def create_archive_org_metadata_from_youtubedl_meta(vid_meta):
        """
        Create an archive.org from youtubedl-generated metadata.

        :param vid_meta: A dict containing youtubedl-generated metadata.
        :return:         A dict containing metadata to be used by
                         internetarchive library.
        """
        title = '%s' % (vid_meta['title'])
        videourl = vid_meta['webpage_url']

        collection = TubeUp.determine_collection_type(videourl)

        # Some video services don't tell you the uploader,
        # use our program's name in that case.
        try:
            if vid_meta['extractor_key'] == 'TwitchClips' and 'creator' in vid_meta and vid_meta['creator']:
                uploader = vid_meta['creator']
            elif 'uploader' in vid_meta and vid_meta['uploader']:
                uploader = vid_meta['uploader']
            elif 'uploader_url' in vid_meta and vid_meta['uploader_url']:
                uploader = vid_meta['uploader_url']
            else:
                uploader = 'tubeup.py'
        except TypeError:  # apparently uploader is null as well
            uploader = 'tubeup.py'

        uploader_url = vid_meta.get('uploader_url', videourl)

        try:  # some videos don't give an upload date
            d = datetime.strptime(vid_meta['upload_date'], '%Y%m%d')
            upload_date = d.isoformat().split('T')[0]
            upload_year = upload_date[:4]  # 20150614 -> 2015
        except (KeyError, TypeError):
            # Use current date and time as default values
            upload_date = time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
            upload_year = time.strftime("%Y")

        # load up tags into an IA compatible semicolon-separated string
        # example: Youtube;video;
        tags_string = '%s;video;' % vid_meta['extractor_key']

        if 'categories' in vid_meta:
            # add categories as tags as well, if they exist
            try:
                for category in vid_meta['categories']:
                    tags_string += '%s;' % category
            except Exception:
                print("No categories found.")

        if 'tags' in vid_meta:  # some video services don't have tags
            try:
                if 'tags' in vid_meta is None:
                    tags_string += '%s;' % vid_meta['id']
                    tags_string += '%s;' % 'video'
                else:
                    for tag in vid_meta['tags']:
                        tags_string += '%s;' % tag
            except Exception:
                print("Unable to process tags successfully.")

        # license
        licenseurl = TubeUp.determine_licenseurl(vid_meta)

        # if there is no description don't upload the empty .description file
        description_text = vid_meta.get('description', '')
        if description_text is None:
            description_text = ''
        # archive.org does not display raw newlines
        description_text = re.sub('\r?\n', '<br>', description_text)

        description = ('{0} <br/><br/>Source: <a href="{1}">{2}</a>'
                       '<br/>Uploader: <a href="{3}">{4}</a>').format(
            description_text, videourl, videourl, uploader_url, uploader)

        metadata = dict(
            mediatype=('audio' if collection == 'opensource_audio'
                       else 'movies'),
            creator=uploader,
            collection=collection,
            title=title,
            description=description,
            date=upload_date,
            year=upload_year,
            subject=tags_string,
            originalurl=videourl,
            licenseurl=licenseurl,

            # Set 'scanner' metadata pair to allow tracking of TubeUp
            # powered uploads, per request from archive.org
            scanner='TubeUp Video Stream Mirroring Application {}'.format(__version__))

        return metadata