hi, i re-downloaded the .pl script and the problem disappeared.
but i've got a new one - it finds the bookmarks then fails. is it looking for the download directory when it fails?

~ $ ./myfilm.pl -s
Found 2 bookmarked videos:
: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cz_2vKq5cZk
myfilm.pl http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cz_2vKq5cZk
failed: No such file or directory
~ $

thanks in advance