How do I fix this in yt-dlp?
How do I fix this in yt-dlp?
@nostupidquestions How do I fix this in yt-dlp?
yt-dlp -S youtube-link always downloads 360p videos but not on newly downloaded videos even when those same videos download best video quality via command yt-dlp link. I have ffmpeg. Does yt-dlp have a history I can clear or a config reset because I can't make sense of this regression happening otherwise since it's not due to updates.
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Just use
yt-dlp.exe url.Also, there's a dedicated youtube-dl Community, with the Mods with the same names as in Reddit's counterpart, so it's likely them too: !youtubedl@lemm.ee
That comm looks abandoned? Last post was 9mo ago.
Well, they'll probably see it. I think Lemmy users should post there too to trigger them. The Reddit counterpart Mods with those same names are active in the Subreddit counterpart, not just by Mod activity but they're actually knowledgeable of yt-dlp usage and other programs like Python, and they actually answer/reply there. So hopefully the Lemmy counterpart becomes active too, like at least cross post.
@A32topsL That doesn't download av1 by default no? I've also downloaded some of the videos before with no problems
Ah, alright. Try
yt-dlp.exe -S vcodec:av01. Note however, not all YouTube videos have AV1 counterparts, and then other sites use different code for AV1, so I'm not sure if the command would always work for other non-YT sites.@A32topsL Still forced 360p. I've already added screenshots. Seems -S is the culprit.
- Alright, I checked your screenshot, your results have no single AV1.
- Your
-S "codec"seems to be not working as you intended anymore. Sometimes the ranking changes too through time, so you must update your command line. Happened to me too before. For example, use-S vcodec:av01. Again, don't forget, your results have no single AV1, hence no AV1 could be downloaded.
@A32topsL I use -S "codec" to download av1 then failing that vp9..... but seems to be impossible now :(
So far works for me. For example Joshua vs Dubois highlight:
yt-dlp.exe -S vcodec:av01 -F https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZJCDbszAE4244 webm 854x480 25 │ 17.02MiB 689k https │ vp09.00.30.08 689k video only 480p, webm_dash 609 mp4 1280x720 25 │ ~ 43.08MiB 1746k m3u8 │ vp09.00.31.08 1746k video only 247 webm 1280x720 25 │ 30.53MiB 1236k https │ vp09.00.31.08 1236k video only 720p, webm_dash 614 mp4 1920x1080 25 │ ~ 70.25MiB 2847k m3u8 │ vp09.00.40.08 2847k video only 616 mp4 1920x1080 25 │ ~143.88MiB 5831k m3u8 │ vp09.00.40.08 5831k video only Premium 248 webm 1920x1080 25 │ 58.60MiB 2372k https │ vp09.00.40.08 2372k video only 1080p, webm_dash 394 mp4 256x144 25 │ 1.70MiB 69k https │ av01.0.00M.08 69k video only 144p, mp4_dash 395 mp4 426x240 25 │ 3.96MiB 160k https │ av01.0.00M.08 160k video only 240p, mp4_dash 396 mp4 640x360 25 │ 7.51MiB 304k https │ av01.0.01M.08 304k video only 360p, mp4_dash 397 mp4 854x480 25 │ 13.14MiB 532k https │ av01.0.04M.08 532k video only 480p, mp4_dash 398 mp4 1280x720 25 │ 23.01MiB 931k https │ av01.0.05M.08 931k video only 720p, mp4_dash 399 mp4 1920x1080 25 │ 43.07MiB 1743k https │ av01.0.08M.08 1743k video only 1080p, mp4_dashAs you can see, the bottom are 399, 398, 397, 396, etc., all AV1 formats. Last is 399 which is 1080p. The last on the list is the one would be downloaded, especially if you have FFmpeg.
@A32topsL Yeah but for most other videos they download the best but for some God-given already downloaded videos it forces 360p (my commandline)
@A32topsL Still forced 360p. I've already added screenshots