.559&lmt=1742762862626189&mt=1742844321&fvip=4&fexp=51355912%2C51435733&c=WEB&sefc=1&txp=4438534&n=8ett0ZIN_2mwPuSU&sparams=expire%2Cei%2Cip%2Cid%2Citag%2Csource%2Crequiressl%2Cxpc%2Cbui%2Cspc%2Cvprv%2Csvpuc%2Cmime%2Cns%2Crqh%2Cgir%2Cclen%2Cratebypass%2Cdur%2Clmt&sig=AJfQdSswRgIhAK7NC19bniD_G6LjCQqd4ACS3FpiM5P5FstTJ4ZgdEgVAiEAhvCNIrT8k59glQ52UyS-yMRpc31hCeDLKBF6Iz_g_Ho%3D&lsparams=met%2Cmh%2Cmm%2Cmn%2Cms%2Cmv%2Cmvi%2Cpl%2Crms%2Cinitcwndbps&lsig=AFVRHeAwRgIhAL6MSSMN0gRtnnrpjSWT072RX6wpURTrCQm11_BZ0Lt4AiEAtNlq4mdnRJZXmMv4lXPBMpImtjMrOrtnYUdPOTiEnWo%3D'. Check the log for details.

Is anyone else getting this issue?

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Maybe the comments on #6838 could help out

[Seeker-of-Novelty]

HI, I am using windows 11, I have tried to follow what is -although I am having trouble with understanding it-, I do not think it had worked. I tried using a .bat file to open VLC but that also did not work, so I am out of ideas.

[Seeker-of-Novelty]

I have tried yt-dlp and intergrating that into Freetube's custom argument, but that also fell flat