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@@ -42,9 +42,10 @@ which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like.
                              title, %(uploader)s for the uploader name,
                              %(autonumber)s to get an automatically incremented
                              number, %(ext)s for the filename extension,
-                             %(upload_date)s for the upload date (YYYYMMDD), and
-                             %% for a literal percent. Use - to output to
-                             stdout.
+                             %(upload_date)s for the upload date (YYYYMMDD),
+                             %(extractor)s for the provider (youtube, metacafe,
+                             etc), %(id)s for the video id and %% for a literal
+                             percent. Use - to output to stdout.
     -a, --batch-file FILE    file containing URLs to download ('-' for stdin)
     -w, --no-overwrites      do not overwrite files
     -c, --continue           resume partially downloaded files
@@ -122,6 +123,35 @@ The URLs youtube-dl outputs require the downloader to have the correct cookies.
 
 youtube has switched to a new video info format in July 2011 which is not supported by old versions of youtube-dl. You can update youtube-dl with `sudo youtube-dl --update`.
 
+### ERROR: unable to download video ###
+
+youtube requires an additional signature since September 2012 which is not supported by old versions of youtube-dl. You can update youtube-dl with `sudo youtube-dl --update`.
+
+### SyntaxError: Non-ASCII character ###
+
+The error
+
+    File "youtube-dl", line 2
+    SyntaxError: Non-ASCII character '\x93' ...
+
+means you're using an outdated version of Python. Please update to Python 2.6 or 2.7.
+
+To run youtube-dl under Python 2.5, you'll have to manually check it out like this:
+
+	git clone git://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl.git
+	cd youtube-dl
+	python -m youtube_dl --help
+
+Please note that Python 2.5 is not supported anymore.
+
+### What is this binary file? Where has the code gone?
+
+Since June 2012 (#342) youtube-dl is packed as an executable zipfile, simply unzip it (might need renaming to `youtube-dl.zip` first on some systems) or clone the git repo to see the code. If you modify the code, you can run it by executing the `__main__.py` file. To recompile the executable, run `make compile`.
+
+### The exe throws a *Runtime error from Visual C++*
+
+To run the exe you need to install first the [Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package](http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29).
+
 # COPYRIGHT
 
 youtube-dl is released into the public domain by the copyright holders.