Add warning about unreliable YouTube download

Mechanical-Advantage · Sep 3, 2023 · 460b424 · 460b424
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diff --git a/docs/tabs/VIDEO.md b/docs/tabs/VIDEO.md
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ AdvantageScope provides three options for loading a video:
 2. **YouTube:** Copy a YouTube link to the clipboard, then click the red clipboard icon. After a few seconds, the video will begin to download.
 3. **The Blue Alliance:** Click the blue TBA icon to automatically load the match video based on the log file. If multiple videos are available, choose the video to download from the popup menu. This feature requires an API key for TBA, which should be obtained at [thebluealliance.com/account](https://www.thebluealliance.com/account) and copied to the AdvantageScope preferences page under "TBA API Key".
 
-After choosing a video, the timeline on the bottom right begins turning blue to indicate the frames that have been cached (this step is necessary for smooth playback).
+After choosing a video, the timeline on the bottom right begins turning blue to indicate the frames that have been cached (this step is necessary for smooth playback). This feature is intended for match-length videos only due to the frame conversion required.
 
-> Note: This feature is intended for match-length videos. Due to the frame conversion required, loading a much longer video may have a negative impact on performance.
+> Note: YouTube and TBA video download may failed unexpectedly due to changes on YouTube's servers. In case of issues, trying updating AdvantageScope or using a local video file instead.
 
 ![Loading a video](/docs/resources/video/video-1.gif)
 

diff --git a/src/main/VideoProcessor.ts b/src/main/VideoProcessor.ts
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ export class VideoProcessor {
                 title: "Error",
                 message: "YouTube download failed",
                 detail:
-                  "There was an error while trying to open the YouTube video. Please choose a local video file instead.",
+                  "There was an error while trying to open the YouTube video. Please choose a local video file instead. Check the AdvantageScope video tab documentation for more information.",
                 icon: WINDOW_ICON
               });
             });
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ export class VideoProcessor {
                   title: "Error",
                   message: "YouTube download failed",
                   detail:
-                    "There was an error while trying to open the match video from YouTube. Please choose a local video file instead.",
+                    "There was an error while trying to open the match video from YouTube. Please choose a local video file instead. Check the AdvantageScope video tab documentation for more information.",
                   icon: WINDOW_ICON
                 });
               });